The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-11

Year--Then 1t Quietly Proceeds
to Smash It's Promise.
Minneapolis has done 1t again, ana
this time the state agricultural society
has been thrown down. There was
some sort of idea abroad in ST. Paul
that the agreement that was made last
spring by the business men of st. Paul
and Minneapolis that the cities would
let the state fair have all the benefit
of the influx of visitors during fair
week would be kept. The usual thing
has happened, and Minneapolis has ut
terly repudiated the agreement and is
at work on plan to secure the re-
turns that it was expected would go
to the agricultural society.
The state fair people naturally feel
hurt over it, They conceived the idea
last year that the fair would be a more
complete success if there were not SO
many side shows. 1t has been the GUS
tom for years for both the cities to get
up attractions, especially for the even
ings of fair week. The state fair peo-
pie argued that, if these side attrac-
tons were not forced on the visitors,
they would give their attention more
strictly to the fair. They also thought
that the local attractions had the eff
feet of keeping city people from at
was held for them quite as much as
for the outsiders, and last winter they
proceeded to feel the sentiments of the
merchants Of the two towns, with a
view to getting them to agree that the
usual festivities would be dispensed
with this year.
Early in the spring there was meet
ing of the jobbers and merchants of
Minneapolis at the rooms Of the Com
mercial club, and the decision was ar
rived at that it would be well to let
the state fair have all the benefit of
the enterprise. This action was met
by the business men of st. Paul, and
an agreement was arrived at that there
would be no counter attractions to the
fair in either city. The agreement was
not signed and sealed, it may be that
it was only tacit but it was very we'll
understood and the business men of
ST. Paul expected to live up to it. The
Minneapolis papers duly chronicled the
agreement.
A month or so ago Minneapolis got
uneasy. An opportunity to get a few
hundred dollars out of the country Wis
itor was to be allowed to pass unheed-
ed. That would never do. It would
! not be in accord with Minneapolis
ideals. The result Of very little agita-
ton was that the men who had made
the, agreement with st. Paul a few
months before, instigated by the news
| papers Of the town, proceeded to work
up something for fair week, and give
it name. They had been down the
line of titles pretty well, and it took
some thought to fix up the name s"The
Week of Fire. was decided on, and now
the state is being worked in the in
terest Of the hog, which requires more
greasing.
The Minneapolis Journal the other
inc Of hn Ssotf
t1ons.' These attractions are general
ly in the minds Of the people who
thought Of them, and they will prob
ably be there for all time Just what
the great fire festival, which is to be
the eliminating effort Of the week, is
to consist, is not yet made clear The
Journal refers to it this way:
Like the proverbial SNOWFALL. interest in
the great festival of fire is increasing day by
Gay, as the public becomes better acquainted
With the plans and details of that splendid
event. The management has received the
most hattering support and hearty encour-
agement from the business interests of the
eity, ana 1t Is now an assured fact that the
carnival celebration will be one of the most
| OF Minneapolis.
IN arranging all the minor details of the fes-
tVal4 ana every day some material gain has
been accomplished. II hustling can assure
the best ever for those having the celsbra-
ton In hand have been putting forth every
energy, that no advantage might escape.
Inc paper then goes on to add that
the list will consist of six street events.
none OF them yet worked out. 1t is
limited that there are great things be-
ing prepared for the public dedication
at the Exposition building, and that
the Maze" the palace of Illusions
and the Streets of Cairo" are nearing
completion.
1t is said that the Fire Festival was
started to give interest to the enter
tainment that the F1ambeau club was
getting up for the week at the EXPOSE
ton building, but the affair has now
been taken up by the whole town. and
the Journal. in the article referred to.
goes on to say:
The other features Of the celebration men
ranged for and will be in evidence when the
carnival week arrives. From the progress
thus far made and the spirit manifested by
the management and the hearty response
made by the business element of the city. il
is quite evident that the coming festival is
10 De no ordinary celebration, but such a
standard for many years to come It will he
the climax of all the celebrations of the past
ten years that have given Minneapolis rep
entertainer. Letters have been received from
north. east, south and west, inquiring as to
the the hre festival. and the management is
Kept busy answering the numerous inquiries
received The interest in the events is by
no means limited to the Twin Cities The
state of Minnesota will send thousands of its
citizens to- witness the great display of the
fire festival. - LILO
The fact that the Festival of Fire
will only be Festival of Fakes c11ts
no figure with the fact that the at
tempt to fatten at the expense of the
fair and of st. Paul does not detract
from the other fact that MINNEAPOLIS
has acted altogether in had faith go
has plainly told the state fair man
ayers that promises make no difference
ana that If they ever made any prom
lses they can't keep them When the
festival was first talked of the state
ralr board wrote the Minneapolis Com
mercial club, calling attention to the
fact that it had been agreed that there
should be no street attractions. Renlv
was made that the attractions WouId
not interfere with the fair. that 1t was
only sideshow gotten up by the FIam-
beau club. When the thing got to he
talked about in the newspapers as a
civic affair the board again wrote the
club, and wrote sharply To this COM
munication and those that followed II
no response was made, and the Mime
apolis crowd intimated, by keeping ST
lence, that they thought 1t was none
of the business of the fair mana gers.
Ihey did make the concession that on
Minneapolis day they would endeavor
TO make showing at the fair, and
would nave no street attractions for
that night oi
secretary Randall, Of the State Fair
association, was asked what he thoueht
of the action of the MINNEAPOLIS neonla
but he was in the position of a man
who does not desire to invite antag-
onlsm for his enterprise, and would not
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