The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-24
4 Large Friday Crowd Visited
the Grounds Yesterday.
RACING IN THE SHOWERS
The Clouds Furnished Tears
For the Final Farewell.
COL CAMERON HIGHLY PRAISED
His Management of The Fair Has Been
a Signal Success, and Visitors
anc the Exhibitors We're
Alike Delighted.

Alike Delighted.
1t is all over, but the adieus. The good
health, happy and handsome North
Carolina folks have had their
annual reunion and renewed acquain-
tances around a great and creditable
display of the products of North Caro-
lina's industrial men and enterprises.
These good people have iourneyed to
their capital city, received and duly an
preciated its generous and hospitabie
welcome, passed friendly and some
times even holier greetings with each
other Hearts and hands have been
clasped together and three DAYS have
been filled to overaowing with genuine
enjoyment. The weather has been
most propitious, and the soft glow OF a
gentle autumn sun added greater lus-
ter to the gorgeous apparel Of the
charming matrons and maidens.
1T was all beautiful sunshine until
parting time came yesterday, when
just about the time the crowd began
breaking up and the exhibitors began
packing away their exhibits, the sun
which had shed it's rays so bountifully
and unsparingly upon the gala occa-
sion, hid itself behind dreary looking
NAOuNt9 anu jttoN DIS DtlC NOfAl-UlEsSS-NO
were about to be said, 1t began to rain,
and it seemed that the clouds were
furnishing the tears for the sad fare
wells.
Col. Cameron, the popular presi-
dent, has been busy, but at all times
and to everybody he has been so cordial
and pleasant that his multitudinous
duties have fitted merrilY by,
and the opportunity of meeting and
mingling with him has been a special
pleasure to all his old friends and thou
sands of new ones. Secretary Nichols
has been the busiest of the busy men,
and between answering eyerybody's
question, getting every exhibitor well
provided for as to space and othek
requirements, and keeping up with the
renters on Midway, his hours have
been about seventy-tiye minutes long.
Chief Marshal McKissick in his reg
imentals wore his honors and the
enconiums that came to him because
of his splendid management with
becoming modesty and with that Ches-
terfiedian grace that is his charming
characteristic.
Frank Stanton, of the Atlanta Con-
stitution, recently sang an ode to
the handsome colonel from Battery
Park on his visit to Atlanta. It has
been as true of his visit to Raleigh than
it was in Atlanta. So we beg leave
to appropriate it verbatim:
''When Ed. NfcKissick came to town
the bands began to play,
And 'sDixie" went a-rolling Ger the
mountains far away,
And the red stripes of "Old Glory"
waved in splendor up and down
From the very highest story when
McKissicz came to town.
When Ed. McKissick came to town the
stars in welcome smiled;
The engines-they went whistling an
the steeple bells went wild!
And there rose three cheers from
Dixie, which no noisy bells could
drown.
And the big balloons went skyward
when McKissick came to town!
He was welcome on the mountains
he was welcome on the plain,
His smile a benediction in the sun
light and the rain;
And the flags waved from each see
pie, and the slSies-they ceased to
frown,
And shout rose from the people
when McKissick came to town."
The business men of Raleigh came to
the front like men and aided materially
in making the Fair a record-breaker.
Altogether it has been a little season
of pleasure and past-time as well as OF
great interest and profit to the thou
sands who have been within the gates
of the capital city.
During the week the News and OBJ
server, speaking for our home folks.
extends thanks to the throngs that
came from far and near to make the
Fair a success, and bids them bon
voyage as they turn their faces toward
their homes.
THE BEST IN TILE SOUTH.
This Fair" said Mr.. J. w. Carter,
of the Richmond Times, yesterday, els
one of the best State fairs have ever
seen in the South-indeed I have seen
no better one anywhere. The exhibits
are good and the racing has been
splendid. But 1 am not surprised.
Col Cameron has worked like a beay-
er, travelling North and South. secur-
ing exhibits and entries for the races.
He is a wonderful fellow-iust the
man to have at the head of your Fair.
Tt has become the ambition of his life
and he couldn't help making it a
success. And he has an able co-work-
er in Secretary Nichols. Tt is remark
able with what clock-like precision he
has managed the programme for this
week. In all my experience as a news
paper man and an expert judge on