The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-22

vandiver Park this morning will be- gin the first day of the nrst annual State Fair of the Alabama Agricultu-
 Marked with elaborate ceremonies and speeches by some of the most not ed men in affairs agricultural in the casion for agriculture in Alabama.
 Three men well known in Alabama will be the speakers of the occasion; sion; known in Montgomery ana the state. They will be escorted to the stand rectors of the Association. military band will furnish music for the cere- monies. Aside from the dedicatory Fair will be thrown open to the pub lie. The exhibits in stock. poultry; grains, manufactures and other classi, fications will be on view: A splendid card of races will be offered in the af- ternoon. while in the evening enter tainment of various kinds will be fur
 During the day thousands of Mont ,, to the Park; Other .s snousanas ;a,ls iTtal Tai' city Fair Grs s1, by. the Railroads. They will pour into the grounds where the Fair is to be held and will swarm today begins the Fair in which are in terested thousands of people in every section of the state; who have s,o been na project was first undertaken seven months ago, and who have laid their plans to attend the big exhibition.
 Day Given to Farmers.
 The first day of the Fair has as,I, been ;en n and Farmers Union Day. The speak of those two organizations. They win speak along. agricultural lines. ana will have things to say which will he nf ipta m culturist in the State.
 The gates of Vandiver Park will he thrown open to the public at o'clock members of the Fair management will begin to gather for the opening exer- cises. At 10 o'clock the entire mem the direction of President w. F. Van diver. will meet at the administration Building, Here they wi yin ananiez meet the the dresses, Harvie Jordan of Georgia President of the Southern Cotton t,, As. As s9ciatiSn; E. Pinegarf Of rn rei1 s Gi1y, r1y CTS Union; and E. D. Smith of South Carolina, Financial Agent and State Organizer Of the Southern Cotton As Fair; led by the Montgomery City Band W pt1eeed to the grand stanH o'clock. MT. Jordan will pc the first @ R Poole ae sate T be ing MT. Jordan. President w.. H. Sey- of ee Getton wifi n the turn viii be followed by Mir. smith, Snq " Mor x @ Ss W gtssws :. the people
 Races in Afternoon.
 With the close of th the ,sps sppssakingii xItfi no n n tho Dffprnn0n when the races for the first day will begin These include two harness races. the 2;15 class pace and 2:4o class trot' and a running race. a mile dash Five heats will be run in the harness races to decide the winner.
 During the evening the Park will be thrown open to the public for fea- ture entertainments. the l1ke and the pyrotechnic display of the "Destrue- tion of Pompeii" "...--
 During the exercises from the formal opening until late at night. a fine program of music will be furnished by the Montgomery City Bapd of twenty i've pieces. ~#~
 Never in the history of State fairs in Alabama has an exhibition been un- dertaken on so extensive a scale as that which will be thrown open to the to the work of prepartion were put upon the exhibits in the different buildings yesterday. and when the gates are opened today 1t will be upon a fair complete ana III readiness to the smallest details.
 A small army of workmen labored the greater part of yesterday in Ex- hibit Hall. finishing the work on tn" booth exhibits in that building, "hesr include a number of exhibits from local merchants and manufacturers. exhib- it's from the State industrial schools, seven county exhibits. and number of fine individual agricultural exhib- it's Notwithstanding the number of visitors to the grounds during the day the doors of this building were clCSed to all except those who had exhibt tcs