River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-25
A GREAT EXHIBIT.
Success IS Assured for the Minnsap-
oils Industrial Exposition.
The Preparations for the Display which
Opens August 3Ist are all Com
piete.-it VIII be Better
Than Ever

MINNEAPoLIs. Mimi, Aug. ss.-The
officers of the Minneapolis Industrial
Exposition have about completed all
of the details of pr paration and will
open the doors TO the public Au-
gust Slst The applications for ex-
hibit space have never been so numer-
Gus and it is with perfect confidence
that they promise the patrons the best
exposition ever held in the state; more
brilliant than any of its predecessors
in point of attractiveness and attend
ance.
The space allowed for exhibits is ale
most disposed of. ana it looks as if
many exhibitors viii be disappointed
in securing the desile ed amount of room.
This years exposition VIII top them
all.
The management have spared no
pains and expense in gathering what is
conceded to be the best display ever
within the walls of the building. The
whole world has been ransacked for
novelties that viii not Only please but
instruct as well. The collection show
ing a fac simile of the abode of the
Cliff Dwellers is alone wei worth sew
eral times the price of admission. This
unknown race IS a marvel of the scien-
tific age. and 1t is only within the past
few years that anything definite has
been known about them.
New ana novel features are to be
found on every hand. MOI the least
among the novelties will be the Brass
Band nament. Entries are already
being made for the event and il
promises to be one of the musical feat
ures or the season. The regular must
cal program rendered daily will be fur
uished by the 18th Regiment Band of
New York City under the leadership of
Fred y. innes. There is only one way
10 properly appreciate the Exposition
aud that is to visit and personally view
the displays.
For vocal music there viii be War
Song Concert participated in by one
thousand or more singers, producing a
musical and military Aliegory of the
Civil War Songs OF Pathos and pa
triotis.n win be sung with thrilling
effect by the immense chorus, assisted
by an orchestra OF fifty pieces and
Innes' world famous military band.
This "Allegory Of War in Song is to
be given by permission of Mr.. 5. G.
Pratt. the composer.
Not least among the attractions will
be the art gallery. This department
has always been made feature and
each year has been seen better exhibits
The art director has spent many
months in selecting the collection and
none but meritorious work were accept
ed. The display will be made up of the
private galleries in Minneapolis and st.
Paul. and surrounding cities, with col
lections from the East. The manage
ment have already received letters from
artists in France and Spain, asking for
space upon the walls of the gallery.
On the lower floor viii be the relics of
the Cliff Dwellers and Mound Builders.
besides a large amount of Indian-made
pottery, both ancient and modern.
There will also be native Indian fam
ily in the collection.
Special attention is called to the
'-Zoographicou" or taxidermist exhibit,
which consists of an extensive display
of the animal and bird life of the
Northwest, commencing with the Yer
million range of the far Northwest, the
animal life of the whole territory to
the Rocky Mountains win be illus
trated. There will be panoramic
view of the different localities-the
Vermillion country, Northwestern Min
nesota, the Dalxotas and Montana to
see This exhibit alone viii be worth
ten times the price of admission 10 the
big show.
The children who will attend the
Minneapolis Exposition this year will
have more fun than at a circus. Innu-
merable attractions have been provided
for the little ones. This year the Paris
ian Caroussel, or merry-go-round, will
afford unlimited amusement.
Ten live burros and four-horned
sheep viii be among the attractions.
There is an elevated electric railway
for young and old alike. This road
runs the entire circuit of the building,
beside passing through tunnel
The fish eAhibit viii surpass that OF
last year, while the industrial displays
will be marked by novelty and unique
ness. In the words of the poet, IF
you don't go you will miss it.