The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-05

tremely large, and the amount of space
at the command of the fair authorities
was taxed to the utmost and much d.
plomacy had to be used in cutting
down the space demands of exhibitors
without offending the patrons. AS
things stand, there is rather a great
variety in the exhibits than large
space holdings by any one firm or in
dividuaL There has been little attempt
at classifying the lines of goods, but
an attempt has been made to add to
the attractiveness of the exhibits by
the contrasts Of wares. The result
will be more generally satisfactory.
GOOD LIVE STOCK.
For the people of the state generally
there is more interest this year in the
live stock and horticultural exhibits
than in anything else on the grounds.
The Minnesota state fair has come to
be regarded as an important event by
stock breeders all over the country,
and the care which has hitherto been
taken in judging has put the prizes
offered at a great premium. There
will be exhibitors from many states,
and some Of the stock competing Will
include animals which are national
prize winners Most of the prizes Of
now by the national stock associations,
and a first prize winner gets twice the
money that the premium list shows.
For instance, the prize offered by the
state fair for a herd of short horns Is
$3.50, and the National Association or
Shorthorn Breeders awards like prize
on the decision made by the judge.
JUDGES ARE SELECTED.
The selection of the judges was left
until the last thing, and yesterday
morning there was a meeting of the
board managers, and judges Of national
repute were selected to act in the live
stock department. Alex. Galbraith
was selected to judge the horses. Mr..
Galbraith has a national reputation in
this line and is one of the best judges
of horse flesh in the world. The beef
breeds of cattle will be judged by Prof.
c. T. Curtis, of Iowa; Thomas Shaw.
of the state agricultural college, and
John Gibson, of Canada. The latter
is said to be the judge whose decision
carries weight above all others in the
Dominion. The other two judges are
widely known as experts. Messrs.
Smith, of st. Cloud; Frank Merroll, Of
Wisconsin; NJ. B. Wood and w. M.
Curtis will judge the dairy breS-..
The sheep will be judged by Prof. Shaw.
J.. c. Long, of Preston, will judge the
swine, and C. D. Holden will judge
the poultry.
The butter and cheese exhibits will be
judged by Orrln Douglas, A. H. Bar
Der, B. D. White and Prof. Mckay.
Prof. Hanson, Of the South Dakota
school Of agriculture, will judge the
fruits and flowers.
The county exhibits will be judged
by Prof, Henry. of the Wisconsin
school of agriculture; J. D. Philley and
Alex Fiddes.
The horticultural exhibit will be
far the best ever seen in the state.
The society has added largely to the
usual list Of prizes, and there is q
special prize of 500 offered that has
put the fruit growers on their mettle.
Owing to the nature of the exhibits,
they will not be installed until the last
moment, and much Of the material
for the exhibits will not arrive until
this morning.
Speaking Of the comparative size of
the exhibits in various lines, Secre-
tary Randall said that there was an
increase in every department. The
increases will be large in the live stock
list The horse show will be much
larger than last year; the sheep ex-
hibit Will be very much larger than
any ever shown in the state, and there
is a material increase in the number
Of swine entries.
The special attraction at the 1alr
grounds for today will be the bicycle
races. This is bicycle day, as we'll as
Labor day, and it is anticipated that
there will be more cyclists on the fair
grounds than ever gathered in one
place in the state before. There is a
good card for the races, and there will
| be any number Of novelties shown in
| Guiding O. machine that will be ridden
| by ten men at once.
STREET CAR SERVICE.
The street car arrangements for the
fair have been entirely changed since
last year, and strangers in the city, as
we'll as q good many reside ats, Ter
haps, will be glad to know just he W
the cars are TO run. The new Como
in+erurban line runs from both cities
directly along Langford avanue past
! the fair grounds. In ST. Paul the cars
| of this line pass around the loop on
| Fifth, Robert and Eighth streets. and
| then out Wabasha and Como TO tne
fair grounds. In Minneapolis the cars
| start from Lake Harriet and rllu down
| sippi along Central avenue to Fourth
! east near the university and finally
| out Como avenue and through st. An
| 'thony Park to the fair grounds.
There is a double track all the way,
| and at the grounds the crowds can be
unloaded or loaded very quickly. Ire
| old tracks on Smelling avenue, innfe-
| diately south Of the grounds, Rave
| been connected with the interurban