The age-herald., 1900-10-19
ITS ONLY 12 DAYS
 TILL STATE FAIR Greatest Show of Poultry Ever
 Seen in Alabama. OVER ONE THOUSAND BIRDS Standard Oil Company Gives Free Oil Part of States Exhibit Received - Remarkable Mineral Dis
 play-The Race Track
OVER ONE THOUSAND BIRDS
labama State Fair. November 1-1O.

Alabama State Fair, November 1-1O.
 Superintendent H. J. McCafferty of the poultry and pet stock department of the State Fair gives out the pleasing informa- tion that more than thousand birds will be on exhibition at the State Fair, which opens here on November 1 and continues until November 10. He has seen and received a promise from one man who will bring $50 chickens to the fair. These will embrace al most every breed of chicken known in this section of the country. Forty or fifty other fanciers have advised him that they will bring large collections of chickens. So great has the demand for space in this depart ment become that Secretary John w. O'Neill, who has been in Cincinnati since Tuesday arranging for tents and adyertis- ing matter, was wired yesterday to secure another tent in which to exhibit the poultry. The one that had been secured was 5OxlOO but it was found that it would not accom- modate all the exhibitors that had request ed space.
 The Standard oil Company has offered to furnish free of charge all the oil the Fair Association will require for lubricating pur- poses, and for the gas engines and for all the exhibits
 A portion of the States agricultural ex- hibt arrived yesterday, and was sent to the fair grounds, where the superintendent of that department began the work of placing it.
 The Republic Iron and Steel Company is making the drawing for device on which to show it's exhibit The device will be made into a column The base will be formed of limestone, with cap of iron ore. On this cap will be placed number of columns ot round bar iron made at the rolling mill of that company in this district. On top of the columns will be placed dome made of coke, with pig iron frieze so arranged as to show the grain in the iron The central portion of the floor will be covered with sheets of bar iron made at the companys To- cal rolling mills. The ceiling will be made of sheet iron and the joints of oval iron; all the products of the company's local mills.
 The greater part of the mineral pyramid has been covered with minerals. Superin- tendent Evans of the mineral department was hard at work yesterday getting the mineral display in shape.
 The Blakeslee Manufacturing Company is putting in the foundation for the gaso- NNNAA-~NSN~ 4~.r. These gasoline engines will furnish the power to drive the gins, presses and so on of the Continental Gin Companys exhibition gin plant
 J. A. Yeates x Co will move their ma chinery to the fair grounds in few days This machinery consists of air compressers pumps. hosting machines, engines, rock drills, hose and so on.
 The boiler for the machinery hall is in place and the steam pipes have been con nected. The pipes are provided with out lets and valves for the exhibitors. The steam pipes extend throughout the build ing.
 A pool is being built, from which the steam pumps will take water when work ing. It is probable that a waterfall will be provided, over which the pumps will discharge the water.
 The race track has been put in good condition, and turnstiles are being put in at the entrance gates to the fair grounds. All of the buildings have been whitewashed and most of the fence around the grounds have also received coat of whitewash.
 The secretary of the fair association yes- terday received a letter from Booker Wash ington stating that three carloads of the exhibit from his school at Tuskegee had been shpiped It will probably arrive in Birmingham today
 Wires for the electric lights are being strung. The poles have all been erected and the wires will all be up in a few days. All parts of the grounds and all the build ipgs will be brilliantly lighted every night during the fair.