The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-04
First Three Days of the Fair Give a
Total of at Least 100000 Paid
Admissions.
State and Territorial Pioneers Turn
Out in Large Numbers for
Their Special Day.

Smash, smash went records again at the
state fair to-day.
The management shortly afternoon were
estimating the days attendance at $4,000
which added to the attendance of yester-
day and the day before makes in round
numbers 10000. Last year the total for
the first three days, when every individual
sightseer had been counted, was only
59,249, and that was thought to be large.
The grand total of last years attendance
was 11S, ,436, which figure with good wealth
er ought to be left far behind o-morrow,
with two days to spare in which to es-
tablish new record.
This is State and Territorial Pioneers
Day. Wednesday of last year was st. Paul
day. That day the figure was SO, ,435, which
will be below the figure of to-day, when
the turnstile totals are added.
The crowds began to arrive early. The
o'clock cars were jammed to the steps
and at 10 o'clock it was necessary to re-
tnforce the crews at the gates. AS usual
the Minneapolis gate was. getting the big
gest share of the work.
The railroads took large numbers to the
ground It is estimated that 5000 were
brought in from points north, northwest
and west of Minneapolis.
The gand stand was packed to the limit
again to-day. 1t was estimated that the
total admitted were about 1000, while
1000 that wanted to get inside were re-
fused admittance.
Tomorrow is Livestock and Dairy Day
and ought to be big one, as the two
interests are among the greatest Of the
state. The one-mile running race will add
greatly to the interest in the racing pro-
gram.
Before 10 O'Clock this morning it was
evident that it was to be one of the big
days of the fair. The crowd appeared to
get an earlier start than on either Of the
preceding days. BY noon the number of
admissions was far in advance of that of
noon yesterday. The fair management
believes that the arrangement Of special
days this year tends to keep up the in
terest in the fair all through the week and
more evenly distribute the crowds. The
attendance from points outside Of the
twin cities will undoubtedly be larger to-
day, Thursday and Friday than it was yes
terday and the day before.
Pioneers Out in Force.
The state and territorial pioneers had
their innings to-day and the "old-timers'
were out in force. The log cabin, the
Playground home of the pioneers, was
packed from an early hour until late in
the day. Every section of the central
and southern part Of the state was well
represented. The officers of the Pioneers
association estimate to-day's meeting to
be one Of the largest ever held, in spite OF
the fact that many OF the pioneers are
reaching an age where it is difficult for
them to attend such gatherings.
Throughout the morning the pioneers re-
newed old acquaintances and exchanged
"reminiscences. They voted the present fair
a wonder and termed it the greatest agri-
cultural exhibition ever given in the west.
Edwin Clarke of Minneapolis, member of
the executive committee, was in charge
Of the arrangements for the day Among
the interesting relics exhibited by him
was a ticket of admission to the first
agricultural fair ever held in the territory
in 1855, in the days when Hennepin county
always had the biggest farmers and the
biggest cabbage. The ticket reads: