The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-18
HALF FARE AT NIGHT.
Executive Committee Fixes Price
 EyeninU Tfckets.

Executive Committee Fixes Price for
 Evening Tickets.
 The Executive Committee of the Ala bama Agricultural Association held d meeting in the Fair headquarters. 40 1-2 Commerce Street, yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. in which 1t was decided to make a half price to those persons en- terinE Vandiver Park after 6 o'clock in the evening during Fair Week. In the evenings, performances of Paine's Destruction of Pompeii" will be given. and The Pike" will be open until late hour. These attractions. 1t is thought, will draw many pleasure-seekers to the park after the regular program of the day is finished. In order to accommo- date the evening visitors to the grounds, the price was cut in two. the rate to go into effect at o'clock, the closing hour of the exercises of the day
 The work at vandiver Park is being pushed with all despatch and haste in order to get everything in readiness for the opening day of the exhibition. Harrows and rollers were kept on the stretch of tho race track all of yes terday with the result that by evening the track was almost in shape for practice. Two more days work, at the outside, will complete the work on the big oval course, and when 1t Is done, the builders promise one of the finest tracks in the South.
 Secretary J. c. Adams went to Bir- mingham yesterday. where the people of the Magic City are holding State Fair. number of horse owners, who have entries at the Birmingham Far, will also be entered at the Montgomery Fair, and 1t was in order that certain preliminary arrangements might be made that the Secretary left the work at the park at this time.
 In Exhibit Hall. the scene is one of activity. More than half of the num- Der who have secured booths for Fair Week, have men at work preparing for their exhibits. Several of the booths already are nearly completed. and a large quantity of goods which will be on exhibition have been placed under cover in the big building. l One of the most unique exhibits which has thus far arrived on the grounds Is q gigantic buggy, manufac' tured by Cincinnati buggy firm. The ltop of the vehicle measures twelv' feet above the ground. The wheels ar' nearly eight feet in diameter, while thu seat of the buggy is elevated nine fee
 above the ground Six men can b.
 seated comfortably in 1t. The hug'
 vehicle is to be hauled about tn grounds by a team of horses
 A number of additional exhibits hav'
 been received by the men in charge O the negro building. Among them ar products of the work of negro pupils il
 the Montgomery Industrial School ant
 other schools of the State. Work |
 being rushed on the kitchen and dining
 room, where the negro visitors to thu Fair will take their lunch.
 Edward J. Mahoney. advertising
 agent for the Fair Association. returne'
 to Montgomery yesterday after a tril through the Southern part of the State During his trip, he posted advertise ments of the Fair in Mobile, city am county. and also in Pensacola. Wher
 ever he went. he said. he found thu people taking the greatest interest il the coming exhibition Mobile. not withstandfng the severe loss recent! suffered as a result of the storm, vii send a large number to the Capita City during Fair week. Agent Maho ney has now completed his portion o the work of advertising the Fair. Dur ing the last seven weeks, he has visit ed hundreds of the cities of the State and a large number of the counties Everywhere. he reports. the creates enthusiasm in the project. l Workmen yesterday were busy stringing the trolley wires of the Mont gomery Traction Company for the looI which has been run from the main line of the car line to the park. By the close of today. 1t is thought. it will bc possible to run cars from the city direct to the grounds The pumping station of the park Is now ready to be- gin operations, while the station of the the Fair grounds. is also practically in atafo of cpnnIefIOu