St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-22
THE INTERSTATE FAIR.
Great Preparations Making for II
at La Crosse.

UFeaI preparations Making Tor "
at La Crosse.
To the Editor of the Globe.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Aug. 20.-This
beautiful city is as busy as city can
be in preparing for the opening of the
interstate fair one week from next
Monday. Every one seems to be at
work. The new and costly building
will be all ready for the exhibits by Sat
urday night. The half-mile track is
being put in great condition for speed.
Already mornings may be seen large
number of race horses now quartered
on the ground, going their daily joys
and trials. In fact, the grounds and
buildings will all be ready in time to
receive the large exhibit which will be
made. The secretary's office is be-
sieged daily with host of people max
ing entries and soliciting information,
is kept busy way into the night. The
live stock exhibit will be unusually fine.
Such exhibitors as Galbraith Bros, of
GAINESVILLE, Wis.,; johnson, of Castle
Rock, Mimi; j. G.. Easton, of La
Crosse; Palmer Bros, CT La Crosse,
and host of other horSemen.
OF cattle. the herd of III. f. Brown. of
Minneapolis, Mimi; A. E. Baker. of
Beaver Dam, Wis; CoSgrOve Live Stock
company, of LIE Seur, Mimi; Spring
Cooley Stock farm, of Sparta, Wis.,;
Jere Allis, of Isinours, Mimi; Mr..
Klngmane, of Sparta, and others. OF
sheep, such breeders as A. o. Fox, of
Madison, Wis; j. G. Easton. of Chat
field, Mimi; George Harding, of Wau-
kesha. Wis; Aron E. Baker, or Beaver
Dam, Wis, and some others. OF hogs
every pen is full, and new ones build
ing. The chicken or poultry depart
ment is already an assured success. The
dairy department, the fruit and yege-
table department, are all filled, and
more room being made. The fancy
work by the ladies is replete with every
thing to the eye or taste. The exposi-
ton building for the merchants and
manufacturers, although an immense
building, is filled, and some twenty eX-
hibitS turned away. In fact. the fair
to-day is an assured success.t The
speed programme is so liberal that it
will not fail to draw good fields of
horses, and with NJ. L. Grattan, the vet
eran starting Judge, good. hot, and
honest racing will be the rule, and not
the exception.
In addition to the regular racing pro-
gramme ana the OCner attracLlOnS, SUCH
as Roman chariot racing, French pos
tilliOn races and other novelties during
the day, the society has put in at great
expense an electric light system. turn
ing night into day, and will give four
nights on the track. under the dazzling
rays of 100000 candle power brush sys-
tenn, a series of trotting and pacing
races, Roman chariot and hurdle races,
running races to the pole, Roman stand.
ing races and other rare and striking
novelties never attempted by any fair
or exhibition. This will occur Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday nights, Thurs
day night being devoted to the grand
display of all live stock on exhibition
on the track.
The various railroads running into
this city have made arrangements to
carry the immense crowds of people
that will visit this fair. The citizens
are making arrangements to take care
of the thousands of people who will
throDg the city. In fact, La Crosse
seems to have awakened from its leth
argy, and every Que seems to vie with
each other in their zeal to take care o.
all vino come.