Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-02
Especial Telegram 10 the Globe
STATE GAIR Gnc UNDs,
ROCHEsTAR, Sept, 1882.

with the weather as beautiful as heart
could wish. Thus far nature seems to
have determined to atone for it's wretched
conduct Of last year, and really it does
sScem as If her sorrowfal tears shed over
this devoted city last September ought to
Aave wasked out all it's sins and iniquities
1t is cool and delightful in the extreme,
and Veneer himself could not improve
upon il.
Dubuque street, which leads out to
the grounds from the city, and which is,
by the wa, the most delightful street
'inlmaginabIe, has during the ,night been
Sprinkled sc that the dust which vester-
day was almost intolerable, has to-day
disappeared.
en- TIE GROIEDS.
Everybody was astir early, IL fact de-
cidedly early. The GLoBE force, xho are
OF course, early risers as well as stdyers,
discovered TIE workers Including vast
numbers Of ladies' en- routefor the grounds
long before.6 q. m. Think of that, YOU
st. Paul ladies, and endeavor to emulate
their virtue IL this regard.
THE DEPA RT3fEfgge.
a viElt to the several departments was
productive Of,the most pleasing results.
In floral hall L very great IMPROVEMENT
was noticeable, and by night 1t viii be
cOmDlete and q thing of beauty and a GOV
Throughout the entire fair The floral
decorations are magnificent, especially
the center pyramid, some thirty feet
high, which Is composed OF q most gof-
geous collection of flowers and plants
whose bloom ans fragrance are beyond
comparison.
In the department Of fruit, the super
lntendent assured the GEoRE that,
there would be a larger and more per-
eject display Of Minnesota fruit than the
state has evet witnessed.
The mercantile exhibit is nearly com
p3ete, and Will do credit to the city and
TIE firms represented
The dairy departments, also in fIeral
hal, and which Will '5e the great center
OF attraction, have their products and
machinery nearly placed, and VIII com-
plete their work to-day.
The fine arts department is rapidly
assuming form and attractivenesS and
will rot be behind the rest. The rail
road exhibit is being rapidly perfected
They lave 800 feet Of flooring and are
crowded for room. It will be the largest,
most varied and interesting exhibition
any railroad company ever made Three
car loads of stuff have already arrived
and another is en- route with their floor
ing and $500 feet space, they
Eih make a grand display
In The horse department no finer exhibit
ton Of fancy and racing stock has ever
been collected in one exhibition in the
stale
Col. Chambers says that the racing
field embraces more fire horses than his
most Sanguine expectations warranted,
and he predicts the most exciting racing
programme which the state ever saw.
ARRIVALS.
From q. N. September l until this
morning the arrivals Of stock and hoxses
formed one continuous caravan from the
depot 10 the grounds, and heads Of de-
partments have been continuously on the
jump.
The selection Of Mr. r. c. Judson as
secretary of the State Agricultural society
was an eminently proper one and has
been evidenced by his retention in Office
ever since.
His is one Of those elastic temperanents
which can stand any strain which NAV
be demanded of It. During the dark DAYS
for the society when it had been unsuc-
ccSsful in its finances and almost certain
ruin stared it in the face, he never for
one moment lost his genial, happy conf
dence in its ultimate prosperity and sue
cess, and the darker the prospects the
greater his eXertions to INSPIRE public
confidence and to compel success. lie has
been his fortune to have associated with
himself men of an equally determined
disposition and who have from time to
time brought moral and mental support
10 him.
Col. Clark w. Thompson, so long and
well known all over the state, but par
ticularly the property Of southern Mime
sofa, became associated with the society
as its president in 1880 and ever since,
and has had an eye single to the success
of the society and has brought his large
experience and fine executive ability to
preside at the councils of the board of
managers.
Determined to secure its financial as
we'll as moral success on this its twenty
fourth exhibition without Introducing
any clement tending 10 demoralize
purely agricultural exhibit to that of
the management resolved to bring to-
gether at this years exhibition a class of
people who would by virtue OF their
prominence in civil life, their well known
character as gentlemen Of culture and
ability and who have the welfare of the
vast class of our citizens who produce the
wealth Of our glorious state by their
labOrs as agrlculturists, mechanics and
laborers at heart, bring to their exhibit
ton the encouragement which the labor
of state ought always to receive from
its civil and social leaders.
GOVERNORS RECEPTION.
The society having this end in view
and being also desireus of drawing to-
gether all classes of our citizens from all
over the state arranged for rendering his
excellency, the Hon. L. F. Hubbard, Min
nesota's brave, gallant and able governor,
a reception, such as would be suitable to
the dignity of his Office, his own MERIT
and the wishes and desires of the people
who constitute their great commonwealth.
To this and an invitation rendering
such reception was sent Gov. Hub
bard some time since and naming We'd
neSday and Thursday, September 6 aud
z, as the days on which the society
I l. II.