The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
ELK,S' SHOW GROWS
It Will Have Several Striking In
dustrial Features.
COMMITTEES ACTIVELY AT WORK
cure Attendance From Out
side Towns.

] whats so rare as day In June?" is
one of the well-remembered lines from
| the pen of James Russell Lowell. There
will be fourteen rare days in Minneapo-
lis next June. There will be no gayer city
in the United States than Minneapolis
during the first two weeks of summer
opening month
The Elks' big open air show promises
to become, to a considerable extent, a
popular demonstration in which the city
in general will participate.
Nor will the fair be limited to the city.
| 1t promises to become the center Of at
traction for Minneapolis and the north
west aswell. Special inducements are to
| be made to secure a liberal attendance
! from outside towns. AS the fair will be
held at an opportune time between seed
/ ing and harvest, the agricultural element
will find no difficulty in being here in
| force.
Railroads to Minneapolis have al
| ready promised rate reductions so gen.
erous as to insure the presence Of thou
| sands Of sightseers from beyond the city S
| gates. ~
| The moment the advertising possibili-
ties of the great fair and carnival became
apparent, business men generally, alive
to the golden opportunity for the ex-
ploitation Of the citys interests, at once
took hold of the, idea enthusiastically. AS
a result, there has been such a crafty
ing response to the solicitations of the
general committee, that what was intend
ed originally as only a combination
carnival and street fair, now promises to
take on the proportions of a summer 1ex-
position, with it's serious as well as its
entertainment features.
Industrial Street Exposition.
With this end in view, it has been de-
cided to have an Industrial street exhi-
bition, in which the manifold manufac-
turing and other industries of Minneapo-
lis will be represented. In this connec-
ton it has been suggested that a pure
food show should be included as one OF
the attractions which would be bound to
! command general attention.
| Special attention is, of course, to be
given to the carnival features proper
That much is guaranteed by the early
engagement Of Jabour's Oriental Carnival
I Circus and Menagerie company, which
presents the greatest spectacular aggre-
cation OF wonders on exhibition to-day
Among the star members on the com
pany's program are the trained wild ami.
male and a wonderful aerial act In ad-
dftton to the long and varied list Of at
fractions ordinarily presented, represen.
tat1ves Of the company yesterday reported
the engagement of several additional
ties.
A. L. Shuey chairman of the commit
tee on special features, Is also arranging
for several novelties we'll adapted to the
occasion.
The Carnival Quarter.
The carnival quarter" will include
First avenue N from Sixth to Seventh
streets, and Seventh street from First
avenue N to Third avenue N. Each O.
| these streets for the distances specified
will be fenced in and given over wholly
to the street carnival and industrial ex.
hibitions. The thoroughfares will be linef
| by the booths of merchants and manu-.
| facturers Of Minneapolis and elsewhere
many OF whom are already securing SPACE
for their displays of merchandise and fol
manufacturing demonstrations.
A Handsome Arch,
A striking architectural feature of the
Industrial fair, as it will more properly
be known, will be the handsome and nobf,
arch to be erected at Sixth street an(
Hennepin avenue. The design is nov
being prepared. 1t will be, in ever!
sense, an artistic triumph, and will be tn,
main entrance to the quarter
Sporting Events Planned For.
Sports are another feature which viii
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Of different descriptions may be anticf
pated. A kennel show will possibly con
tribute to the variety of attractions
Prizes of such value to attract owner;
Of blooded dogs will be offered.
Work of Committees.
The public grounds and buildings com.
mittee is already preparing plans fDl
booths and enclosures and the band stand
The advertising committee has arranged
for the manufacture of bushels Of attrac.
/ tive souvenir buttons. This committee
is also devising a hundred and one clever
schemes for advertising the fair and keep.
Ing it constantly in the public mind from
now on until June 2, when the curtain
will be rung up. The press committee
will keep in close touch with the daily
and weekly papers throughout the state
No Questionable Features.
I The fact which is being strongly EN-.
phasized by the general committee is tina
the fair is to be, above all, a clean, strict.
ly moral show No liquor will be solo
upon the grounds, and there will be NJ
Sunday performances of any description
Realizing the Importance of the show
to Minneapolis from a business stand.
point alone, the Commercial club has al.
ready Endorsed it.