The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-23
HAVE LOCATED I
THE BUILDINGS
President Cafee of State Fair
Association in City.
WILL REMAIN SOME TIME
The Contracts for the Buildings and
Grand Stand Will Be Let At
Meeting of the Directors
on Thursday
WILL REMAIN SOME TIME

III the state fair managers accomplish as
much every two days during the time in
tervening before the opening as they have
accomplished during the past two days the
features of the big show will be number
less, and it will be far ahead of the wild
est expectations The buildings were To-
Gated yesterday; the specifications placed
in the hands of the contractors to be re-
turned with the bids on Thursday, besides
the large amount of routine work gotten
off of hand.
President Caffee arrived in the city yes
terday and began active work. The dis
tinguished president threw all of his en-
ergjes into the movement at once and will
remain in the city. devoting his whole time
to it until it is we'll under way.
Late yesterday afternoon President oaf-
fee. accompanied by Secretary Rountree
and ]. b. Morson, visited the grounds at
Smiths park and superintendent the work
of locating the various buildings. The con-
tractors already have the specifications
and will hold a meeting this morning in
the office of Richard Randolph, 1907 Second
avenue.
Isaac Ross, of Opelfka, president of the
Alabama Dairy and Live Stock association
and superintendent of the cattle, hog and
sheep department of the fair. was in the
city yesterday and arranged the premium
list for his branch He Is very enthusiastic
and expresses the intention of bringing his
department up to the very highest notch
of excellence.
The Machinery Department
One of the favurte features of the many
exhibits will be the machinery department.
p. Byrne, of this city. who has a wide
reputation as an accomplished mechanical
engineer, has accepted the Office of super
intendent of this department. With the
material at his command. Mr.. Byrne is
confident of not being excelled by any other
branch.
George l. Motz of Huntsville, the Ala
bama comulissoner to the Paris exposition.
will be the superintendent of the agricul-
tural department. A letter was received
from him yesterday, saying that he had al
ready begun preparations for filing the
space allotted to his department with an
interesting collection of agricultural ex-
hibits.
Jno w. O'Neill has accepted the appoint
ment of superintendent of the merchants
display, and word has been received from
l.. H. McCurdy that he had already in
terested himself as superintendent of the
horse department
In fact all the superintendent have been
heard from except Dr. Eugene A. Smith,
who was named as superintendent of the
mineral exhibits. DR.. Smith is now on an
extensive tour of the west, and has not
been heard from. The management has
been assured by H. ]. Cameron, of Alexan-
der City. that Tallapoosa county will fur
nish splendid mineral exhibit.
The management is being besieged by
persons who want space for attractions on
the Midway Piaisance," and 1t is expected
that a number of contracts will be closed
in the next few days. Inquiries for space
for all manner of exhibits are also coming
in rapidly.
The womans department is now thor
oughly organized and the work Is being
carried on systematically. Mrs. George C.
Ball Is acting as president in the absence
of Mrs. Pearson.
When the headquarters were closed yes
terday afternoon every one connected with
the association was jubilant over the pros
poets for success.