St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-03
MINNESOTA
State Agricultural Society (!
Thirty-First Annual Fair!
At State Fair Grounds,
Sept. 6, I. 8, 10. Il, Il, Is and "A.

chants of the North Star State is
called to the Annual Fair Of the
largest Agricultural Society i'm
the United states. and one whose
influence as an advertising me-
dunn for the State is felt from
Maine to California. EXtraOrdi-
mary preparations are being
made 10 make the Fair Of this
year thoroughly representative
of the productive interests Of the
State. The great ore interests of
Der of the Nortla: the wheat wax
legs of the Red. Minnesota and
Mississippi rivers; tEae orchards
OF fruit and the gardens OF flow
eFs: Wfl erever the hand of the
farmer. mechanic and merchant
are felt. are being gafnered of
their choicest prizes. The attend
snce of strangers. not residents
of the state. promises to be eX-
traorHinarily great. and it is to
greet their eyes and meet their
applause that the agricultural
and industrial lnarts OF the state
are being ransacIxed. There is
not a live farmer of the state. Ifor
Eais wife and daugiiters.nOta me-
ciaIaaic Or a merchant. who can
afford to ignore the nlagnific eIit
|, inducements of the premium
list or fail TO make himself an
active agent in pushing forward
the interests of "a Fair which be-
longs to the whole state. EXhia-
itORs desiring space must for
ward their applications at once.
RS displays are being entered
very rapidly, and space being
taken greater than ever before.
ATTRACTIONS.
The management Of the ASSOC
efat1en is booking attractions
very rapidly for other features
of tIse Fair. which VIII set Off the
magnificent agricultural and in
G}ustPiaf exhibits. Direct from
their homes on the banks of the
Rio Grande and the borders of
Mexico will come a band of
Vaquer0s, in charge of Col. Lam
ders. of San Antonio, Tex. They
viii bring with them their fiery
horses and wild steers, and give
each day OF the Fair romantic
and thrilling represent atiOns of
life Oh the cattle ranges of Tex
as. There Will be each day n Sc
ries OF fFOtting and running
races. with 5 49, 600 in purses
offered for the winners. The
State National Guard. under
arms and in camp. viii give tine
marvellous riot drill, $ LOwing
action against a mob. and also
compete for handsome prizes
offered for drill and inspection.
These prizes will be arranged
to meet the capacities Of every
company i'm the state. There
VIII be u Grand Army reception
or National Guard day, and the
veterans of the war viii be feted
as the RaOnOred guests of the
State Fair Association. They
Will sit in the guests chair. and
the broad grounds at Hamline.
with their myriad attractions,
viii be the old soldiers retreat
of Joy for day. A novel feature.
and One calculated to arouse
deep interest, will be the con-
test of hOrSeshOers of the state
for valuable prizes. There is
net a hOrSeShOer at his forge
who will not feel the thrill of
competition in his blood wEle,
he learns that at the State Fair
he can honestly wage his skill
in shoeing the noble horse, and
win a handsome prize. On Sept.
III the Grand Pro taslcerS and In
dHstriaI Parade of 1883 viii be
repeated before the grand stand
with all the triu lnpils of Ceres
and the Mechanics and the
herds Of the fields i'm line. 1t
will be the longest n nd most va.
ried product para de ever car.
ried out i'm the Union. The Live
Stock Barns. capacious and
clean. filed with the farmers
herds of the Central and West.
ern States: Machinery Hall.
auiverins with the .'whirr'' of
mechanical Inventions: Agri-
cultural Hall. yellow with the
grains OF thousand farms:
Floral Hall. sweet with rOs es.
lilies and the gems of the hot
house: the Art Gallery. hung
with the choicest products from
the brushes of old masters. tia e
Main Hail. with its attractions
of trade aud focal point for the
ladies: the Race Track, and its
equine kings: around all the
rolling grassy slopes of the beam
tifiuE grounds, and above the
tempered sky of autumn: the
fash and gleam Of bayOnet and
sword: the bright picturesque
ness Of the Vauuero. and stirring
strains Of music, all these viii
form panorama for study and
pleasure such as the State Fair
has never seen before. These
are not by any means tile full
list oil attractions Of the Fair,
but they show at this early date
how far the management has
gone i'm preparing for a nnagniGi-
cent popular reception in Sep
telnbeP.
RAILROAD RATES.
The Western association Of
railroads has made passenger
rate to the Fair Of one fair for
the round trip. tickets good fFom
Sept. o to Is inclusive. This is
Il rate well calculated to make it
possible for every citizen of the
state to be present at the Fair at
least one day. The railroads
nave also granted special re-
dMctiOn for shipments of live
stock to tE.e Fair for exhibition.
The railroads are as well most
extensively advertising the Fair
at outside points. a sound guar.
aHtee of the attendance to be
expected.
FINALE.
There viii be offered to every
exhibitor and TO every citizen