The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
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The sides of the arch are decora ted |
with fancy designs made Of grains,
mounted on panels of red and green
plush and covered, with plate glass.
mately: 80 by; SO feet, and the sides
are~in. closed in corn balustrade two
feet high; this, railing, supports. a. Sc
r1es of ten-foot columns ma de of white i
and yellow corn, and on top Of each
pillar is sperched, a huge pumpkin;
toons of grasses and grains. The rear
wall discovered with.grain designs and
the..central figure IS a wheel pattern,
with a star-shaped hub which occa-
sionally leads a strolling sight-seer to
ask,s"Is this Texas ?'' But a moments
consideration shows the vast differ
ence between the; north star state and
the lone star state.e1The central figure
of the booth, which will. be complete
in a few days, is to be butter model
of a mother giving bread and butter
to her, two children The figure is to
be. ten feet high. and will require a
thousand pounds Of butter; it will be
enclose. in "a tripler9plates glass case
fitted with a special system of chem
ical refrigeration. =
Around. the BASE Of, the case are
ARA nged the. flour displays,1onot only
Of the great mills of the city, but ALSO
af9t1 the zaaSaae gNa aG
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typical dairy and: farm. scenes, -, the
ornaments and furnishings Of the
booth are entirelyof the countless
varieties Of grains and grasses thatathe
state produces. s=ss.S i 80
The work Of the state experiment
! station is well represented, some OF
the finest specimens being from there,
and showing the; results of scientific
Cultivation-how plants and fruits
may be cultivated to develop any par
ticular quality desired.. For example,
side by side are two punches Of fax,
! the one with long,, slim stalks and
small heads, in which the finest fiber
; is found, and the other is much short
, er and heavier with the. full bushy
| tops that produce the most and best
seeds.rt This is but one example Of
what the experiment stations are do
inglfor the farmers.
! ) G.. N. How Of sAitkin was a jealous
worker in collecting the exhibits, and
many fine specimens were given by
Aitkin County in his name. =
In addition to what has. been men
toned, a large space in the general
d SO is reserved for dairy displays
from Minnesota.
The installation Of the whole dis
play was designed and executed by J.
K.sDaniels Of ST.. Paul.:
Just south of the palace of agricul-
distance to the left as one enters the
main door, Minnesota has a triangu-
lar group Of shining white cases and
shelves in which are handsome sam
pies of the typical fruits Of the state,
great jars of grapes, plums, raspber-
ries and straw berries put up in a pre-
|servative solution of 70 per cent water,
20 per cent alcohol and per cent
formalin, and plates. of. perfect apples
kept at SO degrees Fahrenheit. These
cases, are fepTenished as often as
necessary from the supply in the cold
storage warehouses on the grounds. In
a few weeks the apples are to be re-
placed by berries Until this seasons
apples are ready. The entire collec-
ton was gathered and prepared by the
faculty and students Of the expert
ment station. s* 80
Aside from their compact and taste
full arrangement, the, two exhibits have
a number of commercially practical
features; the selection of articles is
thoroly true to- the resources Of the
state; no pretense is made to advan-
tages that the. state does not possess
Also they are. not the work of the
prominent few, but the people and
and smaller concerns all over the state
tare in evidence.