St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-06
The Great Annual Fair Con-
tinues a Grand Success
in Drawing Crowds.
Ben Butler and Minnie r Divide
the Popular HonOrs Of the
Day.
The General Talks About Distribution
as an Offset to So-Calied Over
Production.
The Mare. With Running Mate, Under I'm
favorable Circumstances, PAGES Nile
in 2:11 ga.

association at its great fair at Minneapolis yes
terday. With the exception of little too much
wind during the afternoon the weather was
almost perfect. 1t was expected that the an
nouncement in the programme of the day that
Gen. BENZ. T. Butler. one of the candidates for
president OF the United States, would deliver the
annual address OF the association would call out
an immense crowd to see and hear him. In
this expectation there was more or less dis APP
pointment to the management as the attendance
was not as large by three thousand
as on Thursday. Ono cause for
this was probably due to the fact that
1t had been announced that the general would ad-
dress the members OF the labor union societies
of Minneapolis in the evening, when all who de-
sired could see and hear him free of expense.
AS it was, there was 1900 or 5000 persons on
the grounds during the day, and il the truth
must be told, the most OF them were more
anxious to see the races, the cows and the sheep
and other attractions of the fair, than to hear
the celebrated statesman from Massachusetts,
The morning hours were spent by the judges
in finishing up their awards, all of which duty
was finished by noon, And the blue and red
ribbons were placed where it is taken for granted
they belonged, and large number OF exhibitors
went home proud and happy in their success,
while equally as large number turned away dis
appointed and disgusted, for no one ever placed
anything on exhibition at a public fair but
in their secret thoughts were convinced
that it excelled all others. However, as the old
saying goes, when two Freuchmen ride the
same horse, one OF them must ride behind" and
SO in all competitive matters, some have got to
be left
The exhibit Of horses was probably the largest
and best feature of the fair, but aside from the
trotters aud racing horses, the exhibit was al
most entirely confined to the Norman, Clydes-
dale and English draught horses. There were
but very few roadsters or gentlemen's driving
horses on exhibition. Among tho principal ex-
hibits in this line were those of Geo. E, Case s.
Co., of St. Peter, who have twenty-four head on
exhibition, ranging in age from sucking colts to
four-year-olds. Incladed in the number is five
lately imported four-year-olds of the Percheron
breed, all spleffdid looking animals.
L. johnson, OF Castle Rock, Dakota county,
shows twenty head, of which five are English
dranght horses and fifteen Normans, all fine an
imals.
j. j. Hills imported mares with colts by their
side attracted much attention from horsemen
especially.
L. S. Follett, of Hastings, made a fine display
of his Clydes and Hambeltonians.
L. Tilney's splendid black Norman stallion
"Lucifer'' carried of blue ribbon.
W. W, McNair, OF Minneapolis, had on exhibit
ton some fine graded Clydesdales and three
poniesaqn
T. L. Delaney, of Mortified, exhibited some
fine Norman stations.
Lyall & Beatie, of Verona, Wis, showed two
full blood Clydes and four graded fllies and car
ried off the sweekstakes premium
Raeside Bros, of Waukegon, ILL.,, had sixteen
head Of Clydes and English horses on exhibition
Of different ages, and their stables fairly uttered
with blue and red ribbons.
One af the features of the day was the auction
sale of thoroughbred and high grade Holstein
cattle by F. P. Lambert, of LIE Roy, Mower
county, MINI. The catalogue embraced thirty
five head, and the bidding was quite spirited
The prices although they up into the hun
dreds, was considered quite low. Cattle men
from all over the country were present, and when
a favorite animal was put up for sale the bids
ranged BY the fiftes, and no bid lower than five
dollars was taken.
GEN. BUTLER.
The great event of the day was the appearance
and address Of Gen. B. F. Butler, of Massachu-
day, that this address would be delivered
promptly at p m, and as early as1 o'clock the
amptheatre began to fill up, it being understood
that the general would speak from the grand
balcony, rather the judges stand. 1t was
nearly O'Clock however before the escort
reached the corner entrance of the race course.
The cavalcade was preceded by Danz band fol-
lowing which came an elegant carriage drawn by
hay in 1pii cb Wy
S. King were seated. The appearance of the
general was greeted with applause and cheers
from the thousands seated in the ampitheatre
and who thronged the race course
in front of the judges stand. The general &C
knowledged these demonstrations by lifting his
hat and bowling to the right and left. He was
qnickly escorted to the grand stand, and after o
few moments to allow the crowd to become quiet
Col. King rang the gong for silence, and in a few
well chosen remarks introduced the distinguished
orator as man who in civil life, in battle or in
the councils OF the nation was the peer of any
American citizen, and as man before whom the
two great political parties OF the day bowed in
fear and trembling. Cheers.
Gen. Butter on stepping to the front Of the
platform was greeted with loud cheers, which
he checked with wave of his hand He spoke
slowly, in rather weak and
hoarse voice, which, owing to the
high wind which prevailed made it about impos-
sibe for the vast audience tn hear him, with the
exception of those Immediately beneath and in
front of him. He commenced by saying that it
was his first and most grateful duty to return his
heartfelt thanks for the kind reception accorded
him. BE recognized the fact that he saw before
him tho representatives of every shade Of public
opinion and it would be ont of place for him on
such an occasion as this to talk politics. / came
here to attend agricultural and industrial ex-
hlbiton. 1t would seem out OF place for me to
attempt to give you any information on practical
farming, yet there are matters connected with
your interests upon which may give you some
enlightment. You as farmers and laborers in
this fertile land q of the west are get
ting the cream of the country
come from the far east where the
farmers and the laborers are Obliged
TO live on skinned milk TCheers On my
journey here, passing through this favored land,
1 am prouder than ever of my country, for here
l see the foundation of our common country 8
safety. / have seen no poor men here, and so
far have been fortunate enough to have no rich
men call upon me. Laughter and a voice. sswhat
is the matter of Bill King? Renewed laughter
and applause. l find here that great middliug
class. where the laborer depends upon the
farmer and the farmer in turn depends upon the
laborer. The General then traced briefly the
history Of wheat culture, commencing in the
Genessee valley in New York and following its
career westward and northward to the Pacific
coast. Passing from the culture OF wheat he
nextreferred to prices and said that the Liverpool
market controls the world, and it is a fact that
prices cheaper in Liverpool than they
in Chicago. The reason of this is that they
have law III Liverpool and they enfore it, We
have law in Chicago but it is not enforced. He
then gave a short description OF the manner in
which boards Of trade manage things in this
country, which would be declared u crime and
punished as such in England. His attention had
been called to this matter by an article in the
Pioneer Press which he had supposed was true
until he read some other things in the same
paper, when he began to have his doubts. Loud