River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-04
GREATEST OF FAIRS.
Minnesota State Fair Opens on
Aug. 80, and Closes Sept. 3.

ne QaLGS OF the minnesota SLate
Fair of this year will be August g.
September 3. This means, of
course, that the fair will be open on
the last Monday in August and close
on the first Saturday in September,
giving a full week in which visitors
may examine the exhibits and en-
joy the amusements at the great
show. And the Minnesota State
Fair has indeed become a great
show" From comparatively
insignificant place among the state
fairs of the country, it has grown to
be more than twice as large as any
other, and is acknowledged freely
to be the leader in this sort of
thing, as we'll as being one of the
most effective forces II the develop
ment and progress of Minnesota
and the Northwest.
The Minnesota Fair has in fact
come to belong SO thoroughly to the
entire Northwest that it is frequent
1y spoken of as northwestern expo
sition, and is now quite as largely
attended by people from surround
ing states as by people from Mime
sofa itself; while visitors actually
come to the fair from every part of
the country. This is due to the fact
that the fair has become representa-
tive of the material progress of the
great Northwest and is recognized
as the best place and time in which
to "size mp" the annual development
of this most interesting part of the
Union. This recognition extends be-
yond the visitors class and includes
the exhibitors-the people who have
something to sell TO the prosperous
Northwest-so it has come about
that the exhibits at the fair include
entries from large proportion of
the states in the Union.
The great attractions at this
years fair will be the national live
stock exhibition, in which, as for
several years past, the members of
the American Shorthorn Breeders
Association and the American Here
ford Breeders Association will take
a prominent part. Special premi-
ums are offered by these great as
sociations as we'll as by the Ameri-
can Aberdeen Angus Association,
which with the offerings of the Mimi.
State Agricultural Society, make a
total of about $4,000 to be distri-
buted to exhibitors in these three
classes alone.
This seems like large amount,
but the Minnesota State Fair deals
in large figures. It's total offerings
of premiums and purses this year
reach the sum of $4,000. II is
enabled to pay these great premi-
ums through the enormous popular
ity which brought last year to the
fair nearly ESQ, 900 people.
Another big attraction this year
will be the new Manufacturers
building now being completed at a
cost of $4,000. Some smaller
buildings have been erected during
the summer, and practically every
structure on the fair grounds has
been overhauled, reprinted and
freshly rooted.
A large amount of sidewalk lay
ing, grading and landscape garden
ing has been done, so that the Wis
itors will find the fair grounds in
very attractive condition.
The popular evening entertain
ments will be continued and one of
Pains great pyrotechnical produc-
tons will be the center-piece. In
the afternoons there will be racing
for purses ranging from $1,000 to
5000, and great number of spe-
cial attractions will be provided.
One of the best things announce
by the management is the construc-
ton of street railway terminals at
the grounds, which assures visitors
pleasing transport over the electric
lines to the city. Half fare rates
have been made on all railroads be-
ginning with Saturday, August q,
| and as numerous crowds are sure
to attend, visitors will do well to
arrange to be at the fair in the early
pert of the week. The manage
ment guarantees that exhibits will
be in complete order by 9 O'Clock
Monday morning. The president 81
the fair this year is c. N. Cosgrove
of lie Sueur, while E. w. Randall
/ continues as secretary.
The fair will be held on the Mime
sofa State Fair grounds, midway be
tween Minneapolis and St. Paul.