The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-16
US DECORATE
FOR STATE FAR
And Make the City Brig5,
For Next Week
The Trade PROCESSION
You Must Join it or Youu he 10
in the March
COL. OLDS IS HUslllNG THINGS lyuy
The Fair This Year Must be the Be-. r,...
Held in the State and Only Rs.t-a
People Can Make tSo. Some
of the Attractions.

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Theindustrial parade ON N-...-.
of Fair Week Mill be Wurrn\
town. Col. OIds has twice u.... ...
rounds and talked with business ..
about the matter. Everyone AI.
call the fine parade last Year. |.
people who were represented f.. ..
parade were as well pleased .. -I.
spectators, for they saw at once #..-
capitally they were advertising iN...
selves. Well, this years parad, a.
be both bigger and better than til, I.-.
one. The Fair will also he bigger ...
better, 50 everything is in harmuu,.
Here is the official list of those un.
are to be in the parade: Shrrv...
Higgs & Co., II. Stemmetz, joe II. Mar
shall, Allen d Cram. j. \. Pope. l,..
a. Mills, Cooper Bros. The Times
Wyatt 4 Co., harneSsmakerS. the Five.
and Ten Cent Store, Bobbitt-Wtuu.
Drug Company, The Raleigh Cotton
Mill, w. X. Crawford. The News auH
Observer. the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, Sylvester Pennington. William
Wynne, illustrating RaIeigh's uruy~.
Telephone Company, Sherwood De
church, the city bill poster, the pI4m
Tobacco Company, the Sydnor Arte~lau
Well Company of Richmond, etc. Ihcr.
are some who VIII not allow their
names to be used; and then, too, There
will be others who will come iu when
they see this list, as a good example
is contagious. 1t has been a labor of
love for Col. Olds to see the people
personally about this matter as We'll
as about the decoration Of the uU-1-
ness houses. He knows what a capital
object lesson to the towns folk a> Wr.|
as to visitors a good industrial parade
is. Last years immense gathcrJWo
on the streets showed the view the
people took of the matter.
The chief marshal of the indu~tra.
parade will be that hustlinG yotug
business man, Joe *. Marshall, and Inc
will have an excellent assistant I'm the
person of Dalen Stronach. The start
ing place will be Fayetteville street m
front of the Centennial school.
There will be a new feature this
time and this also will be an object
lesson. Following the floats, and aus 80
section of the procession, will bc 'hr
city's street cleaning and sanitary de-
partments, with sixteen vehicles m
line, headed by DR.. Sales and his as
s~istant, James Jordan. All the yrhirI.,
will be painted, and the drivers "lO.
be in white, h regulation color
white wings" they are called i'm Tire
big cities.
Mr.. Sydnor will show a gasoline aH-
tomobile and artesian well burcr. I
feet in length. Business men Wt"
have not yet made up their mIno~ f'
go in, but who "eXpericnce a change OF
heart in that matter, are asked II.
notify Mr.. Marshall. 1t will be afl".
when Raleigh ought to put her "U'-'
foot forward" and show that She be-
laid aside her dolls and put on lo0-
skirts: in other words, is no longer "
village.
Now then, for a little talk about i'c-
Grafton. Col. ..ds has been i'm r|".'
business place. office, etc. ON faN'''"
vile street and the cross streets, "'.
n and all the occupants have pros"
ed to decorate in good style. Mia.r.-
dorfer, the we'll know decorator. U"-
been written for and viii be here '.-
week. Make the city bright. Iro|.'
who have not decorated heretofore ".t
right in the procession this time. '...
say. 1t IS the right sort Of talk '"
progressive place.
The board will make Friday 81
day in all the graded schools "I
city, for tie celebration Of Eduvaiu"'.
Day. There will ne a special prog'."
at the grounds. which viii be ann".
ed. Gold medals and diplomas aI' .
fered for exhibits by schools ann. ..
leges. Of art work apparatus. r..
tons OF specimens. charts. Srh""|
LEGATION. etc. Best exhibit OF mai"
charts No. 1901 of premium i''
receive premium of full set OF H
of the Caxon Company. Chicago.
donation to the Fair is the }aIHr o..
and give through Chas. j. FaT.rI.
rector of the Educational dep"''..
For individual pupils cash P"-....
are provided. Among Others I'
best essay on the subject Of
Carolina and her Resource.
cash, and for the secOnd S2.h0.
upon The Best Box | Have E'i.
Year. and Why | Like it.. r2."".
The orchestra of the North '"''.
institution for the Deaf II I|'''
Dlav during the education eNr'''-
Friday.
The great football contest Will coon.
Oft on the same day.
For the premium for the best ".
driving horses. a spirited comF''.
Will occur at the Fair. Dr. jazz
Rogers will enter a pair; also
w. Baker. Of this city, and Mr.
Rary. of Winston. will enter ha!"-
teams.
Stalls were taken yesterday '
head of fine cattle. and tW" I'.l .-
hogs by DR.. &. l.. Kirby. Mess
and Homewood, the famous sto'N ..t.-
ers, will be finely represented .'
department.