The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-23
TWILL BE A GREAT SHOW
Some of the Novel and Att! active
Features Of the Fair.
AN ESPECIALLY FINE RACING PROGRAM
Low Rates Have Been Given by the Railroads
A Doc Show by Sportsmen. Social
Features of the Fair to be
Prominent,
Prominent,

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Especial to the News and ObserverD
Greensboro, N. c., September 23.-Two
weeks from Tuesday next the gates of the
| Carolina Central Fair will swing wide
| open and those who enter therein Will
| read a living index to the life, the growth.
the expansion and the Imperialism of
Greensboro and the great Piedmont belt.
This index will cover not only the mill,
the shop, the garden, the farm, the
horses, the cattle. the sheep. the swine,
the poultry, the manufactures, the fine
arts the paintings and all the dainty
work of the ladies'. but it viii embrace
every line Of our industrial life and every
phase of our material growth. 1t will in
clude more-it will furnish proof convinc-
ing and unmistakable of the value and
growth of our educational institutions
| and their great work. In short it will
tell with thousand tongues of our varied
| and diversified interests. their develop
ment. their magnitude, our enterprise. our
thrift, our progress, our numberless OPP
portunities and our boundless resources.
these things he may turn to other things
Of lighter VEIN The richest, rarest and
raciest attractions have been engaged
and will be there TO amuse and enertan.
! The circus. the animal show. the dog
| show, the races the music. In fact every
thing from the monkey to the elephant,
and from the educated snake to the four
legged negro. 1t will be worth a trip to
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sundry and varied attractions. Messrs.
Daniels and West have charge OF these
features OF the Fair The very linking
of their names suggests novelty, bcgets
| curiosity, excites interest and promises
results assorted, spicy and racy.
FINE RACING PROGRAM.
While these features will be wide open,
up to-date and Cosmopolitan in their
| character they will be strictly within
| the bounds OF dccency and good taste,
| The management Is anxious that the Fair
shall be both instructive and entertaining;
that the people shall be satisfied; for
| this Is only the beginning OF a series OF
Industrial eXpositions which the manage-
! ment has IN store and which promise so
much Cor Greensboro and thisA Immediate
| section OF central North CaFolina.
| The greatest novelty win hey the dog
show tho first Of the kind in, this state.
IGeorge Gould, Lorillard.' Mackoy and 9th
Ter Northern sporting men of ample means
lwho own large kennels and control thou
| sands Of acres of territory in this state,
will, Join our local sporting men in max
| ing this surpass anything of the kind
yet, Witnessed In the South
The most popular feature appears to be
llthe races. "The management is sparing
| neither labor nor money to make this
| eclipse anything yet seen on Southern
| track. The largest purse ever offered in
| the state is secured. Dr. Battle. who
has four horses already on the grounds
| is the director OF this department and
| is n most enthusiastic supporter and
| friend cf the turf To him great credit
| is due not only for his own personal in
| terest but for the widespread interest
! awakened and attracted from abroad. 1t
| Is safe to say that nothing in the state
| this year will approach this feature of
| the Fair. The busiest man in Greensboro
| is Secretary Walsh who is himself aston
lshed at the magnitude of his burden.
| Associated with and assisted r. these
| sterling and wide-awake citizens, presi-
dent Van Lindley, Col Osborne. John A..
Young DR.. Battle. Rees, Cone, Ellington,
Jordan, Daniels, Taylor, Nelson, Tomlin-
| son and others. he has started a wave
| Of enthusiasm which has caught in its
| sweep not only Guilford county but also
the adjoining counties. The Gate City
has felt its touch and Is on tip toe. Every
body and everything is making ready, On
every hand the Fair Is the all absorbing
| topic At present it overshadows Sim
mons, Carr. Jarvis, Bryan. Mckinley, III
Hung Chang, Little Bob" Kruger. Agui-
naldo. Galveston, the strike of the miners
and everything else.
LOW RAILROAD RATES
The railroads give the same rates they
do to the Raleigh Fair. and in addition
will run trains to and from the FAIR
grounds every thirty minutes for ten cents
fare. All signs point to It's success The
writer peeped in on the grounds ycster-
| day. The Fair park. the entire enclos-
uro. present a busy scene. The carpen-
| ters and the painters arc on the home
stretch The main exhibition hall and
building with floor space OF $4,000 feet,
and the grand stand with a seating Ca
pacity of 1000, are receiving the finish
! ing touches Ample, convenient and com
modious stalls. kennels, pens, coops etc.
! are provided for the live stock exhibits.
! Thirty-odd stables are completed and al