Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-29
THE STATE FAIR.

Great Sumber of Entries Yesterday-The
attractions Increasing Daily-A Few of
Those Made Yest< notwithstanding Busi-
NESS Houses In St. Paul.
A large force of men, which will be in
creased to-day, were busily engaged yester-
day on the fair grounds in the different de-
partments. President Adams spent most Of
the day on the grounds, experimenting all
necessary details, and seeing personally to
the completion of the new buildings. Stock
OF various kinds has already CONN enced to
arrive, and the superintendent of the sew
eral departments are kept busy in looking
a1ter and assigning stalls, ETC., as they come.
Inc entries are coming in rapidly in all
departments. In machinery, alone, one man
alone made application for five hundred
running fest of space. The society is deter
mined that ample space shall be awarded all
applicants, no matter how many apply OF
how much is needed. In the matter of
machinery alone this years exhibit will ex-
coed, by over one third, that of last year,
which was then considered, and, no doubt
was the largest ever shown this side of Chi
cago. As an evidence of the rush and the
interest felt in the matter, it may be men,
toned that several applications for new
buildings we're made yesterday, and, what is
uetter still, the demand will be filled.
Bill King, the grand mogul of the Mime
apolls side show, made big flourish of
trumpets day or two ago by announcing
l2O entries of cattle. The 8 ate fair people
DO things on different plan, and announce
entries by herds, not by single numbers.
Among the large number of entries of all
kinds made yesterday, the GLOBE can find
space for only few, and herewith groups
them, without regard to. departments OF
kinds:
Geo. Baker, of Hustisford, Wis, enters
his splendid flock of Merinos, among which
is the finest ram in the West, Rinkle, which
last year sheared twenty-eight pounds OF
wool.
Mr.. Van Ness, some of whose entries
have heretofore been noticed, enters large
flock of Southdowns.
Peter Davey, of Monterey, Wis.,, shipped
yesterday for the State fair his we'll known
herd of Scotch Galloways, the only herd OF
the kind in the West.
Larany's herd, previously noticed, was
also started last evening for the fair grounds
One gentleman makes over 300 entries Of
stock, vegetables, grains and fruits.
Large numbers of entries of fine paint
lngs, pictures and other rare articles of vertu
have been made-several important ones
yesterday.
Secretary Judson yesterday received notice
! of the arrival from the East of large
amount of machinery of various kinds.
Rudolph Knapheide will make large ex-
hlblt of grapes, apples, fruits. etc.
letter was received yesterday from Hon.
Seth 81. Kenney, of the State Amber Cane
association, which states that Hon. J. A.
Hedges. the author of the we'll: known work
Sugar Canes and their Products" will be
present some day during the fair and viii
address the cane growers upon matters es.
pecially intere sting to them. This gentle
man has been identified with Northern canes
from their first introduction, and was secre
| tary of the Northern Cane Growers conven
| ton, which met in st. Louis some months
| ago. He is also an old manufacturer of cane
! sugars. The day on which his address is t.
! ne delivered will be announced hereafter
| and it will pay every cane grower in thu
| State to be present on that occasion.
Meyers & Finch, of Third street, have JUS
received large invoice of goods which wer,
| Exhibited at the centennial, and consist Of
rare articles of gold and silver ware, statu
ary, br mes, etc. These will be placed on
Exhibition at the fair grounds. and will form
me of the many attractions to be seen there
To day, it is anticipated, still greatel
rush than ever, in the way of entries, will b.
made. Those living in St. Paul and con
| uguous thereto should lose no time il
making their entries as the books will bt
closed on Saturday (to-morrow) night.
| During fair week many of the stores o,
Third and other streets of St. Paul will be
gorgeously decorated and will present mos
attractive appearance, as will readily be ad
mitted by those who saw and remembe
what was done in this line la=t year. Thi
time the display will be far better and NOR
general.