The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-03
FREE FALL FESTIVAL
THE WORK OF ADVERTISING
 HAS ALREADY BEGUN.
.sThs Ostrich Farm" One of the Ne~ Attractions-Excellent Vauoe- vile Program to Be Given
 at Auditorium.

The vsork of advertising the Free eh v-..,,,., october 18th to November 2nd' :. ..,,,- ,,srr,,v on. The committee IS rrosecutins the work vigorously ana ID cushing out in every possible direction All = th. merchants and business men are interested in the matter. ard are haVlns their envelopes printed with the o'e rsd seal which sets forth the occasi'u ,<r,d the dates in an attractive styie.
 Tne thousand letters going out daily m f,. mail of the city is like torrent oi nrtnted invitations and streams out into the commercial life ef the community everywhere over the State. Outside IS the s~... inside is the envelope slip, which .sxs fcrtn more in detail and yet suc- rfnrsrv just what is going to be done to ..tsrtain visitors. They only came Tn vesterday. and Chairman C. F. Moritz was busy preparing to distribute them cssss the city There are the blue seat tass ff, Nc nus upon express bundles. maiiea naxrlraxes. and in fact every kind oI package or bundle that goes out Ironi 'he city. .. nn.r ,..-ss...5 and Friday the work will begin A rrpresentative of the Association VIII begin to post along the lines of the Louis- vfiIe and Nashville Railroad, the Moohs and Ohio Railroad, the Central Haiiroao of Georgia and the Western Raiiway eI Alabama at once. Along the line or the Seaboard and the Plant System, regular bill posters are located wac can ,,,s,1 n1i'Je he the business The city oooiuS
 posted also. -,
 departure in the advertising Of previ- ous years is the big signs at the umoh Passenger Station. As one goes down 10 the depot a big sign stretching rom the main building to the baggage room sreets oneh eyes bearing coroiai ih- yitation to the Fall Festival, and every one will see it as he leaves the city. Again on coming in from the train, righ' over the main entrance to the depot where ft can be seen not only by those vvho get of of trains, but by all those Wht remain in the coaches there Is Dig s'gf probably thirty feet long by fifteen nish which again calls attention to the rts tfval It fs understood that another clEl will be stretched along some of the build inxs at the foot of Commerce Street whicl vii attract attentica from all raiir oat travellers.
 The duties of the committee are s' cnerous and the work so pressing tha yesterday the management announced th' ddition of two more members to tht .n1niittee. They are MT. Maxfe Pepper ,an and Mir. Tflfcrd Leake, Jr., ana i.ey were at work yesterday afternoon sithin half an hour after their appoint nent.
 Chairman F. P. Chaffee of the vaude Vile Entertainment that Is being pre- pared for the Auditorium, has with tht assistance of his committee, drafted ( prc spective program of sosnc ten ol twelve numbers. upon which bids have been invited from the booking agencie: in Chicago and New York. It is esti mated that 1t will take from twenty tt twenty five people to carry out the pro gram, which will compare to advantage with any given at Hammerstein's ol Keith's in New York or in the Masonic Temple in Chicago. In fact, bids ar' asked of the very agents who do tn, booking for these establishments.
 A special feature will be the opening number, which in every performance will be by one of the big bands attending th' festival. At such times the band wtl play certain pieces that have been re nuestsd by the musical people of the city either popular or classical. which will b announced in the press ahead of tim pp that those desiring to hear speoifi pieoes will be able to arrange accord ingly.
 The Concessions Committee Is receiving appiications daily from various source fnduiring about the privileges of spac and sale of fair novelties. There will b ample room for all. and although definit space cannot be allotted in each case there will be room for all as soon as tn big shows are located
 A booking was made yesterday whicl will be of special interest in this city 1t Is "The Ostrich Farm" The big bird will be sent here in the special care Of { keeper and manager, and will consist o at least eighteen select birds. It is bare ly possible that the birds which are now at Saratoga may be secured, and if so there will be about twenty-seven in tht exhibit. This will be an interesting anC instructive exhibit. one that was desired last year, but could not be secured. Int ostrich farm Is located at Jacksonville Fla, and is visited by people who gt there in the winter seasons