The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-31
STATE FAIR ALL
READY FOR TODAY
Grounds Were the Scene of
Great Bustle and Activity
Yesterday.

/ "Our crews will positively not stop
work until everything is in its proper
place and the floors are all swept
| clean, in readiness for the opening Of
| our show at the appointed hour tomor-
row. -
/ This was the declaration of Secre-
| tary Randall, of the State Agricultural.
| society, as he sat in his office at the
| grounds yesterday afternoon surround
i ed on all sides by work, hustle and
| hurry of all kinds.
4 Inside the administration building
the executive force struggled with pre-
liminary business Of all sorts and this
I general hustle produced confusion
which, to the Impractical eye, would
/ convey the impression that each in
diyidual was more or less demented
and working to no purpose. TO those
| who could understand it was apparent
that a great volume of business was
| being put out of the way and that
chaos was gradually being reduced TO
| that perfect order which must prevail
today.
It is very doubtful If any day of last
week witnessed more urgent activity
| than the Sabbath Immediately preced-
ing the opening day. Very many OF
the exhibitors had, under the impor-
tunities of the fair management,
I
lively as to have 1t finished by Satur-
day night; but there were belated ones.
many in number, whose exhibits still
needed some finishing touches and 1t
was these that imposed an air of week
day activity upon the scene Of yes
terday.
Hammers and Saws Busy.
From every building on the grounds
could be heard the sound of hammer,
saw and plane, mingled with excited
shouts of workmen. Every roadway
within the grounds and every approach
for a distance of mile or more was
thronged with trucks and drays, each
loaded with something for exhibition,
| and interspersed with these were to be
seen pieces of farm machinery on their
own wheels Or pleasure vehicles bear
ing idle spectators to the grounds to
get, if possible, an early peep at the
big show.
| Gatemen had been placed at all en-
frances to the grounds with strict or
ders to exclude all except those who
might have business within and passes
to show that such was the case.
These instructions were only par
TALLY effective and many persons
whose only business was to rubber,
succeeded, under one pretext or other,
in gaining entrance. This contingent,
although not contributing to the prog
ress of the arrangements, helped to en-
| liven the scene and add to the confu-
sion. And to those who had time TO
observe the scene was most interesting.
Here, numbering slowly along the
road, would be seen a huge harvesting
machine and closely crowding 1T.
Grated wagon in which were confined
about a half-dozen cleanly-Washed
white pigs with pink shouts, from
which they would emit from time to
time snorts of derision at the by
ISLANDERS.
Perhaps the next vehicle would be a
spring wagon loaded with small crates
tempers and plumage sadly ruffied;
| and ducks waddling about in helpless
| terror as the wagon jolted over the
crossings Then would appear two
seated spring wagon, or possibly.
blackboard all loaded with children In
tently noticing everything from the
American flag on the top of the indus
trial building to the pump, ana max
| ing more noise and contributing more
to the general turmoil than the pigs
hens or ducks.
Senator Fairbanks Speaks.
Senator Charles w. Fairbanks, OF
Indiana, speaks today. The address
will not be delivered in front Of the
lie
| is charged, but in the large live stock
tent. which will hold thousands OF
| people He will speak at IL o'clock
and although politics will probably be
} | avoided, he is considered sometime
possibility for the presidency, and II
probably will be the most important
address delivered by public man in
the West this year.
The Iowa state fair concluded Sat
l oil he
stock on exhibit there will come to the
| Minnesota state fair, arriving this
morning before the gates open.
Pains Destruction of Ancient
Rome" will be the spectacular feature
Of the night performances, and 1t is
claimed will excel former fireworks
exhibitions at the fair.
The buildings will be lighted bright
as day every night and will be open to
the public, so that many who cannot
get away in the day time are expected
to visit the fair evenings, for the ex-
hibits as we'll as for the night per-
formances.
Horses and cattle were received gen.
orally in cars on the spur railroad
tracks and the arrivals in those de-
partments were numerous. DR.. j. 9.
Curryer, who has in charge the show
horses, said yesterday to T h e G b e
I That the GI1IItGS uuQSI tftL tiCdu tlilo
year have exceeded 900, which Is $50
more than the number Of entries of
any preceding year.
There are 1T ponies entered in the
competitions and that is remarkably
large by comparison. Show horses
have already been received from Ohio,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky,
beside which Kentucky has also con-
tributed largely to the representation
! of speed horses.
Among the distinguished arrivals of
yesterday was Nelson, Morris & Co. s
prize winning draught team from Chi
cago. This team consists of six horses,
each Of which is said to weigh over
1000. 1t has won several prizes and is
entered for one here and will be ex-
hibited every day.
Dan Patch, the champion PAGER, who
will go against his record today, ar
| rived last night