The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-14
HOLT IS MANAGER
Hp WILL HAVE CHARGE OF MoNT-
 GOMERY FAIR.
Board of Directors Adopt an Omcial Program for six Days of the
 Fall ExhfbitiOns

fsv request of President. W. F. Van- diver. of the Alabama Agricultural Association the Board of Directors or that Association at 6 meeting held yesterday morning elected General Barrie L. Holt, General Manager of the big fair to be given in Montgomry october 2s to October 27, inclusive.
 Mir Vandfver told the Board of Di- rectors that so much of his time was taken with other affairs that he found if necessary to ask relief from the burdens imposed upon him as the ex- ecutive officer of the Association. AS a solution of the matter he suggested that General Holt be asked to assume the duties of General Manager of the Fair. with this explanation by MT. Vandiver, General Holt was elected oy the Board.
 General Holt will take active charge at once of the building operations at Vandiver Park. He will also nave charge of the multlfarious details In connection with the great Fall exhi- bition. Of course President Vandiver viii continue at the head of the AL sooiation but he will hereafter act more in an advisory capacity.
 The program by days for the Fair was finally decided upon by the Board of Directors at It's meeting yesterday 'a!, morning. Everyi day of the week will be given over to separate Interests, and on each day speakers of note will nnaka addresses to the people who at- tend the Fair. From the morning of Monday until the close of Saturday aurinR the Fair week, there will De a continuous program full of interest," ng features.
 viii be southern Cotton Association and Farmers Union Day. The two fines of industry represented by these orsa nizattons are so closely allied, that the management of the Fair decided to have them represented together The spea akers on this occasion will be liar e,,oO Tls oOrdas; assoeIstion' ptssoe" W Morris. State Organizer of the Farmers Union. and E D. Smith, financial agent and organizer of the Southern Cotton As-
 Tuesday, the Editors of the state will hold sway The Alabama Press Association Is supporting the Fair of- heers in their plans TOT tnis day' ana | a program of many interesting feat ures will be arranged for the occa-
 Weanesaay will be known as Far raersa Day. It will be given over en- | tirely to matters of interest and in- | atruction in matters agricultural. AS | Inc sneaker of the occasion, Hon. | ed states Department of Agriculture. will make an address to the farmers | of the State on a topic of live iHter- est to agriculturists
 RaiIroad Day has been set for Thursday. and the speaker of the occa- sion viii be President Samuel spen- cer, of the Southern Railway system. President Spencer has announced that his talk will be along the line of CO., | oheration between the farmers and the railroads.
 Friday will be known as Immigra- tton pay. Hon. Frank Sargent Unit | cd states Commissioner of Immigra- ton, will come to Montgomery to make
 the speech of the day The topic oi
 ent time, and the agitation worked
 ID in the South over the question
 during the last few years, will mak'
 the Address of Commissioner Sargen l Of special interest.
 FaIr week will close With Negro 1 Day. sneaker of ahs day heinE Booke