The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-10
STATE FAIR MONEY.
None May be Given by
Board Of Agriculture.
The Board Will Not Pledge Itself Il
Furnish Funds for Exhibits in
New England Urged by
Governor Glenn.

The State Board of Agriculture had
very busy day of it yesterday. and
the session will close today. While the
session was long and the discussions
,engthy there was not much in the
way of results.
Morning and night one matter dis
cussed was that of appropriating $75C
to the State Fair or to give all The
fairs a whack at it on a progressive
scale At night the Finance Com
mittee of the Board sat down on the
entire project by bringing in report
not to vote any money at all. The vote
is to be taken on the proposition this
morning.
Another Henry Long drawn
out discussion was that concerning Il
portable exhibit from North Carolint
to be made next fall for two months
i'm New England, on the line of Gov
ernor Glenns suggestion as means
of bringing immigrants to the state.
It is said that about $4,000 will be
needed for this. but the Board only
discussed voting 1915 to prepare some
exhibits of crops from eastern North
Carolina, so that if not used in New
England the exhibit can be put in
the State Museum.
Cant. c. n. Allen, of Wake reported
for the committee on the award of the
fifteen prizes of $25. of SIS. and $40,
amounting to $3.50 offered by the
Board for first second and third prizes
on fifteen named crops. the EXHIBITS
having been made at the last State
Fair. He said that twenty farmers
had contested but that as certain crops
ere not yet ready to be judged. the
awards had not yet been made. He
recommended that $3.50 be again used
this wear,
Mr.. r. w. Scott, of Alamance, of
fered as a substitute that the contest
be open to all fairs in the state as
we'll as the state Fair. and the board
appeared to agree, Captain Allen init
mating that he was willing Ii any
money is voted it seems certain thal
this will be done.
on the proposition for the New
England exhibit the committee re-
ported favorably. through Mr.. A. T.
McCallum. of Red Springs; Mr. VIII
liam Dunn, of New Bern, making a
motion that the exhibit be arranged
so as to be used in the State Museum,
and that the matter be postponed I'll
next June. The matter went to the
Finance committee, and last night TINS
reported in favor of 1876 as starter,
with no promise that this obligated
any further appropriation. The mat
ter was debated for and against, Mr,
Scott seeing no need in sending out
an exhibit if no money was to be used
in fairs in North Carolina.
Mr.. A. Cannon, { Horse Shoe, pre-
scented a resolution which was adopted,
providing for annual payments OF
$4,000 on principal and interest OF
the debt of about $4,000 made by
the erection of a new Agricultural
Building and it's equipment.
To fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Prof w. F. Massey Mr..
H. II. Hume was made the Horticul-
turist at the Experiment Station in
addition to his present duties, this to
take effect the first of January. The
appointment of Mr.. Owen as registrar
and proctor of the A. and M. College
was confirmed. The board passed ap-
propriate resolutions concerning the
death of Mr. r. S. Wilfong, of Ca
tawba county.
The budget of the Department OF
Agriculture for the next six months
was adopted. This is the money that
goes to pay all the expenses of the
department, but the committee ad-
heres to its rule not to make these
figures public. 1t is said that there
is some reduction over the expenses
of last year. but what it is has not
been stated.
the A. and NJ. College where it con-
sidered and refused an application to
allow the athletic grounds to be located
bac of the Textile Building, as the
high fences necessary would detract
from the scenic beauty of the grounds
and the college. The permission to
use the ground at Seaboard Air Line
siding near the Fair grounds for TINS
purpose was continued.
Some minor matters connected with
the college were looked after, Presi-
dent Winston appearing before the
Joard At the night meeting he also
addressed the board on college AFFAIRS.
and reported 1t as being in a better
condition than ever before in it's his
tory The building committee reported
as completed the contract for the
building of the Agricultural Building
and 1t was continued for fuller re-
port at the June meeting.