Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09
RAILROAD HALL,

At the right of the avenue upon the state
hall, stands the old building built fifteen
yesrs ago for Floral hall, but which has
been used again this year for the third
time for the railroad exhibits.
This display was this year made entire
ly by the land department of the
Winona g. st. Peter railroad under the di
rect supervision of Mr.. G. III. Whitney, of
Marshall, and deserves thanks to the in
defatigueable efforts of that gentleman) an
elaborate notice.
This great.system of railroad, spanning
an entire state as it does from Winona on
the east to Watertown on the
west. with its Plainview branch, its Chat
field branch. its Zumbrota branch, its Red
wood Falls branch, and its Tracy branch
from that point to Lake Benton, thrusting
out into the country has opened up to the
civilization of the world a belt of land at
least forty miles III width, directly tribu-
tary to it of the richest, most varied and
delightful country in the temperate zone.
Fertile valleys and sheltered sunny slopes,
more choice heavy timbered lands than
are traversed by any road in Minnesota,
high rolling praire land all parts of 1t dl-
yided by numberless streams, inter
spersed by its hundreds of clear, hmpid
lakes and It's crystal bubbling springs.
makes this most delightful
reoion one of Gods choi-
cest gifts to man. q hfe-giving, wealth
producing country, capable of maintain
ing the dense population OF the most
thickly peopled districts of this or any
other nation in comfort and aiiiuence.
Such is. in brief, the geography. topo
graphy and general characteristics Of tha
part Of cur beautiful Minnesota represent
ed by the exhibit in railroad hall. That i
is a regio-. most admirably adapted TO ;
system Of mixed farming and stock rails
inc a glance Mt The exhibit must convince
the most slleptical
In every department OF agriculture an'
from each branch OF the wide range o
products modern farming mas brough
forth. are 10. e seen IN thls building til
richest. most perfect specimens.
SYNOPSIS
A brief synopsis of what the builGin
contained IS here annexed. Grains Of a
kinds. Oh stalk and threshed. Grasse
native and tame, and grass seeds. Corn o
stalk and husked. Vegetables of all KIND
common to this latitude; ali kinds Of roc
crops. Fruits, native woods and dair
products.
THE BUILDING.
(which is in the form of & cross, fifty fe
xn extent each way, gabled roof and su
mounted with rustic cupola CONSTRUCT
of grain and corn in stalk. contains 1,St
feet of flooring. and $500 of wall spac
each separate inch of which has been uti
lied by MIR. Whitney, and with the ro'
matched with grain and grasses, and Il
immense collection of samples neat
and tastefully displaye
presented an entertaining and to many {
Instructive spectacle.
GENUINE SAMPLES.
Each and every one of the 1000 al
over samples of the products of the cou
try along the line of the Winona St.
ter railroad. already described, have be-
nroduced this season, III the open air, 81
without any forci2g process whatever.
convey these exhibits to this, their four
annual exhibit, required four freight Ca
SPECIAL SAMPLES.
In this order it will be matter of int
ost 70 note that there were shown of spri
wheat seven varieties, which have yield
rom TIVE .y-two to forty-tive bushels T