The age-herald., 1899-08-13
ADMIRAL SCHLEY
 AND COL. MCCLURE Extended Formal Invitations to Attend State Fair. HANDSOME PREMIUM LIST Site of the Fair Grounds to Be Selected Tuesday, and the Contracts for
 the Buildings Let-The
 County Exhibits
HANDSOME PREMIUM LIST

yesterday sent the following letter to Rear Admiral Winfield 8. Schley, of the United States navy, care of the navy department
 in Washington. The letter was also dorsed by Mayor Drennen on behalf of the city of Birmingham:
 Dear Sir:-Mr Eli P. Smith, managing 1 editor of the Birmingham News. is in re- 1 ceipt of a letter from Colonel A K. Me l Clure, editor of the Philadelphia Times, saying that you contemplate touring the | south the coming winter if you are not ordered to sea. Colonel Mcclure tells MT. l Smith that he believes that you would be l glad to visit Birmingham, the industrial l and mineral center of the southern states, in the event that you come south. This l statement was in reply to an inquiry from
 Mr Smith as to whether not you would consider an invitation to visit the Alabama l State Fair to be held in Birmingham from | November to E.
 Tt is the purpose of the management of 1 the fair to have on exhibition the most l complete display of Alabama's resources 1 ever gathered together. This state, and | especially the Birmingham district, has | made wonderful progress during the past 1 few years and we believe that fair | would interest you. Aside from this, the 1 people of Alabama would be delighted to be 1 given an occasion to do honor to the hero 1 of Santiago. who is the popular idol of the 1 people. They desire to meet and greet the
 man who destroyed Ccrvera's fleet and pay 1 to him their personal tribute and share i with the people in other sections of the l country in manifesting their appreciation 1 of his gallant services in behalf. of our common country.
 1 "The fact that you are a southern man | makes you especially dear to the southern l people, who believe that you owe them a | visit. Therefore. the management of the 1 fair herewith cordially extends to you an l invitation to visit the Alabama fair as the 1 guest of the fair managers. A most sincere | welcome awaits your coming and we assure
 you that your presence would bring glad l ness and joy to many patriotic hearts. Hoping that you will be enabled to give
 the matter your favorable consideration, 1 we are, etc."
 | Invitation to Col. Mcclure MT. Rountree also sent an official invita- l ton to Colonel Alexander K. McClue, edi- | tor of the Philadelphia Times, asking him
 to attend the fair. Mayor Drennen also en- 1 dorsed this letter. It as follows: l Dear Sir-Recognizing the great debt of 1 gratitude which Birmingham and Alabama | owe you for the interest which you have | ever taken in the welfare of this city and ! state, and remembering that 1t was you l who first predicted, years ago, when Bir- l mingham was in it's infancy with it's won l derful mineral resources undeveloped, that l this city would dictate the iron price of the | world, a prophecy the fulfllment of which | has since demonstrated your great wisdom l and keen foresight, the management of the l fair desires to inform you that it purposes l to place exhibition in Birmingham dur | ing next November the most complete dis play of the states resources ever gathered l together.
 "The management believes that this exhi- l bition of the states progress in every line 1 of industry will interest you, because you | have always shown a deep interest and | abiding faith of -t,ata 1 The present year has eclipsed all predeces- l sors in development of the states mineral | wealth and the people are enjoying such | degree of prosperity as has not been known | for several decades, thus rendering condi- | tions especially suspicious for successful | fair. We therefore earnestly desire that | you shall visit our fair, which will be open l from November to IT. inclusive.
 MT. Eli P. Smith. managing editor of the l Birmingham News. has called to the atten- tfon or the fair management letter which | he has received from you, In which you | look favorably upon the prosposition of coming to Birmingham. and we hereby ex- l tend to you most cordial invitation to lend | your presence to during our fair In l event of your acceptance, we desire that | you shall regard yourself as the guest of | the management of the fair, and we will | endeavor to make your visit pleasant and 1 agreeable in every way. Your presence | would be gratifying to all the people of AlaDafna, who recognize in you the ] staunchest friend of the south among | northern gentlemen
 | Secretary Wm. Ryan. of the Birmingham l Board of Trade also sent letters yesterday 1 both to Admiral Schloy and Colonel Me 1 Cure, extending them an invitat tion to Birmingham on behalf of the Board of Trade.
 County Exhibits
 Greatest interest continues being taken by the various county officials all over the state in sending exhibits to the fair. and afterwards leaving them in Birmingham as | permanent exhibits of their county's re- sources
 Many letters are being received all of which speak very enthusiastically on the | subject, and which promise that the coun- | ties shall be thoroughly organized and the best exhibits possible prepared. The following are among the letters received in the Inst day SO: From Mayor J. A. Wester.and, of Fruithurst; Probate Judge | F. M. Rushing, of Coffee county; Probate Judge Jas. E. Horton, of Rhinestone coun- l ty: Probate Judge c. s. Livingston, of Au- tauga, and others.
 w. K. Pfckens, a prominent stork raiser of Livingston. writes his unqualified en- dorscment and says he will have an ex- hibit of hogs. sheep and probably Jerseys.