The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-12
PROFITS OF MONTGOMERY
 STATE FAIR NEARLY $5,OOO

services to the Association, had de-
 cided that the form of compliment to
 General Holt should be the presenta-
 tion of a handsome silver loving cup.
 This Is to be given General Holt be-
 cause of his services given gratultous-
 ly, which greatly hastened the compile l tion of the buildings in time Tor the
 opening of the Fair.
 One of the most important matters accomplished by the Directors at their
 meeting was the raising of Legisla- tive Committee on behalf of the Fair
 Association, This. committee will go
 before the Legislature and present to
 the law makers the wisdom of making
 an appropriation to the State Fair. Appoint Legislative Committee. The success of the Montgomery Fair Association has shown the great bene- fit of the educational features of such an exhibition. with special reference to agriculture. It will he contended that the money the Legislature is willing
 to set aside for agriculture could not be put tc better use than to devote it to the making of such splendid agri- cultural exhibition
 The personnel of that committee will
 be a high one. but the appointments l have been only partially made. A l number of the members of the commit
 tee will be from portions of Alabama
 outside of Montgomery. It is known that some of the men who were most | impressed by the excellence of the
 Montgomery Fair and its fine help to the agricultural interests of the State, were men outside the city. They are quite willing. too, to ask the Legisla- ture to help the Association fin its great undertaking.
 In his statement to the Directors. President Vandiver called attention to the single disappointing feature of the Fair, the failure of the railroads to ap- preciate in advance the great interest that was being manifested in the Mont gomery big show.
 'The officers of the railroads" said Mr. Yandiver. did not understand the great interest we had worked up in the Stat@Fair. The great crowd that came | surprised them. and they were not able to ~meet the demands put upon them. We had expected the railroads would put on special trains for the Fair, but except in a few instances, this was not | doneI It happened, therefore, that on | several occasions there were not suf- fcient coaches to take care of the | crowds. But, of course. it Is gener-
 ally known that for some time the
 railroads have been greatly pressed for
 engines and coaches. and the crowdg were probably beyond their capacity. Bigger FaiF Next Year. Some of the ticket agents failed to appreciate the great interest felt in the 1 Fair in their particular localities, and they did not ask for sufficient tickets.
 As result, the supply they had ran
 out and some who wanted to come to
 the Fair could not get the tickets. But
 the local agents were at fault in this
 and not the company officials"
 Mir. Vandiver alluded briefly to the next State Fair which fnft-
 mated, is to be greater and better than the one that has gone before.
 l Before the meeting adjourned a com
 mittee was appointed to examine the
 books of the Secretary and Treasurer The committee was composed of A. G. | Forbes, chairman; Thomas J. Reynolds | and John A. Sellers. The committee was authorized to employ an expert &C., l countant in this work.