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STATE FAIR EDITION. : SECTION THREE \ t Pages 17-24. I Voinme LVIIL No 28. The Only North Carolina Newspaper That Has 10,000 Subscribers. GREAT STATE FI IS CLH HANG All North Carolina Should Enjoy Splendid Event. VISIT OF PRESIDENT Soldiers in Line. Fair Marshals. Peop'e by Tens ot Thousands at the Great State Gathering With Its Wonder ful Exhibits and Magnificent Attractions. “There’s bacon in the smoke house. There’s cotton and corn to spare; W hip up tlie ox team, Billy,— Wo’re groin’ to the Fair! “Ah' Sue —put on your meetin’ dress, With ribbons in yer hair, An' pitch tiie little tow heads in— We’re sL>ila ’ to tile Fair! * * Tlie Fair will Ik* formally opened on TUESDAY (K IOHEIt THE SEVEN TEENTH, 1903 At twelve o'clock noon, by His Excellency, ROBERT 13. GLENN, Governor of North Carolina. Assisted by The President and Ex-Presidents of the Society. * * C * And the Fair, the Great State Fair that brings the folks of North Caroli na from the country and from the towns and from the cities to Raleigh, is close at hand. Here in Raleigh we're fixing for it with a mighty rush, and getting gay with flags and bunt ing. You’ve heard of the dates before, but just to remind you, it is repeated that these are from October sixteen to October twenty-one, being Monday and Saturday of the week that have hid in it waiting for us great stacks of enjoyment, fun, and pleasure, great heaps of instruction and knowledge, and the greetings of people from ail parts of North Carolina whom we nave not seen since last year at the Fair. Kaieigh has contracted a habit of having great State Fairs, but this time the management say that it is going to be the greatest fair ever, and that the hundred thousand or more people who are'coming to take in its joys are going to have ’a feast of good things spread out before them, such that never before in the history of the Fair has been present ed. these in the splendid exhibits in tin* buildings and on the grounds, in the daring and dazzling free-for-all performances, and in the live-wire at tractions that will line up along the midway-pike. where the sawdust makes the roadway. Bands of music are to make mel ody in tiie halls and on the grounds,- wonderful things are to be exhibited on every side, many pianos will, be making music and the merry-go round will ring out its jumpety-jump notes. Military will be marching and tin- small boy will occupy every point of vantage, the beauteous maids of North Carolina will be seen in new and fetching gowns, while matrons and men will ramble around in tiie kaleidoscope picture made up of the throngs of those who are “doing the Fair.” I’or a Grout Big Time. If you've attended this great State ,j event in Raleiga then you know the' rush and the stir of the big days at tiie Fair, but this year this is to be multiplied by startling tigures, for tin* visit of the President of the United Stales to Raleigh and the State Fair is going to add enormously to the at tendance. He is going to be hero Thursday, tho l t»tli of October when i at II o'clock he is to make an ad dress at the Fair Grounds, and he states that tnis is to contain some im portant utterances, that will be heard with interest. The unique personali-j ty of the President, his varied experi ences as a rancher in the West where he was comrade with cowboys, his record as Police Commissioner of J New York. Civil Service Commission- : or. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, j Colonel of tho Rough Riders, Gover- j nor "f New York. Vice-President and-1 President, with all that these mean, } "ill cause thousands to want to see ! and hear the man who brought peace j to Russia and Japan, and there is ex- j pected a congestion of people in tiie city anti at the Fair Grounds on Thursday of Fair Week. That his wife. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, will accompany him. will add much in terest to, his visit. Raleigh is preparing to take prop er care of the great crowds that are expected, and in doing so has arrang ed a bureau of information, the head quarters being in the Capital Club building, first floor, where the visitor who wants a lodging place or a place to take his meals will be given dire tions as to these and a messenger sent with him to guide him to the spot. Cots by the thousands are being put in hotels, and boarding houses, pri vate residences. halls and vacant rooms, and a strenuous effort will be made to care for every man, woman and child who honors Raldigh with his presence during the Fair. In the way of meals tiie hotels, boarding bouses, cases, restaurants and private homes will be ably supplemented by innumerable stands and places fixed especially for Fair Week in various parts of the business section, while on the Fair grounds itself and in the hails of