The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-26
ENTERPRISE AND LIBERALITY,
The Columbia GuaaO COmpany's Big
Exhibit at Our Fair.

Exhibit at Our Fair.
This has been more of a farmers fair
than any that has been held in recent
years. The exhibits came mainly from
the barn and the field, and greater PEI
centage of the alteudaT &C has been farm
ers and farmers families than ever be-
fore. This is mainly because the farm
ers' condition is better than it has been
| in many years. The farmer, too, is pa
triotic when he is able to be, and
this year, he has the WhereWith to
enable him to be patriotic and therefore
he was very plentiful at the fair, and
the farmer saw much at the fair that
interested him. He saw fine COWS,
horses, sheep, hogs, farm products,
poultry, machinery and the like. He
saw other things that interested him
also. and among them was the exhibit
made by the Columbia Guaro Company
Of Norfolk, Va. The popular product
Of this Company is Of interest to plan
ters especia ly North Carolina planters,
many of whom grow their cotton, to
bacco and other products with the Co
lumbia brands. The Columbia Company
was not only enterprising to the extent
of making O costly and very attractive
exhibit, but it showed its hberality by
offering some very valuable premiums
to the planter exhibiting the best speci
mems of tobacco and other products
grown by the Columbia fertilizers The
exhibit of the Columbia Company was
located in the southwestern section of
the main exhibition building, and vas one
of the most attractive exhibits il the
building. It was arranged by Mr.. ]. E.
Gill, the c1ul teous and clever travelling
agent of the company in North Carolina,
aud was in charge If Mr. Gill and Mr..
g. 7. Burroughs, tAe Secretary Of the
company, who came up from Norfolk TO
meet and talk with his cOmpany's many
patrons and friends among the planters
If this section. The exhibit was IN
two departments, one in beauti-
full little octag0n shaped pagoda,
beautifully painted and artietically deco
rated. The other department is arranged
ia an enclosure along the side of the
building. This department was also very
tastefully arranged All around them
and about them were samples of their
special branGs of fertilizers in bottles
and in bags, beautiful specimens of
bright golden weed and other
farm products grown from Cllum-
bia brands. Oae package contained
several bundles of brig t tobacco from
the farm Of Mr. John Edwards, Of Louis
burg. which h8d tied about them the
coveted blue ribbon, 81 owing that it had
won the frat premium over all competi-
tors
Mr.. Edwards took not only the Soci
ety's first premium, but special prize
offered by the Columbia company for the
best tobacco grown by the use of their
fertilizers.
Mr. Edwards used under this tobacco
the Farmers Golden Belt, the Go
lumbia's Special Tobacco Guano". Among
the company 3 other especially popular
brands are the Columbia Soluble Guano,
the Carolina Soluble Guano, the c.
lumbia Acid Phosl to, Xxx High Grace
Acid Phosphate, &o. These brands are
all popular ia North Carolina, the
company is a popular one in
our State Its President is Mr.. F. S
Royster, Of TarbOr0, one Of the most En-
terprising young business men in the
State. The reputation Of the fertilizers
made by this company is widening as
the seasons go by III both cotton and tc-
bacco sections of the State. The entire
exhibit made at Our fair will go also to
the Rocky Mount Fair, and will be one Of
the chief attractions there week after
next.
One tent bile to the Colored State