The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-05
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Over $4,000 persons attended the
state fair yesterday. 1t was the BAN
ner day of this or any other year.
The nearest approach to the attend
ance yesterday was on st. Paul day
last year, when the crowd numbered
$4,000, and it was predicted then that
1t would years before 1t would be
equaled.
1t was Live Stock and Dairy day,
but the crowd was not confined to rep
resentatives of these two classes by
any means.
Today is Minneapolis day and Off
cials from that city stated last evening
that the Mill City would turn out even
larger crowd than was present yes
terday.
1t was worse than crowd. 1t was
jam. 1t wasn't a question of where
you wanted to go or what exhibit you
wanted to see. You went whichever
way the crowds happened to be going
and that was all there was to do. They
commenced to come before the gates
were open in the morning and 1t was 8
o'clock before there was any let up.
Even the old settlers, and there were
many of them on the grounds, had to
weaken and say they never saw such a
crowd. 1t was the record-brealker for
this or any other fair eV1r held in Min
nesota and nearly $4,000 people were
on the grounds.
From the upper deck of the grand
stand the scene was grand one Com
mencing at the two main gates the
lines of people wound in and out OF
the buildings, avenues and roadways
like some monster black serpent.
The roads and walks were not wide
enough to accommodate them and the
vacant spaces around the buildings
were pre- -empted by the surging
crowds. The restaurants and lunch
rooms did an immense business and
some of the smaller feeding places
could not begin to accommodate their
patrons.
Every Place Packed.
The grand stand was packed, as was
also the paddock in front and the races
and other attractions were viewed by
5000 people, who, unable to secure
seats in the stand, stood or sat on the
hill to the east of the grand stand
There was no shade over the stand
but the spectators did not seem to
mind this in the least and shouted and
applauded at the proper time the same
as the more fortunate ones in the grand
stand.
The attendance today beats all rec
ords," said President Cosgrove, when
at o'clock he drove up from the Min
neapolis gate, "and over $4,000 people
are here. You can say that the at
tendance is limited to the number
which Mr.. Lowry's cars could carry.
People have stood on street corners in
Minneapolis since 10 o'clock waiting
for a chance to get on street car.
Several of my acquaintance went so
= far as to ride out to Lake Harriet in
order to reach here The cars are filled
before they reach the West hotel, and
after leaving Washington avenue they
will not stop for passengers.
"Mr Lowry has promised that next
year there will be no complaint so far
as the carrying accommodations are
concerned, but that does not help any
today in getting the people here or
taking them home tonight"
Main Building Is damned.
The main building with its attrac-
tive displays by merchants of the Twin
Cities and the interesting exhibit of
native fish made by the state game
and fish commission was the center of
attraction. The crowd in this building
was the largest of any place on the
grounds. The Ladies' Symphony or
chestra gave a concert in the after
noon, but the music could scarcely be
heard above the din. Once inside the
building 1t was impossible to move
except as the crowd did and the visi-
tors were swept past the exhibits as
though on a moving sidewalk.
In the cattle and horse barns it was
the same thing. Those who desired to
stop a minute and gaze on a particu-
larly fine steed or prize winning mem