The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-12
EXHIBIT OF POULTRY
THOUSANDS OF FOWLS COMING TO
STATE FAIR.
work at Vandtver Park IL IN Good
shape and Booths Are Now
Being Put in

The exhibit of poultry which indi-
cations promise for the big State Fair
to be held in Montgomery October %
to Il. VIII be one Of the finest exhi-
billions OF its kind ever shown in the
State. or for that matter in the entire
South. During the last few weeks en-
tries have been received from various
portions of the State which give
strength to this PROMISE
Additional encouragement was given
to the fair directors for the success
of this department yesterday by N. l..
Hutchinson. a judge of poultry at the
| recent Centennial Fair at Macon. Ga
At this exhibition one competitor had
| an exhibit of 1000 fowls, which, Mr..
Hutchinson stated. he expected to
| bring to Montgomery. If this collec-
tion of fine fowls which Includes rep
resentatives in every class Tor which
| prizes have been been offered by the
local management. is brought to tn,
Capital City. it will insure the best
gathering of fowls ever seen here.
The premiums o fthe Alabama Agri-
cultural Association for this depart
| ment are open to the competition of
| the world. The prizes in poultry ir
all classes of single birds will be 81
and 81 for first and second prizes, re-
spectively. and $3.50 and $50 for
poultry In pens. The third prizes in
both classes will be ribbon.
The classification Of fowls include
American, Asiatic. Mediterranean. Pol
ish Hamburg. French. Dorkings, Gamcs
and Game Bantams Oriental Game.
and Bantams. Bantams other thar
game, turkeys. ducks and geese. All
entries will be judged by the Amer
lean standard by capable and efficient
judges.
Work at Vandiver Park has now as
sumed satisfactory shape. Everything
which was to have been done In prep
aration for the big event has been
completed except the finishing touches.
All the buildings have been completed
and the race track. which during the
last few months has been so repeat
eddy delayed, will be completed by
the end Of this week. When done 1t
VIII be one of the finest tracks any
| where in the South. During next
week i. is expected a number of those
who have racing entries will try out
the course with their racing stock.
Roy Knabenshue. with his airship
will arrive in Mont gomery by the end
OF next week i'm order to make the first
or his ascensions on the opening day
of fair week. The machine he will
bring with him is the same in which
he has made SO remarkable record ir
| the Northern cities Last summer he
made number of ascensions in II
from the White City pleasure park
in Chicago, to the heart of the city
distance of seven miles. and aston
ished the. inhabitants OF the downtown
districts by sailing around the Ma
sonic Temple. the highest structure in
the Windy City. In New York, Cleve-
land and score of other cities h.
has also drawn great crowds, as his
experiments are regarded to have been
more successful by far than those OF
any other inventor in acronautics.
The paraphernalia of Pains spectacle.
The Destruction Of Pompen," will
reach Montgomery also at the end of
the next week. This will be brought In
twenty four cars especially built for
the purpose. The manager of the pro-
duction makes the statement that he is
able to unload the immense amount OF
scenery and other freight which the
company carries from the train in TWEEN
ty minutes. The erection Of the seen
erv Will take the greater part of
day.
Yesterday number OF the prominent
exhibitors who have arranged to have
large exhibits at the fair began tn,
erection of the booths In which their
products will be displayed. Thus far
no work has been done on the interior
Of Exhibit Hall. the main exhibition
begin. and for the greater part Of tn,
six days 1t Is expected the place viii.
have the industry OF a bee hive.
On Saturday OF this week the head.
quarters of the Alabama Agricultural
Association. which. since the organiza.
ton Of the corporation. have been To-
Gated at 4O12 Bib Street, will be
transferred to the Administration
Building at Vandiver Park From
there the rema inder of the bushes:
Of the fair will be transacted, whcr
the officials of the enterprise will be
in position to keep closely in touch
with everything that goes on in the
grounds.