The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
STATE FAIR PROJECT
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF
 THE COMMITTEE.
Address to People of Alabama to be Isseud Setting Forth Plan to Give Annual Exhibition In Mont
 ZOmery.

The committee to organize a per- manent State Fair Association under the auspices of the Montgomery Coun- ty Agricultural Club met in the office of the Commercial and Industrial As sociatton yesterday. The meeting was enthusiastic and definite plans for the organization were discussed for nearly an hour.
 The committee had been called together by Chairman W. D. Westcott who, with his associates, M. B. Tough ton and George w. Jones. of the original committee of three, had named seven additional members. The new members chosen and who were present yesterday afternoon are A. c. Forbes Alex Rice, w: F. Vandiver, II. c. Davidson. J. s. DowdeIi, Leopold Strauss and w. M. Teague.
 The committee started to consider a prospective charter for the State Fair Association already drafted by George w. Jones. of the law department of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com pany, but decided to postpone con sideration of the charter until Mon day morning at Il o'clock. The next meeting of the committee has been called for this time.
 Chairman Westcott, M. B. Houghton and George W. Jones were appointed as special committee yesterday to prepare and address a communication to the people of Alabama stating the general purpose of the Fair Association and asking for the hearty cooperation of all farmers. industrial. professional and business men in the State Fair movement.
 Chairman Westcott was instructed by the whole committee to communicate at once with the directors of the Mont gomery Street Fair Association with q view of seuring an appropriation of d part of the surplus fund to the State Fair project The belief is expressed that the Street Fair people are willing to donate the first money to the organization of the State Fair Associa- ton. Stockholders of the Street Fair Association are included in the mem bership of the State Fair Committee.
 The plan of the State Fair Associa- ton, outlined several days ago, is to incorporate with a capital stock of $50,00O The stock is to be divided into shares of $25 each and it is desirable that. to disseminate interest in the project thoroughly, the stock be placed in every county in the State.
 The exhibitions are to be given an- nually in Montgomery. As soon as organization is perfected, the stock subscribed to and regular officers are elected a suitable site for a race track and exhibit structures will be either leased or purchased.
 The next step to be taken in the direction of the State Fair Association will be the adoption of a charter. This will be done Monday and when it is done Chairman Westcott may call a mass meeting of citizens of every busi- ness to whom win be submitted the charter. It Is possible that the com mittee itself may decide to go ahead at once with soliciting subscriptions to the stock independently of a mass meeting. The people will be made acquainted with the general plan in the published communication of the subcommittee.
 As soon as the organization is com plete the officers propose to ask the Legislature for an annual appropria- tion. An effort will also be made to legalize the appropriation of a part of the expense fund of the State Depart ment of Agriculture and Industries