The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28

ton with the police department and everything possible will be done to week. so that ladies will feel as safe as they have in their visit to Selma before the fair started.
 The management of the Fair Asso- ciatio nand the merchants If the city arc expecting large numbers of visitors to the fair every day next week.
 Each day of the week the Louisville and Nashville will operate d special train into the city from Flomaton: This train will reach here about 10 o'clock each morning and will make the re- turn trip each afternoon. The regu- lar train over that branch which reach es here about : o'clock will also bring big crowds. The regular train which comes to Selma from Myrtlewood over the Louisville and Nashville. will each day carry number of extra coaches.
 This train will be held until late in the afternoon so as to give those who come fro mthat section plenty of time ts see most of the features of the ex- hibition.
 The Southern Railway on their trains is making preparations to handle com fortably large number of passengers. These trains have appropriate schcd- ules for the fair and makes it unneces- sary to put on specials.
 From letters received here it IS eX- pected that Curing the fair week that hundreds of visitors will come. and everyone is making preparations for the entertainment of the large crowd
 The Selma Street and Suburban Rail way, which has a track right to the gates of the grounds have been mak- in preparations for weeks to handle the multitude of visitors Every avail able car that the company owns has been put in good condition and will be running so as to accommodate the public. ... .:-: -...
 At the fair grounds everything is in readiness for its opening. The eNhib- and waiting. Many of the exhibits for the machinery hall arrived and will be placed in position tomorrow. Some of the live stock exhibits have also ar horses ,~" which will compete for the purses in the races during the coming week
 Many changes have been made at the Fair grounds. The grand stand haS been enlarged and grand stand for negroes has also been erected ana th'
 judges stand has been moved from across the race track where it for mcrly stood.
 ono of the main features of thG fair air, held each night. For this shcw d new arena has tecn built i'll front If the grand stand. r. will lrove a greai society event and box parties will be
 given each night,
 Another improvement made at tn
 Fair grounds has been that of the as snciation installing its own electric l,chtinG plant With this plant, they | will have about n hundred big are l lights ani about thousand in"andrS- | rtn lights scattered over the horse | shpw lrcna and tho grounds
 F, sides tho lights which will hc fur l nish.d hy the assnriati1u's plan. in ] cnIni any which will put tn" shows "I 1 rho Midway. Iavr T lighting plant "f | their own. winch will furnish about a | thoIsanl lishtS-
 | This Midway N Jl prove au attraCtiN . | lh h4 | free atrraCU.n< given during the day ! will hc watched with jntenS" interest. owners of horses here are takinS | cnn siderable interest in th" rae" pro . ofsmcal horso- wiI ,"mr"te each night 1 ,r inc horsc -now fNg tho rIhhhn7 and | rrics while several local ncrSr hsNN' | hAAn antered in the race: of the weeK | ThIr makes these events 1ouhly inter ettlne to the rltizers of t'lnl7 1 II i5 proposed to open the Fair Tj'co