The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-09
A GREAT MIDWAY
At STATE FAIR
President Cox Delighted With
Prospects.
THE COMMITTEE MEETS
Important Matters Relating to the
Fair Discussed.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE AT GROUNDS
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE AT GROUNDS
President Cox and Secretary Pogue Made a
Visit Yesterday, Found Things in Fine
Shape. Hollowbush Band 10
Furnish Music.

Gen. w. r. Cox, the President of the
State Fair, arrived in the city yesterday,
and with Secretary Pogue, visited and in
spected the grounds.
President Cox was delighted with the
many improvements and changes made at
the grounds. Since his last visit here
shape, fresh paint is visible in every de-
partment and whitewash has been liber-
ally used on the fences and different
buildings.
Il am delighted and surprised to find
that so much has been done," President
Cox declared. There is nothing to keep
the Fair from being a great success. The
applications for space have been over
whelming. l know the people of Raleigh
will do their part, but that which | spe-
cially desire is that they decorate their
places of business. / hope to see bunt-
ing and flags from one end Of Fayette-
Vile street to the other"
Secretary Pogue endorsed all that Gen.
Cox said and he is equally as enthusiasts
tic over the bright future of the Fair 81
can say one thing" said Mr.. Pogue, and
that is we are going to have a great Mid
way. The attractions this year are new
and novel, and the kind that will please.
The Midway is the life of the Fair and no
one knows this better than Secretary
Pogue who has spared no expense or
pains to get the best going.
The executive committee of the Fair
nat CT OF fol1OW-
ing members were present: Gen. Wm R.
Cox, president, in the chair, and Messrs
r. B. Raney, A. M. McPheeters, Hon.
Walter Clark w. Stephenson, of Sails
bury. F. o. Moring, C. NJ. Busbee, ]. @.
Wynne, A. H. Kicks, of Rocky Mount, J..
C. L. Harris, Geo. Allen, Hon, John Mich
OILS, F. A. Olds, w. N. Jones. f. H. Bus
bee, Secretary ]. E. Pogue and Treasurer
C. B. benson.
The president stated the object of the
meeting and informed the committee of
the satisfactory progress of the work for
the Fair. Reports were made from the
officers and many details were considered
and arranged. Messrs. Wynne, Allen and
Moring were appointed a Committee on
Decorations and Trade Premium. 1t is
hoped that the decoration will be on a
more elaborate scale than ever before.
Messrs. Nichols, Harris and w. N.
Jones were appointed Committee on En-
tertainment to ascertain boarding facli-
ties for visitors to the Fair, to secure
names of those who can furnish accom-
modations, number and rates and forward
same to secretarys office.
The proposals to furnish music were
considered and the proposition Of the
Hollowbush Band was accepted.
One of the most brilliant exhibitions
ever seen on the Midway will be the
Equine Extravagation' of Prof. Bartho-
lemew. This consists of twelve horses
that perform with almost human intelli-
gence and each performer has been called
an artist.
With this the Fair has secured splen-
did free attraction in the horse that
makes toboggan slide backwards, about
100 feet. Prof. Bartholomew writes:
Our horses are the talk of every Fair
we have attended. and we guarantee the
highest satisfaction"