St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-01
The THIRD GREAT SHOW.
This Years Minneapolis Exposition Put
Down to Eclipse ALI Records.
IT WILL BE UNRIvALED.
Space Already 0verdrawn---Leading
Specialties.--Chief Points Of y
Interest.

In everything that goes to make big
show great and notable, the exposition
of 1888 will fairly eclipse its two pred
ecessoIs. In three weeks the doors
will be open and the third season will
begin in blaze of glory. The expert
ence of two years has been worth more
to the management than words can tell,
and though the improvement this year
will not be noticed by the thousands
who will attend for the first time, it
will be very conspicuous to the scores
of thousands who, having seen once,
will come again. In every depart
ment the exposition has now
the advantage of choice OF
attractions and instead of accepting
what was offered, simply to fill space,
can make its own selection of what will
be best and desirable. This is true of
the various floors and of the grand art
collection. The collection of manufac-
tured merchandise will be especially
large this year, and visitors will rejoice
in the sight of dozens of industries of
every character in their actual work.
AS usual, the first floor will be devoted
to machinery and carriages, and this
year no carriages will be permitted
on the upper floors to interfere with a
sweeping view. The second floor will
be largely devoted to small machinery,
and especially to the various manu-
featuring processes, ETC., which are
really the most interesting sight of an
exposition. Coles nurseries, of DeS
Moines. have been added to this floor,
and will show the largest display of
cut flowers the Northwest has ever
seen. Another feature will be the S13,-
600 model of a coal mine and breakers
i'll operation, shown by the North
western Fuel company. Moving
exhibits and automatic machinery
ure of cigars, tobacco and light hard
ware, ETC., will also be the SpecialtieS OF
this department. The third floor, of
cOuSse, will especially attract the ladies
as usual, with its textile fabrics, fine
furniture, ETC., and the novelties of
manufacturing the same. JeWelry,
millinery and the thousand and one
things dear to the feminine heart are
reserved for this floor. The jasper ex-
hibit and manufacture by the Drake
company, of Sioux Falls, will be an in
tereSting feature.
The art department has been already
referred to in detail, and it is sufficient
to say that attractive as was the exhibit
~
the coming display. The amateur eX-
hibit promises to be of great interest
and is attracting the attention of every
ambitious young Raphael or Rosa Bon
heur in the Northwest. The Swedish
collection has already arrived, and this
year there will be no diSagreeable delay
in having everything ready. The
management, besides the daily pro-
gramme already given in full,
has prepared, and is still at work on
special events, which will be timed to
accord with or avoid other great events
in the Twin Cities. There is no reason
to doubt that the success of the third
exposition will be as great in proper
ton as the show itself will Surpass
those already famous.
INTERESTING NOTES.
The 18th of September will be MEM
orable day. Yesterday committee of
Swedes waited on the board, and
through Hon. Hans Mattson, chairman,
asked that that day be set apart for the
celebration of the 25Oth anniversary OF
the settlement of the SwedeS On5the
Delaware river. They propose to make
it big event. congressman Springer,
of Illinois. and Thomas, of Maine, who
are of Swedish origin, will be among the
speakers. Competent committees will
be in charge of the arrangements. 80
More space has been requested than
the management can furnish, and all
space not actually occupied by Aug.
hibitors will do well to bear this in
mind.
The Masonic temple corner stone GER
emory, which was to have occurred Oh
Sept 5, has been set forward one day,
as the 9th will be Editorial day of the
exposition.
Coppa's famous Seventh Regiment
band, of New York, will be the regular
band, and will obliterate all memory of
Liberati.
the DAM band has been engaged
from Sept. % to the close, Sept. 30, as
the Seventh Regiment band could be
obtained only until the first date.
There will be an abundance of vocal
chorus OF school children and the great
Scandinavian chorus.
The state editorial association will
meet in Minneapolis Sept 6. The day
was originally fixed for Sept. 5, but as
that was the time of the Republican
convention, day later was chosen. 1t
is now feared the convention will last
over one Gay, which is to be regretted,
and is certainly not Necessary. The ed
itOrS will have their excursion on the
$500 road following their association
meeting.
The executive committee of the fire.
mems tournament has arranged the fol-
lowing list of prizes: Hose race; first
prize, banner, value s75, and $50 cash;
second, nickel-plated hose coupIer's out
fit and s25 in cash: third, silver-plated
pipe and nozzle and SIS cash. Second,
coupling contest; first prize, cash. S25:
second prize, cash, SIS. Third, foot
race, 100 yards open to members
of contrasting companies. best two
out Of three heats, first prize, non-mag-
netic watch, value $50; second prize
cash 500. Miscellaneous prizes; to the
company making the best appearance
in the parade; first prize, silver plated
parade trumpet, value s25, given by w.
S. Mott IL Co.; second prize, felt hats,
value s25, given by Patterson 81 Dickin-
son. Pompier exhibition; prize to best
drilled company, S35; prize to best
drilled fireman, SIS.