The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-25

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While Vicerresidents VIII BE Later
Named By Executive Committee
which VIII Pass Upon Proposition
80 Feature Next State Fair by Good
Roads and Automobile Congress-.
The State gives welcome this morn
Ing to a new president Of the State
Fair Association in the Person Of Col.
!. 7. McRae, Of Robson county, one
Of the states most progressive and
successful farmers. q former member
Of the State Senate and the House of
Representatives, q worker of vim and
energy, jovtal and good natured. one
Of the God Blessed Macs" OF whom
thc state is prouG.
His election last night by the North
Carolina Agricultural Society as its
president was by q unanimous vote
after Cot. j. IL. Currie, &C EayetteVIlle,
who. for three years has filled the
position with the greatest ability. had
firmly declined a reelection, aging
chat having given three years or serV-
ice he felt that the work should De
taken I'D by others, pledSing a con-
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Ing after the election Of Col. McRae
that his wish was that under the new
president the next State Fair would
excel all fairs held in the past.
The association retained as It's secre
tary Col. Joseph e Pogue. giving hin
a unanimous vote and paying tTIDuts
10 the splendid work he has done II
that office. As treasurer MIR. > l.
Rotter was also unanimously elected
In rao.,Yi To the election OF wee
presidents from the congressional d1s-
tricts Of the State the matter was let
with the executive committed, as II
was desired to have an active ana
aggressive force for the upbuilulnS
Of the Fair in this body u BODY OF
Eice-presidents taking an actiVe IN
terest in the Fair.
Col. T.. b. ArendeN called to the at
tention Of the society the value OF
special features for \ Staoo
Fair, that the fact that this
state Fair has been made a
homecoming and jubilee fair 1t had
been greatly advertised and the IN
terest had been increased he SuS-
gested that the features of the next
iTajr be q Good Roads and Automobile
Congress. Col. Joseph =. PoSue al
vanced the Idea that it would be a
good thing to put UP more p~erniahent
concrete buildings and hold q FAR OF
thirty days to make the exnloitiois
80 great as to do away with the IahirS
Both of these suggestions were re
fnrred to the executive committee
Thr0ughout the meeting last night
the one predominant note was tnaI
the State Fair this year had been a
wonderful success, that 1t had broker
records in its greatness and variety
OF exhibits. and in its ~ttendanc ina
its success was one to be heralded as
,p~I.+ Il ~ IN 0JorV N3V. IL
these expressions President Currie
Secretary Pogue and the ether OH
Gals were given great praise for the
splendid work they had done.
The Meeting in Detail
The annual meeting was he}d in the
Senate Chamber and was called to OF
der by President Currie, who In doins
SO congratulated the society on tn
success Of the Fair this year, h a I
was perhaps the best ever held, thi
in more exhibitions. in increased In:
t~erest, in great attendance, and ma
the prospects for great crowds FTl
day and Saturday were Sood
He spoke of the value o
the splendid exhibits fade ant
said that hose were an index to tn
progress of the State, that the peopl
go forward. He spoke Of h interes
aroused by the new concrete bulldln
and also of the great exhibit OF tn
state D1parImcI ll OF ASIlCulluie. II
emphasized the view that the Who'll
State is proud of the work Of the SO
ciety which is proving a great fncen
tive to Improvement in agriculture
Colonel Pogue, being called on 10
report as secretary, that no detaiie'
report could be made now while tn
Fair was in progress. but that ther
need be no fear that all obllsa
tons would be paid and that ther
would be q surplus. 1T is unquestlon
ably the most successful Fair we hay
ever held he said and spoke OF IN
great exhibits, the great interest an
the great attendance. He referred L
the rainy Wednesday as q blue time,
but that with good weather on Thurs
day that everything had COM