The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-26
BIGGEST FAIR YET
WILL OPEN MONDAY
FIRST-DAY ATTRACTIONS WILL
BE AMONG THE BEST.
Preparations Are Far Advanced and
All will Be in Readiness When the
Gates Open-Joulnal Newsboys'
Band Will Give Concert Monday.

The Minnesota state fair, which will |
open Monday, will be the biggest
ever"
The exhibits in every building num-
Der 20 to rs per cent more than they.
were year ago. Never has the fair
presented such an attractive appear
ance, nor has it ever before been pre-
pared on such an extensive scale.
s@ Altho the fair does not, open till
Monday, the grounds have been one
scene of hustle for a week. Wagons
full of exhibits have been rapidly
driving to and fro, the sound of car
penters' hammers echoed everywhere,
dozens of additional tents have sprung
up daily, and the buildings and walks
have been full of busy people, all
working to bring this years fair to "a
degree of perfection never before
reached. tf~5 ~ &
There are two new buildings this
year. The most pretentious is the
manufacturers building, an architec-
turally handsome buff brick structure,
120x160 feet, costing 100000. The
manufacturers exhibits have hereto
fore been much scattered, and this
will be the first year they have had
a chance to be shown collectively.
The capacity Of the building is being
taxed with displays this, it's first year.
The other new building is the hos
pltal, lWO-SlOry frame structure
costing $1,000. It contains eight
wards and is fitted up so as to be able
to give the very best first aid to the
injured" The great main building
has brand new roof and all the other
structures have been reprinted and
put in first-class condition.
Another Improvement which will
be much appreciated by the public
are the new streetcar terminals.
These terminals have trackage for $50
cars, if desired, to load and unload
at the same time. The new main
entrance is considerably west of the
old main entrance, with the gates
located directly in front of 1.-THE Jour
naP' building.
Never before has the welfare of
''the inner man" been looked to as
this season. It seems as tho every
block contained a restaurant. Church
cafes predominant, having a total
seating capacity at one time of thou
sands of people. One tent cafe alone
advertises a seating capacity Of 900
at once.
The mighty Pike
At the far end of the main street
a gorgeous arch proclaims that this
| is the entrance to 1.-The Mighty Pike
"The Pike is an entirely new fea-
ture of the state fair. Sideshows have
been part of the fair in years gone
| by, but were incidental attractions,
and most of them of questionable
crit.
'The Mighty Pike" is this year one
OF the leading. features Of the fair.
1t consists of twenty shows in addi-
ton to the amusements that are seen
! in the open within the Pike grounds
Among these shows are the wild ami
NAL show, including sixty animals,
lions, tigers, bears, leopards, ETC.; the
great stadium; dog, pony and monkey
| circus; the crystal maze, hall of laugh
ter, cave Of winds, house upside down,
| the Creation Ca duplicate of the beau
| tiful Creation shown on the st. Louis
| fair pike); Roberta in poses with
| moving picture displays of Tracked
| by Bloodhounds," and THE Train
Robbery, Filipino village, old planta-
ton, Bridge Of Signs, Ferris wheel,
| large merry-go-round, and congress
of dancing girls in refined dances
! The free attractions on the pike in
| clude st. Cinto in his sensational BIZ
| cycle act of flying the lume,'' Prince
| Youturkey, the high-wire performer;
| the slide for life Ga Jap who slides
| down wire from a height Of fifty
/ feet); Steiner brothers in aerial acts,
| and Joe Lafuer, who makes ''back
drop from ladder forty feet high.
| Visitors to the pike will also have an
4 opportunity to ride on camels, or on
Queen Lii" the largest passenger
carrying elephant in captivity
| Monday Big Day.
An impression is generally held by
the public at large that the opening
| day of big attraction like the fair
! is generally the poorest, with but part
of the attractions in place This will
be far from true with the Minnesota
state fair.
| IT wish you would tell the. public .
said Secretary e. w. Randall to T h e
urnal, that, without question,
the first day will be actually the best
] of the week. Special notices have