The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-19
Visitors atthe 1911 State Exposition
Will be Given Opportunity to
Witness Cor struction Of One
NOW BEING MADE
This Year Exhibition Will be of Greater
Educational Value Then Any Of
its Predecessors.

Visitors at the 1911 Minnesota
State Fair and Exposition will have
the opportunity of watching the
construction of scientifically per.
feet road. l.-
Good Roads is a topic of the
most vital and general interest al,
the present time. Up to-date pro
gressive men, whether they live in
the cities or country, are interested
in improving the roads of their
particular districts and of the state.
Better roads mean better business
and better general conditions.
People all over Minnesota are
awaking to this fact.
Members of the board of managers
of the Minnesota State Agricultural
Society appreciate the Importance of
and the growing interest in gvod
roads and are planning to give the
people who attend the fair this fall
an opportunity of inspecting and
learning every process of building a
perfect road. At recent meeting
of the board of managers, Secretary
J. c. Simpson was instructed to
make necessary arrangements for
the it stalling of this live exhibit.
Mr.. Simpson has written to the good
roads bureau of the Department of
Agriculture at Washington, asking
for assistance in the matter of build
ing this road and it is believed that
the government will detail an engi-
neer to the Minnesota State Fair,
who will direct the operations.
The plan of the board is to select
piece of road on the fair grounds
that will be of future use and so To-
Gated that it will be accessible to
all fair visitors. Under the direction
of the government engineer, one
process in the building of the perfect
road will be completed each day dur.
ing the fair beginning Sept. 4th.
On Saturday, Sept. 9th, there will
be complete road of the most i'm.
proved type.
People interested from all over
the state will have had the benefit
of learning the road processes and
the fair will have the benefit of the
perfect road. This plan is new in
Minnesota although it was tried last
year at one or two of the country's
other big fairs and proved of remark
able educationa. value.
While an effort will be made to
have the 1911 State Fair and Ex-
position of greater educational value
than any of its predecessors, the
amusement features of the fair will
not be neglected. The board of
managers has decided that while
amusements on the fair grounds are
not of first importance they are
necessary to the success of a well
rounded exposition. .
1t has been decided to secure some
high class and novel entertainments
which will probably be placed to.
gether somewhere along the lagoon
where they will be accessible Blu,
still not obtrusive to those who do
not wish to visit them. The shows
have not been determined upon as
yet although negotiations are under
way.
One thing, however, has been oe-
cided upon and that is that nothing
will be allowed on the grounds tha,
does not furnish moral, high grade
entertainment. All varieties of
freaks will be barred from the fai,
grounds. The board of manager,
was united in making this decision
and George AtChlson, chairman OF
the amusement committee, Robert
Crickmore, supervisor OF conce ssions,
and Secretary Simpson will act as
censors of every show and amuse-
ment device that i. given space on
the e ounds.
In addition to these shows the
Entertainment of amusement seekers