North Carolina Newspapers

PART ONE. PAGED I to G r H VOL. VI I; RALEIGH, N. C., SUNDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1901TWENTY-F0Uft PAGES. No. 72 Post. 'AtE:;THE The Curtain Rises the Coming: .Week with the Scene ' Laid at Carolina's Capital CityThe Play Is 1 Or, An Exposition of; of Most Resourceful Portrayed in Charming and .active Style r , ALL TARHEELDOM HERE To Witness the Performance for Four DaysThe Mam moth Twentieth Century Fair Beginning oh Tues- i (jay hneSt OlOCK and AS- wrought in. things at the groraids. The J , whitewash and. paint brush have been ririlltliraL Pvh i hlt FuPrinia(le good use of s-;id those who have nuuuuiai , . tAiiiuua i-yei )been visIting ithe armial show here for Displayed Here The Mid way Covers Many Acres of Ground Various Attrac tions for the Sightseer and Pleasure Seeker Bqnch of Ostriches Ninety-fpu Entries for Horse Races' - When the light of .day breaks through the curtain of night and day dawns next Tuesday, October 22, the city of Ral eigh and the fair grounds of the North Carolina Agricultural Society will pre sent a scene of great, activity and resplen dent beauty. What's the occasion? The great Twentieth Century State Fair will open on that date. ; After all that has been said and writ- t it would , a seem to be superfluous to say anything. ui'-re but Listen, neighbor! j You have never seen such a fair as nil! le displayed before your admiring caze this time. The entires m all de partments of exhibition hall, the stock pensnd yards, the horse stables, fast steppers for the race track and numerous ouUloor attractions have never approach ed the immensity and almost fabulous Wkings as those for the coming week, ihp attractions have not only been book ed they are here at the crounds now in large in umbers and variety, and whon the cm tain i Tnnsr nn Tiiesdav. well, rn' pen can do justice to the picture. 'r course yon will be here. Tii officials and managers have canse ti 'felicitate themselves on the elaborate Mi'Mv iiH'v nave iv lTniprariEaDie cntri;y i WORLD'S 1 iii u this Limitless Products State in the Union s . v and untiring labor prepared; They have arranged a sight far' North Carolinians to be proud of -when they see it. Now, two days in advance of the open ing pf the great fair the city is filling up with visitors. Not only are exhibi tors here in large numbers, but there are many visitors who . have come to spend the week. Those visitors who are here from different parts of the State are forerunners, so to speak, and they -say their relatives, friends and neighbors are coming along later to view the sights, meet old friends and renew acquaintances. All North Carolina is interested in this forty-first ' annual fair of the Agricul tural Society, and' all eyes are looking this way and all feet turning in this direction. The railroads are getting out their extra coaches for the numerous and long trains that will be required to handle the crowds comfortably. The local street car company, knowing in ad vance what is eouiing have been dili gently at -work improving and ballasting their road bed to the fair grounds. The result of the hustling work on the buildings of the past few "weeks is now years will eel -constrained to exclaim: what changes do mine- eyes behold! Never in the history of the State has the public generally been so much in terested in making the proper use of the products of the gi'.md old commonwealth, and in directing attention to her actual itccomidishm-Tiats and f'.tture possibili ties. As large and extensive as the buildings and grounds are and as full of interesting and attractive exhibits as every inch of space will be, the well in formed citizeii knows that it as only a nrmtytiwe' .Reproduction of the thousands of. prod nets and enterprises to be found in the borders if , Tarheeldom. With the idea of showing to the outside world something of what North Carolina is, and inspiring our own people in the work, of ln-inging our beloved State right up-;to the front. Gen. Wm. R. Cox, president, Mr. Jas. E. Pogue, secretary, Capt. C. B. De'nson, assistant secretary and their faithful aides, have incessantly labored. Their fcaudiwork speaks for itself, and the great show will be a revelation to the people. In point of magnitude and interesting variety of ex hibits it will excell all former efforts. How about the attendance?. Nothing short of storms, fire or flood can keep the people nway. They are coming in unprecedented numbers. Everybody is talking of the fair and "when the people get interested as they .g w to keep them at home. In every part of the State there is a patriotic desire to see jnst what progress has been made in the past, year and. the simplest way of doing so is to take n day or two off and come to the great industrial and agricultural