The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-19
MADISON'S CARNIVAL.
Curiosity Is Felt as to How Much
Good 1t Will Do
the City.
APPROPRIATION FOR STATE FAIR
Lively Issue Which Will Come Before
the Next Legislature-Cold
Storage Stations.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 16.-When my
readers peruse these lines Madison will
be in the throes of the carnival. 1t is
something new for the quiet capital
city and good deal of curiosity is
felt as to how much good it will do
the old town. Certainly the prepare
tons have been elaborate and one is
surprised at the glory of the streets
about Capitol park, whether by day or
night. The controlling spirit of the
affair is J. w. Groves, the piano and
music man, who came to us from Viro-
qua and has energy enough for four
men. When the proposition was
preached the project dragged for
time, but other leading business men
rallied about Mr.. Groves. They raised
money easily. Contributions were lib
eral right and left, the brewery COM
panies (Of which there are three
leading off, and expensive attractions,
and an infinite variety are being
shown. Madison is not commonly re-
garded as a business point and yet no
community is better located with ref
erence to railroads Gas a look at the
map will show; and one object Of the
carnival is to show what business is
being done. When it is all over the
business men will be asked whether
trade was directly increased, Of wheth-
er the advertisement to the town is
worth the expenditure and effort, to
see if an annual affair of the sort
would be justified. Some take the
ground that even if receipts to store
keepers direct are not greatly In
creased the money is brought to town
and spent in some directions; and this
in turn will be distributed to all. 1t
is said that as for direct shopping
those lines of trade that are popular
and low-priced benefit beyond a doubt.
AS to higher grade stores. there is
difference of opinion. One shoe dealer
of FreepOrt, where street fairs have
been held, says that his trade is
actually less while the carnival is
''on," high class customers who are
willing to pay good price for a fine
article being too busy to buy; while
the incomers from the country want
only bargains"
State Fair Matters.
One of the liveliest issues before the
next legislature-and it will be an
eventful session-will be the state fair.
The improvement in the last fair has
greatly encouraged it's friends, who
propose to ask a handsome sum to
make the show even more imposing
and attractive. The question has been
raised whether it would not be wiser,
instead of granting a block of money
to the Milwaukee fair, to divide 1t
and strengthen the county fairs. The
sum of 81 900 will go a long ways to-
ward making county affair sue
cess.
However this may be, a suggestion
of Professor Henry'S is being in
dorsed in northern Wisconsin (Which
regards the professor as it's especial
Champion and that is, to strengthen
the exhibits of the counties, especially
the northern counties, at the state
fair. At present eight or ten of these
counties make exhibits and everyone is
surprised at the prOfusiOn and variety
of the products; but the exhibits are
given small space and only $500 is di-
vided among them. Professor Henry
thinks they should have a building Of
their own and at least $1,000 encour
agement, to be divided according to
merit of exhibit, and he tells why.
''There are millions of acres of good
farming lands in northern Wisconsin
awaiting settlement The best settlers
we can possibly get are the sons and
daughters from the farms in the
southern part of our state. People
reared on the farms of Wisconsin
know of it's climate, the crops that are
produced and are familiar with our
customs, methods of government, our
ideas of citizenship, etc. A series of
good county exhibits from the north
shore at our annual fairs will open
their eyes"
Cold Storage Stations.
Many of the communities of the
state, especially those well located on
railroads, are putting up cold storage
buildings. Situated on the "Y" at
Plymouth, Sheboygan county, is a
storage building operated by the COM
pany that also furnishes water, light
and power. A description will give an
idea of scores of such plants. There
are five stories, and the building is
of white brick, 5OX1O0 feet. The COM
pany handles annually 100000 to s.
100000 pounds of cheese and 1000 to
5000 cases of eggs. Butter in smaller
quantities, and apples, of late years,
also find a place at the refrigerating
| plant.
1t will be interesting to those not
familiar with the process to know how
| the cold is provided. There is no ice
about the place, except the incrusta-
lions on the pipes and on the pumps
| in the engine room. The low tempera-
ture is attained by the ammonia sys
| tem-that is, ammonia is pumped into
pipes, and by the opening of a valve,
only small quantity is allowed to
pass on, which vaporizes in its course.
This reduces the temperature on the
scientific principle that in the trans
formation Of a liquid into gas a