At a meeting of industry and political leaders on July 1, 1903, Robert N. Page, who by that time was a state congressman while also retaining his position as A&amp;A secretary and treasurer, pledged A&amp;A resources and logistics for use in the North Carolina state exhibit at the St. Louis Worlds Fair of 1904. By August 1903, the A&amp;A was valued at $330,000, for which it was assessed $822 in taxes by the state.