The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
Barnes Insists That Everything Shall Be Installed For
 Opening Tuesday
COUNTY DISPLAYS WILL
 MAKE COMPETITION KEEN
Big Attractions VIII Reach Town To- morrow-Heavy Reservations AL ready Made at the Blr-
 mineham Hotels.

If all the moving days in Birmingham were rolled Into one they wouldn't make as busy a scene as the fair grounds. where. with only Friday and Saturday and two hours of Monday left to work In, every intending exhibitor Is hustling to get things in place. Every building Is filled with exhibits, most of them as yet unarranged, while outside a long string of freight cars Is standing waiting to be unloaded and more cars arriving every few hours. Counting the exhibitors, work men and the fair forces. there must be several hundred men busy at the fair grounds. and they are all on the jump Last night they kept at 1t until toward midnight and tonight will see more build ings illuminated
 They began early this year, and they are going al 1t In such earnest that there isn't any doubt that the fair manage ment's strict clause in the contract that everything shall be in place by Monday morning at 10 o'clock. just 24 hours before the fair opens, will be carried out to the letter. There may be a few stragglers, but they will not be left in peace. The management is determined to open on time with everything in it's place.
 The county exhibits are among the first to be installed Madison county under the management of J. c. Strong, has in- stalled a beautiful display, that North Alabama people feel sure will get first money. Jefferson county's exhibit, under the direction of j. W. Montgomery, is practically in place. but the finishing touches will not be put on before the end of the week. Montgomery county's display has arrived in a car, and will be unloaded today. W. C. Naftel is look ing after the showing os the Capital county
 The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company the Philip Carey Roofing com pany, the American Wood Fiber company, the Sibley- -Minge Pressed Brick company, The Age-Herald, the Southern Steel com pany and the McClary-Jemison company are a few of the big exhibitors who have gotten their work practically in shape Scores of others have begun on their dis plays and by tonight the greater portion of the arrangement will have been com pleted
 General Manager Barnes and R. F. Ricksen, superintendent of the attrac- tions, have set up cots in the fair grounds office and will stay on the job all the time. The staff of offics workers has been strengthened by the addition of half a dozen clerks and other workers, and the whole force Is kept hard at 1t.
 The big attractions will begin to reach town tomorrow when Ronola, the cannon man, and Captain Baldwin with his air nimore manager of the Igorrote village, arrived last night. Sunday night a spe- cial train will arrive from the north with eight cars of shows for the Curve the tented city that Is to be erected to the left of the main buildings. Monday will be spent in peg driving and tent pitching and Tuesday morning everything will be ready.
 Inquiry at the Hillman, Florence, Nor ris Birmingham, Metropolitan and other big hotels of the city, shows that there has been q strong advance demand for room and heavy reservations have been made. W. II. Saddler of Sheffield has arranged for a party of sixty North Ala fair season. Reports from all sections of the state indicate that the crowds are coming as never before, and every indi- cation Is bright for the success of the big fair