Daily globe., 1883-08-20
The Sf0fc E0ir.

r. G. Judson, secretary of the State Ag-
ricuItural society, was met by the ''horse
editor" of the GLOBE Saturday, upon his
return from five days spent at Owatonna
in looking after the preparations there in
progress for the great fair of the society
to be given the first week in September,
from the Sd to the Sth inclusive. Secre-
tary Judson was found in jubilant frame
of mind, bubbling over with enthusiasm at
what he called ''the grand, the glorious
showing for the exhibition. Why" said
he, ''you never saw anything like it. It
beats my most sanguine expectations, and
if any one had told me six weeks
ago that we would have had the space en-
gagged for the different departments
horses, cattle, swine, sheep, farm machln-
cry, dairy products, horticultural and
other exhibits---I would have thought him
demented, and had he been betting man
would have wagered him my little home
stead against trade dollar that he was
wild in his reckoning"
"'But you have had some very bad luck
in your preliminary preparations" we re-
marked.
''Oh, yes, the wind gave US lively turn,
prostrating the buildings when approach
ing completion, and inflcting loss of
between $4,000 and $4,000. But this loss,
you must understand, did not come out of
the State society, but had to be met by the
people of Owatonna, who had pledged
themselves to provide the necessary
buildings, and with such men as
Col Clark Chambers and his
co-Workers, this disaster was
simply an incentive to greater exertions
to carry out their promises. Then, with
characteristic liberality, many of the lead
ing citizens of your city put their hands
into their pockets to help make up the
loss sustained. President Hill, of the
Manitoba road, giving $500, and others
being equally liberal, considering their
means. AS a result OF the pluck and
energy of the local committee, and the
generous aid extended by your citizens, as
L have mentioned, the required
buildings are virtually completed
if we except one or two for
officers of the society, pens for swine, ETC.,
and these will be completed the coming
week. Iwant to add, too, that the build
ings are all first class, the equal of any
fair buildings in the west, and superior to
the great majority"
''What kind of track have you for the
speed trials ?"
'One of the very best in the country.
It is regulation mile track, with easy
turns. and has been put in the very best
possible condition under the experienced
eye of Col. Chambers. and I be-
ieve will be shown the equal of
any track in the country. The horsemen
now there, and several of them are old
timers, say it is the best and fastest track
they ever worked upon"
"What about your speed trials?"
swell, 1 cannot answer that question
positively to-day. You know that through
some misunderstanding as to the close of
entries, several classes had to be reopened,
the entries for which close tonight. But
can say this, that from the number of
letters already received enclosing entries,
that all will fill largely, and that our speed
contests will be the best ever gwen in the
state. You see, there are conflicting
dates this year, so that hors8men can start
in with the Minneapolis exposition, ther
take IN the state fair the following week
and so on throughout the list. Add to this
shat the purses have been arranged for tht
special benefit of home breeders and
owners, and you will readily SCI
that they cannot afford to be absent
And when it comes to the display of trot
ting bred, thoroughbred and general pur
pose horses, why, it is going to be simpl,
Immense. Of Clydesdale alone 1 hav
already received seventy-six entries, b,
Robert Holloway, of Alexis, ILL.,; McKa.
Bros, Arlington Heights; Galbra1th Bros
GAINESVILLE, Wis; Lyall & Bratie, of Vero
la, and Others, comprising the very heav
lest importers of these horses in the coun
try. The show of Normans will not be
whit behind the Clydesdales, Durham an
the other leading importers of the countr
having already engaged space"
Sand the cattle?"
"The largest and finest ever seen in tn
northwest. special attraction will be
herd of polled Angus cattle, recently in
ported by your townsman, President Hill
of the Manitoba road. Then the show {
Devons, Short Horns, RolsteIns, Here
fords, Jerseys and Ayrshires, will be VI
paralleled in number. Already in Hol
stems we have sevepty-nine entries again
three last year, two herds of Hereford
against none last year, while in otht
classes the entries are at least 80 per cen
greater than last year,
'That's encouraging"
You may well Say SO. DuU tuo rodl
encouraging feature, after all, is that Il
applications for space in all the depar
ments are on the same basis. OF shet
we shall have pens of Cottswolds, Shro
shires, Oxfordshires, Southdown, Merinc
and Scotch Black faces. The largest e
hibitors will be George E. Baker & Son,
Histisford, one car of Merino, j. j. Il
and others. The swine exhibit will
very large, and will include represent
tives of all the choicest breeds of the cou
try"
THE machinery"
eOh, don't ask me about the machine
display. It would take an entire issue
she GLOBE to mention the exhibitors a
their exhibits. They will be present frC
all parts of the countrJ, showing in bui
ings erected by themselves, and, as ru
operating their own machinery. The OIL
limit in this line is space. Many of tn
have their buildings completed already
You havn't said anything about yo
dairy exhibit"
''Just So But where there is so much
speak of you ought not to expect me
think of everything on the spur OF
moment. You saw the display of da
products last year. 1t was, as all seeing