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v RALEIGH, N. C; TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 14, 1913.
PRICE, 5 CENT3.
GREATEST STATE FAIR; IS
from Occoneeche ram not ntrd
for premium. -
W. A. , Slmpktns, Rltgh, K. C,
prolific -cotton display.
THE STATE, EXPECTANT, AWAITS
JtJSIrAROlM)iTHErCORNER
J3EEI'GJEGREAT-STATE"FAIR
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merit Is Prepared To Make Definite Annouhce-
! jnent as To Unprecedented Attractions
BIGGER, BETTER' AND MORE
. i VARIED THAN EVER, SAY OFFICIALS
; Not a Single Department in Which the Showing Does Not
I Eclipse Anything That Has Been Shown Previously
Building, Plant .Enlarged; by I the. Addition of Three
I New Stock Buildings Eighteen Acres of Ground
' Added With a New Entrance and Roadway Many
I Interesting. Contests. . ? J" i;' ,r.
With'- still -alrnosT a week ' in
which to complete, the arrange
'ments for.5 the. North , Carolina
State Fair,' the management al-
ready has it preparationsso-wettj
- in hand that It feelsrsafe in promls-
ing the.people of North Carolina
- -the greatest and most varied ex
: hibition .that has ever been shown
in the history of the North Caro
; lina Agricultural society. .
- "There Is not a single depart
; ment of the Fair, " said Col, J. E
i Pogue, secretary of the Fair, "in
which the exhibits will not be
'.larger than ever before, and I am
' entirely warranted In assuring the
( ; people ; that Jhey will -find . the
; state Fair this year the most com-
--plctfr-amd-adcquatc portrayaf-of
f Carolina's resources and ln
i lustricsW an sorts that it has ever
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j. EnlgrgeJ Plant ' - v
The '.building plant has been
rr iubstantially increased" since last
' year,T three new live stock build
. (ngs with every modern convex
ience and built on the most ap
""I. proved plans having been erected.
lThesheep and swine building has
been ; provBed with a concrete
, 4 floor, which Is a decided Improve
- ment. City water is provided In
abundance for the stock. ' " -'
' Eighteen acres of new ground
in the-west side of the grounds
ave been added, and I new en-
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trance for vehicles only provided
for the JHillsboro street side. This
eliminates ,the crossing . of the
street car tracks and is a tig gain
in fnnvenience. There are new
drivewats and hitching places and
other, additional advantages pro
vided with the aim of adding to
the convenience and comfort of
exhibitors " and the ' general pub
lic -.. ' T',-
After Monday,; drays and de
livery wagons will be required to
go to the north gate, turning to
the right at the West Raleigh
drug store at end of the Cameron
Park property, - Thepublic Is re
spectfully urged by the Fair man
igemsflt to use 'Morgan street as
much as possltrte, also , West
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;''J '. '- Some SUte Fair
Jones street.' fn.' order to tighten
tratuc on Hillsboro street- This
latter street inside and outside tjie
streets,' however. Jus been oiled
and will be in as 'good tondition
as possible. :
, " " Apicultural Exhlbiti.
The .agricultural ; exhibits . this
yettr will be such as to make loyal
sons of the State rejoice with pride
aMhls-fortfon-ot Ihe-State's -resources.
They will show.the Stale
to be a great producer of practi
cally all kinds of agricultural and
horticultural products. Some of
the exhibitors and their exhibits
will be : ' - - - " .
Magnificent agricultural display
jnMMsaBaAaaiati
tarma and apple.
J.- W. Perry, LrwooO, N, CL,p
pla and farm product.
J. IT Ratta Halalirh V C V kmIm.
corn (th mu who ralaod lli buihi
on on acr). . .,
' Arthur a Sharp?' Orcanaboro, N.
C btc display farm products. '
John C Bharp. Grvenaboro, N. C,
pl diaplay, (arm producta
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Th contort fcatur of th Fain will
b on of th creaUat Ther wttt be
a corn club contest, men's corn and
cotton contest, a"trla' tomato ciub con
test, contest of growers, manufactur
ers, and leaf dealers' tobacco contest
Th exhibit and records In these con
tests will be examined and traded
by th Judges and th winners of the
piiaea announced. Large additional
special premiums will be given by the
Board of Agricultur. Prof. C. B.
WlUlams la th director In charge of
this featar of th Fair.
Thar win be a big display by the
Land and Industrial Department of
th Southern Railway which U ex-
pected to prove one of the most Im
preealv of all th exhibits at the
Fair : - y , . ,
T. W. Wood ft Bon, of Richmond,
wlU hava, tn the agricultural depart
ment, an exhibit of field and garden
aeeda' -
J. U O'QuInn and R. fitetnmets, the
well known Raleigh Arms, will have
their, customary - One exhibits of
plant, cut Oowera, ta
' AgricnhraTl)epaniitent.