exposition where there will be complete and comprehensive exhibits of her numer ous products and rich resotfrces. Manufacturers will have" exhibits at this fair that are worthy of careful and painstaking inspection. The cotton mills of the State will be well repre sented with, catchy and attractive dis plays. The textile industries of the State are among the most important and are engaging the best thoughts and efforts of brain and capital in the direc tion of , better equipment and facilities for changing the raw staple to the soft, fleecy finished product. The fair will be l huiuui ouutx:? ivi mvo m . aic A STAGE" seeking knowledge of the latest. and best of the improvements . in all , lines : of manufacturing machinery. -The department for live stock and pro ducits of the farm: are full. There will be the fat; sleek farm horses, the cattle, the swine, the ' sheep, the,! geese, the ducks, the turkeys, the chickens,. all In large numbers and of every name and breed. The time can never come when these things will be ; required under any ccnaipons to to take a pack seat, and the long-handled gourd and the biggest pumpkin will never lose their drawing power at the annual fairs. , But why attempt to enumerate? . ; It would be" sheer folly. The show is great in every " depart ment and the people are coming to so it. ' " t ." '. LV With their usual enterprise, the vari ons railroads running into Raleigh hav offered a very low rate, which insures a great attendance. All the roads have made extensive I preparations for ihc transportation of visitors and ; special trains will be run from all sections of the State as the demand may require, thus giving a complete and -thorough passenger service and with thelow rate unusual crowds -will be attracted. With reasonably good weather the crowds will be large, and with favorable weather they will be immense. And Raleigh? - -Raleigh is preparing to do her part handsomely and the city is ready to ex tend a cordial, hospitable welcome to all. Decorations are unusually elaborate and extensive, and gala attire adorns the whole town. The" hotels, boarding houses and private families will accommodate visitors and everything possible will be done to make everyone Lave a pleasant time. Hospitality is written over every door" and will be extehded underv every roof in Raleigh. The city; has . been greatly beautified in recent years, . and those who have not visited the city or fair in several years will find a double attraction. The fair will claim your at tention in the day and at night there will be special attractions at the two theatres, the Academy of Music and the Metropolitan Opera. House.' There will be no dull or tiresome moments, but something to enliven, amuse, inter- GEN. XT. Tt. COX, est and instruct the whole weeK through. ' r The fascinating and popular sport of horse racing has not been neglected, On the contrary every effort bas been made to make this the record breaking year on the race track. Some interesting marks have been scored on North Carolina tracks lately and the management here have determined tQ keep up with the pro cession, and to give the visitors and spectators the worth of therr -'money. The entries (his year for the races far exceed in number those of any previous year in the history of the State Fair, and it is confidently believed that the fastest steppers ever seen ; here are among them. I If you are an admirer of fine blooded racers, trotters and pacers, as well as real racing contests, clean track work, you cannot afford to miss the races this year. v . . ;- BRIEF IIISTORIT OF THB AGRICULTURAL. S3CIETY The North Carolina Agricultural ' So ciety was formed in 1852,; and its first president was Jt. H. Smith, Esq., of Scotland Neck. Its fairs were held in the southeastern-part of the city, and gave much pleasure in the ante-bellum days. Suspended during the war, the State Fair was again held in 1860 j and at that tim a movement, was inaugu rated to change, the location .to the: pres ort spacious and eligible grounds, which are connected by rail with the main; lines of roads 'at union station.! This was ef fected in 1872 and the first fair at the new grounds was held in 1873,! Col. Thos. M. Holt, president. This patriotic citizen held the position': for twelve vears. Messrs. K. P. Battle, J. S. Dancy, Geo. W. Upchurch, R- H.1 Bat tle, Col. Benehan Camer'on,. Gen.. Julian S. CaiT, Col. J. : S. Cunningham ! and Charles McNamee and other distin guished. North Carolinians have served as president. And the present great fair is under the executive control" as presi dent, of Gen. Wm. R. Cs, . of Edge combe. I . . v" THE MIDWAY SPATIC DOUBLED THIS YKti There have been midways at former fairs; hut the midway this year is the. 1 best that ever drove-stakes on a North Carolina fair ground. The. grounds were enlarged last year to "accommodate tin people who inhabit the "Streets of Cairo' and this year the tents will' be put in- double rows, forming two streets or walkways along the section where the Orientals jingle their .