The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-10-31
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
THE GREATEST OF STATE FAIRS CLOSED
IN A BLAZE OF GLORY.

NE ohCHiCot UT oihtC fHlnO C6VScU
IN A BLAZE OF GLORY.
The Annual Election Of Off1cers-A
Great Showing Made by the ASri-
cultural aud Mechanical College
Seven Departments Represented
Wood Work, Hetal Work, Drawing
and Designing Other Matters.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH. N. C., Oct. %, 1901.
The greatest of all the forty State Fairs
held by the North Carolina Agricultural
Society closed in blaze OF glory. The
attendance of people. estimated at
%, 900 on Thursday, was unprecedented,
and the exhibits and attractions were
never SO good before.
At the annual election of officers Thurs
day night Mr.. L. Banks Holt, the widely
known and popular manufacturer and
farmer OF Alamance. was elected Presi-
dent. and Captains Joseph f. Pogue and
c. B. benson were reelected Secretary
and Treasurer, respectively, both OF
whom have proved their fitness and
capacity during the two preceding fairs.
GRNAD SHOWING BY A. & NJ. COLLEGE.
The exhibit of the A. and NJ. College at
the State Fair, and the following outline
description Of it, are of such interest and
Importance to the great majority of your
readers, Mr.. Editor, that | am sure it
will be considered and digested with
profit by them.
The most unique and complete exhibit
| at the State Fair was that OF the A. and
NJ. College. 1t occupied one entire side of
the East wing of Music Hall, and was
displayed with great taste and skill. 1t
showed in striking degree the new life OF
| the College, and was a most suspicious
| omen offts future development.
The exhibit included seven different de-
partments, and illustrated the methods
of instruction employed in the College,
1t emphasized everywhere industrial
| training, technical knowledge, and skill
in handicraft. After seeing this exhibit,
one could easily understand why the
| students of the A. and NJ. College are in
| such demand, all the graduates every
year being sought after for every profit
able employment (even many members OF
lower classes) before they graduate.
The seven departments represented in
the exhibit were as follows: Agriculture,
Chemistry, Dyeing, Textile, Drawing and
Designing, Engineering Including Civil
! Engineering, Electrical Engineering and
Mechanical Engineering), Metal Work
| and Wood Work.
The agricultural exhibit of this College
| shows much OF the equipment used in a
| model dairy, and is especially symbolical
| and NJ. College.
Feed-stuffs are also exhibited, showing
the great value of compromising rations
for feeding animals for specific purposes.
The exhibit suggests phase of our in
dustrial life worthy OF the most careful
| consideration. There should be ten
| thousand herds of good dairy stock, and
| an equal number of beef herds, in North
Carolina today 1t would mean greatly
| increased wealth to the State, and it is SC
practical because every condition is favor,
| able for it's complete success. A climate
| that is ideal for stock-raising and food
stuffs, home grown, for balanced rations
and correct feeding, declares North Caro-
! lima one of the great stock States of the
! future.
The agricultural exhibit of the College
! points the way Of our agricultural ad.
| vancement: Less acres for cotton (but
| better returns). and more acres TO-
| clover, cow-peas, soy beans and corn,
that stock-raising may follow at a swift
pace. Education in dairying and stock.
raising and dairy and beef farming W III
settle the question of the selling price Of
cotton and cotton seed. 1t will take the
farmer from his place of dependence or
the cotton broker and cotton seed man
and will give him butter and meat Tin
ished prOducts), which have market the
whole world over.
| Zoology was represented by living ami
mails OF the lower groups, which were
shown highly magnified under the micro
scope. The germ Of malaria, specimens
of the mosquito that conveys disease
etc.
Botany was represented by herbariun
specimens, seed collection and papie1
mache models, ETC., with specimens @
various plant disrases
The exhibit of Mechanical Engineering
and Mechanic Arts consists of exercises il
carpentry, wood-turning, cabinet-mak
ing, pattern-making, machine shop work
engine building, mechanical drawing an(
machine design, and testing OF MATERIAL
of construction. All OF the exercises ex
hibited are students work.
WOOD WORK.
The elementary exercises in carpentr,
some eighteen or more-are mounted
on large board. The exercises are mad,
in regular order by each student-eacl
exercise being more difficult than it,
predecessor-and are designed to thor
oughly acquaint him with the proper U.s.
OF the ordinary tools of a carpenter
METAL WORK.
One large board contains severa
typical patterns of various types O
engines and machines, as cylinder an(
valve chest, cylinder heads, friction pull
leys, bevel gear, spur gear, and so on
All these are product of student work.
Another large board contains products
OF the forge shop. These are cold ant
cope chisels, lathe tools, chain, tongs
lamp, stand, scrapers and wrenches, ane
examples in welding bending and tenn
pering. One piece of iron shows a welt
made by student and afterwards broke,
on the testing machine, the break com
ing at some other part than the weld.
There are also College made engines ant
machines. As a result OF all the prelimi
nary exercises shown on the large boards
several complete machines are on exhibi