The age-herald., 1899-08-25

A meeting of the executive board of the association will be held this afternoon at o'clock at headquarters to open bids and award the contracts for the construction of the buildings. Five bids have been sub mitted, and several more will probably be in before this afternoon.
 work to Begin Monday
 Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the contract for building the track will be awarded, and on Monday morning work will begin in earnest on the track and build ings. A meeting of the stockholders of the association was held on Thursday after noon, and all business heretofore transact ed was ratified and the organization per- fected. The certificate of incorporation has been received and all license and other privilege taxes paid in accordance with law.
 A meeting of the board of directors was held and the following associate vice-presi- dents were elected:
 Governor Joseph F. Johnston, state at large.
 J. J. Mitchell, Florence.
 James Crook, Jacksonville.
 J. M. Falkner, Montgomery.
 8. M. Adams, Clanton.
 J. A. Westerbund, Fruithurst.
 Rufus N. Rhodes, Birmingham.
 J. M. Thornton, Talladega.
 c. B. Deans, Calera.
 R. P. Poole, Tombigbee.
 E. w. Barrett, Birmingham.
 James Pierce, Pierces Mill. P. Sid Jones, Birmingham.
 W. V. Echols, Hartselle.
 J. M. Baker, Selma.
 George M. Cruikshank, Birmingham. William H: Warrington, Prattville. T. P. Hudman, Opelika.
 M. V. Joseph, Birmingham.
 E. L. Russell, Mobile.
 Zell Gaston, Greenville.
 T. W. Pratt, Huntsville.
 Frank Y. Anderson, Birmingham.
 s. W. Riddle, Gadsden.
 F. H. Bates, Hamburg.
 J. L. Chalifoux, Birmingham.
 w. D. McCurdy, Lowndesboro.
 J. K. Powers, Tuscaloosa.
 Osceola Kyle, Decatur.
 w. M. Perdue, Elba.
 William Vaughn, Birmingham
 Judge W. F. Wilkerson, Prattville. J. T. Beck, Camden.
 Robert Jemison, Birmingham.
 W. H. Whatley Ashland.
 S3,OOO for Premiums
 It was decided to appropriate $300o for premiums in addition to $2OOO worth of prizes donated. Five thousand dollars was set aside for the racing department. which will be increased to $12,OO by entry fees Henry B. Gray will be elected treasurer of the association and the Peoples Saw ings bank, of which he is president has been made the depository.
 The several department superintendents are working hard and are meeting with much encouragement. Superintendent P. Byrne of the machinery department has addressed strong letter to machinery manufacturers and agents, calling atten- tion to the fair and inviting them to exhibit. He has also completed his premium list and has already received several applica- tions for space.
 S. J. Fearing, an enthusiastic fancier, of Tecumseh, yesterday called upon Superin- tendent McCafrerty of the poultry depart ment and made a good donation. He se- cured space for twenty birds, and ex- pressed the opinion that the fair would prove a great success.
 This afternoon at o'clock Mrs Geo. C. Ball, president of the woman's board Mrs. French, secretary; Mrs. P G. Bowman, chairman of the premium committee.
 The Womsns Department
 The woman's board will address letter to every probate judge in the state asking that woman commissioner be appointed in every county to cooperate with the wo- mans department. President Caffee, who has spent several days at headquarters, left yesterday for tour of Dallas, Perry, Marengo, Lowndes, Hale and Wilcox coun- ties in the interest of the fair, and express ed himself as confident that his trip would be successful. President Caffee is an active worker, and from now until the opening day will devote his entire time to the big show.
 It is probable that number of promi- visit the fair. including Admiral Schley, Governor Roosevelt, of New York; Senator Mark A. Hanna, of Ohio. and Senator John W. Daniels, of Virginia, and others. In response to invitations sent out some days ago the following replies have been re- ceived:
 Roosevelt Cannot Promise "State of New York, Executive Chamber,
 Albany, August 22 1899. "Mr J. A. Rountree, Secretary, Birming- ham, Ala.
 ..Dear Sir:-Governor Roosevelt is in re- ceipt of your kind invitation to be present at the Alabama State fair, but at the pres ent writing would be unable to promise definitely whether he could accept, in view of his many important engagements within the state of New York and the pressure of let him know later the exact date 1t would be most agreeable to have him present. he tl.ea dA1.>:AAiu daoido AhA