Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-11-18

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dldates can work to obtain votes
enough to make them Queen Of
tho Exposition, fttingly crowned
with beautiful ceremony on tho
last day Of the big show.
The business men Of MINNEAPOLIS
and st. Paul, DESTROYS of making their
special train to Benson, Nov. 2s, an
extraordinary success, are striving to
assemble the largest number of per.
sons ever sent out to any exposition
by the Twin Cities.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railroads, anxious to give those
attending the exposition % good serv
Ice al possible, are arranging the de.
tails Of a special train service that
VIII bring into Benson 1T least three
and possibly four special trains q day.
experimenting the regular train servI
ice.
Beautifully Decorated.
The State Art Commission, with Di.
rector Maurice I. Flagg In personal
charge, is overseeing the arrange.
ment Of q special scheme Of outdoor
and indoor decoration for Benson that
will give the second annual exposi.
t1on, with it's arches, tunnels and
street pylons, the distinction of bains
the most beautiful one ever STAGED.
An army Of carpenters and mechan.
les are at work upon the tents and
streets, getting things ready for the
army OF visitors.
Two gigantic tents, each ninety
feet wide and 120 feet long, have been
erected on a great open space oppo-
site tho Great Northern station to be
used In housing tho exhibits and
people.
$4,000 Persons Coming.
twenty-five thousand persons from
all rarts of the Northwest Mime.
sofa, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and other
states-are preparing for the three.
day visit to Benson, eager to inspect
tho corn and alfalfa, listen to tho two.
score OF famous men and women on
the daily programs, hear the bands,
vote for the candidates for queen. take
part In the big West Central Mime.
sofa song tests, watch the moving
pictures, help win the handsome sill.
YER loving cup. offered to the county
sending the biggest delegation to the
exposition, visit with friends and
nei9hbors, and have the best time
that they have enjoyed anywhere OF
any place.
Benson is ready-no matter what
the crowd may be.
A house-to-house canvass has been
| made to ascertain the exact number
Of rooms that can DO obtained for Wis.
1tors, the prices asked for them, and
tho nature Of the accommodations,
All this information has been tabu.
lated by clerks at Exposition Head.
quarters, and hundreds Of reserva.
lions have already been made for per.
sons who are coming. Carloads Of
cots and bedding have been shipped
into Benson to afford sleeping places
to those who cannot be accommodated
in private homes.
| Feeding the Visitors,
The hotels and restaurants will care
for many Of the visitors when they
become hungry. But Benson is moi
relying upon hotel facilities alone
The churches, fraternal organizations
and other associations are preparing
to put up large number Of cafateria1
and lunch halls to feed those who can.
not be accommodated In the regular
way.
The Judging Of corn and alfalfa win
begin Wednesday evening. All e1
hib1ts must be in tho hands Of the en-,
try department by Tuesday after
noon, and all corn received later will
not be able to compete for the $4,000
In prizes and trophies. Last year al
Morris, where $4,000 ears Of corr
were exhibited, three Judges took care
OF the Judging nicely. So much corn
is expected at Benson, however, that
from ten to twelve Judges will tie on
the ribbons. So much corn and alfalfa
Is expected that 1t will try the 1udgea
to the limit to finish tho Judging by
Thursday evening.
To make the big oorr and alfalfa
show Of educational value to the pub
lie great pyramid-shAped room IL "a
be built at tho exit Of the tent In
which the first prize exhibits Of corr
from each cofnty are to b displayed,
This arrangement will enable visitors
to compare the best exhibits from the
various counties, as far a. excellence
is concerned, and discover the correct
corn types for West Central Mime,
| sofa. Az the name and address of tho
owner OF every bluo-rtbbon sample
will be attached It will enable the
farmers to ind out who tho best seed
corn produeeEs a1o n The vaxieo1
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