The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19
MINNESOTA AT THE EXPOSITION.

MINNESOTA At THE EXPOSITION.
Minnesota repe,Ited in sack cloth and
ashes her folly in not making n good
display at the Centennial Exposition.
She has made amends by making one
of the best, if not the best. displays of
any Northwestern State, ut New Or:
leans. So.
Last week we published the fact that
Minnesota had taken the first premi.
um on butter, and it comes out that
people from the East and South are be-
ginning to take great interest in Min
nesota. A good many Southern and
Eastern people expected to see few
white bears, Il moose, a seal, and col
lection of furs. as the exhibit from
Minnesota. To find the Minnesotians
carrying off the prize on butter, taking
premiums on apples, and showing Il
progress in educational matters far be-
yond older States, astonishes good
many people and makes their mouths,
eyes and ears all fly open at once.
They ought to have known better.
The ADVANCE "tuld them sO'' ten
years ago and has 'said 50 all along"
Next time they'll mind.
But here is another item to the
point. taken from the Pioneer Press:
Hon. John Byers IF hastings was in
st. Paul yesterday. lie met 1T Hast
ings, recently, Leonard Johnson of
East Castle Rock, the well known fan
cy stock breeder OF Dakota cou, ty,
who has just returned from New Or
leans. The latter is very enthusiastic
over Minnesota s exhibit ut The exposi-
tiOn, and predicts thtrefrOm an i'm
mense benefit to the state. The dairy
department awakened much interest
and admiration. Southern and East
prn people. aid many Westernels also,
looked upon Minnesota us Il wheat
growing state, and had not the slight.
est conception of the extent uf the
dairy and stock interest here. Mr..
johnson thinks MjnnesOtA's 5 oruament.
al display of butter attracted more at
tentiOn than any other exhibit ut the
exposition. 1t was continually s:r-
rounded by crowds who were anxious
for information regarding Minnesota
and this particular branch of industry.
He characteriZps the state exhibit a.
far III advance of any ADVERTISE
ment Minnesota ever had. 1t has
awakened in Southern and Eastern
people not only great surprise, but /.
desire to see something for themselves
Of this fertile country and its diversi-
fed industries. Mr.. Kellogg, Of Green
Bay, Wis, Messrs. Dillon 4 Dunhaln,
the we'll known breeders Illinois, and
several other men of like prominence
were in New Orleans when the Pioneer
Press was received containing the
news of Ramsey county's tender to the
state of the poor farm property for the
agricultural fair, and the attendant
proposition for the state to build the
necessary structures They were much
struck with the idea, and at once de-
clared their intention OF coming to the
fair on the new grounds, and uniting
in making the grandtst exhibition the
Northwest has ever seen. These gen-
tlelnen saw 1T once the possibilities for
a great Northwestern fair and tXllib-
ton; and, from conversation with
them and many others. Mr.. johnson
declares his belief that the hotels "f ST.
Panl and Minneapolis will not accom-.
mOdate the immense crowds of visitors
from the South and East that will
flock to the fair. Throughout the sum
mer, also, there will he Il great influx
of visitors, whom the display 1T New
Orleans has first given intima,ion Of
the resources and wonderful prosperity
of Minnesota.