The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-31
HUGHES IS INVITED
NEW YORK GOVERNOR LIKELY TO
 COME TO STATE FAIR.
Has Been Urged to Visit Atlanta and Montgomery and Belief is En-
 tertaineA T'hat He win
 Accent.

There seems to be a strong probabil- ity that Governor Hughes of New York. will be one of the speakers at the State Fair this fall. An effort to secure the distinguished New Yorker as speaker on one of the days Is be- ing made by Secretary Robert Tait of the Alabama Agricultural Association and the opinion of the Secretary Is that the Governor will be Montgomery 8 guest for a short while during this occasion.
 The effort on the part of Secretary Tait Is being made at the instigation of Frank Weldon of Atlanta. who Is connected with the Georgia Fair As- sociation. MT. Weldon has been in cor respondence with Governor Hughes in the hopes of having the Knickerbock- CT Governor address the Georgians at their State Fair, which will be held about the same time as the Montgom- cry fair. He has written to Secretary Tait suggesting that the proba pilities of having that official come South will be stronger if he is given an invita- ton by the Montgomerians at the same time.
 Governor Hughes is much interested in State Fair work. and Is given to accepting invitations that have as their purpose an address On such occasions Recently he signed legislative bill that orders an appropriation of $50,- $50 for salaries and improvements at the State Fair Grounds in Syracuse. At the same time as the signing of the bill, also, he eliminated an item of S92,S32 for new exposition building on the New York Fair Grounds, be- cause he thought that after a more careful consideration a more extended improvement might be desired.
 Secretary Tait said yesterday that with the attendance of Governor Hughes and William Jennings Bryan at the State Fair a much greater interest than could be otherwise obtained would be assured. He has high hopes or hav- ing both of the men visitors of Mont gomery and with this end in view is diligently at work on the propositions.
 Big Negro Showing. s--,r
 A representative of Booker T. Wash ington's school at Tuskegee was a re- cent ealler at the headquarters of the State Fair Association on Commerce Street, coming to this city in the in- terest of the negro exhibit that this year is to be made at Vandfver Park.
 The Tuskegee representative stated to Secretary Tait that indications point ed to a large negro attendance at the fair this year, stating that more tn- terest was being taken by the mem- bers of his race in the coming event than at any time previously. Upon re- quest of Secretary Tait the represent ative was asked to prepare list of premiums. not exceeding a sum men, tioned, to be contested for exclusively by the negroes, and the list Is at pres ent under way of preparation.
 Secretary Tait is further interested in a movement. which has been begun by McDaniel & Son, a foreign corpor- ation through Martin and Pulsifer their representatives, having as its ob- ject the erection of a search light tower on the fair grounds. The windmill manufacturers have promised to erect such a tower. eighty feet high, on the grounds, provided the Association will furnish them the light for the occa- sion This feature of the proposition will be presented to the executive con- mittee at its next meeting,
 The purpose of the tower will be to advertise the windmill manufacturers. and the searchlight will be used in an- nouncing the program for the next day, or for that night. The idea of the manufacturers is looked upon as . good one, and hopes are being enter tained that the committee will pass favorably upon the suggestion to this effect which Secretary Tait will make.