the Fair Buildings there will be other places wherp the nungry may find food and drink. The sand wich wPI bo here in all its glory and loaves of bread by the tens of The News and Observer. thousands, and all kind of potted meats will furnfoh quick lunches. Very many of the stores will arrange “quick luncli counters" and in every grocery store in Raleigh something to cat may be obtained, so there is no need for any one to go hungry in the rush that Raleigh is going to take care of. On Riding to The Fair. There will be many ways of get ting, to the fair grounds, and especial arrangements are being made to handle the great crowds. The Ral eigh Electric Company hak extended its street car service, and this now goes to the Union Depot and takes in a new section of tiie city. It has provided many new cars and a quick schedule will be run to the grounds. The Seaboard Air Line Railway will run many trains to the grounds, and ASHLEY IIORNE. . * President State Fair, 1905. 7? 1 ' • ' f /0 * 1 / these will give transportation to thousands, "ho will find this an ex peditious route. Every few minutes trains will leave the Union Depot and the trip is a quick and pleasant one. The many carriages and hacks of tile city, which has an excellent livery service, wil be found throughout the city, while automobiles will also be run. At the Fair grounds on the big days extra gates will be found so as admit the great crowds, and at a number of drug stores and stands in the city admission tickets will be sold so as to avoid the rush at the gates. All visitors are advised to get tickets before going to the grounds s*» as to avoid the rush. y The train service which is to bring the people to Raleigh is the greatest and best ever arranged for a State Fair. Every road in the State has prepared to handle enormous crowds, and special trains will be run. The At lantic Coast Lino, the Atlantic & North Cf/’olina Railroad the Norfolk & Western will all run ears direct through to Raleigh. The Seaboard Air Line and tiie Southern Railway are to provide special trains for tho various days, and ty' handle the great crowds on Thursday will each have from 1 ."»0 to 200 cars on the various special trains which are to come from every section of the State. The round trip rates are to be cheap rates, and lher will be no reason why the people should not come to the Great State Fair and enjoy the greatest pleasure of the year. The State Fair Itself. The Fascinations of The Fall*. The attractions at the Great State Fair in the way of the numerous wonderful, useful, interesting and ex pensive exhibits will be greater than ever and these will show the won derful development of North Carolina along the various lines which go to make up the industries of the State. All these will be attractively arranged in the Fair buildings, and the sights to be seen and the instructions to be offered the people are sure to give them joy, pleasure and satisfaction. From all parts of the State these are to come and the promise is for a display of more than the usual attrac tiveness. everything bright l , brilliant and interesting. The exhibits in the Agricultural De- JOSEPH E. POGUE, Secretary State Fair, 1905. partment will be unusually attractive, for vegetables, fruits and flowers will be seen in profusion, as both counties and individuals are striving to make such exhibits as will prove to visitors what can be done with agriculture in North Carolina. There will be sharp competition between collective county exhibits and tiie fine showing of Johnston county a year ago is to be duplicated by many other counties. Machinery for various uses in farm and mechanical work will be shown, thus exemplifying tiie progress of the farming industry, everything modern and new. and will be worthy of at tention of farmers and mechanics who will find in these labor-saving devices the greatest improvements of ttyc times, the best that is to be had. The stock exhibit will be unusually fine as entries have been made of horses that even exhibited at St. Louis Exposition, and also very fine breeds of North Carolina horses. This ex hibit will be a great one, and it will show how the State is advancing along these lines. Cattle of all breeds will be largely represented, and the extra ordinary and mammoth growths will be shown. The Swine Department will be very full, and larger bogs and a greater va riety will be exhibited than usual. These exhibits have been great in the past, but this year a record is to he expected. The Poultry Department is rapidly filling up, and the prospects RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12. 