The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-01
GREAT DAY FOR WHEELMEN.
PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR
RIDERS CONTEST FOR LIB
ERAL PRIZES.
THIS IS ST. PAuL's OWN DAY.
Horse Races, Balloon Ascension
and n Lacrosse Game With In
dian Players ON the Card.

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cation. The day was perfect, the ar
rangements for caring for a large
crowd wholly adequate, and the incom-
plete aspect usually incident to first
days of large exhibitions almost en-
tirely absent. thus enabling those who
attended every opportunity of viewing
the displays in their entirety. Beyond
doubt the grounds this year contain
attractions in all departments far su-
perior to those of former years, and
all that is now necessary to make 1896
memorable in the history of the Agri-
cultural society is for the public to
go out to the grounds and enjoy the
entertainment.
When the gates were opened at z
o'clock yesterday morning there was
small army of workmen and helpers
waiting for admittance. and it was but
short time later that the public be-
sieged the ticket offices with the same
object in view. For a first day the
crowd was larger than that of last
year. 1t was bicycle day, too, and
this fact added largely to the attend
ance. From 9 o'clock on there was a
stream Of wheels ridden by men,
women and children, pouring into the
grounds, while in the afternoon the
cars brought larger numbers to wit
ness the races. Exclusive Of railroad
tickets and passes, the paid admis-
sions Melted the society $1,10O; but this
does not represent more than one-half
OF the number of people on the
grounds, which according to the con-
sentative estimate of Treasurer MoffaI
was 5000.
The main building was generally the
first object Of inspection on the part
of the sightseers, and here alone thew
could have spent the entire day. Every
inch OF space in the building is occu-
pied with attractive mercantile dis
plays, sufficiently diversified by inyen-
lions, novelties and railroad exhibits
to arouse the keenest interest. In the
center or the four wings is a decidedly
unique exhibit by the Waterous Engine
company, Of this city, which attracted
great deal Of attention. There are on
exhibition all kinds of fire apparatus.
from the small hand reel to the nickel
plated steam engine, all manufactured
In st, Paul, and visitors stood admir-
1ngly in front of the display through
out the day
The feature of the northeast wing is
the exhibit of the Northern Pacific
railroad 1t is one Of the most COM
prehensive exhibits on the grounds
and contains specimens of grainsy
grasses, fruits, vegetables and mineral
ores from every section of the country
traversed by the road. The Northern
Pacific also has a display car on tbe
grounds, which in it's construction In
terror arrangement and contents "a a
marvel of beauty.
The aplary display in the east wing
also interested many visitors. Hare
every phase of the honey Industry is
SHOWN. and the product exhibited in
us dlnerent forms. Those entered in
Inls department are F. Moeser. III. T..
Whltte, OF Minneapolis; D. JACQUES
minneapolis; William Bright, Wabasha
county; D. A. Howard. Wabasha coun-
ty; +. Howe. Wabasha county: A. G.
Waldron, Wright county; C. Theilman.
Wabasha county; William Russell
Hennepin county; William Uric. Hen
nepin county; s. Lamont Wabasha
county; HI. G. Acklin. Ramsey county.
w. H. Putnam, River Falls. Wis. j. p
West, of Hastings, is superintendent Of
the department, and in his opinion
the apiary display is far superior to
that Of former years.
The exhibit of the New EnrIond
FURNITURE company in this wing Is ar
tistic and attractive, consisting OF .
Iull dining room set, with detailed din
ner service of finest china, luxurious
FURNITURE and general household effects
of unique and novel design.
An interesting feature of the west
wing is the display of the Minnesota
state prison, showing the production OF
It's Irvine industry. The room is paint
ed and arranged to resemble the cell of
a prison, and about are grouped piles
and bundles of MANILA in differen+
stages of manufacture from the raw
material to the smooth balls of strong
Irvine. Finch, Van Slyck. Young q
co. also have an attractive exhibit In
this wing, while at the center are the
displays of Mannheimer Bros. e 8
Olson, of Minneapolis, and Farweu
Ozmun, Kirk & Co.
Among the other exhibits in tba
building are those of Towle Manufac-
turing company, Western Supply com
pany, Plymouth Clothing company.
Union Brass and Metal company. pills
bury mills, of Minneapolis; Phoenix
Tobacco company. Noyes Bros. q
Cutler, Deere & Weber Bicycle COM
pany, Smith Bros. Bicycle company.
William Donaldson, Minneapolis.
Dobbs Bros. United States Tailoring
system, st. Paul Roof and Cornice
company, Holly FIGURING mills. Cen
fury Piano company, Mast Buferd
Carriage company, Hard Times Har-
ness company ST. Paul Stove works.
Dyer & Brother Piano company, White
Sewing Machine company. Yarnell BIZ
cycle company, F. III. Peterson Supply
company, Minneapolis, Richmon
Range and Stove company, Minneap-
oils Soda Fountain company. Battle
Creek Sanitarium Food Supply com
pany, Battle Creek, Mich Northwest
ern Fur and Hide company, Conoyer
Music company
Cooper's painting, ''Trilby." IS also an
exhibition in this building, which. un-
der the direction of Superintendent Nc
Ginnis, is fully completed in the plac-
Ing OF its displays and ready for the
public.
The agricultural hall was opened with
the rest of the buildings yesterday
morning, and while one or two Of the
exhibits are not yet complete. there is
an abundance of attractive displays OF
produce and flowers to thoroughly en-
gage the visitors attention. 1t is here
that the county exhibits are located
ard they in reality constitute the main
feature of the building. There are
not as many counties in competitor this
year as there were last. but the charac-
ter of ire displays is excellent. The
county space is in the north end Of the