Yry complet and extensive wtl!
be th exhibit of the Stat Agricultur
al Department In fact It will be
"tremendous,' said one of the Fair
managere yesterday. Every sort of
the product of the ".farm will b
Shown, the principles and modus
shown." Specimen from th inagnla-
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Buildings.
COMPREHENSIVE'
In Succinct Form Tells Where
in Coming Fair Will Be '
Greatest Yet
GIVES BREEZY SUMARY OF-
. ' VARIED ATTRACTIONS
Third Pegiment Band Will Fur
nish the Music , Double
Parachute . Leaps. From an
; Immense Height Daman
Troupe of German Acrobats
Will Perform Marvelous
Stunts.--
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. In eucelnct torm and In spicy, read-
able atyle. Secretary Pogu of the
Stat Fair ha sent out a preliminary
announcement of th principal events
and attractions of th Fair
-The Indications ar that this win
be th greatest Fair and Expoaltion
rer held in North Carolina.
"Three new stock buildings, mod
ern In every respect, and 6 x 160
feet each, have been built this year,
ensuring adequate accommodations
for . horses, cattle, sheep and swine.'
About too head of livs-stock wlU be
exhibited. Ther is great opportuni
ty for stock raising in this Btate. and
it is earnestly hoped that our farmers
and breeders will look over these ex-
hiWtsfuUy'Tiflsenaur-tipla
corn, cotton, wneat, rye, tooacco and
play of farm machinery and . labor
saving device. Many counties will
make exhibits, and some of our town
wul make collective displays.
"Eighteen acres of new ground have
Men added wit a a new entrano and
roadway, with ample parking places.
eliminating th dangerous crowding
and congestion or vehicles.
"On of th most Interesting and in
structive featurea win be th Better
iU,&4JJa.i4.l..iiattjiiiu-4aSfc
av prise. Practical Instruction as
to th oar of bable will b given
"Th racing will b unusually good.
Many fast horse bav already been
entered."' -
"Th Third Regiment Band will f!r-
Blah music.
"Prof. Walter W. Raub and Mm.
Lawrewe (Mrs. Itaub) will asoend
each C y In two trtuioons aid by aide
ard wa C"p Jn aouole paraohute
ips from ImmoriM h!ht, 'ih
Great Damp- :! Tr3 of tlewnan j
Floral Hall North
cent collections and ' experimental
farms of th Agricultural department j
will be shown. Ther will b much!
prm'tlcal Instruction for farmers.
lira.' Charles McKlmmon 1H de
monstrate the work of th Olrls' To
mato Canning Clubs. Mls Ward will
demonstrate flretaia cookers for the
benefit of the business, this demonstra
tion also to be under th direction of
the fitat Department of Agriculture.
German Kali Works of New Torg
and Atlanta, will be otie of the
manofarturera of commercial fertili
sers displaying In th agricultural de
partment , " '
iv Farm Machinery.
Th. collection -of farm machinery
will be one of the crack feature f
th Fair. Some of th exhibits will
be:- -
International Harvester - Co., run
ning furrows with motor ploy and
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stunta on th trapes In front rot th
Urand Htand each day.
"Among the paid attraction '' ar
th merry-go-round. Kerris-wheol,
motordrome and Midway Bhowa, and
Oklahoma Bill's Wild West Show.
"laln'a Firework Company of New
Tork will put on for four night. Oc
tober 21-34, their tremendous spw.
lecj. ine 'UUI uays ot Fompell."
This 1 grand, beyond dercrlptlon. Th
ancient city with Its towers and tem
pi la seen before the sum-tutor with
t heople aiigjagediaa grn -pro-ceHion
and ceremony befor the doors
of the pagan temple, introducing th
entrancingly beautiful Fir Ballet, th
UcldMi font Ballet (from the London
Crystal Falac:e) superb and sensation
al aerial and acrobatlo specialties.
Flower Girls, Dancis dirls, Roman
Senators, Priests. Guards, Gladiators,
Incnna- and Flame Bnarera in all
two hundred and nfty performers,
gorgeously ooatumtd. Hudderily In th
midnt of th revelry tho mighty Ve
suvius, with a deafening roar, hurla
forth flames, burning lava and ashea,
and th one proud city la buried for
ever. - -v-
"Th gloom and awe of th seen
of destruction will be lightened by a
raagnineeni ainpiay or fireworks, aet
piecea of exauhiit delirn. fire-flowers.
dranrona, snakes, rockets and bomba
Mueio by I'ain'a Pompeilan Military
FIXE
racing ton
THE KTATE
FAIR,
"Many Fruit Ilorse Have Been Enter-
Th racing at th State Fslr will
be as usual on of the most alluring
features. A Fair without racing would
be to thousands' of people no Fair at
all. ; Out of deference to the many
who enjoy racing management of th
State Fair always arrangea a fine rac
ing prmrram and this year .will be no
exception. "The racing will be un
usually good.-many fast horses have
."fheen entered " Secretary Joseph EL
Pogu aaya In his official announce
ment about th Fair, The event will
be: ,r - .v ,v .
