The age-herald., 1900-06-21
PROPOSED FAIR
 FOR NEXT FALL
Representative Citizens Take Up
 the Question
COL. FALKNER INTERESTED
Controls Fair Ground Property and Makes LiberalOffer-C Committees Ap- pointed to Make Investigation
 New Company Organized

It seems practically assured that a great fair will be held in Birmingham next au- tumn. An influential and representative meeting with this object in view was held at the Morris Hotel yesterday.
 The meeting assembled in response to the following letter sent to leading citizens:
 Birmingham, Ala, June 19, 1900. Dear Sir:-You are invited to meet a number of the leading citizens of Birming- ham at the Morris Hotel at II o'clock a. m., on the 20th day of June, 1900, for the pur- pose of considering the question of holding fair at Birmingham sometime this fall.
 l have the beautiful fair grounds with all their rights and privileges in my hands, with the privilege of turning over the same to such an association as may be organized by the leading business men of Birmng- ham, to enable them to hold q fair under their exclusive control and direction. Plans and purposes will all be explained at the meeting.
 There has been such universal desire on the part of the business interests of Bir- mingham that a fair should be held some time this fall, that l have interested my self in this matter in a personal way, and have made such arrangements that l am prepared to turn over the entire fair grounds to an organization to be perfected by the business men of Birmingham with out cost to any one, and there Is no ques- tion but what fair can be held that will work great benefit to every business inter- est in the city and will be satisfactory to everybody.
 Your cooperation is invited, and to this end you are urged to attend the meeting tomorrow at Il o'clock a. m., at the Morris Hotel. Yours truly,
 J. M. FALKNER
 Amongst those present when the meet ing was called to order at Il 80 o'clock were Mayor Drennen, M. V. Joseph J. M. Falkner, Robert Jemison, c. II. Nabb, T. II. Molton August Hirsch, F. Fies, Charles Roberts, Ferd Marx, Fred Caheen, T. T. Ashford, D. M. Drennen, John W. O'Neill, J. II. F. Mosley, James Smith, D. W. Barrett and J. D. Collins
 The Proposition
 Colonel Falkner stated to the meeting that the Fair Grounds would be at the disposal of any association formed by the substantial and representative people of the city He stated that he represented the purchasers of the property, and in their name made the offer. He stated fur ther that he would be glad to give any as- slstance in the movement in his power. At the conclusion of his talk it was moved that the organization of the meeting be made, and Mayor Drennen was made per manent chairman of the meeting and John w. O'Neill secretary
 A motion made by T. H. Notion to ap- point a committee of seven of which D. M Drennen should be chairman, from those assembled to confer with the Trades Coun- cl, Board of Trade, Commercial Club, Wholesale and Retail Grocers' Associations to obtain their cooperation and advice pre- vailed. It was also made part of the mo- tion that these bodies be asked to appoint a committee of three from their number to confer with the next general meeting, which will be held some time next week. In accordance with the resolution the chair appointed this committee D. M. Dren- nen, chairman; David Fox, John W. O'Neill, J. H. F. Mosley. Robert Jemison, Ferd Marx and T. H. Motion. This com mittee was empowered to formulate plans and take such other action as they saw fit, and report back to the next general meet ing.
 Col. Falkner Thanked