St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-30
ELABORATE STATE FAIR.
IT BEGINS SEPTEMBER 10, AND WILL
LAST TEN DAYS.
THE ATTRAc EroNs yNR1vALED

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Minneapolis Will Have No Expo.
sition, and the Exhibitors of
That City Will Be on Hand at
the Fair = Great Trott;ng
Races - World Famed Ora
tors-Our Greatest Exhibit.
The managers of the state fair are be-
ginning to appreciate what narrow
escape they had from the total destruc-
ton of the buildings on the grounds by
the fire which burned the steps and the
west door of the main building. If the
fire had gotten under way it would have
swept the ground clear of buildings and
precluded the holding of a fair. The
preparations for a fair are in progress
now upon an extensive scale, and the
state agricultural society will open the
show to the public on the grounds at
Hamline on Sept. 10.the fair continuing
for ten days. The executive committee
were anxious to have the running
meeting now In progress terIni-
mated at the end of the thirty
days for which it was announced, so
that the grounds might be put in condi-
ton. But the lease with Mr.. Shaw
permits him the use of the grounds
until August 10, and an extra force will
need to be put at work when the meet
ing is over.
A very big show. particularly in the
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assured. No fair was had last year.
and in the past two years more progress
has been made in the diverslfication of
farming than in any two years in the
history Of the state. The Minnesota
breeders of cattle, horses. sheep and
swine have shown more than the usual
desire to bring their herds. studs and
flock together for comparison and com
petition, while herdeIS outside the state
have found so good a market recently
for their blooded stock that many of
them have already Indicated their pur-
pose to show what they have. The
Iowa stale fair occurs the week before
the fair in Minnesota, and the Wiscon-
sin state fair week later. The eXhib-
itors are going to make circuit of the
three fairs.
The diversifcation of farming, the
implement men say. is going TO result
i'll a greater variety of farm machinery
being shown also. The self-binders,
threShing machines. hay rakes and
everything of that sort will be there.
but there will be besides potato dig
gers and planters. flax machinery, all
the modern appliances for handling
corn, and all the accessions to their
stock of machinery.
The number of creamerieS in Minne-
sofa has increased fully so per cent in
the past two years, and the rank Mime
sofa dairy products took at the worlds
fair has>inspired the butter and cheese
makers of the state to signify their in
tentlOn to get together and test the
merit of their product on their own soil.
Freeborn, Steele. Dodge. Olmsted, Rice
and the other counties in the southern
part of tine state, where butter making
has increased wonderfully in the
past few years, will be very largely
represented. When the dairy building
on the Hamline grounds was erected it
was believed that it would be ample for
all time. That was when Minnesota
was known as wheat state. Since
then it has become a dairy state and
the building promises to be inadequate
for this years display in that line.
Minneapolis has heretofore contrib
uted but SDaringly to the exhibit In
the hall of the mechanic arts, or the
main building, as it is known. The
Minneapolis merchants and manufact-
urers have been loyal to the exposition.
This year there is to be no exposition,
and some of the exhibitors who have
extensive and elaborate showcases and
booths in the exposition building have
already made application for space in
the main building Room here is
to be at premium. and Dan Moon, who
is to have charge of this department, is
already preparing 20 play the diplomat
in considering the exhibitions. The
space in this building for the usual eX-
hlbitions has been curtailed because the
Minnesota exhibit at the worlds fair
has already been set up here and occu-
pies considerable space, and is even
more attractive than it was in Chicago.
In any event it shows to better advant-
age.
Not all the special attractions have
vet been arranged. There will be the
usual races for liberal purses. The eu-
tries for these will close the week before
the fair opens. Arrangements have
been made for daily balloon ascensions,
and novel feature in this line will be
balloon race in which the aeronauts
will leap from their balloons at given
signal and take to their parachutes.
Other attractions In the way of special
races are also contemplated
The leaders in tine respective political
parties have been called into service,
and they expect to secure the presence
in Minnesota during fair week and on
the fair grounds, of party leaders-men
of national repute. The Republicans
have the assurance of one of the most
prominent men in the nation that he
will come. and Democrats and Popu-
lists are busy, and hope also to be rep
resented. There is no political Signifi-
canoe in all this, but the campaign will
be Oh in full force at that time, and the
party men recognize that there is a Ger
tain inspiration to effort in the pres /.
ence and testimony of the national
leaders, and therefore want to have
them on hand, since the fair manage
ment las offered the opportunity.
When Travelling,
Whether on pleasure bent, or business,
take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of