The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-05
Success Of Live Stock and Dairy
Day at Fair Points to Wealth
for the State.
Minnesota to Become a Great Stock
State---Big Crowds on the
Grounds Again.

To-day marks an epoch In the industrial
progress of Minnesota. Live Stock and
Dairy Day, with its thousands of enthu-
slastic farmers and its wealth of exhibits
OF Minnesota grown cattle and dairy
products is one of the most i'm
portant and the most successful
days Of the fair of 1901. The
wonderful interest shown by Mime
sofa farmers in live stock, and especially
In dairy and beef cattle. is a reliable in
dicator of the phenomenal progress Min
nesota has made as live stock and dairy
state, and of progress yet to be made.
Stock men of national prominence predict
to-day that in the next decade the north
star state is to become one Of the great
est stock raising states in the union.
To-day enthusiasm pervaded the air.
The farmer from Polk county praised
Minnesota stock and the possibilities Of
the state along with the officers of the
two great associations represented here.
The state fair management used this as a
moral to adorn a tale They pointed to
what the fair had done for Minnesota and
classed this as one of it's big achieve
ments. They pointed to the future-what
the fair was doing to educate the Mime
sofa farmer in diversified farming
There are millions in it,
So said Secretary Randall of the state
fair association. Last year the associa-
tion made Live Stock and Dairy Day one
Of the great special days. The plan was
satisfactory. To-day's enthusiasm and
attendance shows that the idea has
caught on 1t could not be so unless
Minnesota farmers were becoming deep
ly interested in the breeding of high
class stock. M ,.r
The dream of James J. Hill and others,
who in prophetic vision saw great things
ahead for Minnesota in stock and dairy
products, is about to be realized. The
Great Northerns president commenced
the work of educating the Minnesota
farmer as to the advantage of high-class
stock years ago. He spent much money
on the idea 1t Is that same idea that
the state fair association has taken up and
developed Minnesota is heiress to mill
lions as result Of that work.
No Longer "a One-CrOp State.
Within the memory of hundreds who at
tended the fair to-day, predictions were
made that Minnesota would never be more
than one-crcp state. They were wrong.
Each year has added millions to her
wealth by widening diversity of interests.
Years ago the slow development of her
stock and dairy interests began. To-day
these same interests produce millions Of
revenue
Large Numbers We're Out.
Farmers made Live Stock and Dairy Day
their special day. Large numbers were
oil
Trains brought large crowds from north
western points. gratifying feature was
the attendance of farmers from the Da-
kotas. They were interested in live stock
and the products of the dairy. Large
numbers came from central and southern
Minnesota. They fiocked to the barns
to view the stock and were greatly taken
with the Hereford and Shorthorn exhibits
in the afternoon Immediately following the
Herefored sale. They went clear down
the line of exhibits including horses, swine
and sheep. The Hereford sale of cattle
was continued during the morning.
Evening programs are growing in popu-
larity and large crowd is expected to
witness this evenings performance. The
management is well pleased with Pains
Last Days Of Pompeii."
Tomorrow St. Paul Day.
Tomorrow is St. Paul day The resi-
dents of the capital city are making every
preparation to turn out a big crowd. 1t
will be holiday for St. Paul people, made
SO by a proclamation by Mayor Smith.
There will be large number OF people in
to see the fair from northwestern towns
tomorrow and these, with the contribu-
tions of St. Paul and Minneapolis, ought
to make big day. The big event of the
day will be the 2:13 pace for the purse of
IS, 900 contributed by the business men of
St. Paul There were twenty eight en-
tries originally and it is thought that
twelve will start. In addition to this
there Will be the one-mile dash of speedy
runners.
A UNITED MIDWAY
Fair Management to |Bunch" That
Feature Next Year.