The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-26
WEEK FROM TODAY
EXHIBITORS ARE PREPARING FOR
OPENING OF THE STATE
FAIR
ENORMOUS CROWDS EXPECTED
transportation Lines Extend Area
of Reduced Rates-Amusement
Features Are Novel
and Up-tO-Date.

Prospective exhibitors at the state fair
will utilize the remaining week in i'll
stalling their displays and planning for
the entertainment of the largest crowd
that has ever visited the Minnesota ex-
hibition. The management has required
that every article be in its place and
ready for inspection at o'clock next
Monday morning, the opening day of the
fair, and this rule will be enforced to
the letter. Superintendents of the
rious departments will be required to
see that this is done, and no article that
has been put in after that time will be
allowed to remain or to compete for
premiums.
The superintendent of every state fair
department Will be on the grounds this
morning, and will remain until after the
close of the fair He will apportion the
space in the buildings under his care,
and in case of Misunderstanding will re-
fer the matter to the board for arbitra1
tion. The board will hold daily meet
ings of an informal nature during the
week to complete the hnal details before
the gates are thrown over.
1t is believed that under favorable
weather conditions the coming fair will
put aside all doubt as to the supremacy
of Minnesota in the matter of such ex-
hibitions. The fair under careful man
agement has grown from minor insti-
tuition that was buffeted about the
state to an enormous display, where the
resources of Minnesota soil and the
product of Minnesota skill and ingenuity
may be studied in detail. 1t has been
provided with handsome buildings,
complete water system to furnish fire
protection and grounds that are admira-
bly, situated.
With this in mind unusual preparations
are being made by transportation lines
to accommodate the state fair travel,
which railroad men believe will be un-
precedented. The area of cheap rates
has been extended so that the people of
other states may come at small cost.
The railroads are planning for special
cars and extra trains, and the street car
company has polished up every bit Of
rolling stock it owns and will put it
in commission all of next week Agents
who have been employed to attract pub
lie attention to the fair say that they
have never before encountered such wide
spread interest in the exhibition.
Members of the Minnesota State Agri-
cultural society do not believe that they
will have any room to spare in spite
of the fact that the capacity has been
increased by the addition of an agri-
cultural hall, exhibition barns, new
bleachers and machinery sheds. Applica.
tions for space have been pouring in
from all over the Northwest for the past
three weeks, and the mail continues to
be unusually heavy. Most of the old ex-
hibitors have been assigned the same
space they occupied last year, an ar
rangement that has been thoroughly sat-
isfactory to them. This leaves the adj
ditional space to be filled by exhibitors
who have not before appeared at the
fair.
The amusement features of the fair
have been increased this year to keep
pace with fair expansion. The races, in
Guiding the S., 000 events, on st. Paul and
Minneapolis days respectively, are to be
fully up. to the usual standard. The
addition of nippodrome races is expected
to be appreciated by the patrons of the
fair. The programme will include Ro-
man standing races and races with lady
riders. Band concerts, balloon ascen-
siOns, afternoon and evening, athletic
exhibitions, including the spiral globe
act and running races on the half-mile
track will be additional features The
night programme. will close with Pains
fireworks, "Fhe Destruction of Pom
peii.'' ',-''''
The Midway is to have some interest
ing exhibitions this year that never be-
fore appeared here. The management
has made special effort to avoid fake
shows, and none of them will be per-
mitted on the grounds.