The age-herald., 1899-09-27
MAY HAVE MILITARY
 AT THE STATE FAIR
Conference to be Held Today
 About EnCampment.
GEN. BRANDON WILL BE HERE
It is Thought That Arrangements for Supplying Tents Gan be Made All Departments of Fair
 Up to Expectations

There will be another conference today to discuss the matter of having the state en- campment held here during the fair. Ad- jutant-General Brandon will be in the city to confer with General Clark and Colonel Smith.
 Secretary Rountree said yesterday that the prospects were very bright for having the encampment here. He said that Gen. eral Clark and Colonel Smith had agreed to the calling of the encampment if tents could be secured He thought this matter could be arranged satisfactorily.
 Every branch of the fair bids fair to be up to expectations Applications for space coming in fast. Yesterday the man. agement received an application from Fruithurst for space besides that which will be set aside for Cleburne county. Fruithurst is expected to make a very att tractye display.
 Loring Brown, of Macon, Ga, has been selected for judge in the poultry depart ment. He is considered among poultry fanciers to be one of the best in the country
 The prospects are that the celebrated Jersey herd, of the Baltimore farm, at Asheville, N. C., will be on exhibition at the fair. George F. Weston, the manager of this noted farm, has written Secretary J. A. Rountree asking for stalls and what premiums will be offered for such cattle and number of other questions regarding the same.
 The Paget farm, of Mobile, has notified the management that they will have an exhibit of number of their fine cattle, and ask that stalls be reserved for them. Herbert Meeks, proprietor of the Dixie stock farm at Gadsden, was in the state 1air Headquarters yesterday, and sstated that he would make a splendid exhibit of his jacks and jennies, also Shetland ponies, the latter of which he makes speciality. Editor Horton, of the Alexander City Outlook, called at the headquarters and stated that there Is no doubt that there will be fine exhibit from Tallapoosa county. Judge Lovejoy, of Etowah county, as- sured the management that Etowah county will be well represented at the State fair; that committee has been appointed to take up the matter of an exhibit
 Dr. T. W. Ayers, secretary of the North east Alabama Fair at Annlston, has writ ten in regard to space for an exhibit from Calhoun county. The management has an-
 
 served for that county as will be given to any county. County exhibits will be one of the features of the coming fair.
 Work of tn Press Club
 The following letter has been sent out by the Press club:
 To the Press of Alabama.
 We would again call your attention to the press department of the State fair to be held in this city November 7th to 18th, and urge upon you the necessity of CO., operating with us in this work. We be- leve that it will redound to the advance ment of the profession from both an ethI- cal, as well as a business, standpoint.
 We invite you to enter the contest, which is open to the weekly press of the state, for the best and second best publications from an editorial, typographical and busi- ness office point of view. The following rules to govern:
 l. Contestants must furnish copies of the last four issues of their publication preyi- ous to the opening of the fair.
 g. Awards to be made on the merits of the publication. Home prints and pat ents' are both eligible.
 We would also request you to communi- cate with the secretary in regard to en- tering for exhibition anything of interest in the way of old files, old presses, old type or curios that may be in your posses sion which would interest the fraternity or the general public.
 We enclose herewith entry blank, and trust that you will fill same out and return at once. No fee will be charged in this de- partment.
 Address all communica tions to M. B. Mayer, Secretary Birmingham Press Club.