The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23

u1oaIa 'ney met only a few |
cet,in ago, ana formulated plans for |
settlng together the people Of tho |
ehtlre county in a friendly contest FOR |
pre!hiuns to be offered for the best |
e4hlb!ts OF pigs, poultry, corn. etc |
ana Tor the school children Of ~. |
county-some 1900 in number. nrizes
oI value Tor the victors in intellectual
anu dtnietlc contests. The prospec-
1--WE dual celebration has made .
lucky strike with the people. and
notnlng is being discussed so gen
orally as the approaching exhibitions
COTTON, corn, and tobacco having
oeen relegated to the rear for the
present.
50 unique, from it's inception, has
ene ehtlre project appeared to people
All over North Carolina, who have
happened to read an item or two
ABOUT 1t, that some have written ask
ing tnat they may be allowed to make
eAnlDltS; While more than one coun-
~ paper has made the announcement
that many people are a%nxiously wait
Ing to hear Of the outcome Of the
snow; That, II it proves a success,
they propose to Ego and do likewise"
But it is not only people living away
who are manifesting an interest in
TINS new movement by any means.
Inc business men in Burgaw, in Will
mington and even as far afield as
Richmond, Va, nave been prompt
TO appreciate the potential value Of
tnls get together movement, and
have most generously expressed their
readiness to present useful and valu-
able things as premiums, the result
being that the executive committee,
which includes the County Superin-
tendent, Ohe editor of the county pa
per and a local farmer, have had to
revise the schedule Of premiums
more than once, so as to increase the
nature and value OF the prizes to be
competed for.
BIT 1t understood, however, that
this is a purely tentative movement
on the part OF the directors of the
newly organized society,"; the object
being to get the people together in
friendly rivalry; to know each other
as friends and neighbors all engaged
in ~cultivating the fertile soil of Pen
der county, and raising products alike
Of value n usefulness and profit
1t was hoped in beginning this move
ment that the appetites Of the people
generally might be whetted by his
initial exhibition to the point where
they would ask that there should be
an annual county fair to be held ir
the fall of the yea when the Other
fairs are being held elsewhere in the
State; and at this writing the man
agement has made the di overy tina
every body is deeply interested, 81
that ar annual fair is we'll nigh as
sured. Why even a sple1.did avail
able tract Of and lying on the yer.
edge of Burgaw and alongside tn
Wilmington and Weldon railroad
which runs through hat town, is be
ing considered for a permanent fai
| ground. with ample space for a fin
: trOtting course, where lovers OF goo,
horses, and they are innumerabl
throughout h South, car mat
: their steeds n pilot them to vic
, tory OF defeat, while delighte
crowds enjoy such equine exhibition
l But there are other pleasing an,
: helpful features Of this recently con
ceived plan for carrying CT the pol
: icy of a "get together" club beyon
: and in addition to the Pig, Poultr
: and Corn Show and the School Com
mencement Rally. which must nc
: be overlooked or allowed to renal
Y unenumerated. To encourage tn
farmers wives and grown daughter
: to put forth their best efforts a
: home-making and health preserva
a ton, and that some of them may b
{ encouraged to cater more for tn
~gastronomic pleasure Of their me
n folk, by learning that with many me
e the shortest and surest Wy to the
a hearts is through their stomach
the most substantial prizes are to /
offered for the best pan Of biscui
h best loaf Of light bread, h best pc
Of country-made butter and the nj
q est pat of cottage or curd cheese, etc
q etc.
d Fully approaching what such
h day will bring forth and the GROVE
Of country folk who will be present
4 take in the shows and do some trad
ing, the citizens Of Burgaw have d.
cided to have a "Clean-up' day in
d mediately ahead Of the exhibtlo
This means that every scrap Of tras
T. or litter, every appearance of untid
ness or nastiness, whether in II
streets, the backwards Or around II
lots that could offend the eye or ma
OIL seate the stomachs Of the country vi
Re itors, is to be removed n destroye
h never to be seen again nor such co!
- 1;%;orc +o1orotod IN f,tvro This w