Tucoday, October St. - -::J4
Trot (closed), . , .. ,. . .liOO
2:11 Pace..... . . . . . .. )to
WediuMday, October M.
rree-for all Trot and Pace.. ..ftOt
11:1 irot .. .. ,r. ,.110
h ' Thursday. (Xtober ta.
t:it Pace (closed).. ...... . .$50
J:22 Trot.. . , .j .-.."....$
Frldnv. October 24. i
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"rulea
to -govern, with auted exoeptlona
Hopples allowed. Colored drivers
barred. Race, mil heats t In I. to
end with the fifth heat, unless two or
m nui mw mrm uwm iur nrsi money;
tn suv.ce. horaes so tied shall can.
tlnu in th rac until soma on hunt
ha won three heats. All horse to stay
in nv neaia unlea arawn or dis
tanced. -No bora can win more than
ona inonev. F.ntrariiv I im, rmi
purs ana pet nt aor "tonal from
In ease two or more horses ar enter
ed from tie nam stable in th same
claas, full pea cent entrance .1
charged on only on iiome, and for
each' additional horn the entrance
Will be 1 per oent. But full t per cent
will b charged each starter. Right I
reaervea to change me nraer of thia
program and to declare oft on account
of bad weather. Ail entries will be
MiiiM(ii aualant. miiv I(vM.
ed (0 per oentr SI pereent, IK par
c-nt, 1" J"r miin. a.m.uc i.,-r Tue-
av. ('iMot.nr 14th, ojotda made
rest .?: t n-srii t.
Carolina State Fair.
OF STATE FAIR
Depicting "The Last Days of
Pompeii" It VViil Be Elabo
r rate Spectacles
BASED ON HISTORICAL
; TRAGEDY OF THE NAME
Exquisite Music and . Dancing
r and Many Local Features
Which Transport Spectator
' to Ancient' City Distant
Thunder; Warns of the Ap-
Broaching Catastroohe.
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The Greet Raleigh Stat Fair U to
i celcbratu.l this year In a truly royal
vie, - B-!"J'i tb many attractive
lata! ft;iiurs fuer la to be a inagni-
floent . fireworks specUcIs depleting
"Th Last bay of PompcU" by th
Pala'a Fireworks Company of Amer
ica. This la possibly the moat pro
gresslv feature of th fair, for It 1
beyond question th most Impressive
end elaborate open air entertainment
that human Ingenuity ha thua far
bea abiaeto Invent Th spectacle I
baaed upon the historical tragedy from
which It Is named and an accurate
Idea of .Roman 1U. costumes and peo
ple of th era la presented. This
Hsompany ha many special produc
tions and moat of them ar baaed upon
some Important historical fact. Thi
on which w ar to witness, how
ever. I said ts b Mcond to non of
th other In th luxurious preamble,
showing th Knmans at the gala day
amusements, with, thelt) bright attire.
their fairy salleu and gorgaou ps-
geanta. Thar la axquUlt muslo and
danolng and many local feature
which serve to transport you to th
ancient ' city. Th tragedy follow
quickly upon th merry-making. Just
It happened In real life, ther 1
no warning except th distant rumb
ling resembling thunder to warn th
people of th coming catastrophe.
Suddenly th gloomy mountain In th
background belch forth volume
of flam and ashea and In an Instant
ther 1 paademontam. Th shriek
of th people, th crash of falling
building, th roar of explosion All
the air for a time and then ther I
th blacknsa of destruction th des
ert wast and death-Ilk calm of th
ruined populac.
Hurled Into 6olar Region.
Then befor you quit recover from
the etTecta of th awful tragedy de-
Slcted up, you ar caught, and
urled pell-mell into a solar region
where bouquet ar mad of star, th
heaven mov with atrang design alt
brightness and odlor; portraits of
prominent men of very anormoua pro
portion ..flash for a moment befor
you veritable picture of flam, and
you seem to be in a anas of bewilder
ing sight and gorgeous prismatic col
or. - it I something to think about
for day afterward and to dream of by
night ana will man th Fair an eoca
ston to be remembered. t
Th peoule of thia city are especially
fortunate In having been abl to b.
