Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14
VIRGINIA STATE FAIR
Big Crowds in Attendance at the Opening in
Lynchburg.
Attractive Program of Races and Fine
Exhibitions Ia All Departmental
Washinst0nians Present.
special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| Special Correspondence of The Evening STAR
| LYNCHBURG. Va. October 13, 1897
| The first annual meeting of the Virginia
State Horticultural Society convened short
| ly after o'clock this evening at the hall
of the Y. NJ c. A., in this city.
large number of prominent speakers
were present, including Professor William
A. Taylor assistant United States pomol-
gist of Washington. Samuel B. Woods Of
Charlottesville presided. and introduced Mr..
J. H. Hale CT Connecticut as the first
| speaker Of the evening.
During the course of his lecture Mr. Hale
| expressed surprise at the limited output
| of fruit from Virginia, which, to use the
speakers words, should be an excellent
| fruit growing section, if properly worked"
Professor William A. Taylor of Washing
ten, D. c, made a brief. forcible and high
| ly interesting address upon Fruit Gull
| ture' in general.
| Professor Taylor will remain here until
| FRIDAY morning. when he will take a flying
| Trip up the James river to inspect the large
| orcnards OF that section before leaving for
Washington
In addition to the races and many in
| teresting exhibits connected with the fair
tne regular troops from Fort Myer. under
| command OF l. cut. Brooks, gave an excel
lent drill. which won for the soldier boys
! the ad0iration and praise Of the entire as
| Semb1age.
| 1t was understood and so announced that
! Senator Daniel would make the principal
| speech at the opening ceremonies today,
| but, through a misunderstanding and, it is
stated. lndisposltion on the part of the
senator. the enthusiastic gathering was
doomsd to disappointment, tn, formal adj
dress for the occasion icing dispensed with.
Iomorrow is Lynchburg day, which, it is
beneVed, VIII be the greatest day of the
fair. Fo1r excellent races are on the pro-
gram. which also inclu6e, rehearsal exer-
cises by the soldier boys and numerous
minor features of interest to local people
The public schools and banks will close
tomorrow, as will a large number of the
principal business houses
Among the exhibits the peach industry
is especially well arranged and Icing one
of the largest at the fair. naturally attracts
much favorable comment on all sides
Inc flower display is also quite attractive,
Delhg located in the main building TO the
right of the principal doorway
The following resolution, passed at a sne-
clal meeting of the execute Q committee Of
the fair association ye terlay morning, is
the subject CT considerable quiet discussion
around the hotels and on the STU ets to-
night. 1t reads:
Resolved That 1t is the sense of the
executive committee of the Lynchburg Fair
ASSOCIATION that no privilege shall be let
by this committee under which gaming of
any questionable nature may be conducted
on the grounds of the said association"
The sensation of the day. however and
matter which is creating no end of talk
among all classes here tonight, is the long
ard very bitter attack upon the Fair AS
ISOLATION, and, incidentally, upon the city
council, made in a column article which ap-
peared in the Lynchburg News of yester-
day.
The att ack, which was couched in most
severe terms, airaigned the association as
| fraud, and declared that the bar rooms
are greatly helped, the houses of sin are
filled to overlooking and the only right
| business that receives any help worthy OF
consideration is the boarding houses"
After enlarging upon the subject and
| character Of the Fair Association the all-
| thor, Rev Asbury Christian, pays his COM
| pliments to the members of the city coun-
| ell. who voted $500 for the support of the
! fair at recent meeting, and closes his at
| tack with the following words The rep
assisted in giving morality and Christian
| ity Il setback that will not soon be for
| gotten" .
| The prominence of the author, who is
| pastor of one of the largest and most fash
| ionable churches in this city, gives the at
| tack an interest bordering upon the sensa-
| tional
| 1t is estimated that there are 1900 Wis
| itors here. and the hotels are all crowded
| to their utmost CAPACITIES.
| Among the WashinStonians registered at
| the hotels here tonight the following
| James S. Clark, +. c. Smith, E. G. Jami-
| son. William A. Taylor, c. B. Maddox
| John Turvey, ]. Williams, E. S. Reid and
| son. F. J. Wooding Thos. w. Buckley,
| II. Rassbach. Frank Barlow, r. w. Bar
| ley, e. A. Huntington, Royal Gurley, F. s.
Smith and E. NJ. Milburn.