The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-06
ENTHUSIASM
 FOR THE FAIR Business Men at a Mass Meeting. WILL GO AFTER MONEY Montgomery Corporations and
 Firms to Be Listed. Project to Give Annual Exhibitions of state's Resources h Organized and Canvass Will Be Made Soon.
WILL GO AFTER MONEY

Before the month of January is end ed 1t is believed that every business man and corporation in Montgomery will have been assessed an equitable amount of money to organize State Fair Association with a capital stock of $50.000. --
 This was the unanimous opinion of a large meeting of business men of the city held last night in the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Associa- tion. The assessments are to be made by committee for that sole purpose and when collections are soon there- after made they will be in the form of subscriptions to the stock of $50,000 and consequently regarded as an in vestment.
 Among the State Fair enthusiasts who met last night and endorsed the project of a permanent organization by speech and by vote were as follows: W. D. Westcott, M. B. Houghton, N. J. Greil, Alex Rice. A. G. Forbes, l.. l.. Gilbert, George W. Jones. John Tullis. c. G. Abercrombie, J. P. Bullock, Will liam Berney, R. R. Poole, F. P. Chaf fee, H. c. Davidson, Major E. E. Win ters. c. F. Moritz, F. W. Weber, J. T. Maddox. Phares Coleman, D. W. Mo- Iver and Herbert Coleman.
 Has a Good Backbone.
 The spirit of the speeches that were made last night and the action of the body of men who gathered together demonstrated that the State Fair move- ment Is not spineless.
 President Alex Rice of the Montgom- cry Street Fair Association. addressed the meeting in behalf of the organi- zation he represented and subscribed to sixty shares of stock, amounting to $1,500.
 President A. G. Forbes of the Mont gomery Commercial and Industrial As- sociation. assured the promoters of the Fair Association of the hearty co-op- eration of the organization he repre- scented. He said the question of the support of the movement had not been submitted to the body a whole, but he was sure the members would be in accord with the proposition, soul and spirit"
 Commissioner of Agriculture R. R.. Poole pledged the unqualified interest of the State Agricultural and Industrial Department in the perfection of the permanent Fair project.A
 T will guarantee that out of the ex- pense fund of my department the State Fair Association will receive annually at least $2,500 or more," said Commits sioner Poole before the meeting He explained that under the law he could make such an Appropriation only in monthly installments, which would hardly exceed $200 or $500 each. Permanent Plan Adopted. After the views of several men pres ent were expressed, all speaking favor ably for the movement, the published plan of the committee of ten of the Montgomery County Agricultural As. sociation was adopted.
 Also the motion of c. F. Moritz pre- vailed unanimously to the effect that the original committee of the AgricuI- tural Association should meet at the | earliest possible moment and appoint an assessment committee to start to work immediately afterwards. The committee of the Agricultural | Association thus empowered announced soon after the adjournment of the mass ] meeting that it would meet Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock in the offices of the Commercial and Industrial Associ- ation. The committeeman will then search carefully for available material from which to select the assessment | committee.
 The idea of creating an assessment | committee to expedite the stock sub | scription for the Fair Association met with hearty approval by the gathering last night from the time that 1t was urged by N. J. Griel.
 Briefly, the duties of the assessment committee will be to list all business men, corporations and forms of indus tries in Montgomery. They are to ex- ercise their judgment in operating the shares of stock to be subscribed and notify the individuals and heads of corporations of the amount of stock as- sessed against each. In the wake of the assessment letters will follow the committee to fill out subscription blanks | for the amounts.
 No One to Re Overlooked.
 From this action of last night 1t may