Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-05
The Barbecue.

| The Barbecue.
The governor and his friends from st.
| Paul arrived upon the fair grounds about
| 10 O'Clock and were escorted about the
grounds by Secretary Judson. In the
meanwhile the preparations for the ban
quet were going on beneath the great tent
that had been erected to serve for the
purpose of the barbecue. Long tables had
been erected completely filling up the in
terror. Huge vases of flowers formed
grand centerpieces around which were
| clustered choice china and silver ware
from the pantries of the various resi-
dences of the ladies of the Episcopal
church, who had the banquet in charge.
At one o'clock the roast OK was declared
done and the banquet began. Gov. Hub
bard Ex-senator Mort Wilkinson, @. W.
Thompson, the Rev. Mr.. Whipple, DR.. Muir
ply of st. Paul, and other notables oocu-
pied table at the head, and other guests,
to the number Of about 200, were seated at
tables running along the sides. Prayer
was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Whipple, and
the bunqueters fell to work demolishing
the good things the ladies had provided.
| The roast beef was declBred to be the best
| the partakers had ever eaten. The clash and
clangor of knives and forks soon subsidized,
however, and when all had nearly finished,
Clarke w. Thompson, president of the
State Agricultural society, with few ap-
propriate words introduced Gov. Hubbard,
who spoke as follows:
| I thank you, Mr.. chairman, ladies and
gentlemen, for the cordial welcome you
have extended to me. feel that cannot
sufficiently respond to your kindness or
adequately express my appreciation of
this hearty greeting. think perhaps an
explanation and possibly an apology is
due from me, for making necessary some
changes in the arrangement as originally
determined on for the conduct of this fair.
I regret that any change in the details
should have been necessary to accommo-
date me, and desire it to be understood
that it was not simply matter of person
al convenience upon my part that has
seemed to require it. The occasion which
require my presence elsewhere on the
date first appointed for my appearance
here regard rather official than otherwise
and of somewhat imperative character,
but regard it matter for personal con-
graduation that the call else
where has not prevented my pres
ence here altogether. That, indeed,
would have been cause af sincere regret
upon my part. To have missed this OPP
portunity of meeting the citizens of Owa-
tonna, and of southern Minnesota, and
also of witnessing the evidence presented
in this exhibition of the vast resources
and their rapid development of our vigor-
GUS young commonwealth, would have been
more than disappointment to me. These
annual exhibitions of the progress of the
agricultural and industrial development
of our state have an interest and signi-
sficance beyond the simple evidence they
afford of our present prosperity. They
are suggestive of the greater possibilities
of our future and the yet undeveloped
capabilities of our people. kThose of us
who have seen the wild waste of original
nature, which constituted most of our area
a generation ago, gradually advance
to the stage Of de-
velopment it presents to-day,
are especially impressed by the evidence
each annual exhibition affords of the un-
limited resources of our soil and the in
domitable energyiand the fruitful genius of
our people. We western people are some
times characterized as boastful and ex-
travagant when referring to the resources,
the advantages, the achievements and the
possibilities of our country. We not only
deny the soft impeachment, but we dis
prove the assertion by such ocular demon
stration as this exhibition presents. Here
may to-day be seen products of the field,
the mill, which would surprise as an offer
ing of their own, some of our eastern
friends who could almost have celebrated
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commonwealth we're scarcely of age.
wise, should command the patronage
and the encouragement of our
people. They offer tangible
evidence of our progress and prosperity,
of our resources and capabilities" The
state fair of 1888 is surely notable sue
cess as an exhibit of the elements of our
material prosperity. Its management are
entitled to thanks and congratulation, and
though, perhaps, this evidence was not nee
essary to assure US of the fact, yet it con-
firms the conviction which the appearance
of our harvest fields create, that the pres
emit may be accounted most prosperous
year.
To the ladies of Owatonna who have
prepared this banquet, and whose presence
L l.
heartily teuder the appreciation and thanks
of myself and those who accompany me
as guests on this occasion. # it had been
my fortune to have responded at this board
to the customary toast to the ladies, feel
that would have been possessed by an in
spiration sufficient to have aroused your
enthusiasm, but will gracefully yield,the
opportunity to the gentleman whose de-
lightful privilege it is to perform that
part. 1 assure you, however, that no fea-
ture of this pleasant occasion, will leave
its impress longer upon our minds, and,
perhaps upon our hearts. than the charm
ing presence of the grace and beauty of
your city.
Ex-senator Morton s. Wilkinson was
next introduced and said that he did not
know what he could say that would interest
the assemblage here after the very excel
lent remarks of his honorable, the gov
ernor. He would say one thing, however.
No, he would not say it because it would
make some present mad, Ia voice) ''No it
wont, speak out" Well, what he referred
to was that we had the finest agricultural
country in America, and that he was about
to say the poorest agriculture, we have