The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-09-19
RECORD CROWDS
AT STATE FAIR
The Best Fair and Largest At
tendance

nual state gatho INC that will grow
to be great stare feature, occurred
at Huron last week Heretofore
the South Dakot& state fair has been
little diaEcv sidcshow, OF 10 slate
wide interest That m,y have Leen
due to its location, and lack o. rer-
manency.
This year, howcvor, / change has
come The grounds, thounh yet
crude, are centrally located, and The
fair is under state supervision.
These facts make it posslbleSto build
up a beautiful and practical state
park for the people to meet annual
ly to inspect the states resources,
and have a week of recreation. In
neighboring, and older states, the
state fairs have grown to be great
annual events. And at last our own
state has made a start in the same
direction.
This years fair at Huron exceed
ed all others, in both exhibits and
attendance. Vast crowds were car
ried in and out Of the city by special
trains, at Il cents per mile, an ex-
cursion rate which the railroads
granted this state and refused to
Minnesota.
AS this was the first great crowd
at state fair, the city was hardly
able to furnish accommodation
This VIII probably be remedied in
the future
At Miller station alone some 400
tickets were sold, and Hand County
probably sent nearly 1000 people to
the fair.
The Grounds
The grounds are excellently locat-
ed along the Northwestern and
Great Northern tracks west of the
city, with spur from the former
for unloading exhibits. The ground
was decided to the state by the C. &
n. w. Co, and this year the work Of
building permanent meeting place
for the fair was begun. A fine race
track, and several buildings are the
result of state assistance. An artes-
ian well was put down, trees planted
work begun on a lake, etc. In few
years these grounds can and perhaps
will be made very attractive.
The Exhibits
The main feature in this growing
state display was the products of the
farmland they were without doubt
as fine as can be seen anywhere.
Only. some eight or ten counties
were represented by full exhibits,
but they were truly representative
of the whole state. The grains.
grasses, vegetables, fruits, miner
ais and timber, horses, cattle, hogs,
sheep, poultry. dairy products dis
closed the basis of the states wealth
and prosperity.
The ladies department of elegant
and fancy things was exceptionally
fine.
As time develops the fair it is prob
able that many more counties will
see the advisability of making ex-
hibits. In this respect it was noted
that the great half developed north
central section of the state was there
with the goods Such counties as
Brown, Sphinx, Hand, Hughes, Bea-
die, Stanley, Hyde, etc, which a
Yankton paper once advised be taken
off the map of South Dakota, dis
played marvellous results obtained in
a single score of years work.
The Amusements
Like going to the circus to see the
we all go to fair. to see
those fine exhibits but when the
bell taps for the pure agricultural
hoss trot we rush to the race track
with unanimity that makes the
Politician longing to be identified
with the Roosevelt chariot look like
a weak and vacilating desire.
We all admire fine points of the
big hoss with the flashing eye and
arched neck, with main and tail
adorned by ribbons and flowers, but
to get the real thrill that brings
weak humanity up on its tip toes,
score up a bunch of closely matched
horses in struggle of speed. and
we forget whether we ate dinner at |
the Royal or tooka red hot" from
4 stand that would give the pure
food commissioner seven kinds of a
A grand stand that held thousands
packed in so close the pick pockets !
lad no elbow reem to work in was