St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29
THE STATE FAIR.
Good Progress Made Yesterday for a
Wet Day,

GOod Progress Made Yesterday for a
Wet Day.
Yesterday was bad day at the state fair
grounds. The rain fell so heavily that
work on the outside of the buildings had to
be suspended, and the men who were at
work on the big dome were compelled to
come down to the ground and seek shelter.
Pretty much everything on the grounds re-
manned about as on the preceding day. The
work of grading was further along and the
same may be SAID of the work on all the
buildings. A half days work accomplishes
a great deal where an army of men are en-
gagged, and some progress was made not
withstanding the rain.
Owing to the impOssibility of getting the
steam pump connections completed, the ex-
pertinent OF trying to pump the wells dry
was not made yesterday. 1t was expected
to have everything ready so as to begin
work of pumping this morning.
Mr.. William Lee has the superintendent
Of the big exposition building, and is of the
opinion that the exhibit will be an unusu-
ally fine one. The applications for space
are very numerous.
Maj. 4. p. McKinstry, who is running
six creameries in the state, located at Far
TingtOn, OwatOnna, st. Charles. Marshall.
iNNNNOOO i olio eAiit w llluGDdSO Slll Will
make an exhibit of butter from each Of
these creameries. He will have at least
ton of butter on exhibit.
Mrs. NJ. z. Kelly of Pennington. who
won the prize for ornamental butter at New
Orleans, will also make an exhibit at the
state fair. She will also make an exhibit
of cheese.
Mrs. V. G. Holmes of Owatonna will
make an exhibit of butter, as Will Frank ID.
Holmes of Owatonna and W. II. Patten of
lie Sueur. who took the gold medal sweep
stakes at New Orleans.
Galbraith q Bros. of GAINESVILLE Ill, the
well-knoWn importers of Clydesdale, Eng
lish Shire horses and Shetland ponies, viii
have two car loads Of stock on exhibition.
The RumSey Bros, owners of the we'll
known Waverly stock farm and importers
and breeders of Devon cattle, Clydesdale
horses, Berkshire and small Yorkshire
swine of Westfield, II. Y, viii be here
with large display Of their stock
Charles Bilden Of Shropiere, Wis, will
be here with car load of poultry and other
parties from Wisconsin will also exhibit.
Il. Sampson Of Mortified and other
poultry fanciers in Minnesota will exhibit.
NJ. a. Chapel of Hastings has accepted
the position of the marshaIship Of the
grounds and will be ably assisted by de-
tachment of police from st. Paul and Min
neapoliS.
There are ten dining halls and eighteen
cold lunch stalls, besides many other
smaller places where lunch can be OBJ
tanned. It is believed that no matter how
large the crowd may be, that all will be
able to obtain what they want. The dining
halls will be of sufficient capacity to accom-
mOdate 500 persons at time.
Every time a large fair is held in this vi
entity strangers who come here are in many
instances most OutTageously swindled by
some inscriptions hack drivers, who make
overchargeS, such as are specially forbidden
by ordinance. 1t is the special desire of the
state fair people that the council take the
matter in hand and make such Amendments
to the present ordinances, or FaSS such new
ones as will put a stop to the imposition.
The Fairbanks Scale company will put in
a four-ton scale near the cattle barns.
The Chicago, ST Paul q Omaha road is
making arrangements for unique display.
1t is the intention to erect large house,
wholly of wheat, grasses and such other
products of the soil as will give to the
world some idea Of what this state can do
in grain. This building will be located in
the space between the main building and
newspaper row. The Omaha road WILL III
doing this, make q grand display, for the
idea is grand one and capable of great
elaboration.
The sale Of reserved boxes in the amphi-
theater. with six seats each, for the week
will commence in the Grand opera houses
in both cities next Monday morning at 8
O'clock
Two steel boilers Of 100 horsepower are
being put in near the machinery sheds to
run The machinery. They were made by
Kenny Bros. of st. Paul.
The ST. Louis Stone company has made
application for outside space to exhibit i'll.
The proposal is to lay asphalt pavement in
front Of the four entrances to the big expo
sition building.