The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-19
COMING N THOUSANDS
NATIONAL BUTTERNAKERS' CON-
VENTION FORMALLY CON-
VENES TODAY
Continued From First Pasp.

Tie electrical ueV1CeS and designs were
so installed as to leave no room for dan
ger. The city electrical inspector in
spected the wiring in the afternoon and
was satisfied.
Among the principal exhibits, and those
presenting the best appearance, may be
be mentioned those of the Sharples COM
pany; the Miller Pasteurizing company,
of Canton, O.; the Fairbanks Scale and
Engine company; M H. Fairchild & Co.,
OF New York; Frank & Holman, st. Paul,
sanitary milk pumps; Sturgess, Cornish
q Burn. cans and cream ripeners, st.
Paul; the Disbrow combined churns and
workers; F. B. Fargo & Co., st. Paul;
Mower-Harwood company; Genesee &.
Worcester salt; Attorney butter color;
Wells. Richardson & Co., and the Elgin
butter tubs.
In the matter of decorations, business
men have responded to the request of the
reception committee in a most gratifying
manner. Many, if not most, of the lead
ing stores are plentifully bedecked with
yellow bunting, the color of the associa-
ton. The reception rooms at the differ
ent hotels are also suitably decorated,
and many stores were yesterday flying
huge yellow flags
Gov Van SAINT has announced his in
tention of presenting to the State Butter
makers association the sum of $500 from
the funds of the dairy and fruit COM
mission. This will be exclusively devot-
ed to the Minnesota state dairy butter
makers. In the event of a larger sum
being required, the governor has prom
ised to consider the .advisability of sup
plementing the appropriation with an
other grant from the same fund.
NOTES OF THE<eoNvENTIoN.
Yesterdays arrivals were principally
from Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
Officers for the ensuing year will be
elected tomorrow. afternoon at the close
of the regular session.
One Of the features on tomorrow's pro-
gramme is an address by Hon. James
Wilson, United States secretary of agri-
culture.
The National Bairy union will hold a
session during The convention. the date
and time OF which will be announced
today or tomorrow.
Secretary E. N @Sudendorf yesterday
moved his offices from the Ryan to the
Auditorium, and will remain there until
the convention closes.
Quite a number Of the delegates who
arrived yesterday visited the Union stock
yards, in South St. Paul The capitol
also proved quite a drawing card.
In the handsome official programme of
the proceedings the Commercial club,
of this city, heads the list OF contribu-
tors. with donation of 81 600. The name
OF the club is at 1.-THE top of the roll OF
honor. :. sls. ..5ls. 49,.
Thursday afternoon according to the
programme, the members of the associa-
ton Will listen to an address from two
such distinguished personages as j. j.
Hill, Of this city ard Hon. w. d. Hoard,
ex-governor OF Wisconsin.
w. K. Boardman, ex-president, and
present member of the executive COM
mittee, arrived from Nevada, TO-, Sun
day, and was busily engaged yesterday
in assisting the secretary and the local
committee to get. everything in readi-
ness for the opening day.
Among the prominent arrivals yester-
day was E. W. Johnson, of the Mer
Chants Dispatch Transportation COM
pany, Chicago. A w Rockwell, of the
Sharples company, also arrived yester-
day and superintendent the work of get
ting the exhibits Of his company into
shape.
Divisional headquarters will be as fol-
lows: New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Kansas, Nebraska and Elgin Board of
Trade delegations at the Ryan. Iowa
will be at the Merchants; Minnesota at
the Windsor, and Wisconsin at the Clar-
endon. A large number of the delegates
will be CHARTERED, at-the Metropolitan.
George E. HasleHj of Lincoln, the
president of the association, will be
among the first to arrive this morning.
1t is expected that several members of
the executive committee will be also on
the early train. Sc At present Messrs.
Hoardman and J:l.S Moody, of this city,
are the only members of the committee
here. ne
The electric lights adjoining the ex-
hibits in machinery hall were turned on
for the first time last night, and the eff
feet was greatly admired by the favored
few who were in the building at the
time. Of the forty or so exhibits about
half are decorated with plain or colored
lights.
At IL a. N. Friday one Of the most i'm
portant events in the convention will
take place, the sale of the prize butter
to the highest bidder All the tubs on
exhibition are donated by the owners to
the association. The proceeds of the
sales are applied on the annual dues.
The association will give to the butter
maker scoring highest from each state
having ten entries or more, silver cup
valued at $50, providing that he is not the
winner of any first or second prize, and
providing his butter scores ninety-five Or
diploma of merit to all exhibitors whose
butter scores ninety Or over.
An idea of the representative char
acter of the butter exhibit which the
judges finished scoring yesterday, may
be gathered, when it is stated that the
S33 tubs entered came from almost every
state in the union Maine, in the East,
is we'll represented, and California ami
Washington sent quite a number of
packages.
For the best package of separator but
ter and for the best package of gather
ed cream butter, each, a solid gold
medal suitably engraved will be given,
and for the second best package III each
class, silver medal suitably engraved.
The association will give to the state
delegation having the highest average
score beautiful silk banner to cost
not less than 500, providing there are
ten or more entries from that state.
ToDAYs PROGRAMME.
The programme forstoday follows:
Music. .-ta
Call to order. ar
Address Of Of welcome for the state-Gov
Address of Weicomg for st. Paul-May-
or r. A. Smith S-lsh
Address of Welcome for st. Paul Com
mereial Club-President H. A. Board
man.
Response-J. G.5Lopbard. Omaha. Neb
Music.
President address
Report of secretary and treasurer.
Appointment of committees.