The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-11
THE PROSPECT FOR A FAIR.
WI LMINGT0N LIVE STOCK COMPANY
ORGANIZED FOR BUSINESS.
Mr.. Frank T. Mills and Mr.. w. b. Nc
Clelland Have Formed q Partnership
and Bought the Switzerland Farm.
They n Getting up q Fair Assoc
citation.

The Messenger on Wednesday an
nounced that Mr.. w. B. McClelland. a
well known stock dealer from Tennes-
see, was here and would probably To-
cate in our city. We also announced
that he and Mr.. Frank T. Mills, Will
minston's enterprising stock dealer.
a started a movement for a racing
association with a view to utilizing the
Switzerland race track about two miles
from the city on the New Bern or Mar
ket street road.
Mr.. McCIelland and Mr.. Mills have
entered into a copartnership and will
do a general live stock business as the
Wilmington Live Stock Company. They
will conduct the livery and sales stables
at Second and Princess streets, of
which Mr.. Mills a been proprietor,
n will enlarge the business and will
have a stock farm at the Switzerland
place which they purchased yesterday.
The tract embraces 1S5 acres and is one
OF the most valuable farming proper
ties in New Hanover county. Mr.. Mills
has been leasing it and now has a fine
crop on 1t. A Messenger representative
drove out there yesterday with Mr..
McClelland and was surprised to see a
field or 80 acres of corn that is said to
surpass any field of corn for one hun
dred miles around Wilmington. There
is also a magnificent crop of oats, and
the finest hay crop we ever saw. Mr..
Mills has thirty acres sewn in
Canada peas and bats and he
expects to cut from three to four
tons of it from each acre. The growth
is luxurious and shows what can be
done on lands in this part of the coun-
try.
The Wilmington Live Stock Company
expects to maxi the Switzerland tract
a model stock farm. They will raise
blooded stock and will make a special
ty of fine cattle, sheep and poultry.
They intend also to put the Switzerland
race track in first class order, will erect
table there for winteriny horses and
will also erect a grand stand for the
observation of horse races. The track
will be fenced in right away and will
be cleared and improved. The present
track is a mile around but they will
probably onver it into a fine half mile
rack as that is the most approved
kind of a track now. They have gone
into the business for all it is worth and
they expect to have some attractions
on the grounds his fall.
In view of the fact that Messrs. Mills
and McClelland have started this en-
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conclusion that the time is ripe to or
ganiZe a fair association and have a
fair in Wilmington this fall. They
have therefore started a movement to
organize a fair association and will
give our people an opportunity to take
stock. This will be independent OF
their stock business and while they
hope to have the cooperation of our
citizens they will not go around to So
licit stock. They propose to raise q
capital stock of S., 900 and they think q
good start can be made on it with q
fair this fall. If the fair association is
organized the track will not only be
improved as heretofore mentioned but
suitable exhibition buildings will be
erected. 1t is proposed to have exhib.
it's of farm products, stock, poultry
fish, oysters and game, manufactures
etc. lit will be a capital idea to have
besides a regular agricultural fair, Z
complete exhibit of the industries o.
North Carolina and the mineral ane
timber Of the state.
} The Switzerland tracks and the ad
jacent grounds are admirably SUITED
for a fair since the East Wilmington
2 side tracks of the Atlantic Coast Lin
| are within 600 yards of the race track
and the county is soon to macadainiz'
2 the New Bern road righl by the place
Messrs. Mills and McClelland hav'
: prepared a subscription list and hop
. all citizens interested will call at thei
. stables on Second and Princess street
4 and take stock in the fair association
The following is the heading of tn
list:
Feeling the necessity Of an agricul
tural fair for New county, an
believing that it will materially pro
mote the business interests Of the cit,
of Wilmington, the undersigned agre
to lake the number of shares set oppo
site our names, for the pupose of or
ganizing an association of this charac
ter.
T h par value Of a share of stoc
!, will be ten dollars, Is per cent Of whic
is to be paid when $1,000 have been sub
[ scribed, the balance to be paid whe
r called for by the board Of directors"
v The Messenger would like to see th1
: project successfully carried out, an
t now is a good time for our people t
: help out this enterprise. The Whining
ton Live Stock Company heads the lis
with $50 shares, which means $500 I
start with.
TIE CRIMINAL COURT