Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-11
OF COMMERCE..

OIAAuDUlO VI OI)Nl III GhCU.
ST. PAUL STANDS BY THE STATE FAIR
ORGANIZATION.
The Insulting Refusal of Bill Kings Gang
10 Hold Union Fair--St. Paul Offered
Every Imaginable Compromise but Min
neapolis Prefers to Make War on the En-
tire State--The Publisher of Minneapo-
lis Paper in st. Paul Assails the State So
ciety but the Chamber Sits Down on Him
by Passing Resolution of Endorsement
The meeting of the chamber of commerce
yesterday morning was largely devoted to con-
slderlng the State fair question. Mr.. P. Fl.
Kelly, from the State fair committee reported
that the olive branch offered by Minneapolis
had proved to be prickly pear That while
the Minneapolis committee personally might
have done differently, there was an under
current controlling them, and the only thing
offered was union upon holding fair at Min
neapolis. Of course the St. Paul committee
would make no such terms. st. Paul offered
to unite with Minneapolis in holding the fair
at Farlbault, Red Wing or any point outside
of BOTH but nothing would be considered
which did not give Minneapolis the fair this
year.
MIR. Ingersoll thought that Minneapolis in
augurated the movement in good faith but
there was power behind the committee which
compelled them to demand a fair upon the
Minneapolis grounds or not to unite. He
believed the people of Minneapolis wanted a
union fair to-day.
MIR. Kelly said that Minneapolis argued that
they had made contracts which must be carried
out, but the committee proposed that the
State society should assume all these obliga-
tons. They offered to give Mr.. King control
of the fair and divide the proceeds. In fact
St Paul made every offer of compromise pos
sible.
Mr., Murray wanted to have this report made
in writing.
Mr.. Kelly-Read the GLOBE of Saturday
morning and you will have it in writing.
MIR. +. Willius offered the following preamble
and resolutions:
WHEREAS, In the Minnesota State Agricul.
tural society We acknowledge an organization
representing the general agricultural interests
OF this State, to which much credit is due for
its successful promotion of those interests by
means of its regular annual State fairs and
otherwise; and
WHEREAS Renewed efforts are being made by
society of later origin to divide the interests
now represented by the said State Agricultural
society, and thereby to destroy or weaken it's
beneficial influence upon the development Of
the agricultural resources of our State and
WHEREAS, All exertions on the part of this
chamber to secure harmony and unity of action
IN arranging for general grand State fair dur
ing the present year have utterly failed on &C
count of the positive refusal by the Minneapo-
lis society to cooperate with the Minnesota
State Agricultural society; therefore, be it
Resolued, That the members of this board.
individually and collectively. hereby pledge
their undivided support to the State Agricul-
tural society in its arrangements for general
State far, to be held during the first week in
September, of the present year, Irrespective of
the location which may be selected for holding
said fair.
Resolyea J,uthey, That we hereby call upon
our citizens and the people generally of this
State, of Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Washing
ton, and our neighbors and friends in the flour
ishing province of Manitoba to join us in aid
ing said society to make this fair success
equal, at least to that of the previous year.
Resolved further That the secretary Of this
chamber be instructed to have 1000 copies of
these preambles and resolutions printed-for
distribution, and to forward copy to every
agricultural and horticultural society in the
State and also to all the newspapers of the
State, who are hereby requested to give it the
widest possible publication.
DIR. Day said Minneapolis did not open ne
gotiations with any view of holding the fair
elsewhere than Minneapolis. If our driving
park was located on ground which could only
be used for this year, and the associa-
ton could collect debt by so
using, we would then be in the same
situation Minneapolis neighbors.
They had demanded at the outset that the
fair should be at Minneapolis this year, and
they would have nothing to do with the State
Fair society. If these two points were con-
coded Minneapolis offered to advertise the fair
''St. Paul and Minneapolis" exhibition,
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State grounds for two years in succession. The
State Fair association offered to come to St.
Paul and we could not refuse them. The fair
had never been a financial success, and you
cannot put it into different hands than the law
allows. Bill King bound to have fair,
and the question was shall we advise the State
tair to go into competition with him.
Mr.. Banning proposed to unite with Mime
apolis this year and ask bons from them that
they would unite with US next year.
Mr. Iugersoll said the State society had come
here and we cannot repel them. We cannot say
to the society that it cannot meet in st. Paul.
MIR. Kelly said the committee went to work
in private, hoping to accomplish something,
and Messrs Lee and Murray impugned their
motives All OF their efforts to harmonic
were rejected by Minneapolis and he proposed
that the chamber raise $4,000 and go ahead
with the State fair. He would give $500.
Mr.. Dawson said when he heard the good
faith of Minneapolis spoken of he suspected it
was another park association affair. In the
course or two or three hundred Years Hewitt
may succe d in uniting the two cities, and then
could have union fair.
Mr. Lee said he did not doubt their commit
tee acted in good faith, but they forgot to ask
Bill Kings permission and that was a mistake
King sunk $l0O00 in his fair last year, and the
men who furnished the money wanted fair
to make it up. Our committee ought to have
offered to pay this debt and hold the fair. Then
we might have harmonized. st. Paul dom t
need to ask Minneapolis whether we can aid
the State Fair not
Mr.. Murray was reminded Of the story of
the gentleman with the cloven foot, who mad e
a liberal offer of great prospective possessions
in return for immediate services. Surprising
Minneapolis gave bond to hold the next fair
down here, who would sign it? Only Bill King
and one or two others, and then the fair would
be held in Rochester or somewhere else other
than St. Paul.
Mr.. McClung thought Mr.. Kelly's proposition
to raise SIS, 600 was a practical affair. He did
not think there was any need for bitterness in
the strife.
Mr.. Dawson said 1t was not contest between
st. Paul and Minneapolis. 1t was State
matter.
Col. Hewitt would be in favor of two fairs il
he had the means to contribute. One or two
wet days will spoil any fair. He wanted
bond that one-half the funds will not be stoler
again.
Mr.. Lee-Do you mean to say the officer.
stole the money?
Hewitt-No, I don't say that but it was
stolen. The papers say So and there isn't ;
paper in st. Paul which can tell lie.
Mr.. Kelly-Suppose they capture the Stat,
Society at the annual election next wear ant
announce that Minneapolis has been selected
for the fair in 1880. He said full power hat
been given the president to manage all th
affairs of the Society.
MIR. Hall called attention to the fact tina
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