The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-03
WEATHER-FAIR.

With the greatest attendance yet re-
corded for opening day, exhibits increased
in number, variety and value, the largest
premiums ever offered, visitors of the
highest civic and military station, the
best of weather given by the govern
ment bureau, and a general glad acclaim,
the forty-second annual fair of the Min
nesota Agricultural Society was opened
by the time the majority of the resi-
dents of the Twin Cities had swallowed
their breakfasts yesterday morning.
Mr.. Dooley's me frind Gineral Rosen-
felt, what lid the gallant charge at San
Dago," and who, in passing, it may be
remarked: occupies the exalted but unos-
tentatious Office of vice president of the
United States, fulfilled his promise to
honor the fair with his presence, and the
fair made good it's promise to honor
him with permission to make the talk of
the day. From the time when the
special car bearing the vice president
rolled into the Union station at ST. Paul
yesterday morning until a late hour last
night, he was the cynosure of all eyes
and the recipient of attentions which
were prompted more on account of his
personal popularity than by the Office he
holds. There is something in Mr. Roose-
velt's ''strenuosity" that strikes respon-
sive chord in the hearts of the men who
have made the great commonwealth of
1t in the very forefront of progress to-
day; and all of these forsook office and
shop to give a welcome to their honored
guest which was both sincere and en-
thusiastic
True to their promises, the man
ayers Of the great exhibition awoke
yesterday morning with the sat
isfying feeling. that, SO far as they were
concerned. there was nothing lacking to
the success of the fair. 1t is probable
that about the first thing each one of
them did was to draw aside the curtains
and turn his eyes toward the East; but
a single brief glance must have sufficed.
The sky was filed with a crimson smoke,
through which the mellow rays of the
autumnal sun were beginning to pierce;
white mist wreaths hung above the
bosom OF the Father of Waters or drifted
laZily above the level stretch of valley
lands through which the waters race
their seaward way, and arching above
all was sky as blue as sapphire, with
not a cloud to mar it's beauty. 1t was to
be a perfect Minnesota Day.
Nor were the managers the only ones
who were astir early. Every understudy
and roustabout connected with the exh1-
bition was on the alert long before those
who We're to pass through the turnstiles
later on had finished their morning meal
Even the small boy, whose stunt during
the present week will be the surreptitious
entering of the grounds over or under the
fence, was astir in due season, and at
least q dozen were seen working their
way through apertures with facility
that betokened long and assiduous prac-
tice for the occasion. But they saw the
vice president. the big pumpkins. the
sleek cattle and the glossy horses lust the
same as. did those who paid their money
at the box office, and when the shades
of night began to gather over the grounds
they walked out of the open GATES with
heads erect, and not a single conscience
upbraided it's youthful owner
BEST EVER HELD.
In the opinion of people who are judges
sofa State Agricultural Society is more
than a. success Secretary Randall is not
the only man who says so. Although
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