tain for th coming Fair such a won
derful, spectacular entertainment a
"Th I sum Days of Pompeii," produc
ed by trie Pain's Fireworks Company
of America. Thia magnificent pyro
technic display, which I unquestion
ably th moat elaborate sad expwnaiv
presentation ever designed for open
air entertainment, will be seen ach
night of the Fair., from October 10th
to 25 th. To tho who bav never
wttnesaed one of the firework a dls
plava presented by this company an
loljiKluotluft to fairy land awaiia tbetnvi
. it . J imaoau weiiunaigin..wnat,.tt,;tf
"liUa.""''''! hcrs'';''ts''''V""iionie'r "stag on
wnicn tn ancient cuy is isiu out ana
hundreds of performer depict th gay
life of th period. '
During th unfolding of th his
torical episode which- th spectacle
present ther ar Intimate' glimpse
given or tn home ana civio in or tn
unsuapeetlng resident of the pleasant
Utile cities on thi Mope of the treach
erous mountain. Games, dancing,
feast and , Imposing .pageant show
that le I nil dar with them. -Tf
fettieF-wiifcn"rwOTrca
rlod. add local color to the kaleldo-
sooplo view and th firework feature
ar triumphs of th pyrotechnic art.
Awful Tragedy Gomea,
In th midst of all this gayety me
th awful tragedy which wipe out
th city and leave a denert wast
wher so much brightness, reigned
only a moment before.
Without a moment's warning, th
ears'" baek g , iMee or rrewntng" mwrrn
tain bursts forth In lurid flame. The
erowd below, paralysed with fear,
j Forward To Kig Annual Celebration
" 'r'Z ' V..-v: v at Capital City ' : -
THOUSANDS PLANNING TO C03IE, SEE -
THE SIGHTS AND RENEW ACQUAINTANCE
All Feel That the State Fair
Should By All Means Be Seen and Enjoyed This Ia-
pression Has Been 'Accelerated by an Abundanca ci
, ' Advertising Matter Sent Out by CoL Joseph E.PcU3,
Secretary, and His Staff of Assistants. '.
North Carolina' treat State
Fair is now less than a week off.
All over , the Statefrom ; the
mountains to the seashore, and
from the Virginia to the - South
Carolina line the - folks are
looking forward and- have been
for weeks to this annual event in
the life and activities , of the
State. : :fr'
For counties may have their
fairs, and sections of the State
may have theirs, but there b no
fair with, exactly the flavor, the
zest and the thrill that invest the
bis annual show in the capital
city. -:YV:; !
The State Fair b the peat
meeting place for the people of
On its grounds and through its
buiUings, -oil., friends meet and
" CranJ Stand it
erect one 30tlur, farents Lied
daughters anj sons from the col
leges and schools of the SUteand
the home people greet again the
visitors from other States who as
many times make the holding of
the State Fair the occasion for a
visit "down home." Ohv it is a
joyful and a cheerful and an, in
teresting time when these old
friends. . thousands of them,-get
together on fie- midway or in
the : xlul!it--buildings--uut talk
over old times, the present and
the future, there's nothing like
State Fair for renewing "auld
acq uintance long forgot'
Tht Grenteat of AH. .
And there Is another thing that
makes the folks In Increasingly
great numbers flock to the State
Fair. . As the- whole. It Is rreater
than any of its parts, so Is the
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wis,.
Is the One Great Event TbLt
State Fair bigger, spicier, and td
ter 5 than any other Faifl in Vxi
ny other haif in t:-. J
State, and somehow if folks ar;
going to a fair, they just natural'.
take to the biggest and the best
rThat is the impression that al
ways prevails In connection wi:h
the annual autumn show and ral
lying occasion In Raleigh, an l
CoL J. E. Pogue, secretary, and
his staff of assistants have exert: i
themselves this year, as in f at
years, to see that popular im
pressions as to the merits of State
fairs as compared with smaller
events were substantially ac
celerated. Much 1 advertising
matter has gone out all over V.z
State. , Banners have been hun?,
MlhoardiJbAxeieiLridecQriti J
with flaming posters, dodgers and
circulars-galore-ha ve-bcen -scat
tl.c iiaia Filr.
torcd to ILe'four cjuartrs .f I' j
compass and that-ever wwl.r,,
ser.vant . of any and -every '.good
cause, the press,tias been
and adequately v cultivated with
the view of getting that .sort of
publicity that newspapers are best
adapted to givei v .
--.It is going to be a great fair,
and the people all over the State
have been notified that this will
be the case, so there is nothing
left now- to-dct but- let the-kaven
of good ad-vertising do Its work,
its fruits will surely be seen next
week in the shape of thousands
and tens of - thousands . of happy
visitors. . . "-
The State waits expectant e.i
the coming of next week. For
the people know that there am
times of agreeable txcrfe'ment and
kiicasant diversion surely await n?
thtm.
(Ccr."riua oa Tags K:na)