The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-04

To the people of Montgomery the call
comes to open their homes and assist
in the entertainment OF the thousands
of people who will attend the Mont
gomery Agricultural Fair during the
week Of October 1921.
Every indication points to the fact
that the Montgomery Fair will, with
out exception, be the greatest fair IN
the history Ct the State. Thousands
OF people from all over the state ana
from adjoining States will come 10
Montgomery at that time and as the
date of the fair draws near, the mat
ter of entertainment Of visitors con-
fronts Montgomery as one of vital i'm
portance With the increased hotel ia
cilities, scores of boarding houses and
the several hundred people who have
signifed a willingness to open their
homes to the fair visitors. there is still
wide margin between the known ac-
commodations and the anticipated num-
Der of people who will during the
week, be Montgomerys guests. Hun
dreds of people coming to the fair,
while able and willing to pay for ac-
commodations, do not feel disposed TO
pay the rates charged at firstclass no.
tells, even IL the hotel facilities were
adequate.
The A0vert1acR Bureau
To solve the accommodation problem
and with a view to providing homes
for every one who comes to Montgom-
cry to attend the fair the Fair Associ-
alton has conceded the privilege of
erecting an information bureau on the
fair grounds to The Advertiser. The
booth will be conveniently located be-
tween the main building and the grand
stand. L. S. Noble. manager of the
| Circn1a ffnn npnartnnenf of The AdVer-
tiser. with a competent corps of as
sistants, will have charge of the Blu
reau of Information and will be in a
position to give all information per-
tanning to the fair; to the points of
interest ABOUT Montgomery; railroad
schedules, and railroad rates; a COM
plete list Of hotels, boarding houses
rooming places, restaurants and cafes
and all private homes that will be
opened for the entertainment Of WIS.,
itors, with the rates charged at every
place.
Several hundred names of people who
will open their homes in the emergency
has been listed with the Information
Bureau already. but the number is still
Inadequate.
Write to MP. Noble.
With the view to the comfortable
accommodation of every one who comes
TO Montgomery at that time. II is re-
uuested by the Information Bureau that
out-of-town people who want BOARD
Ing places for from two days TO the
entire week of the fair, write to f.. .
Noble Of The Advertiser. and state the
number in the party. the length OF
time accommodations will be required
AND the rate the party wishes to pay
such communications will receive
prompt attention and the information
reuoired will be promptly given. rms
arrangement will make 1t possibie 10
avoid al confusion Of parties arriving
in the city at night, or OF be1ng crown
cd out OF a comfortable place to stay.
At all large affairs. such as the Mont
pomery fair is expected to be. there
are ALWAYS hundreds Of people VINO are
forced to sit UP at night or sleep In
ONCE chairs or even to walk the streets
with the timely establishment Oh lhe
Information Bureau and a systematic
listing of homes where people can Sc
cure accommodation, and the oppor-
tunity given to the people who expect
TO attend the fair to secure homes in
| advance. much Of the usual confusion
and discomforts incident to all such at
fairs may be eliminated,
In to Mont geometry.
People have beer invited to Mont
gomery; every attraction has been
placed at the fair grounds to draw the
'
, made reduced rates whereby farmers
| throughout the state, even in moderate
circumstances, may bring their families
| to Montgomery. and now 1t is UP to the
residents of Montgomery to fulfill their
part of the contract by assisting in
| the entertainment of these people. or
at least In providing rooms where they
NAV rest at night. To the pride OF
Montgomery citizens the appeal by the
Information Bureau is directed.
The problem of feeding the thous-
ands has been satisfactorily solved by
| the women of the various church sOcf-
cites and by other enterprising indi-
viduals. There will be numerous lunch
stands on the fair grounds and well
regulated cafe in the main building.
At the booth of the Information Blu
reau all changes of program will be
| posted every day, All questions will
| be answered and all information given
| on any subject pertaining to the fair
| or Montgomery. The booth will be
fitted with every modern convenience,
with telephones, with writing table and
with comfortable chairs, where ladies