The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-29
BUSY At The FAIR.
Exhibitors Are Moving In To-day,
and All Is Rush and
Chaos.
All Exhibits Not on Hand by Nine
Monday Will Be Re-
sjected.

The procession Of dray sthat lined the
avenues leading from the twin cities to the |
state fair grounds yesterday and this |
morning suggested general exodus of the |
stocks in trade OF about half of the mer-
chants In the two places. They were all |
either carrying loads to the fair or else I
returning for fresh supplies, and at the l
"business' end of the route, within the
ground they left a lot Of busy superintend-
ents who were wondering where they
could find room to place 1t all. The |
prophesies that have been made each sea-.
son, before the fair begins. that it would
eclipse all former state expositions, holds
good this year. In the fifteen barns de-.
standing room for all the entries and the
display there, swillebe- the most extensive
ever made in the northwest. 81 -
/ Among the exhibitors Of horses are
Crandall Brothers Of Red Wing and the
Jean Duluth company Of Duluth whose
speciality is. Percherons. a. fine drove of 4
English Shires i comes from Crawfords-1
vile, Ind, exhibited by Lz.W. .Cochrane.
&C. b. Clarke of st. Claire shows Clydes-
dales, and Mclaughlin. Brothers Of CO.
lumbus, Ohio, are to arrive to-day with
a fine string Of. Percherons and coach
horses. Trotters of the purest blood will
be in the stalls assigned to j. r. Peak
& Son of Winchester, I'LL, Thomas Irvine
and others. The Wilcox company of
Hugo, M. r. Bracklin Of this city, and G.
H. Heyl Of Washington. H., will exhibit
large herds Of ponies.s~ The Hereford cat
tie began to come yesterday in large herds,
and for an hour after they arrived they
made the big barns where they are housed
| resound with their Believing. President
Cosgroye is authority. for the statement
that there will. be So per cent more Of
these than last;syear and sof Short Horns
20. per cent. - - :
The superintendents of the sheep and
swine departments were asking each other
simultaneously yesterday If they could not
loan each other: some space This gives
fair idea Of the number of entries In
those departm ents.
The scorers were at work this morning
in the dairy department behind tall rows
| Of firkins of butter which they had already
passed Judgment upon and inasmuch as
there are so per cent more entries this
year than last their work is no sinecure
! That department is one of the most com
plete. -
Sam Fullerton; has provided against any
visitors passing the department over
which he EXERCISES executive control by
having the whole side of the building
| covered with sign in letters +thatSFa
blind man could read which bears the
simple legend Game and Fish, Within
| there are about a score Of aquariums ten
anted by sometof the finest specimens of
the finny tribe shat the state Of Minne-
sofa can produce. iioa Ia
Miss Hopes orchestra 81, st. PauI3is to
! be located in the Wonaen's building, which
| is one. of the 5foonliest and most taste
fully decorated, LII this building the re-
suits of: manual Trailing in kindergartens
! and lower grades of athe public schools of
! st. Paul will be shown. ~ - 1:
Superintendent A,saSW. sLatlianL Of the
horticultural department., who Is also sec
retary Of the states horticultural society,
did not overestimate the number of ex-
| hibtts to- AAbe made in his Department.
There are already over. four. thousand
plates arranged for and where he win
put(the rest is a vital question. Accord
| ing to custom the Minnesota r erritorfai
! Pioneers will make their headquarters at
their log cabin and will leave9the latch
string out all the week The y Junior
pioneers, st. Croix Valley pioneers, ma
tive sons. ladies'. auxiliaries and county
associations are to- be their guests dur
| ing the week. Territorial day is Sept. 2
and on that occasion special features Will
be introduced. The committee having the
matter IN charge comprises p. w. Durant,
r. f. Beresford Edwin Clark F. G.
1 'O'Brien and George H. Hazard
| Almost all the Minnesota civil warsree,-
1ments are to havea reunions during fair
week, some of them to take place in ST
Paul and the othors in, Institute hall next
to the log cabin on the fair grounds. s
| Tomorrow the gates will be closed
against visitors and none will be adj:
n1tted except by Ticket given only for
that occasion to those whose business
necess1tates their. presence there
PRESIDENT Cosgrove has caused the in =
formation to be widely distributed that
exhibits not on the ground when the gates
! are thrown open at 8 o. clock on Monday
morning will be barred out
Senator Fairbanks; who is to onen n .
fair, is accompanied on his western +rio
by, his wife, and: they are to- he the
guests, of Colonel and Mrs. W. M. Lip
gett during their stay On Sunday Gov
ernor Van SAINT will dine with them ar
thelr host's residences. ION Monday AFTER
moon Mrs Fairbanks wilItbe given s ~
,ceptiong atsthe Federation Sheadouarters
She is quite prominent III club work ana
is. president general Of the Daughters Of
the Revolution. &sa. :..s,~*la ss 50 .p&s>-.
4 The. Loyal Legion is to keep open house
j on the grounds, and some of Its mem
! bers Will be present at their heado1ar ters
all the week. Among the visitors to the
! grounds yesterday was ex-senator
Thomas II. Carter of Montana who Had
come for. the purpose Of investigating the
methods in use blythe management with
ne intention. Of making use in the near
future OF any suggestions when
1 -1N--SSA kSAe@SSo
fair. It is understood that one of
the officers Of the Minnesota State Fair
association has been approached with "a
tentative offer to take the management
Of the new fair which will be held in
Helena, but would not consider the MAJ E.
ter at this time. 49,. - : =
Minneapolis council; No. 151, I;oya'r
i League, has established HEADQUARTERS IN
q large tent at the east end. Of AgricuI-
4 tural hall. They. Will maintain; free
4 check room and a physician and trained
nurse will be in attendance, whose serv
ices will be given gratis to any one on
! the ground needing their milistrations.
The new building devoted to agricul-
tural implements on the high ground
i where, at former fairs, the gun clubs
i used to shoot clay pigeons and glass balls.
| is one of the most artistic and necessarily
one OF the places, It and the
separate buildings! erected by: manufac-
turers of agricultural implements will be
4 full to OVERLOOKING In the words of the
late F. e. Barnnm: This is the greatest
show on earth. Goaand see it. M ss...S-ss
sS NATIVE SONS WILL MEET S..
/ Basket Lunch Arranged For on Fair