- -trappings, and where there are dens of large and ferocious-rattlesnakes and where Esau ac tnaUiy ?ets 'ein alise." In addition to this the (space for the midway extends four' hundred feet north of the grand stand thisr year, occupying that, much space' never before utilized at a Sta te Fair., This extension, was made abso lutely necessary by reason of the extra-ordinarilylarge-number- of applications. To many visitors at the faiF the. mid way is tie of the most attractive things on earth, It is composed of a congloni erate mass of ail manner of side show including a "glittering of strange races from ithe far east; fierce and . swarthy .ns of the desert; dazzling temples and mn-kissed minarets of the sacred city of Rajaha,. peopled -with the real wor shippers of Brahma and Buddah danc ng girls from all nations." etc. The fact f the business is it is imnossible to de ribe on paper, a Teal midway, such as vill be laid out for your amusement at he coming fair. . - .n posing parade on V . ; OTENING DAY OF FAIR . On Tuesday' morning nui imposing pa ade will foim on Fayetteville street. loaded by the 'Governor and various State official, the president and other officials of the fair association, the ex ecutive committee a;i-l distinguished vis-:toi-f' in carriages', and the marshals of the fair, preceded by a cordon of police and followed bj' the military and cadets of the-A, and il. College and civic or ganizations, interspersed alonoc the line by . bands of , music and march to the fair- grounds, where ' the opening exer cises wiir be held. INTERESTING MEETINGS T f DI KING THE WEEK There' will be a number of important meetings held in this city during the ; week of State-wide interest. Some ,of them Are of vital interest to the farmers.. cspeciaMy cotton and tobacco growers of the State. ' - . On Tuesday night a meeting will be I held at -the capital under the auspices of the State Agricultural Society, at which ' there will be specially prepared ; addresses by President ChaTles D. Mc Iver, of the State Normal and Indus trial J3ollege, Greensboro, and Rev. Dr. A.; A. -Marshal, pastor of the First Bap tist! Church, of Raleigh. Dr. Mclvers subject will be "The Education of Wo mcni," a most fruitful topic and one that' .will be handled by a master. Dr. Marshal's subject "will be "The Present Standpoint of Woman as Compared PRESIDENT. with the Past." For this meeting the Hollowbush orchestra will furnish music interspersed with vocal selections under the direction of Mr. W. S. Primrose. T.fliioc or p. osneeinllr invitied to attend. On the same night the State Literary and Historical Association win uoui us annual meeting in the hall of the Olivia Raney Library. Building, and a most interesting program will be rendered. At this meeting an effort will be made to organize the Nat. Macon Monumental Association. The following is the program of the exercises for the meeting of the State Literary and Historical Association: 8 p. m. Pirayer by the Rev. Eugene Daniel, D. D. Address by the president. Justice Waiter Clark. Violin solo by Mr. Clarence de Vaux-Royer, Raleigh, N. C. 8:23 p. m.'-Addreiss: "Status of the Librairy Movement in North Carolina," by 'Prof. G. A. Grimsley, Greensboro, X. C ' -8:45 p. m. Address: "Possibilities of the-Library Movement in North Caro lina," by Senator H. S. Ward, Ply mouth, N. C. 9:05 p. m. Address: "What Durham County is Doing, and What the State Ought to be Doing for Public Schools." Hon. Robert W. . Winston, Durham, N" C. 9:20 p. m. Roberts of Committees. Vocal solo by Miss Mary R. Matkay, Raleigh, N. C. v 0:40 p. m. Address: "Proposition to Celebrate on Roanoke Island the Land ing of Raleigh's Colony," by Major Graham Daves, New Bern, N. C. Proposition seconded by Governor Charles B. Ay cock. General discussion. Piano solo by Miss Chilian Pixley, Raleigh, N. C. ; 10:20- p. m. Address: "Ways and Means to Erect a Statue to Sir Walter Raleigh in Our State Capital," by Gen. Julian S. Carr, Durham, N. C. - General discussion. Vocal solo bv Miss Alice Huston Ham mond. Raleigh, N. C. - 10:40 p. m. Poem: "Sir Walter Ral eigh," (written for the occasion), by Ms, I Jenry Jerome Stockard. . v 10:50 n. m Election of officers. Bene- dktiov , . ; - , GEN.tr. P. KOHEKT Chief nfamhal. ' .The executive committee of the Cot ton Growers Association, composed of Hon. S. L. Patterson, chairman; and Messrs. W. H. Clark, of Halifax. J. W. B. Battle, of Edgecombe, J. A. Stevens, of "Wayne, J. W. Atwater, of Chatham, H. McLean, of Scotland, and B. H. Thompson, will meet in Mr. Patterson's office in