The age-herald., 1899-09-12
TIP. AS WILL HAVE
 DAY AT THE FAIR They Will Have an Interesting
 Programme. SPACE NEARLY ALL TAKEN Merchants Are Applying Fast-Presi- dent Caffee Issues an Address to the People of Alabama The
 Advertising Feature
SPACE NEARLY ALL TAKEN

The Travellers Protective association will have a day at the State Fair. Application was made to the management yesterday 10 set aside day for the drummers, and the request was granted at once.
 Colonel E. L. Hgdon and others have taken up the matter, and have written to the different posts throughout the state to see how many of the members could attend. The date will be set later on. It is intended to map out a programme and have National President Lataste and other prominent men to make addresses.
 It is now thought that every county in the state will have creditable exhibit at tho fair Word was received yesterday from H. R. Robbins of Coosa county that he had called meeting of citizens to take the matter in hand. He has gotten up eX- hibits from that county for every fair that has been held in several years and has an enviaible reputation as a thoroughly pro- gressive citizen.
 A S meeting of the citizens was held at Cullman Saturday and a movement starte to have a good exhibit The meeting was called by Probate Judge Fuller.
 Applications from merchants for space coming in rapidly, and nearly all the room is gone. The Ensley Land company has applied for space to fit up booth in which will be kept a supply of souvenirs made from Birmingham steel. which will be given to visitors
 The fair will advertised in every weekly paper in the state. Secretary Rountree has asked every paper for rates, and replies have been received from many of them. Arrangements have been made for billing all towns on the Louisville and Nashville from Nashville to Biloxi; Chattanooga to Memphis over the Memphis and Charleston; from Birmingham to. Memphis over the Kansas City; to Columbus over the Central of Georgia; Chattanooga to Meridian over the Alabama Great Southern over the Plant system to points in Florida.
 President Cafree's Address
 President Caffee has issued the following address to the people of Alabama:
 "The Alabama State Fair and Agricul- tural association was incorporated for the purpose of advancing, elevatng and de- veloping the agricultural mineral indus trial, mechanical scientific and artistic in- terests of Alabama. Its first great exposi- tion will be held in Smith Park in the city of Birmingham, November ' to IT, inclu- sive. The management desires to impress all Alabamians that in order to make the success of this state institution permanent, they fully realize that they must first se- cure the confidence, respect and good will of the best people of Alabama, and to do this they must first understand that it is absolutely imperative that the exposition in all its multiform and varied departments must be guided by a ruling spirit of hon. esty, morality, charity and sincere and honest desire and purpose to elevate, im- prove and ennoble the many avocations in which our people are striving for success.
 'They also realize that one of the chief features of the exposition is to attract capital and labor from distant states, and to do this they must give the exposition a character that will reflect credit, dignity and honor on Alabama.
 "On behalf of the executive board, we beg to pledge to Alabamians that the best efforts will be put forth to maintain the dignity and honor of the state on the highest plane, an to present to the world her magnificent resources in such attrac- tive, inviting and convincing form that millions of money and thousands of desira- ble citizens will seek investment and en- terprise in every section of the common wealth.