The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
SOUVENIR OF FAIR
Attractive Program Has Been Issued
by the Management for Con-
venience of Visitors.
State Exhibit Will Open Monday
With Every Display in Its
Proper Place.

For the first time the state fair man
agement has undertaken to pulish a
souvenir fair program and as with all it's
other enterprises, has made a hit The
official program is most attractive in ap-
pearance and the contents interesting.
The cover design is by Bart" The
Journal cartoonist, who has pro-
duced a happy representation Of Farmer
Gopher going to the fair with his fat pig.
Within the covers are many illustra-
tions of the principal buildings of the fair
and complete program for every day Of
the week. It will be particularly sought
by fair visitors as a souvenir.
Secretary Randall, of the state fair
management, says that he is pleased to
a4nounce that the fair will be opened next
Monday morning with every exhibit in
place. Until last year the first day was
practically wasted to visitors as belated
exhibitors created such confusion by
their Interruptions as seriously to inter-
fere with sight seeing. The fair manage
ment concentrated it's efforts a year ago
on prodding those who were inclined to
procrastinate and the result was that
Monday proved to be as the best day of
the week. The attendance was not as
large as on Wednesday or Thursday and
dom in their movements. The exhibits,
particularly of stock and agricultural
products, were fresher and appeared to
better advantage.
No Occasion for Delay.
The same measures to have everything
in complete order on the opening day have
been taken this year and the management
assures every one that there is no oc-
casion for putting off the visit to the
fair until later in the week.
Among the best features of the fair will
be the comprehensive exhibits shown by
the agricultural societies of eighteen
counties.
The sum Of $1,000 will be divided pro
rata among all the exhibiting associa-
tions on the basis Of the total number Of
points made by each. In addition to this
award, six special prizes will be given to
the best of the county exhibits. These
will be respectively 5000, $3.50, $10O, $75,
$50 and $25.
Besides the county exhibits, the man
ayers report an unusual number of col
lective farm displays. The sum of $1OO
will be divided pro rata, and in addition
will be awarded for the best displays.
Leslie Parlin, superintendent of the
poultry department, is the last of the
managers to be compelled by the unex-
pectedly large number of entries to take
to canvas. The great poultry building will
be packed full, and several exhibitors will
show their birds under canvas.
Horse Exhibit Is Large
The horse exhibit is also outstripping
expectations. The officers decided yes
terday that one Of the sheep barns would
have to be converted to the use of the
horses, and work was at once begun on
the alterations
The Minnesota state fair is the only
one Of the state shows which maintains
each year a national exhibition of pure
bred cattle. Exhibitions and sales will be
held this year by the American Short
horn Breeders association, the Hereford
association. and the Holstein- -Friesian as
ISOLATION. These national associations of