The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-11
Prominent Citizen on the New
Board of Directors
KREBS ELECTED PRESIDENTS
All Contracts VIII Be Guaranteed and
Management Will Spare No Ef-
forts to Make Fair a Pro-
~nouneed success.

bama-
A meeting of the stockholders OF the
State Fair Association was held at the
Commercial Club yesterday afternoon and
the attendance was quite large. After
a free discussion 1t was decided to go
ahead at once with the enterprise in ques-
ton. There was practically a reorganisa-
ton of the association and new board
of directors was elected, which, however.
includes several of the old directors. The
full board follows:
Ferd Marx, II. H. Mayberfy. W. NJ.
Drennen, John w. O'Neill NJ. V. Joseph,
w. II. Kettig, Louis Saks, Eugene Flies,
w. II. Hyronemus. C. e. Meglemry, AL
len j. Krehs and James ]. Smith.
The board elected these oflcers: Allen
J. Krebs. president; w. M. Drennen, vice.
president; John W. O'Neill, secretary;
Henry B. Gray, treasurer. Additional
vice-presidents were also elected. name
ly: J. M. Falkner Rufus N. Rhodes,
Robert Pounds, T. o. Smith, Charles 8.
Simmons, Hugh Morrow, j. II. +. Nose
ley. q. N. Cullom and Oliver Chaiifoux.
An executive committee was appointed
as follows: Ferd Marx, chairman; j.
w. o'Neiil and W. NJ. Drennen. The COM
mittee selected ]. A. MacKnight as gen.
eral manager. Mr.. MacKnight has taken
much interest In State fairs and will en-
ter upon his duties here with enthusiasm.
The executive committee will make
many improvements on the Fair Grounds
and will provide number of special feat
ures. The management promises to do
culture, as well as mining and manu-
featuring industries. Substantial pre-
miums will be offered for exhibits.
The executive committee desires 1t to be
stated that 1t will be glad to receive Of
fers of premiums from merchants for
any line of farm products.
There will be races conducted under
ment to make the racing attractive $1,000
will be offered in purses.
Sufficient money mas been subscribed to
enable the management to prosecute its
work without being embarrassed In any
way and 1t starts out with the policy of
guaranteeing every contract.
The New President.
After the meeting President lkrebs,
who Is known and rated as one of the
leading citizens of Birmingham, gave out
this interview;
while the exact date Of the opening
cannot be given this evening, the fair
will be held In the most pleasant part of
October when fhe weather is neither too
hot nor too cool for outdoor enjoyment.
The exhibition will last for two weeks
end will embrace all the proper and le-
climate attractions that can be OBJ
tanned.
II intend to give certain part of my
time each day to the fair business from
now until 1t is successfully carried out,
and Mr.. MacKnight as general manager
will devote his entire time to the building
up and development of fair that will
be complete and creditable in every de-
partment. The executive board is COM
posed Of active business men who have
had a great deal of experience and who
will cooperate with me daily.
CLOSE and careful business methods
will prevail In the whole course of the
undertaking. and our main efforts will
be to fulfill every obligation entered into
ut is too soon to speak of the various
features which will be embraced In the
lair, but the public can be assured that
the greatest care will be exercised In the
selection CT attractions and that only the
best that can be secured in all the diff
fercnt classes will be admitted. Birming-
Iar hoo q 1oro
lights In good horse races. snd we intend
to make as great a showing as possible
OF Alabs ma-bred and other stock on the
treck ard in the exhibition sheds. The
racing will be conducted strictly within
the law, and the very best races that
can be secured will be given.
Womens Department.
I'VE also hope to make the woman's
department of such scope and import
ance as will attract the attention of
the entire state. The women of today
are doing a great deal to promote civil
.zation They are doing much In Ala
bama, and the State Fair Association will
endeavor to show forth in a striking
and thorough manner. some of the re-
suits of their efforts and enterprise.
"Al1 the growing Industries of Ala
bama will be on exhibition before the
public. and we propose to have as many
working exhibits as possible-exhibits
which illustrate In operation many of the
associations of the people. Each of the
special attractions will be announced
from time to time. and we believe that
the aggregate result will surpass in
magnitude and interest anything in the
line of fair yet seen here.
IT believe that such a fair will at
tract many thousands of people from the
various cities and country districts of
the state. and that Birmingham will be
immensely benefited in many ways by
this important public enterprise. Every
thing In the power of the management
will be done to make the fair a pro-
nounced success the present year, and
to place 1t on a basis which will assure
its Improvement and extension from year
TO year, until it may become one of the
permanent and solid business institutions
of the state"