The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-07

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While the Minnesota state fair of
1908 was being dismantled yesterday
plans were already being considered
for making the fair of 1904 greater and
better than the record breaker which
has just closed.
On the rain-Soaked grounds the eX-
hibitors were busy packing their goods
into huge vans and express wagons,
while in the executive building Secre-
tary E. w. Randall and President Co.'S
grove were already discussing sugges-
tons for making the next fair better
than anything which has gone before.
One idea advanced was to make Sat
urday of next year Fraternal Order
day, and devote it to the various secret
orders. Headquarters would be es-
tablished for each of the various secret
orders and the members Of the various
| organizations would be able to meet
fellow members from outside the Twin
Cities. ~
In the evening it is proposed to have
the various degree teams of the diff
| ferent orders give exhibition drills un-
der calcium light before the grand
stand, and it is possible that some AIDE
! quate prize may be offered for the team
making the most creditable showing.
| The foregoing plan is believed to prom
Use one of the best attractions possible
! to devise for the closing day of the
| fair next year.
Suggestions for some attraction for
| the opening day of the 1904 fair are
being sought by the management al
ready, and it is possible that some time
later the management will offer a prize
| for the best idea which may be pre-
sented to the officials of the fair.
1t will take about two weeks for the
officials to close up the business of
| this years fair. and as soon as that is
finished there will be meeting of the
board of managers of the fair associa-
ton to take UP the plans for next year.
Bills Are Promptly Paid.
Never before have the bills of the
fair association been paid up so
promptly as they have been this year.
Up to Saturday evening between $74,-
900 and $4,000 of orders had. been
drawn and paid. All the larger awards
had been settled and the most i'm
portant exhibitors left Saturday night
with their money. This was remark
ably prompt work and called forth
favorable comment from the various
exhibitors.
This is one of the features of the Min
nesota state fair which makes it pop
ular with exhibitors everywhere, and
as they travel from fair to fair in other
states they are certain to repeat the
story of their treatment in the bread
and-butter state, and it will mean not
only that they will themselves be ex-
hibitors next year, but also that those
who thus hear of the fair will endeavor
to be represented here.
The surplus of this years fair will be
used in making repairs and improve
mentS. There are a large number of
new sidewalks to be laid, considerable
grading to be done and several of the
buildings will have to be re-roofed.
New stables will also have to be
erected. There is most pressing need
of. additional stables in the speed de-
partment. While the owners of fast
horses were very patient and good
natured over their accommodate
this year, the fair management was
compelled to give some of the valuable
horses most inadequate accommoda-
lions, and the officials of the associa-
ton are determined that another year
they will have speed stables to accom-
modate all the horses entered in the
speed department.
More stables are also needed in the
cattle department, the swine and sheep
departments, and, in fact in almost
every department for the exhibit of
stock
Will Build New Women's Club House.
It is practically certain that there
will also be erected this fall or early
next spring several other small strue-
lures, one of which will be a building
to take the place of the women's club
house, which was burned last Satur-
day. This building will not be built
on the site of the burned structure,
but a more convenient location will be
picked.
Next spring work will probably be
started on the new $4,000 manufact-
urers' building, appropriation for which
was made by the last legislature. This
will be for the exhibits of Minnesota
manufacturers, and it will be a cred
liable addition to the larger buildings
on the fair grounds.
1t will be some time before the race
accounts are closed up. Up to the
present time about 800 has been
taken in, but the accounts will not all
be paid for several weeks. The liberal
terms made to owners Of race entries
by the management of the Minnesota
state fair explains why the speed de-
partment of the fair has been one of
| the best in the entire Northwest, and
race owners are always eager to enter
their horses at the fair at the Twin
Cities.
Most of the exhibits were taken
from the grounds yesterday, despite
| the unfavorable condition of the
weather. The rain shindered the work,
| but by night practically all the build
ings were stripped and the Minnesota
state fair of 1903 was very effectively
I wrecked"
The fair officials were busy in wind
ing up their affairs. Secretary Ran
dali paused in the midst of his duties
to say:
Effects Far Reaching.
mo one can figure how far-reach-
ing the effects of such a fair as we
held this year are. 1t means that an
impulse for better stock, better meth
DDS and better results has been infused
into the entire farming community Of
Minnesota. Farmers who visited the