The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-19
JORDAN ISSUES CALL
URGES GROWERS TO ATTEND FAIR
 OPENING.
VIII Tolk of Cotton Crop ConditiOnS and Discuss Plans for Systematic
 Orgnnlxatien-BiG Attendance Assured for Initial Day.

Orgnnlxatien-Btg Attendance Assured for lRitfal Day.
 A call for the cotton growers and farmers of Alabama to be present on the opening day of the big State Fair, which is to be held in Montg )meiy next week. was issued by Presidert Harvie Jordan of tho Southern Cott, a Association yesterday.
 Tn a letter written to The Advertiser from Atlanta, the head of the organi- sation 'calls upon those interested IT. the production and marketing of tn, staple to be present on thu initial day of the Fair. when he and Financial Or- ganizer of the Association E. D. Smith Twill deliver talks upon the condition of the crop in the South, and will dis cuss plans for a more systematic or- ganization and means for the care and better handling of the crop in the fu- ture. The letter follows:
 ITO the Farmers of Alabama:
 Monday, October g. has been day set apart by the officials of the Ala bama State Fair as a raliying day of the Alabama division of the Southern Cotton Association, and the Farmers Union. trust that farmers from all over the State will be present, as iin- lportant matters pertaining to the pres ent condition of the cotton crop and it's future will be fully discussed. Hon. E. D. Smith of South Carolina will be with me, and will deliver one of the principal addresses. Let us rally f:r the single purpose of maintaining good prices for this crop. Let us rally for the purpose of securing more system- atic organization. and laying the foun- dation for devising the best ways and means for the future care and better handling of the South's great stapls crop. Yours truly.
 '"Harvie Jordan. I President Southern Cotton Associa- tion."
 That Monday will be a big day a: the Fair seems to be an assured fact. In addition to those interested directly in the production of cotton. the pro- gram of the day will bring to Mont gomery many of those interested in other departmc nts of agriculture. The setting aside of the day in honor ot the Southern Cotton Association and Farmers Union. will bring many hui.- dreds of the members of the latter or ganization as well as of the former The Farmers Union will have prom inent speaker. member of that or ganization, present
 To insure good representation frorn the Southern Cotton Association hera for Monday, President w. H. Vaughan of the Montgomery County Division or the organization, has issued call for every member in the county to be pres ent for the opening day. This call. 1t Is expected. will, alone. - ng several hundred persons to the Fair.
 Secretary J. C. Adams of the Ala bama Agricultural Association. yester- ] day returned from Birmingham. where he had gone to secure entries for the races. He was successful in his mls
 
 races in all classes would be contested by large fields of entries. It Is now calculated that between 250 and 3oo . racing horses will be brought to Mont gomery to take part in the events or the different days. S. A. Adams. who has had charge Of the work pf preparing the exhibit or Jackson county in competition Tor the | s1. 900 prizes offered for the best county exhibit entered at the Fair arrived in Montgomery yesterday. His exhibit has been shipped and will reach Van diver Park today, to be at once placed | in position. Eight counties have pre- pared exhibits for this class, all or | which are either on the way here or have arrived at Vandiver Park. In ad-
 dition to the county asricultnral ex- hibits entered for the handsome prem ium offered in that class.
 General w. F. Mickle. of Mobile. was another arrival fin the city last night. General Mickle will have charge of all
 entries. He will take up his head
 quarters at Vandiver Park today,
 where he will receive exhibits until
 the opening Of the Fair. and assign
 them to their respective places.
 | Exhibit Hall the main exhibition building Of the Fair was a scene oi activity yesterday. Nearly all those
 who will be located in the main build ing, have already started on the work
 of erecting their booths. and many Of
 them have almost completed the struc-
 tures Many of them when finished l will be expensive and will show to marked degree the work of the artist All the space on the ground flc-or and on the balcony which surrounds the
 building on the second floor, have
 been secured in advance for the Fair 1 Yesterday the Woman's Department
 under charge of Mrs. J. B. Reid. es-
 tablished headquarters on the second floor of Exhibit Hall. and during the day received a number of exhibits of the products of the housewife. Other
 exhibits will be received until the l opening day of the Fair. and today
 work will be begun in their arrange | ment.
 The heavy rain which fell at the | Fair grounds and vicinity yesterday
 proyed of great benefit to the race track. We'll rolled before the shower.
 the rain had good effect in settling the dirt and with more packing today. a fast track is now assured. Some ap-
 prehension had been felt regarding
 this feature of the Fair, but now 1t Is
 considered that a fast track can be | counted upon.
 I Names from more than two hundred | persons in Montgomery. in addition 10 l the regular keepers of boarding houses 1 and hotels who will rent rooms to vis- 1 itors during the Fair were received by i Manager E. s. Noble. of The Advertis- CT Information Bureau yesterday This number will provide for about 800 per | sons in excess of the number that can be accommodated by the regular hotels and lodging places. While this is a | great help the crowds that are antici- pated during Fair week will more than ! exceed the accommodations in sight. <, More names are expected today. They 1 will be nsted in order. and visitors seeking board and lodging will be re- 1 ferred to the owners of the houses up
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