The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-28
This Weak one of Splendid Attractions Tb,+
will Eclipse all Previous Records.
ENJOYMENT FOR EVERvRODv
On tuesday Greatest State Fair Begins With ire Grant
Exhibits OF all Kinds. Imposing paqeants
gorgeous Floral Parade, Midway Full
OF Amusement and Countless A.
fractions That Will Delioht
Thousands of People.

... -.AfN VI tiit CdpItdI lily nave been
...a off their hinges.
royal Welcome is ready for the thou
.a. qho are coming to Raleigh.
I.. Great state Fair is at hand. great
r.. .oue because of the hosts who at
...#. Iut great because of the countless
... 10 be- had While it continues.
U...t. 100, because Of the solid in
..c...ion 10 be derived, fo~ al that is
a... in the State Will be Oh exhibition
.r. from farm and factory. from dairv
... kiJrhcn, from school and workshop
.urI -cudio and study Will come the re-
suits Of the labor of brain and Drawn
~o uul,h IS 10 be told of, so much is
ra Hr seen, so much is to be heard that
a.... 10 begin and where to stop is the
question. 1t Is Il story to be built on
o"i facts, but in the telling it viii
u... t.aidin like events to describe. for
.~lu-rtss has marked the year and North
C.roltuiJns can dazzle the worl4 When
il -tzes ON the products of its prowess.
Intelligence and the demands of the
.nateands who viii attend the Fair have
#ug<rG shoulder to shoulder. hand in
t..a. 10 prepare such q feast of good
..n-- .- mas never before been spread
.L '' 80 ! - AltL dEIlCliS
u.. hyon secured that will crafty all.
:ul The needs of the thinking people
M.E. NOT ben forgotten in making up the
1I Of fare for the week.
THE FAIR STARTS.
iii high pace OF excellence is set from
r.y very beginning, and there will be no
tr-ar. Yesterday there was the rush
and hurry of exhibitors and showmen
-.-'.ug things in shape and this will be
...,l 10 a hundredf0ld tomorrow when
sire last touches are being put or. iow
Great State Fair is made is worth a
-aiv and there will be hundreds Of
things that will attract people on Mon
lay hat can be duplicated on no other
Tuesday sets the bands to making
music and the procession to moving in
"t tre briiliancy. Crowds will rnrong
.a. =Ljewalks of the city. banners will
liz I'm the air, the gay colors of the
bunting that decorates the city will
wing n the breeze as the marshals,
beaded by Chief Marshal John L. Patter-
sea. assemble on Fayetteville street and
D omIaay with military, State, county
anil eiEy authorities, will move as an
escort 10 Governor Aycock, who is to
aa-- The Fair.
THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS.
This formal opening will be made I'M
usually attractive at the Fair Grounds
now feature Will be the grand chorus
s.ngirS OF hundreds of school children
Who have been prepared by Prof. Wade
r. Brown. Patriotic airs will be heard,
and the music of Carolina, Carolina,
heavens blessings Attend Her" will
float out upon the air. The great educa-
r.g0al Governor of the State will speak.
aaa his words OF eloqucnce will be heard.
ie viii be presented by Hon. J. y. Long,
ot Person, the able and talented head Of
The state Fair.
And then the State Fair will be on in
r~oal.ty in all the splendor for which it
noted. The buildings, crowded to
every available inch with displays of
"as1 extent. the grounds covered with
tents and booths with all kinds of jolly
aru-ements. the race track with FLOODED
r...rs speeding along. the exhibits OF the
finest Of live stock. and all the vast odds
and ends gathered to make great the
week. VIII be viewed hy the thousands
"ho will be present to add the touch OF
H"nau interest to the exciting piano.
rama.
A GORGEOUS PARADE.
Having got 4 peep of one day in the
.tL Haid State Fair the people viii be
-"- lDE TUESDAY 10 arrive otltI HI9A
'.r. viii have come to the city on the
auF regular and special trains ana
"asn the great Floral Parade makes It's
tart or Wednesday morning for a trl-
mahal tour Of the city, escorted py
bands Of music, the enthusiasm VIII gro"
5al swell as & tidal wave.
This foral and industrial parade WI
IL" q reyelatin and to see it alone Is
worth q journey Of many miles TO lial-
"ga. L viii eclipse all previous under-
'attngs in this line and will sufpasS AM
"lgar all. From Raleigh and IRON
many cities OF the State there VIII Dc
~. th" procession elaborate and mana
"rl 00ats that Will be a revelation.
Tho ladies will be out in numbers, aho
ores on scores Of pretty girls VIII ~
'n in handsome edIipagcS IN bf1illah'
nd historic attire. The float OF the cltS
nf Raleigh, with Queen Elizabeth ana ~
Walter Raleigh Will be a leading feature
os tho parade. The entire PROCESSION
win be one mass of vivid color, AND attel
aas.ng through the streets Will go t'
he Fair Grounds and move around INK
-ne'0sure.
Then at the Fair Grounds the visitor