The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
MINNEAPOLIS IS
WELCOMED !: TO FAIR
MANAGERS ENCOURAGE EREsc-
TroN OF BUILDING.
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Best Site on Grounds Will Be Given
for Hall to House Displays Of Min
& neapolis Manu- actrers, Jobbers and
Retailers Money FOR Enterprise
Will Come Easy.

Minneapolis business interests will be
welcomed by the managers Of the state
1alr II It is finally decided to erect d
special Minneapolis building on the
grounds, where displays by Minneapo-
will be shown under one roof. One ~
the best sites on the grounds will he
given for the building and only hearty
cooperation will be Forthcoming from
the fair management. -
=. f.. Nelson, vicepresident of the
falr, said today:
The board of managers would be
gao 70 see Minneapolis come to the
TAI. hI:1 grounds ' with a special exposition
99;unding OF her own where Minneapolis
al!5plays could be shown. The managers
will offer the best site on the groun ds
Tor the building. For some time we
nave been anxious to replace the WON
en- 8 building and some Of the. smaller
adlollnllng buildings with q finer nav
oulldlng such as Minneapolis would
erect. have no doubt that this site
could 6 be secured if Minneapolis wants
y. II IS on themain thorofare and in
q most commanding and central loca-
lion. | think It would be good thing
TOT minneapolis, and would like to
see it carried out.'' a.
Everybody Interested. s;;
Ihe proposition for the Minneapolis
building is exciting great interest
among manufacturers. iobbers and re-
tallers. The plan was actively dis.
cussed at the meeting of the Retailers
association Monday night. and later
committees will be- appointed from the
Inree interests to prepare working plans
.oa carrying the plan into effect. 1t is
recognized that a Minneapolis building
would be most effective manner Of
pay the Minneapolis manufacturers,
1obbers and retailers would make each
year would be credit to the city and
Of great interest to fair visitors.
1t is possible that the erection of the
proposed Minneapolis building will re-
move the small bone Of contention that
arises every year at fair time between
the business interests Of Minneapolis
extensive evening entertainments were
planned by the retailers to be held in
Minneapolis, but they were given Iup at
the request; of the fair management
winch feared that the evening attrac-
lions would interfere with the 7fair..SE
Up to Minneapolis.
With a special Minneapolis building
on the grounds the Minneapolis inter-
ests could add such amusement features
to their annual display as they wished.
or pageants could be held on the
grounds under the Minneapolis manage
ment The Retailers association has
feltsin the past that the retailers of the
CITY received little benefit from the
on the grounds the thousands Of fair
visitors could be reached as IN nozother
way. =: = - - - =
Prominent manuf acturers and iobbers
nave expressed themselves as, favorable
to the plan, both forytheir own interests
and for the great amount of good Il
would do the business interests Of the
city generally. No trouble isf antici-
pated when itcones to making arrange
mems Tor raising the money for the
ieeC I3 OIL building. 5s!: !,