The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-23
MORE RAIN
AND No RACES


ing TO nne i air lniS year It's CHltIcoI al
fractions
Some days ago the News and OBJ
server printed by inadvertance a clipping
from another paper which was construed
nv some of his friends as a reflection on
Mr.. McNamee and on the great Bit
more estate and its owner No such re-
Election was ever intended, for this pa
per has been pleased ever since. Mr.
McNamee came into the State to take
the interest he has manifested in its in
dustrial development This intelligent in
terest manifested by Mr.. McNamee was
early recognized by Gov. Carr, ana he
sppointed him a member of the State
geological board The same intelligent
interest and enterprising spirit on the
part of the manager of Biltmore has
been demonstrated at every State Far
Mat we have had since the Biltmore es-
tate has been established. and in many
other ways. This years contribution to
our Fair in the shape of a comprehens-
i've and most interesting display of the
varied products of the Biltmore farms
mas excelled all former exhibits and has
Deen during every day of the Fair
storm center of interest and instruction.
The field. garden and dairy exhibits are
among the finest that have ever been
grown in the sunny South, and the
herd of fine Jersey COWS and other live
stock have been universally admired.
Mr.. McNamee has been a steadfast
friend Of the Fair. Mr.. Geo. f. Weston,
the stock manager of Biltmore,is the vice
president of tile society from the NintF
district, reelected at the meeting
Thursday night without dissenting
vote Biltmore is Americas brag estate,
and its millionaire owner and competent
managers we regard as among the most
valuable acquisitions that our great old
State has secured in many years.
MIR. b. IRBY'S EXHIBIT.
Such an exhibit of agricultural nipple
nents farm machinery, etc, as is eXhib-
ted 10y Mr.. BENZ. Irby, has not been
seen AT Fair in recent years. Mr..
Irby. who was until recently a profess
or 1T the 4. and NJ. College. has recently
established an agricultural implement
machinery and seed warehouse in Raj
eigh. rms talented and thoroughly
equipped gentleman had hardly opened
his new business before he was advised
by wire of a responsible position with an
attractive salary rendered him in the
Florida Agricultural College. This po-
sition he declined, preferring to remain
In Raleigh and build in the interest of
and for the convenience of the farmers
of the community and the surrounding
country an establishment to which they
could go at any time for the newest and
best farm implements and farm seeds.
Mr.. Irby demonstrated his enterpris-
ing nature by awaiting himself of the
FIRST opportunity of showing to agricul-
furists an index of his business in the
shape of a comprehensive exhibit at the
State Fair He selected a large area
of very available space and several days
before the Fair opened began arranging
his exhibit He took out with him all
kinds of agricultural implements, Ms
sen wagons, hardware, stoves, dairy fix
lures. feed cutters and shredders, har-
yesting machines, grain drills and plan
tiers, hay presses, wind-mills, tread mills,
cotton gins, farm engines. clover and
grass seeds, poultry supplies, Vulcan
-pIows, special feeds ready-miXed for
milk cows churns, milk separators, in
eubators, the famous Standard Sewing
Machines. smoothing harrows. He ar
ranged them all into a most interesting
display. 1t i; in Iced a most excellent
exhibit. and has been to the planters,
perhaps the most interesting attraction.
AIR. Irby is a very competent agrlcul-
furist His knowledge has been attain
ed from both scientific and practical re-
search He is himself Il model farmer
and he knows just what implements are
most available for> the cultivation and
harvesting of our field crops. His new
departure is already being literally
patronized by the planters all over this
section, and rs his new Agricultural
Warehouse become mofe widely known,
his business will spread throughout the
State He is manufacturers agent for
many of the leading farm implements,
and farm machinery, and is prepared to
after best inducements to planters.
OCCONEECHEES EXHIBIT.
Among the most valuable lessons that
have ever been taught at the State Far
are those learned from the Occoncechee
Farm exhibits, and the Blackwell Dur
ham Tobacco exhibits. The owner of
s the justly celebrated Occoneechee Farm
If S-tfbreslti2n s. Carr, who is also the heal
oanT was fofll Durham Tobacco Com
81 e H. Stojeyeral years the official
Tsy a II than a ono 'vossair. He has in more
MALT a dozen. and on : more ways than
s;ons shown his loyalty to cs4 49,! :
and demonstrated his friendsE2.t.ate &c l a.. ar
North Carolina Agricultural Sociel1ooi .n1
his love for North Carolina. Col. u anu
as everybody in North Carolina know.
mas an abiding faith in its present and
future greatness and has at all times
been valuable contributor to the main
tainance of all its institutions.
The famous bull that has beloved tie
just merits of the Blackwell Smoking
Tobacco in all parts of the world never
fails to show himself at the State Fair.
Here he is only the silent motonless en-
the emblem of a product whose arena
ture of the earths sweetest golden weed,
but the very sight of him, modelled fl0m
1he purest golden leaf that the sun ever
Kissed suggest a quarter of a century
and more of the most valuable, the
most comprehensive and the most legiti-
mate industrial development of this or
any other age. This bull, the most val
liable of all the animals of the earth,