The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-29
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
Six weeks more of the worlds fair
remains and then the greatest show
the world has ever seen will close, Al
ter an eight day visit upon the
grounds at Jackson Park, the writer
can truthfully say that he who can in
any way arrange his affairs so as to
visit the fair and does not, will make
mistake which he will regret more
and more as the months pass BY. 1t
is not simply a question of whether
one can afford it, but also whether he
can afford to miss it. !
Worlds fairs there will doubtless be.
in the future as in the past, and good
ones too. but it is very doubtful HfF
magnifio
be
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be ~ d. II one
can spend a week there and is system
attic he can get good idea Of what is
gathered from all parts of the world.
tits hard totell what there is within
Jackson Park that impresses one the
most, as new wonders are presented
at every turn, but we believe that in
the vast majority of cases, 'the magni-
tude of the enterprise causes as deep
and lasting impression as any of the
great wonders to be seen under the
extensive roofs.
There is one thing, however, which
must impress every one who visits the
worlds fair, and that is the orderly
manner of the vast crowd which daily
surges through the gates at Jackson
Park. There is no loud or rough talk.
ing, no jostling or pushing, even where
| the crowds are the denSest. II cor.
| ner or narrow passage became crowd
ed, there was simplysa quiet moving
of the people until all had seen what
they wanted, and were out of it. For
eigners and eastern people who have
formed erroneous opinions of the
"wild and woolly west"must be great
ly impressed not only with the order
ly manner of the crowd, but with thu
seriousness with which it enters upor
the work of seeing the sights.
OF course all Minnesota people ar
proud of the position the state ha
taken n he great show. Sumo state
may be a little more elaborate il
their display, but the real resource
and advantages are not better shown
There is something substantial abou
the Minnesota exhibit which mus
carry a lasting impression with al
who see it. One of the greatest rev
Citations as regards the resources O
our state is it's display of fruit.It doe
not, nor never has laid claims to be
ing a fruit state, and yet in that grea
display of fruit our state eXhibi
makes fine appearance. And so, Il
every other line, the display is not 70
mere appearance, but to give an ide
of the advantages the state affords t
those who are seeking homes, an
openings to invest capital, and thi
part is we'll done.
The state building well represent
the hospitality of the state. Tn
stories which circulated lately as t
discourteousies shown there are with
out any foundation whatever, as wi
be seen 10y the article clipped from tn
Marshall Neacs-Messenger in last week
issue upon that subject. On hi
various visits to the building tn
) writer took pains to inquire of Min
nesota people, and those from othe
states, gathered there as to thei
J opinion of the building, and all wer
loud in their praises of it and tn
J hospitable manner IN which they wer
treated.
The stone fountain at the en-
) trance is one which Mankato ma
well be proud of, and on hot days tn
cool waters are the most refreshing t
be found upon the grounds, and is
J most effective attraction in callin
attention to our great state.
AS an educational feature the fai
stands out beyond anything hereto
fore attempted and the effects there
from will not only be felt in thi
country, but to greater or less ex
tent be diffused throughout the worlt
and give fresh impetus to the pro
gress thereof. But amid all the glOrie
of Jackson Park there comes a ting
of sadness, as one thinks that in
short time ali will disappear.
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