agricultural building on Tues day night to prepare recommendations to be submitted to a meeting of the as sociation to be held in the hall of the agricultural building Wednesday after noon at 4 o'clock. Since the meeting of the Cotton Growers Association held here a few weeks ago much interest has beenawakened, manifest by the organi zation of v branch associations in several counties, and the attendance next Wed nesday afternoon is expected to be large. Another important meeting for Tues day night will be that of the State Hor ticultural Society, which the faculty and students of St. MaTy's CoMee Peace Institute and Baptist Female University have been invited to attend. On "Wednesday night the annual re union of the Confederate Vetrans- will be held,, and appropriate addresses will be made. The veterans of the gray are expected in full force, and the taeeting is looked forward to with interest, as are all things that pertain to the pleas ure or welfare of the heroes of the Civil War. x Thursday night the annual meeting or "show their goods, wares and manufac the State Agricultural Society will take tures, but those from other cities and place and among other features of this States have secured-room' in the mam- 'l i v .3 ,) Pcilffn ! . u I ! 1 ,1 x..nnf. meeting will be an address by President Geo. T.. "Winston. CHANCE FOR SPORTING BLOOD ' AMONG FARUKR BOYS uoing DacK to xbb giuuuuo uu Gxm Club there-Win be a grand trap the.race track for a few moments, atten- sllotin!; tournament each day of the tion is called to what is styted the gen--fair The shootin& commence at tleman's running race, which will take 10 j.clock eacix morning. The Raleigh place, on the opening day of the fair, is Gun OIub has eawstiy at work to not a.patt of the technical .program for mak the shoot an enjoyable .and atTae trials of speed, but intended to be a fea- tiv(1 feature to sportsmen, ture of reunion among the young plant- Ther6 haa aiso bee,n nr-anged-a great crs or. tne:. otare auu wv sy; norse nesn uu iuo i.uui. iiv.o have been trained will be barred from entering llhis race... No entry fee will be charged for this contest, andjall are cordially invited to come and join f the sport. Those who desire to enter should report promptly. The race will be five eighths of a mile. The. first premium will be a handsome saddle, blanket and bridle, complete riding outfit given, by the North Carolina Agricultural Society, and valued at fifty dollars. The second prize is a splendid set of buggy harness, given by the Wyatt Harness Company, of this city. These premiums will be presented during the fair. LARGE ASOCSTS TO BE PAID IN PREMIUMS The premiums are more liberal this year than ever before. By the ' assist- ance of the Agricultural Department through its liberal board, which aided the society to the amount of $1,500 for premiums, the entire premium lists amount to aoout $7,000, including the cost of the valuable gold medals. .v The State Farmers' Alliance also gives a list" of cash premiums for farm and garden products to Alliances .and Alli ancemen in good standing in addition to those otherwise awarded. There are a large number of special premiums to be found throughout the list. Judging from the exhibits already in- stalled and entered, and the innumer able attractions that have secured space, together with the program of special features for the week, the forty-first annual fair promises to be the most suc cessful in the history of the association. The fair will be memorable for the im mense display, of farm products, inter esting exhibits of agripultuf al implements and machinery; rare'" display of North Carolina, fruits and flowers; great com petitive exhibition - of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry; products of the dairy,-": pantry, apiary and'- work-room; exhibits of the schools" and colleges of educational work. : , The stock and cattle stalls are filling up rapjdly with better ajid finer stock tran has ever beenfc8?r hew-before.' The exhibits this year will not only be numerous; but will be' comprehensive; for not only will Raleigh merchants GUN CI. LB SHOOT AND FOOTBALL GAME gnme Cf foot ball to be olayed betweon the A. and M. College tenia of .this city and another strong team. No extra charge will be made to see the foot ball game. It is free .to all who visit the fair. . Taking everything together and smn raing it all up it is seen that nothing imaginable ha been left undone to mako the fair the biggest success, from a meritorious standpoint, in its history. The musical program .will be all rijrht and inspiring strains of band music will bo wafted about the place in melodious welcome. . , AN ATTRACTIVE " RACIIfG PROGRAM The splendid parses offered , for horse racing, running, trotting and pacing, has (Continued on ' Second Pago.) ''