1905. are line for a large and varied exhibit. In fact in live slok and poultry the greatest of progress will be shown. The display in manufactured pro ducts is to be unusually large, and among these the furniture factories in the State have entered for grand dis plays. that can not fail to attract. The Display Increases. The A. and M. College and Blind Institution will make large and attrac tive exhibits of their various depart ments, and will be worthy of a visit by all interested in practical education ot the two institutions. Other colleges and schools will make exhibits, and the progress of education will be clear ly shown. Floral Hall will be very attractive with all kinds of ladies’ work. The exhibit there will be one of beauty and excellence. Tiie Pantry Depart ment will be full of home cooking, as great competitibn has developed in this department, and here it will be seen the North Carolina women are experts in this line. The Art Department has more en tries than ever before, and the exhibit will be very attractive. In tiie hall with these will be splendid exhibits of the handicraft of North Carolina women showing they have an eye for tiie beautiful and tire useful. There will be fine exhibits of shoe (factories that will attract great atten- Jtion. as they will be displayed on a j grand scale. Shoes are always in use and tiie latest and best of these will be exhibited. Manufacturers of various kinds of furniture and vehicles, made in the State, will make elaborate displays, showing what home talent can do in those enterprises. North Carolina leads in these lines, and the exhibit will be a most attractive one. j President Roosevelt will bo on the ; grounds and deliver an address to the people of North Carolina at 11 a. ! m.. October 19th. Our people will show him by the.presence and by theii various products, manufacturing and enterprises, that North Carolina is in the lead in this'’country, and he and his friends will see what grand in ducements the State can offer to cap ital and good settlers. There will i>e a great outpouring, and great exhibits by the people of our great Common wealth. ' v OFFICERS OF THE FAIR. Much depends in any great enter prise upon the character and the ability of the men who are at its head. 111 fact no success comes without intelligent conception aim efil eient execution. The State Fair has become « sojid institution, financially, as well as giving pleasure to thous ands every year largely because it is in the hands of first-class business men who understand what is necessary and do the right thing in the right wav. President Horne. The North Carolina Agricultural So ciety was fortunate when it secured the acceptance of Mr. Ashley Horne as its president. He is the type of man who has made th<- South take a Ihigher stand in the agricultural, bus ;i 1 less and manufacturing world. He | has made money in everything lie has j undertaken, and he is one of the bus | iest men in the State. He lias a genius for making money and win ning success. When elected Presi dent of the Fair, everybody knew tha, ho would be no figure-head, but a real President, accepting responsibili ties and directing the affairs of the Society with tiie same good judgment that characterize him in tiie cononet of every enterprise w ! th which his name is associated. He made the ! State Fair of 1 904 one of the best ever held and during tlie past year has put tlie financial affairs of the corporation upon a sound future, and this year under his wise presidency will witness the greatest State Fair ever held in the State df North Caro lina. Long live Ashley Horne and may his spirit of enterprise touch and bless the youth of {lie State. Secretary Pogue. Too much praise cannot cannot be given to Mr. Joseph E. Pogue. Sec i rotary of the State Fair. He accept ! ed the position some years ago at the } earnest solicitations of the manage : ment and the bondholders. The Fair ! had not been earning enough money to pay the interest on its bonds and it had no credit. Mr. Pogue resolved to put it on a business basis and to that end has given a large share of his time every month in the year to the business of the Fair, going here and there to book desirable attrac tions. looking closely after receipts and expenditures, and as a result the State Fair management this year lias paid every dollar it owes, retired a portion of its bonds, built a large and magnificent Grand Stand, improved the race track, and will do all this within the well calculated Income from the* Fair. That has been a financial achievement that entitles Mr. Pogue and those with whom he has been associated in the management of the Fair under the new and better system that has put the Fair upon a solid business basis to a volume of merited praise. He believes “the people must be amused" and al ways is on the lookout for attractions of the best class. “Tell the people," he said last night, “that the attrac tin' th. e Fair, which begins Tues day. October 17th. will he the most varied and enjoyable ever given