The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-09-20
STATE FAIR A BOOMER.
Country People Turned Out in
Large Numbers.
DREW A BIG CROWD
Gov. Scofie1d was a Visitor and De.
1ivered an ADJ
dress.


the fair are generally lutte well satisfied
with the general result They will not
know exactly where they are at finan-
| clally until this evening, but they figured
| this morning that they would come out
| about even. The expenses of the fair
are about $4,000 in round numbers, and
| it is expected that the receipts from all
| sources will about equal that figure. The
| State fair of 1900 will undoubtedly be
! held on the same grounds near Milwau-
| kee There is no session of the LeglSla-
| ture to be held the coming winter and
| the movement to sell the fair grounds
| cannot be consummated before the next
| fair is held. Most of the officials like
| the neighborhood of Milwaukee as a To-
| cation for the Wisconsin State fair.
Receipts Balance Expenses.
Secretary John M. True Of Madison
| SAID this noon as to the results of the
| State fair:
Up to the present time the receipts
| from all sources are about 100000. The
| estimated expenses, outside of the pay
ment of purses, that is, including pre-
| mlums paid. advertising, repairs and i'm
provements on the grounds, expenses Of
| management, such as clerk hire, is APP
proximately $4,000. That is going to
leave today's receipts to take care of the
races. We will get $4,000 from the state
and will need that fer expenses for the
coming year"
President Newton's Statement.
L. l.. Newton Of Beaver Dam, presi-
| dent Of the Wisconsin state board of ag-
riculture, which managed the 1899 fair,
| said today:
THE State fair Of 1899 is a marked
success in many ways. The exhibit is
larger and Of better character than 1
have ever seen before at our State fair.
| The farmers are returning in great num-
bers and renewing their interest that
was SO apparent when the fair was held
ON the old Cold Spring course. The pres
ent management has made special class
/ es Tor them and has not asked them to
compete with professionals. They have
feeilng that it is their fair, and that
5 VaaIa IN interests have been looked after.
/ Yesterday was the equal it not greater
III attendance of any previous State fair
DAY upon the new grounds. Everything
was in harmony The grounds were DO
/ heed, the track kept clear and no trou-
Die or disturbance of any nature occurred
upon the. grounds. Patrons of the fair
i expressed themselves with admiration re-
! garding the management. Many visit
ors We're so well pleased that I
was congratulated hundreds of times
during the day upon the success of the
TAR The address of the mayor of Mil
Nauhee was NEST apt. He gave us as
surance that Milwaukee was greatly in
sfLffsled IA a, the far and would do all pos
slDle 20 help make 1t a success We feel
that Milwaukee must stand by us if it
expects the fair to remain here. NV
preference Tor many years has been for
Milwaukee. With the increased facili-
ties for transportation it brings our
grounds nearer to the city. Milwaukee
| turned out in fairly-good numbers. but
! we had anticipated a greater patronage
from city of 100000 population. Per
haps the Labor day of last week had
something to do with essening the ot
tendance. 1t would seem as if that could
be at an earlier date and then it would
not interfere with us as much rs If does
The st. Paul road could render MS
| great service by running a special train
! from Watertown via Brookfeld Junction
to the grounds in the morning, returning
in the evening. Now people on that line
have to go to the city and then go back
to the grounds, which makes it a great
| inconvenience.
we hope to have money enough To sat
tie all obligations the board has assumed
IN the preparation of the fair. We shall
feel If the fair is held here in 1900 that
Milwaukee ought to be little more lib
eral toward us. Last winter there was
an effort made to introduce bill in the
| Legislature for the sale of these grounds
We hope to be able to avert the disposal
OF the grounds till we are able to demon
/ strate that the fair can be made n suc-
cess here. Ii the board canuot make a
/ success of the fair here a removal of To-
cation is inevitable
President Newton figures out that only
$500 people attended the fair from Mil
waukee, holding that Milwaukee people
did not come to the grounds until yes
| terday. I'VE arrived at the attendance
from Milwaukee," said Mr.. Newton, by
! taking the difference in the receipts be-
tween Wednesday and Thursday. Mil
! waukee people did not come in numbers
until yesterday"
Successful Races.
w, M. Workman of Depere, who has
speed department of the Wisconsin State
fair, said today of Mr.. Wfcoxs depart
ment:
1--WE have never had a better race
meeting from a speed standpoint The
| entries have been good and the races
well contested. The horsemen are all
| very well pleased A man from Spring
| was greater than that on the best day
| of the recent Illinois State fair. We did
| not have such special features this year
| as Gentry or Patchen and those expen-
! sive fellows"
| Maj Doyon of Madison, who has for
/ yCdlS DCtll III llit treasury department VI
| the fair, said II think we have had a
| good fair. Milwaukee has done splendid
! ly and the attendance mas been good.
| The receipts each day from the gates
and grandstand have been as follows:
! Tuesday $1,000, Wednesday S4950.75,
| Thursday $S354.50. Besides this there
| are receipts from privileges and entries"
Proud Of Their Ribbons.
| The stock parade about the grounds
| this forenoon was led by Marshal Chain.
| followed by the Lake Mills band. Then
| came some very heavy horses, some with
| shaggy feet and some without, some
! black, some gray and some bay. They
| were very well put up animals and wore
| their prize ribbons with becoming pride.
| After these draft horses came coach
| horses, trotting horses and some matched
| teams in harness. The heavy horses
| were Percherons, Clydesdales and Eng
| fish Shires. Then followed the cattle,
| some with short horns and some without
any horns. Some of them were breeds
| raised for beef and others for dairy pur-
| poses. The varieties in the parade were
| shorthorns. red polled, Galloway, Devons,
| Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey and Ayrshire.
The dogs had a little parade of their