The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-08-20
Quarter Million Dollars in
Prizes Will Be Offered
to Contestants ..
NEW 100000 CATTLE
e. BARN COMPLETED
Special Railroad Fares on
All Railroads From
Sept. z to 10


and amusement program ever staged
by any fair in the world will be pre-
sented to three-quarters Of million
persons at the big $2,0OO,OOO plant
of the Minnesota State Fair, Sep
TENDER to 10.
Premiums aggregating nearly 1928,
600 are to be awarded to prize-win-
ners in the educational departments.
Successful exhibitors of horses, cattle,
sheep, swine and poultry,>Will divide
$4,000 in cash prizes between them.
For fruits, flowers, vegetables and
farm produces, $4,000 has been set
aside. Purses totaling $4,000 will
he given winners in the hOrse-raclng
program. The bulk Of the remaining
prizes will be awarded to the school
exhibits, w0men's work, bee, and fine
arts departments.
Every foot of available space at the
fair will he occupied. Hardly foot
of exhibit space on Machinery Hall,
occupying over eighty acres, was I'M
sold on August i, and scores of eX-
hibitors have found it impossible to
get space. The same is true Of every
other department, even in the con-
cessions departm ents. Every avail
able eating stand space at the fair
was sold by August 10. 1t is the
first time in the history of the fair
that applicants for such space have
been turned away.
Cattle exhibits will be housed in
the mamoth 100000 cattle barn,
just completed, after nearly two years
of work. This building is the big
gest structure of its kind in the world,
and the most modern, and is capable
of housing over 1900 animals. The
biggest cattle show ever put on at the
fair is assured. Big exhibits of
horses, sheep, swine and poultry are
coming, from all parts of the country.
The automobile show will present
all the latest models of different
makes There will be large dis
play of auto accessories. A big aero
plane exposition will be exhibited in
the Steel Machinery building on the
top of Machinery Hill. Every type of
model of machinery for farm and
home will be displayed in the gigan-
tic machinery show. SPLENDID exhi-
bits of fruits, vegetables and farm
products will be shown in the Agri-
cultural and Horticultural buildings.
Paintings valued at 100000 will
be hung in the Art Galleries, several
special exhibitions having been sent
by foreign countries.
The Evening Horse Show will be
held in the Livestock. Pavilion, Sep
tember 5, 6, 7, s and 8. More than
$500 in prizes will be awarded win
ming horses The finest stables in
America will compete against each
other for high honors. Society folk
will devote the entire week to the
show. Fifteen hundred reserved seats
have been added to the seating capa-
city of the immense Pavilion, to &C
ccmOdate the crowds expected.
The National Horseshoe Pitchers
1921 Tournament is to be held at the
Minnesota State Fair this year. Pitch
ing champions from practically every
state in the union will be on hand to
pitch for the worlds championship
Thousands of dollars worth of cash
prizes, cups, and other tokens will be
distributed.
A dozen big feature bands and Or
chestras have been engaged to fur
nish the music for the week.
All railroads have announced Special
rates of fare and a half, from Septcn.-
Der to 10, inclusive; return limit
September ~. The zone includes
Minnesota, Eastern North and South
Dakota, northern Iowa, northeastern
Wisconsin, all within the immediate
territory of the fair. Every indlca-
tion points to unusual attendance.