The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-14
Resolutions Adopted by Alabama
Division Of the Travellers,
FAIR MANAGEMENT ELATED
Organization for the Exhibition Next
October Being Pushed, and the
Outlook Is Most Promising,
Negro Department.

That numerous and influential army of
men known as the Alabama Division of
the Travellers Protective association
has now received its commission to work
the whole field In behalf of the Alabama
state fair.
It has taken Colonel z. L. Ifigdon, Sec
rotary of the travellers, several days to
get the votes of all members of the board
of directors. as all of them do not re-
side In Birmingham. This is the resolu-
ton passed by the board, which tells it's
own story:
Whereas, A state fair is to be held in
purpose of promoting the interests of
the state. and providing the people with
legitimate and wholesome amusement,
Therefore. Be 1t Resolved, That the
board of directors of the Alabama Divis-
ion of the Travellers Protective associa-
ton heartily endorses the movement and
request all members of our association
to tell their friends all over Alabama
that this fair will be me greatest ever
held In this state. 1t is under flrst-class
management and all contracts and prom
ises will be faithfully carried out We
hope each member of this association
will take lively interest in the matter.
and do all In his power to help make this
fair ono long to be remembered.
Signed: r. E. Collins, ]. II. McCary,
S. w. Lee, Birmingham; ]. M. Kennedy,
Montgomery; w. p. Hutchinson, Mobile,
Directors Alabama Division Travellers
T
Secretary.
I'm the present day slang about the
knockers and boosters" said General
Manager MacKnight, 'It may be said as
a truism that no member of the T. P. A.
will knock anything which has for It's
aim the advancement and progress of
Alabama. It is. therefore. certain that
an army of moro than 800 intelligent,
alert. and enterprising business men will
soon be doing all In their power to pro-
mote the fair of 1902.
Naturally the fair management Is elated
over this fine bit of advertising skill
Practically 1t means that the fair has @
large force of travelling agents canvassine
the state, and making known among the
| people the fact that great fair will
| be held at Birmingham in October-a
fair which will be worthy of the attention
and patronage of all who can make IL
convenient to attend.
The question of negro department
was finally settled yesterday and the
management secured the services of Prof
David w. Parker Of Bessemer to take
the superintendent. This appointment
was made at the suggestion of Prof w.
H. Council of Normal Ala, the promi-
nent negro teacher and worker, who has
made name among his race only second
to that of Booker T. Washington.
Professor Parker conducted the negro
department In 1899. and made of 1t a
| decided success. He will get together
the most complete and varied exhibition
to represent the skill and industry of the
negro race that has ever been collected
In the south. It is matter of history
that about 10000 colored people attended
the fair on one day in 1899. and the SUI
perintendent for 1902 says ne will break
his former record this year. Many new
and striking innovations will be intro
duced In the negro department.
Commissioner Poole has written the
fair association that he will prorate the
money appropriated by the state among
twenty counties, which will guarantee TO
make creditable exhibits or their prod
uets at the state fair this year. All
counties will be informed of this offer,
and the twenty counties which lead in
point of date in their acceptance Of the
terms and rules laid down by Commits
sioner Poole and the fair association,
will be assisted with substantial cash
donation in making their exhibits. Be
sides this, every county making exhibits
has the chance TO win one of three hand
some prizes. The first being 800. the
second $50. and the third SIS.
The plan will be carried out through
the probate judges of each county and
other officials, and 1t Is believed that
much better results can be obtained
under this plan than by state exhibit
of agricultural products as was at first
contemplated.
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