Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-19
THE STATE FAIR.

A Grand Exhibition of BIooded Stock.
| Dairy Products. Agricultural Machinery.
| Etc. With Speed Tsisls aud Special At
fractions, RivaliDg Any Previous Dis
play Ever Given In the Northwest
Meeting r. c. Judson, secretary of the Stat.
Agricultural society, and the man of all work In
| the preparation for the society's annual fairs.
the GLOBE representative asked him as to the
out look for the coming exhibition to com.
mence at Rochester August 81 and to continue
until September S, embracing eight exhibition
days.
10 this query, with most satisfied smile.
MIR. Judson responded that the prospects
We're most hltteriug, indeed far better than
MS most sanguine hopes had led him to ex-
pect. Our fair last year at Roches
Ter, said he, Notwithstanding the
unlaVorabie weather was a success. both
financially In the attractions offered. and in
us emu management. Experienced, unpreiu-
ulceu ana honest men were at the head of
each department. Awards were made accord
Ing 10 merit, and all premiums were PROMPTLY
pala ana every obligation of the society
promptly met. As result of this all exhibit
| ors last fall went away satisfied
and with their minds fully made up 10 be
competitors again this year. This general
good feeling led me TO EXPECT a much larger
number of exhibitors this year tnan last Int
l was not prepared for the very large increase
That Is assured. Why, in the one item of
FLOODED stock, have already secured from
abroad what Will amount to thirty.Ope car
loads, as against seventeen last wear. These
exniolts are To come from the most famous
STOCK farms OF the Northwest, and will include
the largest and finest show of horses, cattle.
sheep and swine ever made in the Northwest
In the horse department there will he
some OF the most famous trottinp and
thoroughbred sires in the country, Percheron-
Normsns, Clydesdales, English draft, Cleve-
land bays, etc. The cattle exhibit will IN
clude the largest and best herds OF short
horns, Devons, Holsteins, Attorneys, JERSEYS
ana Grades, while of sheep and swine, the ex-
mott Will be by far the largest and best ever
made in the state"
Keporter-This is an encouraging showing.
Mr.. Judson-Yes; especially when you take
into consideration the fact that the exhibits In
the other departments, agricultural ma
chinery, etc, promise to be on an equally ex.
tensive scale.
Reporter-Several other state societies CO.
operate with you In the exhibition, do they
not g?
Mr.. Judson-Oh, yes; the Dairymens as
soclatlon, WOOL Growers association, Butter
and Cheese association and Horticultural So
clety, and each society is putting forth special
Efforts 10 make their departments as full and
complete IN all respects as the stock depart-
ment is bound to be- Take for Instance the
department OF dairy products and requisites,
In which every farmer of Minnesota Is, or
ought TO be. deeply interested. The exhibit
that will be made in this department
WIZ De one OF the largest
and best ever given in the North.
west, its promise having already secured a
pledge attendance from T. A. Willard, ESQ,
one OF the most intelligent lecturers and wri-
ters upon dairy subjects in the country, the
president OF the international association, the
secretary of the National association, and 9th
ers noted for their labors in this great field.
Reporter--What about your speed trials
and special attractions?
Mr.. Johrson--Oh, these are to be on the
same extensive scale, but cannot say ANYTHING
further now than that the attractions will be
first class-bettcr than ever before offered in
The statewide the speed trials
will include trotting, running and
steeple chasing, introducing some of the
most famous horses in the country, in which,
OF course will BE- included representatives of
Commodore N. w. Kittson's famous stable
The programme of these attractions will be an
nounced in few days, and when out you will
agree with me that better never was offered
any people.
ln further conversation Mr.. Judson said
that the fair association at Rochester ere
making extensive improvements upon their
grounds. new amphitheater, equal
TO any TO be found IN the
Northwest, has already been constructed,
and the old buildings are being thoroughly
repaired, while new exhibition buildings, sta
bes and other necessary structures are being
built The railroad will run trains to the
main entrance to the grounds, and arrange
ments are perfected for several extra trains on
all roads during the continuance OF the fair
Further than this, said Mr.. johnson, you can
say that the good people Of Rochester are
making extensive preparations to entertain
all who visit them-no matter how large the
crowd. They have taken hold of this matter
with determination TO make the air OF 1892.
one long 10 be remembered for its general ex-
cellence, and the perfection Of all its details,
and you know the people of Rochester never
do things by halves. The people OF Roch-
ester mean business, as does the state fair as
ISOLATION, and you may write it down now that
it will be business from tie opening TO the
closing day, with larger and better exhibits,
more and better attractions and more genuine
satisfaction, than ever before given by any
fair organization in the northwest.