The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-13
LETTER OF ACCt PIANCE
He Favors a Two Weeks Exposition
Next Year.
MUCH MAY Bc LEANED AT OUR FAIRS
They Have B, come Great Educ .tionll, Soc a !
md Industrial Factors Tor tie improve
ment CT Our People Vino, Are agri-
cultural Rather Than Urban.

VI the annual meeting Of the North
Carolina Agricultural Society, held i'll
this city on October 12th, Hon. MI
liam Il. Cos WAS unanimously elected
To the presidency of the society. Tn
der date Of October 18th the notiiica-
ton committee OF The society wrote
to General CoN. informing him OF the
action OF the society and expressing
the hope that he would accept the
office rendered him.
After mature consideration. General
Cox wrote To the. committee on the
sth instant expressing his thanks for
the distinction conferred upon him and
accepting he office OF president OF the
society.
The letter of the committee to Gen
cl ,! GoA and his reply follow:
Raleigh, y. G.. Oct. - 1900.
Hon. William r. Cox, penelo. y. G..
Dear Sir-At the annual meeting OF
the North Carolina Agricultural Society,
held III this city on Thursday evening.
the 2Sth inst, YOU were unanimously
elected its president for the next year.
and we were appointed a committee to
notify you and request your acceptance
Of the same.
Your long public service 10 the coun
tIy ard the great interest YOU have
always manifested in the prosperity of
your state render you peculiarly sditcd
for the position 70 which you have been
called. and appropriate successor 10
tic distinguished North Carolnians who
| have occupied this honorable ana F'-
Sponsible position.
Ea f.1re4n4ilN the
| hope that you viii accept the position 50
heartily rendered you By the public spirit
| cd citizens Of the state.
! '.YCurs respectfully.
'BENEHAN CAMERON.
JOHN NICHOLS,
Committee
'Penclo EGgocomLc County. y. G,
| November sth 1900.
..Measrs Cameron and Nichols Commit
| tee, etc:
| "Gentlemcn-PIeasc accept thanks for
your courteous and factoring commnni-
cation in which YOU notify me Of my cleo
/ ton as president of the North Carolina
| State Agricultural Society for the en-
/ suing year, ard express the nope that
| will accept the same
/ Il have given the matter mature con
sidcration ard am not unmndful OF the
high distinction Of being called upon -
preside over and give direction TO the
/ affairs OF society which is not only
| growing in popularity and usefulness. but
! has become an established and cherished
institution of the state.
This is IS it should be for our State
| has no great congestcd centers Of popu-
| lation filled with immigrants fleeing from
| oppressive conditions n the old world
to create like conditions in the new. our
| people arc not urban. but agriculture /
Ard at no period in our history have The
| results Of agriculture, in its broader sense.
been more appreciated or gwen greater
consideration CT fostering care at the
/ hands Of the general and all or State
| governments than a. thc prescn. tune.
/ %ot content with building up agricultural
| aud mechanical colleges and experiment
| stations in its aid. learned scientists ar"
| employed to traverse both sea and land
for new and fertiizing elements. rare
plants and seeds for the use Of the man
with the hoe
| '.Our State agricultural fairs have le-
| come great educational. social and indus
| trial factors fer the imJ rovaneEt and
recreation Of Our people. where age for
gets decay ana youth delights 10 liEger.
/ Else Why do thousands and thousands Of
orderly. congcnial and excellent peopl"
! annually throng rs halls There tIey
can see, not only the natural products u
her soil (and no State has greatcI
Variety tut likewise the varied indug-
tries of her sons and the def creations
Of her daughters. and return 70 their
homes with warmer affection and
| higher appreciation Of their state.
As has fccn suggested. our fairs mas
! he TOO short and We should have tN1-
weeks exposition al the beginning Of The
the min a few weeks or months. but de-
must be provided TO make the brick fol
while the debt OF the society is bcrc
annually reduced. fairs are not money
making institutions,
| Proper preparations are not made fol
! them in a few weeks or onthS but de
! maEd the constsnt thought and care q
! lis officers throughout the year. The
! receipts may he large, get tho outlay
are necessarily great. and a rainy da,
may dash the fondest hopes OF its man
ayers.
| Continued on page Gye.l