The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
NEGRO EXHIBIT
 IS BEST EVER Displays at Fair Better
 Than Before.
 .-----s----- COLLEGES MAKE FINE SHOWS Development of Industrial Work Remarkable. Colleges for Negroes In Alabama Make One of the Most rAteresting Fea- tures st TAis Years Great State Fair. 

The neeroes of Alabama through
 their leaders last year accepted in good
 faith the invitation of the managers of the Alabama Agricultural Fair Ass ssociation, and erected special build ing of their own.
 They gathered from all parts of the State exhibits to show the progress they have made. This year a gallery was placed in the building. and every foot of space Is taken with exhibits, H. illustrative of the agricultural, mechan- fcal material, literary and general pro- gress which has been made as a result of the agencies which have been at work to help them.
 Booker T.. washington was commits soned to get the exhibit together. 1t deserves at the hands of the people or Alabama the most careful inspection. 1t will be found that most of the negro schools of the State have heartily CO., operated to make it a success. Of the scheole which have exhibits are Taliadega College at Talladega. Selma University at Selma. Knox In- gtitste at Selma. the Snow HilI Indus trial Institute at Snow Hill, the China Institute at China. the Kowaliga Nor mai and Industrial Institute at kowalt- ga, the Centervtlle Institute at Center vile, Afd the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
 The notable exception, because of its absence, Is the State Normal School of Montgomery for negroes. Be sides the school exhibits a great many county agricultural and isdustrial ex- hibIts have been made.
 It cheered those in charge of the negro building yesterday when Gov ernor B B. Conner, accompanied by President ". F. vandiver, made an in- speetion of the building and expressed himself as being well pleased with the evidence shown of negro progress in Alabarna. The Governor was re- csfved and shown through the build ing by John H Washington. general super1ntendent of industrtess George w. Carver. director of the agricul- tural department. and Emmett ]. Scott. secretary. all Of the Tuskegee Insti- tuts. and aids to Booker Washington in connection with the negro exhibit.
 They expressed to the Governor their of Alabama for the encouragement his visit would prove to the whole race. In comprehensive detail the exhibits are as follows:
 From the China Industrial Institute: Industrial work in sewing and an agricultural exhibit.
 The Cottage Grove Academy at Nix burg. Examples of the industrial work of the students.
 The CenterviIle Industrial School: Academic. industrial and agricultural | work of the students.
 The negroes of the village of Mt l Mefgs sent very interesting agricul- tural exhibit, comprising corn, peas
 potatoes sugar cane, cotton. pumpkins ! etc.
 TAA AEityiene eommuAity. Montgon- | cry County. .. fne agriculturai exhibit l of potatoes. corn. eyrup. home cured 1 meat. pumpkins. etca
 Selma University. very Acomprehen- sive sewing exhibit, showing every de- I tail of the work .as done by the stu | dents. together with papers from stu dents of the various IIteFary branches TAliadega College ekhtbits in the | form of papers from aiiEbf the literary 1 departments. photogrenhe showing all l parts of the school plant and some ot
 the industriaf work AehS at the school
 Macon County negro farmers, an ex- | hibit Of some of the results secured by
 them as denonstrat0rs under the di- | rection of the Agricultural Department | ct Washington, which has an agent al | work there as in Montgomery and oth- l CT counties, These farmers sent pea- | nuts. wheat. oats. sugar cane, cotton
 stalks showing larger size and a great. | CT number of bolls than last year; corn
 stalks showing larger number of ears | of corn to stalk than before One ne. | gro farmer of Macon County this year raised .se 1-4 bushels of corn so the | 2