New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-27
CROWDS VISIT COUNTY FAIR
Attendance SURPRISES Largest Elk.
pectations.
Five Thousand People Pass Gates
to Fair.
Race Track Proves Center OF At
traction to Large Crowd.

traction to Large Crowd.
Success has attended the efforts of
the management of the Brown County
Agricultural association and the fair
which has lasted for four days, closing
Sunday, has proved to be one of the
very best ever held in the county.
There was not the great display of
vegetables and products of the farm
that there should have been, but this
is due largely to the fact that the fair
has been allowed to relax it's efforts
to keep up the line of exhibits and the
people have not taken interest in bring
ing in what they have raised that would
make good showing, but still there
was an excellent collection of veget-
ables and a superior lot Of apples and
grapes.
1t is doubtful if there has been a
county fair held in any of the counties
OF the state were the display of apples
has been as large and the varieties
more numerous than they were at the
fair here this year. 1t is something to
be wondered at the progress the farm
ers and others have made in the cult
walton of fruit and the perfection of
| varieties that are indigenous to this
climate.
In the line of vegetables there were
all the various kinds represented, and
some of these, especially the tomatoes
were extra fine, but in some of the
other vegeta bles the showing was not
SO good.
The ladies, as has always been the
rule in the fair in this county, were in
the lead in the line of exhibits and the
fancy work department held the atten-
ton Of most o. the ladies and they
were the most numerous in the hall In
the line of plants and flowers there was
a good exhibit and the old hall was
CONSIDERABLY frightened by the APP
pearance of the blossoms.
In the way of machinery both F. H.
Retzlaff and Robert Fesenmaier had
exhibits in various lines Of farm ma
chinery and there was an up-to-date
demonstration of what the improved
farm machinery can do. 1t was one
of the best of the exhibits on the
ground.
| The live stock exhibit was not a
large one: but the animals entered
were above the average in grades and
better than in previous years, show
ing that the farmers are becoming
awake to the fact that it pays to have
blooded animals both in regard to
horses and cattle. Some very fine
animals were on exhibition.
| What attracted the crowds as much,
if not more than anything else, was the
carnival, and the shows of this con-
Germ were good and as the association
advertised, better than the average.
They were all clean and orderly and
did their part to crowd the grounds
with people. Probably the best of the
attractions was the fish man" and his
tent was always full of people. At the
end Of each day he was able to show
larger receipts than any Of the other
shows. His performances are truly
wonderful, and in the line of the curl
Gus are alone worth the price of ad-
mission to the grounds.
| One thing that attracted attention on
Thursday was the large number OF
| farmers who were present. 1t was re-
marked by those who had the manag
ment of the fair for the past several
years, that there were more present
than they had ever noticed before
This is a good sign, for it shows thai
they are ready to assist in building uI
the enterprise and another year, i
there is the same interest manifested i
is safe to predict that there will be az
immense attendance from the country
The races we're in a large measure {
novelty, for there has been nothing O
the kind on the grounds for many
years, and the expense that the associa
ton has been to to get the track back il
shape has not been spent in vain. Tn.
track was in very good condition
though it was a little soft and dusty
but considering the time it has beer
: ready for use and the small amount O
exercise the horses have had on it tn,
track was good. A stiff wind wa
blowing both days of the races ant
that hindered somewhat in the speet
. record of the horses.
The credit of the success of thi
years fair is due to many people an,
to the activity of all the stockholder
of the association, for they have al
been busy and the secretary has ha,
an army of assistants and advisor:
who have tried to do all they could t.
see that nothing was lacking and tn
: result is that there has been very littl
: kicking of any kind.