The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13
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BREAKS GROUNDeEOk NATIONAL
J - y NEGRO FAIR. 5s .
Impressive CeremSn5es, Mark Event
Which VIII Be; An Epoch in His
-, tory OF the Nattosi---Dr. New
somes' Hopekui Address.
Especial by Nattonal Ne gro Press
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Mobile, Ala, Aug 29.--The break
ing of ground for: And the beginning
OF the main exhibitAbuilding ON the
tract set apart for the National Negro
Fair was one OF the. most. important
events in the; history OF the race in
this section Of Sthe country. A large
crowd gathered from, the city and
suburbs and many neighboring
towns, Witnessed, the Impressive ex-
ercises, The ground, was broken
with a niekel-plated spade, welded
by Rev. H. N. Newsome, the energet-
tc and resourceful president of the
National Negro Fair Association The
implement that thuE figures SO prom
inently. In the forthcoming exhibit or
/ the progress Of the souths strongest
industrial factor, was presented by
Paul Sschmoll J.. the contractor, who
j is to work in, conjunction with John
A. Lankford, or Washington, D.. c.,
| the supervising architect and con-
structtng engineer Of the massive
enterprise. The program was an
elaborate one. and particular, pains
were taken to- have every element OF
power and performance An the south
represented, to indicate the wide
spread interest that Id being aroused
among the people at large, and to
| show that 1t is the Intention of the
managers to throw open. the honors,
emolnments and moral force of the
great fair to everybody who cares for
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