The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
GREAT STATE FAIR
Will Beat All Records says the Manage
ment-Great Display OF Farm Products
and Implements.

VIII Beat All Records says the Manage
ment-Great Display OF Farm Products
and Implements.
The forty-sixth Slate Fair to be
held at Raleigh, October 18th TO
Goth next, will be the greatest expo
sition of the resources Of the State
aud the greatest reunion of the peo-
pie of the State ever held at the Capt.
tai City.
The Counties OF New Hanover,
Nash and Edgecombe will have elab-
crate displays of their resources
made by the Counties themselves.
These exhibits Will show every
thing made in the Counties; the
products Of the mile, shops and
farms, products Of the handiwork of
the ladies in fancywork, art and
pantry supplies. Each Of these ex-
hibits will be in deliberately decor
ated booths. The Southern Cotton
Oil Company, through it's Savannah
Office, will make an elaborate dis
play of its products, soap, cooking
oil, washing powder, salad oil, etc.
This company, through its Charlotte
office, will make large display of
mattresses.
Among the other large exhibitors
will be the American Steel and Wire
Company, with an exhibit 100 feet
square. Fairbanks, Morse & Com
pany, with an exhibit 1OOx60 feet.
The international Harvester Com
pany with four or five carloads the
Johnston Harvester Co., the Jas. I.
Case Threshing Machine Co., the Car
olina Machinery Co., the Rawlings
Machinery Co., with an elaborate
display of the latest and most up-to-
date farming implements, and dozens
of other exhibitors. The display of
poultry and pet stock will be the
largest and best ever seen here.
Messrs. E. Campbell q Son, of
Wellington, O, are going to bring a
large display Of their fine sheep and
swine.
The whole of the stock depart
ment buildings has been remodeled
and rearranged, placing eighteen
stalls under one roof with centre
aisles and wire front water stalls
and corrugated iron roof. These
buildings have been placed in a semi
circle and are very attractive. The
displays here promises to be the best
that We have ever had.
More space has been sold on the
midway for first class shows and at.
fractions with cash deposits to bind
the contracts than ever before in the
history of the Fair. These shows
will be clean and with no gambling
of any sort, and will be of higher
class than usual. Francis Ferar'
with his great animal show, which
is one of the very finest in America.
This is not a show with two or three
sorry looking animals, but is high
class in every respect and one of the
best on the road. The Smith Amuse.
ment Company will be here with
six high class shows; Ferari will
also bring with him five high class
shows in addition to his anima
show. Over thousand feet of space
on the Midway have already beer
sold.
The racing field will show some
of the fastest horses ever seen here
as the Society is putting up biggel
purses this year than heretofore.
The open air attractions will b'
going On all the time. Dare Devi
Doherty, leaping the gap on his bi
cycle, gives one of the most thrill
ing acts ever seen. There will b.
balloon ascensions, tight wire per.
formances, ETC., galore.
i On Wednesday night of Fair weel
Mr.. Harvey Jordan will deliver al
address at the capitol to the farmer
Of the State. Be sure to attend thi
meeting of the Cotton Growers As
ISOLATION. This will be one of tn
biggest conventions ever held b.
this Association. On Thursday nigh
is the annual meeting Of the Society
and on Friday night Madam MOI
dica, the world renowned SINCE
will give concert, and the festivi
ties Of The week will be wound u
with the Grand Msrshals' Ball.