The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-24

In acknowledging the honor bestowed
! Mr. Pogue very entertainingly spoke
briefly OF the history of his connection
with the Fair ever since he flrst served
at the request of Mr.. Battle, and said
that his own private interests had suf-
| fored by his work for the FAIR. However
| he accepted the office on condition that
| il any one could be found to carry on
the work, he was to be relieved of the
office, before these elections were ratifeC
by the Executive Committee.
Then Mr.. Pogue paid a high tribute tt
Mr.. Long, and very gracefully sad that
his only consolation for the loss of Mr.
Long as president was in the election that
had just taken place, which put Mr.
Horne in the position. Mr.. Pogue was ap-
plauded as he concluded.
Gen Carr then after congratulatine
the society upon the selection OF the Off
GERS already chosen, and those that had
always served it, nominated the worthy
and gallant son of loyal and true North
Carohnian, Mr.. Claude B. benson.
Col. Cameron seconded the nomination
Mr. benson was unanimously elected by
a rising vote as treasurer and correspond
ms secretary.
Gen. Carr called attention to the pres
ehce of Capt. s. 3. Alexander OF Meek
lenburg, and he was greeted with applause
as he arose.
He said that in ancient times the first
Fair was held in the days of Alfred tho
Great, when times were exceedingly han.
and that wise Prince called our Agricui-
tural Fair for the purpose of giving the
people an opportunity to exchange then
NJ,
200 A. D., some two hundred years late,
was in the time when the BarOns We're
robbing the people through their retain
ers, and the edict went forth that tn"
farmers could go back and forth to TINS
great Fair along the public highways in
absolute safety from robbery. No one
was to be moested as he took his wares
to the Fair. Here too was the idea of
exchange, OF selling products of the farms,
And as we go on down through his
tory to the present day IN Ireland, for IN
stance we see this exchange feature. DU'
our Fair seemed TO have become a sort
OF menageTle or circus. He had on yes
tcrday sat in the Grand Stand ard viewed
The vast crowd with pleasure because he
knew it meant the success of the Fair
But all these people came to see and not
to buy and sell. 1t seemed to him that
something might be done by this soclets
to bring back the old days and the Old
customs practiced at Fairs Of forme.
days. instead Of having so much Midway
and high dive, and other amusements If
all kinds.
General Carr said he thought
the difference in color Of the
hair of Captain Alexander and his OWE
perhaps accounted for his desire to re-
vert to the customs of the past. And
then he had not been able to sleep well
the night before. But those days ara
past and those ways cannot be brought
back GAS for me-" said Gen. Carr Il
stand for the Midway, stand for the
high dive stand for the races"
Commissioner Patterson was called upor
by President Long, at the suggestion o.
Gen. Carr He said that the best cattle
from the western part of the State cOulC
not be brought here on account of The
quarantine line In the past it had beer
dangerous to bring the cattle on account
of the fever caused by the cattle tick
That was why the Department of Agricul
ture had devoted so much attention to the
subject of exterminating the cattle tick
under the direction of DR.. TAFT Butler, the
State Veterinarian. Before the stock law
went into effect practically all the stocl
farms in the State were infested with The
tick.
Dr. KilgQre was then called upon and
said this seemed to be day OF pests, al
least so far as farming was concerned
He spoke of the boil weevil that was at
tatcking the cotton of Texas. The State
of Louisiana had been forced to quaran
tine against Texas on this account. This
weevil attacked other products besides
cotton There was soon to be at Dallas 1
gerat meeting to discuss methods OF eX
terminating the boil weevil, at which al
the Southern States would be represented
The State of Texas had offered $4,000 TO
anyone who could eXterminate this pest
DR.. Klgore thought that North Carolina
should, like Louisiana. establish a quar-
antine to keep out all grains and Other
products that could bring this infection
into the State 1t was believed by some
in Louisiana that this boil weevil had ac
tually been distributed at the instance o.
certain New Orleans cotton firms with the
object of affecting the price OF cotton.
Col. Bryan said he considered that this
society could look into the question o.
labor In his section OF the State, IL
Craven and neighboring counties, 1t was
practically impossible to secure labor
mat seemed to him the primal matter Of
importance to the farmers of the State
at least in his part of the State. In his
country they could not get man to pillow
ON account of the high prices paid fol
labor by the lumber mill men. And they
were even putting up their prices on the
timber people. These timber men were
literally skinning the country. The PEG
ple who had sold their timber in that coun
try were actually poorer today than they
we're before they sold it. These timber
men would estimate piece OF timber
land at four million feet and get eight
and in some cases eleven millions. Tha'
timber wealth was literally going out o
the country, and most Of 1t was going
North That eastern part OF the State was
actually retrograding.
He spoke of splendid rich plantations
abandoned. and the country going back
just because labor could not be secured
He thought this was the most appropriate
body to take some action to stimulate the
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