The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-10

- $4,000, After Expending Over
$4,000 In Repairs and Permanent
improvements.
Secretary Randall yesterday submitted
the annual report of the Minnesota State
Agricultural society to Gov. Lind. The
report says of the 1899 fair:
The state fair has continued to grow.
There was an average increase of about
% per cent In the exhibition departments,
and the attendance was much larger
than in previous years. Each department
has had careful attention, and each has
been representative, in a high degree, of
the industry intended to be portrayed
and benefited.
The new departure of the year has been
the lighting of the grounds and buildings.
keeping the buildings open during the
evenings and carrying out an evening
programme of amusementS. Day events
only have been planned heretofore. Re-
suits showed the wisdom of the new plan.
Busy people who cannot take time from
business or labor during the day found
at night the opportunity for seeing the
fair, which has heretofore been denied
city to divert attention. Exhibits and
attendance from both st. Paul and Min
neapons increased, and both cities gave
the fair splendid support.
The amusement programme was strong
both day and night. The business men
Of the two cities continued their guaran-
purses attract good horses from long dis
tances, whose owners, after having de-
c1ded to come, bring other horses for
other classes with them, thus strengthen
Ing the whole race programme. These
men and the horses would not be here at
all II the ordinary purses were the only
INDUCEMENTS offered. In addition to the
trotting and pacing races there were run
ming events. balloon ascensions, music,
ETC.. and at night there was the presenta-
tt2Ior ton of . the spectacular fire works exhi-
More than the usual amount of work
has been done in repairs and improve
ments The half-mile track, begun last
the ground fnclosed by it has been lev
eled or sloped and seeded to grass. A
boulevard has been laid out across the
bition buildings painted. Roofs have been
repaired upon a number of buildings,
while others have been made new.
Pboirchef bei have beer been added to the Dairy
building, and numerous minor improve
ments have been made. This work this
year has cost $9,72S. 80, and during the last
if1Ve years over: $22.00O has been expended
IN this way. When it is rememb bered that
the buildings are mostly of wood and are
now fourteen years old. the amount of
In the excellent condition they are now
In Will be readily understood.
a;1,n Inc equipment although in good con-
id1tion. Is inadequate. The fair this year.
i1f,th number of variety Of exhibits and
IN attendance and receipts, ranks first
III the United States The rapid growth
makes the lack of sufficient and suita-
Die buildings more apparent and more
emoarraSslng every year. An agricuI-
tural hall and live stock amDhitheetar
are imperatively needed. More barns aTa
needed for live stock, and enlarged ac
commodations for carriages and machin-
cry cry sH9ulo be provided. 1t Is to be hoped,
tnat the next legislature will see that
at teast some Of these buildings are
erected. SO that the society will not he
SO seriously crippled In its work
ana oy comparison with other fairs, is
SHOWN 10 oe, future fairs should and will
De st1ll greater. Nothing succeeds like
success, and the prestige of the past pre-
sages still more of growth in the years
10 come one event of the first magnt-
fSg4oe15he national exhibition and sale of
Tor next year. This announcement, mada
at this early date. that the officers of the
american hereford Cattle Breeders, as
ISOLATION will conduct their next annual
exhibition and sale at the Minnesota
state fair In 1900. will stimulate short
+ norm norm ..Aperdeen-Angus and Galloway
p1tSeoers pre-, TO snow the best their herds con-
tam making 1t certain that next years
exnloit1on will be an event Of widespread
interest In what promises to be a mem
%t 9%rtanle year In American cattle breeding.
4hat 1t Will give q new impetus to the
tagging peer producing industry of Min
nesota and the Northwest, there can be
no doubt w
Added interest may be expected in other
departments also. The mana cement en-
deavors, not only by comprehensive eX-
h16its, to fittingly celebrate and repre-
sent development from year to year, but
py those attractive object lessons to
stimulate production, both in quality and
quantity, in all lines Of industry in the
states Utility is the principle underly-
Recognition is due and is hereby pub
licly given for the active assistance in
the work of the year by the newspapers
experiment station, the Farmers fnsti-
tute corps. the State horticultural So
ciety, the State Dairy and Poultry asso-.
various live stock organizations and the
many public-spirited individuals in ali
parts of the state who readily responded
to all calls made upon them
The receipts and disbursements for the
year are as follows:
Disbursements