The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
c CITY ~ n EWS
CLOSE UP TUESDAY
B. z. Nelson Urges Citizens to At.
tend the Fair on Mime
apolis Day.
He Issues an Open Letter Calling
Attention to This Years
Attractions.

Minneapolis day at the fair next week
falls on Tuesday, and she will have to
make an extra hustle to bring out better,
attendance than on st. Paul day, which Is
Friday.
b. F. Nelson, first vice president of the
association, who Is the Minneapolis rep
resentative on the state fair board. is nat
urally DESTROYS that his city shall make
good showing, and In the following open
letter to the people of Minneapolis he
touches upon the desirability of general
closing Of places Of business upon Mime
apolis day. The letter is as below:
To the People Of Minneapolis: The Minnesota
state fair will open Monday, Aug. 3D. and con-
tinue during the week. closing Saturday, Sept. s.
Our fair is now the acknowledged leader among
the state fairs OF the country. 1t is not only
the largest but undoubtedly the most useful as
an educational factor and an advertisement for
the state. No other fair receives such general
attention from the agricultural press.
For the fair of 1908 preparations have been
made with the utmost care and attention to de-
tail. The features Of the fair will be the
| tional live stock exhibitions. which have been
so successful in recent years, the immense exhibit
program. In every department there will be more
exhibits than In 1902. On the opening day
Senator Fairbanks Of Indiana will make the ad-
Dress In the afternon of the same day the
| famous rnco horse, Dan Patch, will endeavor to
break his worlds record.
On behalf of the officers and board Of managers
of the fair, I appeal to the people of Minneap-
oils to cooperate In making the fair success,
by advertising it, talking it, visiting it per,
| sonally and especially by uniting to make Tues
day, Sept 1, Minneapolis Day, one of the
greatest days Of the fair. 1t is hoped that on
Minneapolis Day manufnc turing establishments,
business houses and Offices will be generally
closed and that the city will devote that day to
the fair. B. F. Nelson
Fairbanks Speaks In Big Tent.
Senator Charles w. Fairbanks will make
the opening address at the fair next Mon
day in the great circus tent, which Is to
be used later in the week for the Judging
and auctioning Of cattle. 1t will seat an
immense concourse Of people, as every
foot of the space will be available. Should
the day be warm it will afford protection
from the sun, and II it should be cool the
tent will protect from the breezes. in
event of rain it would be entirely water
tight
But, of course, it will not rain during
fair week.
Best of all, however, the tent will be
good place in which to hear. The grand
stand is not a good place for d speech.
while in the tentsthe effect will be that
of an indoor hall,
The proceedings at the tent will COM
mence promptly at II a. m. There will
be little ceremony Governor Van SAINT
and orator of the day. While nothing
has been arranged of a ceremonious char
acter, 1T is very likely that there will be
a chance to shake hands with the great
Hoosier senator after the address.