Elizabeth City Fair a
Worthy Exposition. . . But As An Exposition of Agricultural Resources Is a
Failure—As Usual
The Albemarle District Fair at Elizabeth City is on a full
swing as this newspaper goes to press. As an amusement and entertainment
enterprise, it far excels anything ever before staged at Elizabeth city. As an
exposition of the agricultural resources of northeastern North Carolina it is a
dismal failure. And as for our fisheries resources—they are not even suggested.
The farm, orchard, dairy, livestock and poultry exhibits are not as good as
those offered by the average community fair in this section.
But there is enough of everything else on the fair grounds
this year to keep the crowds interested and amused. The races are good and
under the direction of Fred Shreve the horses go according to program. There
are no long waits between races, and the enthusiasm of the crowds that watch
these races indicate that running races will be a feature of future Elizabeth
City Fairs.
The exhibits at this year’s fair are of peculiar interest to
farmers. Here the farmer can learn what he wants to know about electrifying is
farm and installing water, sewerage and sanitary closets. Electric lights,
electric washing machines, electric suction cleaners, fans, irons, etc., are
shown in actual operation. The N.C. Board of Markets has an electrically
operated potato grader on exhibition, to show the potato farmer how to grade
his produce uniformly, quickly and inexpensively. The U.S. Weather Bureau shows
how it keeps tabs on the weather for the farmer. The U.S. Department of
agriculture with its exhibit covering 4,000 square feet shows the farmer how to
treat his woodland, how to build roads, how to drain, how to build modern dairy
and poultry houses, grain elevators, etc. Spence & Hollowell Co. are
showing the largest line of tractors and farm machinery ever exhibited at a
fair in this section.
The amusements for the fair are as advertised. There is the
trapeze act in front of the grand stand; the 500 foot slide for life; daylight
fire works; balloon ascensions and brass bands. Sibley’s shows fill the midway
with an aggregation of carnival attractions. U.S. soldiers and a military band
encamped on the grounds to add to the picturesqueness of the scene. The crowds
Wednesday and Thursday were greater than ever before assembled on Elizabeth
City fair grounds.
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