at the State Fair. Many people will. of course, come Thursday to hear the President, but we will have so many amusements of the right kind and so many interesting tilings to see that the great crowds will come on the other days and will be delighted." Treasurer IK’iison. For many years th‘* late Capt. c. B. Denson was ah active and leading factor in the management of the Fair, and as its Treasurer rendered the Fair great service. Upon his death, deplored by all bis associates. the executive committee, elected his son. G. R. Denson. Jr., as Treasurer, and his usefulness and capacity shows he is a “oilip off the old block." He is diligent in his work in assisting Mr. Pogue, and his ability.'earnestness ami zeal have proven valuable factors In the success find management of the State Fair. Chief .Marshal >1 chain*. Much—very much —depends upon G'n sort of man wh<> is selected as Ghief Marshal of the State Fair. The management was fortunate indeed when it secured the acceptance of Mr. B. Frank Mebane. of Spray, as Chief j Marshal. Mr. Mebane is one of the most successful manufacturers in the 1 State and one of the most agreeable j and popular men in our borders. He is j a natural leader in everything he takes 1 pai t. and he goes into no venture or a ! social or business character into which 1 he does not throw himself fully. And j that sdclls success. He has selected a corps of assistants who represent 1 the strongest of the younger men in' the business and progressive life of: the State. and they will add greatly, to tiie pleasure of the Fair. Mr. | Mebane has been too busy building! cotton mills and bringihg capital toj North Carolina to heretofore take ae- j tive interest in ihe management of; the Fair, but he has attended nearly j every year and shown that what- j < ever concern the progress of North It. FRANK MEBANE. Chief Marshal State Fair, 1905. C. It. DENSON. Treasurer State I'’air, 1905. Carolina is dear to" his heart. The town of Spray is in reality the town that Franb Mebane l»u ill. It cu.n tains a population of over 4.000 and the hum of the spindles from eleven large and prosperous mills make merry music in old Rockingham county. Mr. Mebane has built these mills by bringing to the attention of capitalists all over the United States the advantages of investing money in North Carolina mills. He has inter ested millionaires in Ohio and Massa chusetts and a dozen other Northern States, and at the close of the recent Peace Conference Mr. Mebane great ly interested Baron Komura in the Southern cotton mill development, and tliis progressive Jap will have money in the spindles that make Spray “The Cowell of North Caro lina.” When a man of Mr. Meb ane's large business enterprise accepts as Chief Marshal of the Fair it means that he puts a high estimate upon this greatest i stitution in the tstate for bring ' forth Carolina folks together. ng them what they have dot inspiring them with faith to i treater things. \V, of exhibits. ’l'll,, yy ge of articles to he found on is easily set » the various depart THE GREAT STATE FAIR WILL BE HELD AT RALEIGH, OCTOBER 16-21 ments are considered, these with the directors in each being: A. —Field and Garden Crops, C. N. Alien, of Wake. Bl.—Horses. John W. Cross, of Wake. B2.—Cattle. Benehan Cameron and J. M. Crenshaw, of Wake. BO. —Sheep. C. W. Burkett, of Wake. B 4 Ben. M. Moore, of Wake. C. —Poultry .and Pet Stock, Ivan M. Proctor, of Wake. D. —Horticulture, etc., Z. W. White head, of New Hanover. E. —Pantry Supplies, Carfcy J. Hun ter. of Wake. F. —Manufactures, J. S. Wynne, of Wake. (}. —General Displays, John Nichols, of Wake. H. —Ladies Work, John S. Cuning- hain, of Person, and J. It. Young, of Wake. I.—Fine Arts. Painting, etc., W. S. Primrose, of Wake. K. —Agricultural Implements, Ma chinery. F. IJ. Muring', of Wake, and X. W. Wes', of Wake. L. —Educational, E. P. Moses, of Wake. M. —Historical. Scientific Displays; etc.. W. A. Withers, of Wake. X.—Minerals, Building Stones, etc., Collier Cobb, of Orange. O.—Trials of Sneed, J. R. Rogers, AT. !>.. of Wake, and John W. Cross, of Wake. In each of these* departments there are many cash prizes, medals, ribbons and diplomas, besides which there are many special prizes of various articles offered by manufactures, merchants and dealers throughout the State and the country, all of which are set forth in the handsome catalogue is sued by the society, to be had of Sec retary Joseph E. Pogue. Ho! For The Races!! The racing at the State Fair will be excitinf as some fast horses have been entered and contests will lie spir ited. The track is a great one. and is in excellent condition, a line view of the races being easily had from the new grand stand which faces the track (Continued on Page Twenty-Three.) Y ▼ ▼ ▼ ™ : SECTION THREE t g ♦ ♦ Pages 17-24. | Price Five Cents. RALEIGH