St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-11
A FLOUR CITYS DAY.
The Other Twin Contributes
Crowds to the Big State
Fair.
Success Becomes More Appar-
ent as the Week Draws
Past.
Yesterdays Doings and the
Scenes and Incidents Of
the Show.
To-Day Will Be Set Apart for
the Uses Of the Only
Farmer.

To-day will be the great day of the
State Fair, Notwithstanding the fact that
both st. Paul and Minnea polls have had
their special days. But to-day will be
Farmers day, and, as this fair is a
farmers fair, from popcorn to peanuts,
the conclusion is inevitable that to-day
Will be the day of the week. Yester-
day was Minneapolis day. The Flour
City undoubtedly contributed largely
to the crowd that thronged every point
of vantage. The train and car receipts
will show that. But in this connection
is humorous incident. The proprietor
of an Illinois windmill exhibit was
conversing with Fair official and
said:
'This is Minneapolis day. isn't it ?'
''Yep," said the official.
"All these people came from Min ne
apolls?"
"Yep."
what farming community Mime
apollS must be-"
He glanced around and smiled.
Every man in sight was was a granger,
and every woman, too. and lie wondered
if they came from Minneapolis and if
they were the product of the Blaisdell
farm territory or from the precincts of
Nicollet avenue. But, seriously, the
Flour City did nobly on its day; and,
considering that the Exposition was in
full blast, 1t was wonderful where all
the people came from. City people take
little interest, except for curiosity, in
farm exhibits, and prefer to spe culate
on horses, whether tin or flesh: and if
they asked where butter grew or where
was the engine running the windmill, it
showed simply an urban desire to learn.
There was no special programme, yes
terday, beyond the racing, but MANY
interesting events incidental to a fair
were in progress. In the institute hall
score of farmers sat like boys in
district school, and listened to the
words of wisdom on purely agricultural
topics that poured forth from the lips of
Supt. o. c; Gregg and others. Prof
Shaw, of Guelph, Ont, eXpatiated on
the value of good beef crop, and Prof.
Hays supplemented his remarks with
talk on stock raising generally. In the
dairy department, P. w. Wildt, of
Faribault, and J. j. FurlOng, of Austin,
gave milk-testing exhibition that at
tracted all who were interested in the
care and culture of the pensive cow.
The judges i'll the stock and horse de-
partmentS have about concluded their
work of awards. and in the other de-
partments the work is progressing with
steadiness that promises to bring it to
completion to-day. Beyond this there
is little to say of the day. Every de-
partment was i'll full blast, and there
was special crowd for every feature
that was worth seeing.
The management was feeling particu-
larly good over the success that was
stamped in large red letters everywhere
and upon the additional fact that this is
more of farmer fair than has been
held for years. Less attention has been
given to securing fake attractions and
more to piling up exhibits of special
moment to the agricultural fraternity,
and this plan of proceedings has evil
IDENTITY been appreciated. The attend
ance has been large and has steadily ill.,
creased, furnishing foundation for the
hope that when the week is over and
the books are made up, the balance will
be on the right side.
To-day will be especially devoted to
the farmer. To meet him, such kindred
spirits as Farmer Merriam, Farmer
Owen and Farmer Buck have been in
vlted and will make speeches for his
delec tation.