The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-30
MANY FLOCKINC TO FAIR
RAILROADS BRINGING IN BIG AID
VANCE GUARD FOR NEXT WEEK
Work at Fair Grounds Is Being
Rushed to Completion, and
Exhibitors Are Hust-
ling.

The advance guard of state fair WIS.,
itors reached the city yesterday. Others
are expected to arrive today, and at the
close of the week it is believed that the
town will be well filed with strangers
whose anxiety to see the fair has induced
them to come even before the low rail-
read rates became effective. Many of the
early arrivals will take advantage of the
opportunity to do their shopping and will
then have nothing in the way of a full
enjoyment of the state fair revelations.
Although the exhibits began to arrive
several days earlier than usual, 1t is now
found that the track facilities at the
grounds are not sufficient to accommo-
date the shipments that are coming in
constantly. Arrangements have been
made to have a switch engine on con-
slant duty at the grounds, and as fast
as the cars are emptied they are hurried
to the siding and other cars are brought
up from the Minnesota transfer.
1t will require almost constant work
from now until the fair opens
The machinery exhibits, according
to Supt. Sawyer, will be much
larger than usual, and every available
space upon which a tent can be staked
will be taken up. This is in the face of
the fact that the carriages have been
removed from the space devoted to ma
chinery and are to be housed in the old
horticultural building.
The exhibit of carriages and fine equip
ages is to be made one of the features
of the fair this year. They will have a
big, Well-lighted building, easy of ac-
cess to state fair visitors, and will be in
class by themselves. There win be an
| unusual number of rubber-tired vehicles.
indicating that these are supplanting rap
idly the old style iron tire. The wind
mill exhibit, the display of threshers and
engines, of corn shelters and harvesting
machines, promises to be unusually large
A portion of the fair that will be in
teresting to every visitor will be located
in the south wing of the agricultural
building. 1t is here that the county ex-
hlbits are to be placed, and enough of
them have arrived to indicate that the
rivalry this year will be exceedingly keen.
1t will require much time to arrange in
artistic display the various resources of
each county, and some of the rivals have
secured skilled decorators and artists to
place their wares so that they will an
peal to the eye.
This part of the fair will enable the
visitors to gather within an hour full in
formal ton of the resources of each conn
ty. The minerals, specimens of the soil
ana the agricultural products will be so
arranged as to give a complete history
OF the county from which the entry is
made 1t is believed that this will be an
invaluable suggestion as to the possibil-
ties of each county and locality in the
state. The state fair management has
stimulated this friendly rivalry by MAX
ing additions to the premiums for county
exhibits
The presence of Vice President Roose-
| welt on the opening day is an attraction
| that will bring many people to the fair
who have not before been here. The op-
portunity to see the hero of San Juan
hill, mounted on a spirited horse. review
| ing regiment of tried men, is one that
may not soon come again. For that rea-
son the people will come to the fair on
the opening day and will remain here the
greater portion of the week to make a
thorough inspection of the exhibits.
Vice President Roosevelt's portion OF
the state fair programme will begin al
IL o'clock on Monday morning and will
continue during the greater portion of the
day. His time has been taken up. and
it will require careful work to fill each
appointment that has been made