The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-15

offered for Sale.
The Minnesota dairy exhibit for the
Omaha exposition, which has been in
cold storage in st. Paul for two months
waiting to be shipped to Omaha, is now
being sold through a local commission
house. Those who have visited the
Omaha exposition from Minnesota have
wondered at the absence of Minneso-
ta's dairy exhibit, about which SO much
had been said. AS a matter of fact, it
has been In cold storage on Third street
since the first installment was received
in ST. Paul for shipment.
1t Is matter Of criticism among
those who have known about it that,
at the last moment, after entries were
sent in from all dairying sections Of
the state, that the plans of the COM
mission to send from Minnesota a prize
winning exhibition Of dairy products
to the Omaha exposition should have
fallen through. 1t Is claimed by the
creamery men that the fault lies Who'll
~ With the superintendent of the dairy
department of the Omaha exposition,
who was so long providing suitable
quarters for the dairy exhibit that the
minnesota commissioners were COM
PEELED to dispose of the exhibit in the
manner named above.
Creamery men and those who sent in
turn matters have taken. Great care
was exercised by the standard cream
cries OF the state in preparing prize
EXHIBITS Of their products and they
are greatly incenSed at the exposition
authorities or whoever is to blame for
tnelr delay In providing space for the
Minnesota display. 1t has been stated
that the commission was somewhat to
blame for not taking more aggressive
stand In the matter, and 1t has also
been said that the railroads had re-
fused to furnish adequate refrigerator
facilities for shipping the butter to
Omaha.
Commissioner R. A. Kirk of this city,
was seen relative to the matter yes
terday and secuted the idea of any
neglect on the part Of the commission,
and stated that the Omaha people were
wholly to blame for the delay The
superintendent of the dairy department
of the Omaha exposition had been very
slow In getting things fixed up for the
reception Of butter and dairy products
from all states. Minnesota had gone
ahead and prepared a prize exhibit
and in order to save the price Of the
butter to the exhibitors they had been
compelled to sell 1t, and also because
by remaining in cold storage two
months it had lost it's scoring quail
ties, to large extent. Mr. Kirk added
that since the order to sell the ex-
hibit was given, advices had been re-
ce1ved from the superintendent at
omaha that he was ready to receive
the Minnesota exhibit, and had proper
facilities at hand for the preservation
both of the tone and body Of the but
ter.
This places the state commissioners
IN rather peculiar corner. The first
exhibit was selected with the greatest
care, and, although 1t was the original
intention to replenish the exhibit once
month, 1t will doubtless result in dis
couraging the farmers and creamery
men from giving the matter the atten-
ton which they did the first exhibit.
However, the commissioners have CIV
en- it out that they stand ready to pay
all freight on butter from here to the
exposition, and will do everything in
their power to further the interests of
the butter manufacturers of the state.
They have shipped the large refriger-
ator which was manufactured by the
Bohn Manufacturing company, of St.
Paul, to Omaha. On account of the
delay, arrangements had just about
been completed for the sale of the big
ice box to outside parties but this, hap
PLY, was averted by the call sent out
for exhibits by the superintendent of
the Omaha dairy department, received
In this city Wednesday. The patent
ammonia IreeZlnS maCh1ne, which was
manufactured fol the commission to
keep the temperature Of the ice box at
proper point, has been sold, but this
can be easily replaced
The call from the superintendent Of
the dairy department at Omaha came
like ray Of sunshine. There were all
kinds of dissatisfaction even In local
creamery circles. and the commission
ers have been flooded with commune
cations asking about the exhibit, both
from people interested in the display
and from outside points Nothing
short Of bombardment Of Omaha by
regiment Of buttermakers would have
resulted, if the Omaha authorities had
not recovered from their trance.
Minnesota will not be placed at q
disa dvantage in this matter, as none
of the other dairy states have put their
exhibits in place as yet, because Of
the same reasons which precluded Min
nesota entering her exhibit during the
opening days of the show.
Through the courtesy of ]. S. Moody,
of the Minnesota Butter & Cheese COM
pany, the butter for the first exhibit
has been preserved in the refrigerators
Of the Third street establishment, and
are now being sold and the proceeds re-
mitted to the exhibitors.