St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-25
TO DRAW Big CROWDS
Is the Principle Of the State
Agricultural So
ciety.
Jim Blaine and Henri Waiter
son Invited to Make Adj
dresses.
A Convict at Saltwater Who
Does Not Relish His SEN
tence.
Roundup Of History-Makers
in Their Town Tour
ings.

Hon. W. r. Merriam's private Office
in the Merchants National band was
the assembly place yesterday afternoon
of the managers and superintendent of
departments of the State Agricultural
society. There were in attendance
President Merriam. Secretary Denny.
Managers F. S. Pillsbury, Minneapolis,
John Cooper, st. Cloud; Clark Cham
bers, OwatOnna; c. n. Cosgrove, LIE
Sueur; l.. H. Prosser, Wykotf; John +.
Norrish, Hastings, and A. n. Johnson,
Benson. E. A. Young and III. M. Bush
nell, st. Paul, IN charge of the ma
chinery exhibit; E. A. Gates, Sank Cen
ter, poultry display; Prof. Porter, OF
the State Experimental farm, who has
control of grain and the grain product
department; Vincent de Gernon, st.
Paul. the art gallery; Wyman Eli
oft, Minneapolis, Horticultural display;
q. M. Tousey, LIE Sueur, cattle exhibit,
and S. NJ. Emery, Lake City. dairy
products. Mr.. Emery submitted cir
cular that he had addressed to leading
agriculturists throughout the state,
inviting their cooperation in making
that they should make display of their
best specimens of cattle, butter and
cheese. 1t was set forth in the COM
munication that minnesota naturally
is an ideal dairy state. Her dairy prod
uctS, when in competition with those OF
rival states, have always gained first
place: continued success in this direc-
ton means renewed effort at improve
ment. Minnesota breeders, with zeal
and Judgment, have imported the best
and purest blood to be bought for
money, and splendid types of the most
noted dairy families can be
FOUND WITHIN OUR BORDERS.
These animals ON exhibition will be OBJ
led ay thousands of farmers who seek
relief from the thralldom of the poor
dairy COW. Purchasers and sellers will
be brought face to face, and double ben
eft ensue. The management of the so
ciety have appropriated S7,2S9.50 to be
paid as premiums upon cattle and dairy
products, and this should be an incentive
to you to honor their Judgment by be-
ing liberal exhibitor.
Ample time is allowed in which to fit
cattle for exhibition.
1t is particularly desired to have a
large show in the registered and grade
milking breeds. The majority of people
are utterly incredulous as to the wOn
derful performances of we'll bred mich
COWS, and ocular demonstrations are the
only proofs that will be convincing.
Owners can care for cattle the same as
at home and all tests for milk and but
ter will be in public and no possible
chance for fraud will be permitted
Superintendent of the other depart
ments made reports of similar activity
in their respective branches and the
condition of affairs for the coming fair
was represented as promising a larger
and better exhibition than any hitherto
given by the society. .,..
There was considerable discussion
over proposition that Hon. James G.
Blaine and Henry WatterSon should be
invited to attend the fair anddeliYer adj
dresses of
A NON-POLTTICAL CHARACTER.
Each of the distinguished speakers
would be given a separate day, and the
attraction would, undoubtedly, call out
an immense aSSemblage. Ultimately it
was decided that letters should be writ
ten to both gentlemen, extending them
an invitation to be present, as well as
Hon. Norman j. Colman, commissioner
of agriculture. Incidental to the dis.
cusSion, it was stated that Secretary
Robert Miller, of the Democratic state
central committee, when the subject
was preached to him of inviting Messrs.
Blaine and Watterson to the fair, had
declared that if such step were taken
he would address communications to
every Democrat in Minnesota decrying
such an undertaking.
''But the people would come to hear
these gentlemen" remarked President
Merriam, land surely We could not be
accused of Partially il we had such
representative men of both parties as
Mr.. Blaine and Henry Watterson, the
world-r crowned champion of the star
eyed goddess of reform. What we
want to do is to bring crowds of people
| to the fair, and make it an object for
| them to come, and | cannot suggest any
Decentralization than the two gentlemen
whose names we have been discussing.
! On the subject of an art gallery it was
| stated that the fact of }. j. Hill having
sent several of his famous pictures to
exhibitions at Cincinnati and Chi
cago might be taken as an evidence of
| his desire to perform similar service
for home organization. There was a
| good prospect for an exhibition of many
| of the canvaSeS now adjoining the walls
of his art gallery in st. Paul at the fair
| grounds for the entertainment of visit
Ors during the fair season. In regard
to the racing feature it was decided to
offer purses aggregating $4,000, por-
ton of this sum to be devoted to a
special feature, and entries for the
various events on the card must be
made by the Goth of August. There
will be no running races on the pro-
gramme, this course being deemed
advisable because Of the impoSSibility
of inducing owners of celebrated run
ners to send them away from Eastern
tracks at the time the fair would be in
operation, and there was no sense in
throwing away money on a few old
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