A MECCA FDR THESOCIETIES Fair Week the Time for Many Meetings. EVENTS OF INTEREST Confederate Veterans, Spanish-Ameri can War Veterans, Mexican Veter ans, Cotton Growers, Convention State Historical and Literary Society and Others to Meet. Raleigh is the Mecca towards which tlie faces of many thousands of peo ple in tile State are now turned, and the people will be here in great num bers next week during the Great State Fair. Among the thousands who will be here will be many members of various (organizations which will hold their sessions in the Capital City during the week, thus combining the interests of these organizations with a visit to the Fair, the enjoyment of its pleasures, and the gathering of much informa tion. State Agricultural Society. Connected with the Fair the meeting of chiei interest will be that of the North Carolina Agricultural Society which will hold its annual meeting. This will be held on Thursday night, the 19th of October, in the Hail of the House of Representatives and will be called to order at 8 o’clock by Hon. Ashley Horne, the president of the society, which has oharge of the State Fair. At this meeting the officers are to be elected for the ensuing year. The Confederate Veterans. An important meeting that will be hold on Wednesday night. October 18, in the Hall of the Hraise of Reprfcsen tatives at 8 o’clock is''that of the Con federate Veterans’ Association of North Carolina, the meeting havii g been called by General Julian S. Carr, in command of the North Carolina Division. The Veterans have been in vited to bold the honor position in the parade which will escort President Roosevelt to the .State Fair, and it is probable that some action on this will be taken at the meeting on Wednesday night. . Spanish-Ameriean War Veterans. j A meeting of Spanish-Ameriean War j Veterans will be held here on Thurs day morning, this to be at 10 o’clock in the grand stand at the Fair Grounds. The call for the meet : ng I has been issued by General Joseph |F. Armfield. Colonel of-the First North Carolina Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-Ameriean War and by j Col. W. H. S. Burgwyn, who was in 1 command of the Second North Caio lina Volunteer Infantry in that war. The call says that the meeting will be held that the men who took part in that war may see the President "our comrade in that war, and to make his acquaintance.” The meeting will be in session at the time President Roosevelt reaches the* Fair Grounds to deliver his address, which is to be gin about eleven o’clock. Mexican Veterans’ Association. There will also be a meeting here of the surviving veterans of tile Mex ican War. There are but few of these left yet the smallness of the numbers will be no bar to the enthusiasm of j the meeting. It is expected (hat there i will be a gathering of the veterans of ■ the Mexican War at the City TJall about 9 o’clock on the morning of Thursday, October 19, and that the meeting will adjourn to the grand stand at the Fair Grounds shortly af ter ten o’clock. ~ as to meet the President of the United States, and lake part in the ceremonies there. Plans are also being arranged to have a meeting of the veterans on Thurs day afternoon at four o’clock in the City Hall. Cotton Growers’ Association. The North Carolina Cotton Growers’ Association is to meet here on Friday night, October 20. in the Hall of the House of Representatives at half fast seven o’clock with the State Presi dent. Col. John S. Cuningharn, of Person, presiding. The meeting will he largely attended and it is apt to prove an important one, with possi ble action in regard to present condi tions in the cotton market. An address will be delivered by Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Grovvon:’ Association. State Historical and Literary. The North Carolina Historical and Literary Society will meet on Tues day night. October 17. in the Raney Library Hall, and the meeting w ill lie called to order at 8 o’clock. It will •be an interest,’rug meeting} and a. specially entertaining address is t< b< made by Judge R. W. Winston, of Durham, who will have lor his theme. ‘‘The Cultivation of State Pride.” The mater of the presentation of the cup offered by Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, of Winston-Salem, to the North Carolin ian who during the past yeer has pub lished the best piece of literature will also come up. and the award will be watched for with keen anticipation. Tlic Oratorical Contest. The Slate Fair Association lias ar ranged for a meeting of great inter est. this to have as Its active paillci pants representative orators from the colleges of North Carolina. For the best oration by any college man the society has offered a gold medal, and (Continued on Page Twenty-Three.)
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