The age-herald., 1900-10-26
IT'S ONLY 6 DAYS
 TILL STATE FAIR
Great Opening Will Take Place
 Next Thursday
MAMMOTH MARBLE SHAT I
Will be in Keeping With the Great Fair, Which Will be Mammoth Exhibition -Fraternal Orders
 and Commercial Travellers
Ai,h,r,a cta+a Eair November 1-1O

Alabama State Fair, November 1-10.
 The management of the fair association have set aside the second day Of the lar, Friday, November ?, as Fraternal Order and Travellers Protective Association Day Information has been received at the head quarters that nearly all of the fraternai orders in the state and the different posts of the Travellers Protective Association will be well represented at the fair that day.
 The mammoth marble shaft from the Talladega quarry will be received in the city in a day or two and it will be placed in position immediately after its arrival Superintendent Evans of the mineral de- partment has received a considerable ship ment of marble from the same quarry, a good portion of which has been cut and polished. Experts who have seen and test ed it state that it as fine marble as they ever saw, not being surpassed even by the famous Vermont marble.
 The mineral arch has been covered by q quantity of coal, ore and Aux and Is all ready attractive display of these min erals.
 Superintendent Durham has taken charge of the woman's and agricultural building and is looking after the exhibits in that de- partment. The exhibit of the Harris Co., Operative Overall Company has been placed in this building. This company will have its machinery in operation during the fair and will thus enable the visitors to see how those articles are made. The machin- cry will be by one of the BlakesIee gas engines.
 MT. Jesse Adams, representing Stata Commissioner of Agriculture Poole, arrived in the city yesterday and will remain until the close of the fair. He will have charge of the State exhibit.
 The management of the fair are ready to consider applications for advertising space on the Midway fence.
 The owners of the miniature railroad yes- terday began the ballasting of the track. They have unloaded the depot, water tank, locomotive, track and other things, and will have the road ready for operating before the gates are opened.
 J. A. Yates & Co. have placed a portion of their exhibit, consisting of a hosting en- zine, pumps, drills, hose, air compressers and other machinery.
 The mammoth waterfall is almost com pieted.
 The gin outfit of the Northington- Munger Pratt Company will be finished in a day or two
 The Southern Bell Telephone and Tele- graph Company has placed telephone at the fair grounds for the use of the asso- citation. Through the courtesy of Manager N oodruff the telephone is furnished to the fair association free.
 F. H. Gafford, who has charge of the cat tie exhibit, has secured over fifty head of cattle which are said to be the finest ever exhibited at State fair in Alabama. He has also secured several hundred hogs.
 A. J. Krebs, the contractor, will return in day or two and complete the stage for the Conterno exhibit.
 The privileges are selling rapidly, and the management requests all who desire to secure privileges at the fair to make appli- cation at the earliest possible moment