St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-21
For the Opening Of the Greatest State
Fair That This State Has
Ever Seen.
The Buildings, New and Old, in Excel
lent Form and Alive With
=: Exhibitors.
Exhibitors Throngins to the Grounds
and Bringing Countless Ex-
hibits With Them.
Arranging For Workingmen ems Day
EST. Paul and Minneapolis
Day--Many Notes.
Preparation Going On.

on at very lively rate, and at the 1alf
grounds all is hustle and activity. From
morning till night the sounds of the hammer
and saw are heard on every hand and 1T is
hardly possible to turn around without en-
countering gang of wOrkmen who are
putting the finishing touches to the new I'M
provementS and getting the buildings In
readiness for the exhibits. Besides the
workmen employed by the fair association,
the agricultural machinery dealers are on
the ground, either preparing their space III
one of the large machinery sheds or erect
ing buildings of their own that their eX-
hibits NAV be made the more prominent
and attractive Agricultural hall, the new
building 162xS2 feet, with a large
SNOWY fountain in the center,
is completed and ready for occupation and
is very handsome building. The new art
gallery, which is of brick, fire-proof, with
glass roof, is rapidly approaching compile
ton and will be finished in few days. In
addition to the buildings of the principal
daily papers already on; the grounds, the
Farmer and the Dispatch are putting up
buildings of their own which will make
newspaper row" of four tasty structures,
with one across the street. From the Min
neapolis entrance on the south side of the
grounds ali avenue 100 feet wide has
been graded directly into the
grounds nearly to the grand stand,
forming a very handsome entrance way.
In fact everything is being done that can
possibly be thought of to improve the
grounds. which Secretary Judson and his
assistant Mr.. Chambers, claim are already
the finest equipped fair grounds in the
whole country. Indeed, they have reason
to think SO. for with the splendid mile
track we'll equipped with stands and trot-
ting stables machinery hall. agricultural
hall, the art gallery, the dairy building.
the poultry house. the six large horse barns
than which none are better, the six cattle
barns, the sheep Sheds etc, ETC., no finer
accommodations for an extensive agrlcul-
tural exposition in all its details could be
constructed.
The full board of managers held meet
ing yesterday, in fact. were in consultation
during large part of the day arranging
for the thousand and one details of the fair
which must be looked after. Yesterday
morning MI Burns of ST. Paul called ON
the board as committee from the Knights
of Labor, and requested that one of the
days of the fair be designated as
''woRKINGMEN'S DAY."
to be set apart for the different labor Or
CARNATIONS of the state. This was cheer
fully accorded by the managers, who desig-
nhted Tuesday. Aug. 81 as the day, and
the knights of Labor will arrange pro-
gram of exercises and make special efforts
to influence all labor organizations to be III
attendance. The board has appointed a
committee to make arrangements with all
the railroads for freight and passenger rates.
and to request of the Milwaukee road that
''fair train be put ON the river division
T on 10 Ea fol r A hort
Chapel of Pennington has been appointed
chief marshal of the grounds and will have
under his charge a force of forty policemen,
or more if necessary, for full protection Of
everybody and insuring the safety of all
articles on exhibition. In accordance with
an invitation of President Pratt to the St.
Paul chamber of commerce and the Mime
apoliS board of trade, a consultation was
held yesterday afternoon. The Minneapo-
lis committee, owing to some misunder-
standing. did not appear, but P. H. Kelly,
Gen. j. T. Averill, D. W. IngersOll, D. D.
Merrill, Capt. Peter Berkey of the cham
Der of commerce
WERE IN CONSULTATION
with the board for an hour and offered any
assistance in their power. Arrangements
were made yesterday for steam fire engine
from st. Paul to be Oil the grounds during
the fair, so that in case of fire there will be
ample protection. George r. Finch visited
the grounds yesterday afternoon after the
chamber of commerce committee departed.
to ascertain the location celected for the
Jobbers' union headquarters, which he
found was on Exposition avenue, just north
of the poultry house, where a fine building
will be erected at headquarters for all mer-
chants who may attend the fair.
The board has also arranged fol
an exhibit of Colorado, Nevada anG
Mexican minerals, which will be brought
by Mr.. HOyt, who represented the two
states mentioned at the New Orleans expo
sition. He has very fine collection OF
neurological specimens, and also an i'm
mense cactus, twelve feet high, which he
has brought from Mexico.
SOME LIVELY BIDDING.
There was some very lively bidding Oh
the grounds yesterday for the booths under
the grand stand, which were auctioned by
David Grammar OF st. Paul. There arr
twenty-five of these booths and eight were
sold yesterday at 500 apiece. The SALE
will be continued next Tuesday afternoon a
3 o'clock. and meanwhile any of the booths
will be disposed of at 800 apiece.
The managers have not yet completed 6
detailed program which will include ST.
Paul day and Minneapolis day, and. a:
already arranged, WOrkingmen'S day.
Among other attractions on the grounds.
Secretary JudSon has already begun col
lecting wild animals for the geological gar
dens. He already has a black bear chained
to tree. in which is arranged pictur-
eSque den several feet from the ground
a couple Of deer are tethere(
to neighboring trees, while q
badger has also been added to the collection
as well as couple of foxes. More animals
have been arranged for, which will form
menagerie in connection with the fair ant
be one of the most attractive features OF
tile grounds, to children especially. TIL,
board perfected arrangements yesterda,
with G. w. Magee, the well-known caterer
to run the eating establishment during tht
fair. He will equip the large dining hal
which has a seating capacity of 600 people
THE FARMERS CONGRESS-.
The National Farmers congress vii
meet on the grounds Aug. 25. B. +
Clayton of Macedonia, Ia, secretary of tn,
congress-, writes Mr.. Judson that indca
tons now now are that this meeting will b
the grandest assembly of progressive agri
culturistS known in the history of th
country. Governors and ex-governors Q
several states are among the invited guests
several of whom have indicated their in
tention to be present and participate in tn
bushes of the congress. Arrangement
have been made with st. Paul. Minneapoli
and Minnetonka hotels for special rates
delegates to this convention. Gov. Huh
bard will be on the grounds to welcome th
congress and extend the Inequalities of th
state, and the probabilities are that til
body will be entertained by both St. Pat
and Minneapolis during their stay.
FAIR NOTES.
Secretary Judson, during his spare time
which consists in what few minutes he ca
snatch from his days work Of twenry-fou
hours, spends his time in the luxuriol
depths of any easy chair which was presente
to him on Thursday evening, the day beir
the forty-third anniversary of his birth.
Everybody is crazy for space IN the ag1
cutural iupement department aud the 81