The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-22
A TOURIST HOTEL
And Other Improvements
Soon to MateriaIize.
winston Salem Keeps Marching OR"-- Orsylh
is Getting Ready for Big Fair
There.
Especial to News and Observer


Winston Salem N. c., Sept. 21.-Win-
ston-Salem, like John Browns Douy,
goes marching on" these days. The peo-
pie OF this goodly city are not making
much noise. They have passed the stage
when blowing OF trumpets, beating OF
tom toms and sending Oft sky rockets
are necessary. Our people are Saving
wood and saying nothing" But it may
not be divulglng secret to say that
we are still progressing, not spasmodlcal-
ly not with periodical booms, but steadl-
ly, surely and safely our people are
building city that will stand the test
and that will be an honor to her pioneer
citizens In the years 10 come. There Is
great deal OF building gong on. y
number of new and attractive residences
are being built, some OF them making
palatial homes. In fact 1t has often been
remarked by observing ones that there
are more attractive residences, ald more
pretty homes IN Winston-SaIem than Is
10 be found in almost any other Southern
city OF like size This may or may not be
true. | was recently driving over the
town with a gentleman from New Jersey;
after taking in the situation he said:
There is only one objection L would
have to locating here, and that Is
would always be afraid | would have to
go away" There are quite a number of
enterprises in prospect here Two OF
them will be an eye-opener. Plans have
not advanced far enough vet to be pub
lished, yet they are as certain as thing
car be. A large and up-to-date office
building will be built here at no distant
day When completed this will be by
far the handsomest building of the kind
in the State. A tourist hotel Will GER
tainly be built if plans that are now
talked of do not fall through. This hotel
is already spoken for by a gentleman
from Boston who has been brought up IN
the resort hotel business
The Elks' Auditorium the handsomest
and most up-to-d date theatre In the city,
will be opened in a few days by local tai
ent. The building of this theatre is an
object lesson as to what energy, combined
with cooperation can accomplish. For
years there was crying demand here for
an Auditorium, meetings were held. One
or two men agltated the matter from
month to month. They canvassed the
city, organized companies sold stock, and
yet there was not enough substantial In
terest shown to carry out the planss
Finally a gentleman suggested to
prominent Elk plan by which the build
ing could be erected. The plan was easy
and practical and the Elks with enter
prise accomplished in short Time the
erection of the handsome and commodious
auditorium.
/ have never seen so many improve
ments going on as are here now. Every
man who can afford it is repalntlng his
house, and fixing up his yard. 1t amounts
to an epidemic. My attention has been
called to the fact that the reason of
these improvements is that our people
are dressing up their homes on account
of the Fair, which comes off here Octo-
Der 9Th And by the way, this will be
ar interesting Fair for various reasons.
1t will be interesting for one thing, be-
cause it will be what its name implies, a
County Fair No cash premiums will be
paid to exhibitors living out of the coun-
ty This arrangement has tendency
to stimulate and encourage the farmers
living in the county, and their annual
county agricultural live stock and poultry
exhibits are the best in the State. In
fact, Forsyth county can and does give
as good an agricultural show as Is to be
found at a State Fair. Notwithstanding
everything to amuse the thousands who
will attend. There will of course be the
midway, up to date, clean as the fair
manager always promises. Then there
will DE big free show going on all the
time in front of the grand stand, with
Darling's Dog and Pony Circus to amusc
the ladies and children. Wednesday will
be military day, when companies will be
here from the various sections of the
State. The visiting military will be en-
tertained while in the city by the For
syth Riflemen. Friday will be the tour
rament day, and the weeks festivities
will Conclude. Friday night with a
grand coronation ball. There will be
something going on in the city every
night, several dances and receptions will
be given. The fair grounds are now be-
ing put in first-class shape. The track
is as smooth as a carpet floor, and there
are already about twenty horses at he
park that will enter the races. Winston
Salem never does things by halves. She
will have good Fair and give her thou
sands of visitors a good time.