The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-17
JELKS WILL SPEAK
GOVERNOR TO ADDRESS NEGROES
 AT THE FAIR.
He Has Accepted Booker WashingtOn's Invitation for Negro Day at VandlveR PaRk-Holiday
 for ChilApem.

governor Jelks will make an address on Negro Day at the pig State Fair which Is to he held in Montgomery next week. This announcement was made by President W. F. Vandiver, of the Fair Association last night. after a conference with Booker Washington, who came to the city to discuss the program for the last day of the Fair.
 Some time ago, President Vandiver made request to the Governor that he address the people that day. The chief executive accepted the invita- tiOn. unless he should be called out of the city on that date. While nothing definite has been announced as to the nature of his address. it is understood the chief executive will deal with the race problem.
 Definite assurance was given to President Vandiver last night that Harvie Jordan, President of the South- ern Cotton Association, will be here for the opening day of the Fair, whic . will he named after the Cotton As- sociation and the Farmers Union of this State. In telephone conversation with President Jordan last night, MT. Vandiver was assured of the interest |, the Atlantan has taken ;n the Mont gomery exhibition. Mr. Jordan said that he is especially anxious to have the farmers and business men present to hear his address. During the last few months. he has made tour over the entire belt of cotton States. and feels greatly encouraged over the pros pect for high prices for the staple. The plan proposed by the Fair man agement at the meeting of the execu- tive committee of the association Mon- 1 day evening, for the school children to attend the Fair en masse. received the approval of the Board of Education yesterday afternoon. At a meeting of that body. a request was made that the children be given a holiday on Friday, October 26. This request was granted. I, and the school children will be given day off in which 70 see the sights of the big exhibition.
 Preparations have been made for ample police protection during the /, Fair. At the meeting of the City Coun- i cil Monday evening, resolution was passed. empowering Chief of Police [ Taylor to enlist the services of ten , extra men during Fair week. These men will take the place of ten men [ selected from the regular force to do duty at the Fair
 1 The work of preparation is being pushed rapidly at Vandiver Park Yes i terday a large number of men were kept employed on the race track and on the last of the buildings to be com pleted. In addition to ,hese men, those : exhibitors having buildings of their | own or outside exhibits. had forces l busily employed in getting their ex- hibits ready for the Fair. The western ; Railroad of Alabama station last night was practically completed. The track for the street car loop is complete, ana i only the stringing of the trolley wires i remains to be done.
 A number of exhibitors have already commenced work on their booths in side of Exhibit Hall. Among these are the SnowTullis Hardware com rGny and the Loeb Carriage company agricultural implements; Alex Rice, clothing; I. Friedman. liquors k. l.. Forbes Piano Company. pianos; ana ! the Capitol Brewing Company. Among those who have outside exhibits are the International Harvester Company. agricultural implements, whose exhibit will be placed in d large tent: McDan1el X Co. of Litchtield, H.. windmills:' tn American Steel and Wire Company Of Chicago, wire fences.
 One of the features of the Fair will be the nursery. which will be in charge of the ladies of the Perry Street Metho- dist Episcopal Church. Here the chil- dren of those parents who have no one | to leave them with at home, will be taken care of by the ladies while the mothers and fathers visit the different i buildings.
 | \ numbcr of students of Tuskegee Normal School have Letn engaged dur ing tho last few days preparing tho exhibits of the negro schools for th- Fair. The negro building will 6ave a kitchen, safe. womens rest room and d large room for exhibits. A car load of | the products of negro schools was re- ceived last week from Tuskegee, and these are now being unpacked and placed in position. The exhibits in clude products both Of the farm and the shops, cereals. vegetables, speci- ments of carpentry. machinery, furni- ture manufacture and metal casting. Final assurance was receivCd by President Nandiver yesterday that the | Parker Amusement Company. which | has contracted with the Fair manage mrnt to supply the attractions for The | r ke," will he here. The company suf- | f. rod serious damage to some of tn IattractiOns in wreck recently. hut INoStcrday notified MT. Vandiver that
 tine rquipage for their attractions viii 1 reach Nandiver Park Sunday after i noon, in time for the opening of the | Fair Monday.
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