The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21
W7Idt Ths Nsgrp n Doing
 Eor Hlnsss1f ln 7hs South

IL sa,ssy rk1 Adssttissr:
 II kavS bp1n uF1sd by infiusnttsl c9 ~WnAx tn> Nbexo is dsias TOT him eetfrs end elfeg h 10, the readers of yeus lGo6f. 11De oo1sct to bs souxht
 ' {4 t1raibh seme information te i6ad{bo WAiee nDsn .of the South on this vital questlbn and ssncosifAse to great. = dlli6sess nse enl women of my own faee. who are deing scFrSshiDg the resdsss of your journal to state faets and not fancy CT fes,inGs. 3. have bssn In public life as | teach- CT and preacher mora than thirty ysafa I have Kept myself In touch
 with leading men of both races of the south. | an an Aiabamian by
 birth ana tsarin6 and nave lived in Mobile sfncs 1p77 1 was born slave and 1 eah proud of the history of my
 race in shis ceuntry. I sincsrely be.
 liexs that s6ine Of the best friends clsss whits p9eple of the South. ss The vital qusstien that concerns
 both races 10 ~What is the Negro do- int fer hlmpelfr' what. is he dofne along the lfnee of self-improvesnent
 home buiidinGs education. good citi-
 sAnshfbf what ts lie doing for his own social and moral eievationf Tn
 short, 10 the Negro growing in sym peshy wfth American civilization and
 beccmine An tntsgrai part of the
 growth of eur great country? Is the
 reliance. sslfsuppert and seIf-res-
 is this serbs ef contributions to youSs great exponent Of public sentl- ment, shah teks it for granted that you are In sympathy with the great fnAus Of my people who are strug- giing along the lines indicated above. Tke Mseen Ceanfy rair. Last week. visited the Macon
 County Fair for coiored farmers held in the limits of South Greenwood. q settlement of coiofed people about three miles west of the enterprising |littie town of Tuskesse, Aiabama, and about two miles from Tuskegee In- stitute. At this fair the farmers of Macon County exhibited samples of their products consisting of corn. cot ton. hay. oats. rice, potatoes sugar cane, hams, syrup. honey. peanuts, pumpkins, watermeions. beets. cabb- agess coliards onions, turnips. beans, pepper. rape. peavine, turntps. beans. poultry. hogs. sheep. gcats. sows, cAttoss c0ite, tHofou8nUrcu uotpos mules, milk. in bottles, butter. canned pressed pears, etc. etc.
 Tn the culinary division were seen candy. 5eiiiss. bread. eocoanut pies. potato pie, tea cakes, chocolate cakes. white cAkes. pound cakes, cooked chic ken, etc.
 In the fiorsi division were besuti-
 fui designs made from rare cut flowers
 In the department of handicrsft was
 . renarkabie display Of drawn work,
 embroidery work, machins work. hand
 sewing, rag dolls, scfs pillows.
 pincushicns. faee, hand stitching, drawing work. embroidery in linen, and embroidery in silk floss. Hand- baskets. axe iandies: hinxes, single
 trees. door mats were also in evidence
 These things were displayed In com- petltionv carefully Inspected by com
 potent judges. ana fecsiyed awards
 of blue, red or white ribbon indtca-
 tion frst second or ef1frd prizes:
 Tn the afternoon of the last dsy.
 Saturday, the manager awarded prizes to the eosapstitors. In cash ranging from ten cents to i've doilars. Hon
 orsbfs mention was made of the ex-
 hibits which received no prizes. Ons farmer. v. | McMuiIen Of Notasuisa, had Qn axhibifiop, a. bale Of cotton for P,whieG hs ssl olfstsd SIS. the bale
 weiEhinG oversss0e pounds.
 Ainsonk, the individdai exhibits. Mrs. Clinton !. Galloway received the tirst prize ,fort the fnest display of barred Plymouth Rock chickens. This exhibit showed the difference; between ths
 barred Plymouth Rock and the scrub
 hen 9f the same age It received ia. snrx A.r nft A- q and Mrs. Galloway was cozapiimsated by the judges aud by Mr. c, ". Hare, q leading white lawyer Of Tuskewee who vas one of the most enthusi&stic white vieitor to the Fair.
 Mrs. Sarah Cooper received the ifirst pFixe for a display of flst sweet potatoes. some of which weighed i've pounds. The exhibits were placed in sections under q spacious covered shed one hundred feet square with . hlatform gex tending aeross the North equars was an exhibit of farming im- chants of TuskeGpe. Another white merchant had a similar exhibit in charge of a .coiored man near the en- trance of the enclosure.
 Outside the enclosure of the Fair 0rou ntfs was the race track encifcling, 6 quarter of a mile. within tiiis cir- eie were the live stock and a large tent under which was the baby show. Hare sat mothers with hue, bright eyed babiep of the same age. many of them twins. These babies were piac- cd in competition for size. weight and beauty.
 Near the tent wss a''fiying horse"
 cusft, the manager of which coined many dollars Indeed, the exhibition
 had every feature of state fair. with tAe exception of the fakir shows. There were horse races, male races.
 foot races. etc. Much amusement
 was furnished by a unique ear on six block wheels mounted by upright boards and securely covered with common pianks the crude initiation drawn by six oxen. It bore the pre- tentious title of the '.ffardaway Street Car" It was invented or creat- ed by some precocious farm boys in