Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-20

every fifteen minutes. Land every way suited
to the purpose, easy OF access by all railroads
centering in st. Paul and Minneapolis, so that
passengers could be landed directly on the
grounds, can be secured at a reasonable figure.
The great majority of the population of
Minnesota are tillers of the soil. They work
hard in the spring and summer. Their crops
gathered, they are ready for little pleasure,
and favorite means of securing
that pleasure and the needed recreation, Is
fairs and racing meetings, as shown by the
great crowds annually in attendance upon the
expositions given by Col. King, and the lib.
eral patronage extended to the county and
state fairs.
In the past the attendance upon the exposi-
tions given by Col. King, have only been linn
lied by the facilities for getting to and from,
and for entertainment, and the better the
transportation facilities, and the more CON-
modiOus the accommodations for the comfort
of visitors, the greater will be the attendance.
The grounds located midway between the two
cities, between the two lines of double
track railroads connecting the two cities
said tracks being used by five distinct rail-
road Organizations-can be reached much more
expeditiously and comfortably than can posi-
bly, be the case where grounds are located as
now at Minneapolis, or formerly at st. Paul.
In fact, there are no exposition or racing
grounds in this country to and from which the
same number of people could be transferred in
the same length of time, and with equal COM
fort, as would be the case should this
union project be successfully carried out, while
the two cities, with their hundred and fifteen
thousand of population, and unusually large
hotel accommodations for such population,
would be equally accessible as abiding places.
Such exposltions as st. Paul and Minneap-
oils, acting together, would be able to give,
would be an event that, like the famous mardi
gras at New Orleans, would be looked for
ward to and planned for months ahead, and it
is a very moderate estimate to say that they
would bring to the two cities, during the
week held two hundred Thousand strangers,
all of whom would leave more or less money
among our business men, as well as literally
supporting the exposition.
That the venture would be paying one to
those investing in 1t, if managed upon bust
ness principles, there is no room for doubt.
the benefit that would result
to the two cities, and incidentally to the State
at large. We do not believe we exaggerate
when we state that the two fairs held IN st.
Paul and . Minneapolis in 1877-the time Of
President Hayes visit-did more to advertise
the two cities and the State, than any other
agency yet employed. Col. King by his ex-
positions has continued this good work.
But the time has arrived for branching out.
st. Paul and Minneapolis are rapidly growing
together, both territorially and in business
and social relations, and they are now in
many respects virtually one city. st. Paul
has now no fair grounds, and those in Mime
apolis are held by very uncertain tenure.
The railroad companies have set a good ex-
ample, by locating their general transfer head
quarters midway between the two cities. Mid
way between the two cities is where the expo
sition grounds should be, and where they will
be eventually, and the sooner thus established
the better for the two cities, aud for the par
ties who put their money in the enterprise.