The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-10
THE STATE FAIR.
THE PREMIUM LIST WAS ISSUED
YESTERDAY.
The Largest Number of Premiums
Ever Offered--Great improvements
Made--Department Direc-
Premiums
tors Named.

Made--Department Direc-
tors Named.
Secretary Nichols has been hard at
work for some weeks past getting up
the premium list and arranging for
the many attractions which will be
offered the public, who attend the
thirty-sixth annual Fair of the North
Carolina State Agricultural Society,
which will be held in this city next
October, the 10th, goth, 21st, 22nd,
23rd, and 24th.
RAILROAD FACILITIES.
Col Benehan Cameron, president.
and Mr.. John Nichols secretary of
the Fair have exerted every nerve to
get the best of everything and have
been wonderfully successful in every
line. They are having many improve
ments made this year in the way of
identifying the grounds and improv-
ing bhe race track, which is undoubted-
ly one of the finest in the South. The
transportation is good, the Southern
Railway and the Seaboard Airline
having signified their intention to
run special trains which will put pas
sengers off within 200 yards of the
main entrance gate. Special trains
win, this year, be run from the union
station to the Fair Grounds every Is
minutes, street cars will also run
number of extras and those who pre-
fer hacks will have a pleasant drive
over one of the finest macadamized
roads in North Carolina.' Every in
dueefient imaginable is offered the
Agpieulturist, Breeder and Manufac-
turaS 10 exhibit and Secretary Nichols
renapls that it is a privilege of
North Carolinian to exhibit for per-
sonal satisfaction but that it is duty
to exhibit for the benefit of the State
at-large.
INDEX TO N. C. INDUSTRIES"
Among. the attractions Secretary
Nichols says that of individual exhib-
its VIII be very attractive as the pre-
mfups are greater in number. There
viii be among the new attractions a
very novel thing which is original
witr Col. Cameron and Secretary
Nichols and it will be known as the
'Tndex to North Carolina Industries"
I'd is proposed to secure. if possible.
a small exhibit or the exhibit of some
small article from every manufacture
ing establishment in the State. These
arGales will be labeled and arranged
in a special division of the Main Build
ing.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Various improvements on the
grounds viii be made in the buildings,
stables, stalls. pens. race-course and
n A II l.
made in the way of paying premiums
AS far as practicable the premiums
over which there is not a contest win.
be paid on Friday morning at 10
o'clock at the office of the Treasurer
of the Fair.
THE RACES.
This year the Race Track promises
to be i'm the best condition which it
has ever shown to the public and the
development Of thoroughbred harness.
pacing and trotting horses in the
State has reached that height that ID
promises a large field of speedy horses
and Secretary Nichols says the Socie-
ty will eclipse all former efforts in this
department. He promises the classes,
programmes and purses to be an
nounced by about August 18th. A.
monQ the many horses to be at the
Fair Mr.. i. " Denton says "My Vic"
his speedy little mare may be counted
on TO be in the lead in the running
races. 'My Vic" has just made an.
enviable reputation in strong field
OF good horses at Baltimore.
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.
The following will have charge of
the respective departments:
Field and Garden, Department A,
Col. j. S. Cunningham and Capt b. p.
Williamson.
Horses, Department B, DIR. L. i. Sta
ton and w. p. Bachelor.
Cattle, Department B-2 +. B. c.
Hambley and DR.. r. H. Lewis.
Sheep, Department B-3, r.. T..
Stroud and Frank f. Emery.
Swine, Department B-4, M. w Ran
som, Jr., and DR.. G. w. Blacknall.
Poultry, Pigeons and Pet-Stock, De-
partment c, j. S. Carr and i. E. Hege
Horticulture, Department d, c. Nc
Nance and c. r. benson.
Pantry Supplies, Department e.
John Wood and N. w. West.
Manufacturers Department T, II. s.
Chadwick and w. e. Ashley.
General Displays, Department G, II.
b. Short and Y. III. Dobbin.
Badies Work, Department ii, Chas
TT. Parks and Joseph Z. Pogue
Fine Art, Painting, etc, Depart
ment /, t. b. Kingsbury and w. S.
Primrose.
Agricultural Implements and Ma
chinery, Department X, DIR. w. r. Cape
hart and IT, B. Yancey.
Educational, Department r. Chas. d.
McTver and Logan d. Howell.
Historical, Scientific Displays, Cur |
los, Freaks, etc, Department Nj, j. Il. |
Wyatt, Hal w. Aver.
Minerals, Building Stone, etc, De- |
partment n, Prof j. A. Holmes and |
Bruner.
Great care has been taken with the |
selection of the Directors and it is |
thought that the gentlemen selected |
are peculiarly well fitted for their res
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