The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-24
They Looked Over Big
 State Fair. SPEECHES AT THE GROUNDS Joint Advertising Agency Agreed
 on at Meeting. President Mel, of Press Association, Declares That Day Given Over
 to Newspaper Men Was
 Great Success.

| pers and their wives came to Mont gomery yesterday to see the fair. They cane to see and they saw 1t all. They came. saw and concuered. for before they had been on the grounds an hour they had taken the fair by storm, and President W. F. Vandiver had deliv- cred to them the keys of the exhibi- l tion.
 For yesterday was Editors Day, and | the members of the Press Association of Alabama were the guests of the oc- casion. That they appreciate the hon. or confered upon them was apparent. Not nook in all Vandiver Park where there was anything to see escaped their notice They overran the grouni Is, saw the races. visited The Pike" inspect ed the exhibits in the different build l ings, and closed the day by attending the "Pompeii' spectacle in the even ing.
 The editors saw the Fair, they saw it all and when they had concluded | with it but one opinion was to be. heard from them all.
 The exhibits here are fne," said President R. E. L. Mel of the Asso- citation. sThey are far better than we had anticipated The Montgomery Fair is certainly one of the best the State has ever had, and too high compliment cannot be paid to the management for the splendid exhibition 1t has produced. Every member of the Press Association eSho has been here today has enjoyed fsAimself to the utmost, and every mem Der fully appreciates the courtesies that have been extended to them by the Fair Association and the people of Montgomery.
 State Aid fos Fair.
 The visit of the editors was made the occasion for the announcement of a plan by President Vandiver aimed to stimulate the development of agricul- ture in the State. It has been decided. said MT. Vandiver, in his address to the newspaper men. that a request will be made upon the next Legislature to appropriate fund of $25,000 or $5O.0OO annually, for the purpose of encourag- ing the development of fine agricultural and stock products. The money ap- propriated would be entrusted to a committee appointed by the Legisla- ture. which would arrange tempt ing list of premiums for the annual State Fair, to be held in Montgomery. the logical location for the big State Fair of the year. By offering premi- ums sufficiently large to attract the farmer, much could be accomplished in the raising of better and higher grades of fruit, crops and live stock. The aid of the press of the State was asked in securing this appropriation.
 Another important happening of the day was the decision reached at a committee meeting of the press organ ization early in the morning to form a corporation for the purpose of furnish ing foreign advertising to the weekly papers of the State. the concern to commence operations with a capital of amout $6.000.
 Doings of the Editors.
 The program followed out by the ed- ftors made a full and complete day. The first meeting of the day was consultation held by the Committee on Foreign Advertising Agency at 8:45 o'clock in the morning. This was ioi- lowed by a meeting of the Association in the rooms of the Commercial Club which lasted until time for the depar- ture of the party for Vandiver Park. At the Fair Grounds speeches were made by City Attorney c. P. Mcintyre. in the stead of Mayor Teague. welcom- ing the visitors. by H. s. Doster. of the editors. responding. and by Pres ident Vandiver of the Fair Association. extending to the visitors the freedom of the grounds.
 At the meeting of the committee ap- l pointed to consider the project of form Ing a State agency for securing TOT eign advertising. 1t was reported tha: s3,50O worth of stock in the project had 1 already been SuDSCrlpeu, anu tHa~tH was in the neighborhood of $1,b00 more | in sight.
 Acting on the assurances of interest, l the committee authorized Chair man l w. T. Wear of Opelika to have the nee | essary incorporation papers for the | agency taken out It Is expected that at least $6,O00 will have been sub scribed before the agency Is inccr- porated. Chairman Wear was also authorized to secure field agent, If he deemed 1t necessary, to call person newspapers to secure additional funds for the undertaking.
 The agency will consist of combi- nation of the interests of weekly news papers, to secure contracts Tor adver- Using in all the papers belonging |" the concern.
 At the association meeting. which | was held at 10 o'clock in the rooms or the Commercial Club. action was taken electing J. P. Anderson of The Thomas ton Post and D. Williams of The Pine Belt News of Brewton members.
 Relief for Golden.
 J. A. Joul!ian. President Of the Coden- Bayou le Batre Reliet Commit tee now doing work for the ameliord- tion of conditions on the coast, made ! an address to the editors, calling their | attention to the Restitution of peopie l whose homes were ruined in the hurri- | cane which swept the Gulf coast month ago. He asked that the editofS | endeavor. through their columns, to | work up a sympathetic movement to- | ward aiding in the relief of the sticker | sufferers.
 On motion of J. C. Williams of The Talladega Mountain Home, the Asso- |