The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-26
THE STATE FAIR.
Successful Exhibits and Large
Crowds in Attendance

year as success in every particular.
While in some respects the exhibits
were not as large or as full as they
might have been, yet they were very
good and the crowds made up for any
short comings. In fact the standard
Of success by which such things are
measured is the number of visitors,
and judged by this rule the Raleigh
fair last week was "one of the finest"
We were present Thursday when the
crowd was estimated at 5000 or
10000. In the several departments
the exhibitions of farm products, fruits,
vegetables, fancy work, paintings,
pianos, organs, household goods, bug
gies, carriages, machinery, stock,
poultry, &C., was very good and were
much admired. Practical object les
sons were given in road building, the
road engine recently purchased by the
city OF Durham, and the road machine
similar to the one owned by the town
of Henderson, doing good work in the
hands of experts.
We had the pleasure of meeting with
many friends from different parts of
the State and the day was most agree
ably spent. This is always one of the
most pleasant features of such occa-
sions to us. Good order was preserved
by the marshals and police corps.
Col. j. Bryan Grimes, of Pitt county,
was chief, with competent staff of
assistant marshals, and altogether it
was body of good looking and clever
young men. A more polished, agree
able, courteous and considerate gen.
tleman than Col. Grimes could not
have been chosen and it is needless to
say he filled the position to perfection
and made additions to his already wide
circle Of acquaintance and friends.
We know many who are under obliga-
tlOns to the genial and handsome Colo
mel for cOurtesies and attentions shown
outside the pale Of his regular duties.
FINE FOWLS.
We were much impressed with the
splendid exhibits of fowls made by Mr..
James P. Kerr, proprietor of the River
side Farm, Haw River, n. G. He
showed large variety Of poultry of
every description, and his light Brah-
mas, white and silver laced Wyan-
dottes, barred Plymouth Rocks, single
comb white and brown Leghorns,
games, mammoth Bronze turkeys,
Pekin ducks and white guineas, were
the finest lot of birds, taken all together,
that we have seen. They attracted
great attention and crowds Of lovers of
fancy poultry flocked about the coops
constantly. Mr.. Kerr is breeder and
shipper Of high class prize winning poul-
and has won AZ first and special prizes
and gold medals, not counting the
premiums he took last week. AS a
North Carolina enterprise the GOLD
LEAF takes peculiar pride in mention
ing the above.
THE BEST OF ITS KIND.
The exhibit made by Col. J. S.
Carr of products grown on his Geo.
neechee farm, near Hillsboro, was the
best thing Of its kind there. 1t was
an ideal agricultural display, arranged
| with admirable taste and skill, and
excited the admiration and praise Of
all who beheld it. The only drawback
was the fact that it was up stairs, and
the only exhibit on that floor, and i,
was only by chance that some people
saw it at all. Every kind of product
was shown the whole presenting q
solid, business like and prosperous ap.
| pearance, and showed that the large
sign above which read, 'sWhat We
Know About Farming," contained nc
empty boast. On either side were
placards about the size of a barrel
head bearing the legend: "How the
Oconeechee Farm Solves the Silver
Question; Take Care of the Farm, and
the Ratio will Take Care of ITSELF
This exhibit had to be seen to be ap.
preciated.
In the lower part of the building,
off in place to one side where il
would attract but little attention, was
a very creditable display of native
woods worked up into serviceable and
merchantable shape, made by Pada-
mems Woodworking Company, OF
Asheville, n. G. This represented
parts Of mantels, cornices, newels, bal
ustrades, &C., made Of oak, walnut,
ash, pine, etc.
"A pair of tubular wheels-(a new
idea) made by the Tubular Wheel
Company, of Durham, attracted a
great deal of attention and comment.
There was no placard attached and no
one to explain their character or ad-
vantages, and as an advertisement we
doubt if the company was paid for it's
trouble in showing them. Most peo-
pie passed them by not knowing what
they were intended for, where they
were made or whence they came.
THIS PLEASED THE CHILDREN.
Mr.. Frank E. Hege, proprietor of
the Wachovia Kennels, Salem, n. c.,
had fine exhibit of fancy poultry and
rabbits. This display greatly pleased
the children. There were rabbits of
almost every species that could be
called for, the Angoria, with its long
fleecy hair Tor woody delicate thin ears
and tiny pink eyes being the favorite,
perhaps. His show of fancy poultry
embraced many rare varieties and con-
tanned some as fine birds as VIC have
seen. The Indian and Crist games,
Langshans, Leghorns, Brahmas, Plym-
outh Rocks and Cochins, were greatly
admired, and those who failed to see
Mr.. Hege's exhibit missed treat.
Few people had any idea of the extent
and variety of fowls and pets raised by
any one man in the State as the bust
ness Mr.. Hege is engaged in. He is a
breeder of standard high class poultry,
rabbits, &C., and will take pleasure in
filling any orders sent him.
There were fakes upon fakes, nor would
the fair have been a typical one with
out them. The line of side shows and
cane ringers and ball throwers and
balloon vendors and wind blowers ex-
tended from near the main building to
the grand stand. This was known as
the ''Midway''-called by many the
''Fakeway''-but the aggregation of
side shows and humbugs generally
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