The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08
THE STATE FAIR
WORK WILL BEGIN
Next Week and Will Include a
Machinery Hall.
A GRAND MINERAL DISPLAY
Only Union Labor Will Be Employed
and There VIII be a Special
Labor Day at the Fair
Next November
A GRAND MINERAL DISPLAY

citation met yesterday afternoon and de-
cided to go ahead with the preparations
for the State Fair to be held in November.
The question of finances had been settled
a few minutes before when Mr.. Joseph
and Mr.. Jemison of the finance committee
gave assurances that the required guaran-
tee fund would be forthcoming when called
for. 5s +.
Will Build Machinery Hall
Colonel J. M. Falkner, president of the
association. outlined what he thought
should be done to make the fair a success,
and his ideas were concurred in by the
other directors present. 1t was agreed by
the directors that a machinery building
adequate to accommodate such machinery
display as might be desired would be erect
ed land that magnificent mineral exhibit
would be arranged. Colonel Falkner stated
that he had assurances of fine agricul-
tural display, and that he felt reasonably
sure of being able to secure other exhibits
that would be both instructive and inter-
esting
Special Days
The directors decided to have special
Labor Day, Negro Day, and other special
days. On the opening day there will be a
grand parade through the streets of the
city in which all merchants will be asked
to participate. On some other day dur
ing the fair floral parade will be ar
ranged. The first Saturday the fair is in
operation will be Labor Day
Only Union Labor
The directors decided by a unanimous
vote to give all work to be done on the
h,,t1
and to employ none but union labor about
the grounds.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was the
first real. genuinely enthusiastic meeting
the board of directors of the Fair Associa-
ton has held. 1t was the first time they
had been together since assurances were
given that all the money needed to make
the fair a success would be at their COM
mand for immediate use. When Colonel
Falkner called the committee to order it
was for the purpose of transacting bust
ness and there was no time lost in getting
down to it, Other meetings had been held
at which great amount of talk was in
dulged, but little practical results OBJ
served. Yesterdays meeting was quite in
contrast with these.
Preliminary Costs
Secretary John W. ONeil of the asso-
citation made an approximate estimate of
the expenses necessary to be incurred III
making ready for the opening of the gates
OF the fair. His estimate not including
machinery hail. aggregated something
over $4,000, which he said was on lib
eral basis. He was of the opinion that the
actual expenses would be under ra ther than
over that amount. Others present agreed
with him. The machinery hall and other
necessary buildings will cost between So, 900
and $1,000.
VIII Pay as It Goes
Two items of expense to be provided for
and which will receive the special atten-
ton of the directors are the premiums and
the advertising bills. When the premium
list is sent out and exhibits requested the
money to be paid out in premiums will be
in bank, and when an advertisement Is
sent to a newspaper a check for the
amount agreed upon will accompany the
order. In other words, when the gates of
the fair are closed on the last day there
will be no premiums or advertising bills
unpaid.
A general meeting of citizens in the in
terest of the fair was held in the CONNER
cial Club rooms Immediately before the
directors met, at which time Mr.. Joseph
and Mr.. Jemison of the finance committee
made a report of the work they had done.
They went out Thursday afternoon, and in
less than three hours raised 81, 200 for the
guarantee fund, and in hours time yes
terday morning they added another thou
sand dollars to that The guarantee is now
within about $1,000 of the amount the
finance committee undertook to raise, and
the entire amount Is expected to be in hand
before the middle of next week.
In speaking to this meeting yesterday af-
ternoon Colonel Falkner stated that if the
fair should be held it would be a success,
but that he would not contract for a dol
lar to be spent until that dollar was in the
treasury. He said if a creditable fair was
not held this year, a creditable one would
not be held next year.
Work to Begin Next Week
The premium lists will be given to the
printer at once, and will be ready for dis
tribution next week A force of men will
be put to work at the fair grounds next
week, and when the gates are thrown open
on the first day of November the best and
most complete fair ever held in Alabama
will be opened to the public.
PERSONAL