The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
.BIG PRIZES GIVEN
 AWAY AT THE FAIR Special Inducements for Agri-
 cultural Displays BIG LIST OF ATTRACTIONS Sensational Features Have Been Pro- cured to Help Entertain the Crowds. Curve" Promises a Whrl-
 wind of Fun.
BIG LIST OF ATTRACTIONS

Active preparations for the Alabama state fair have begun in earnest with the removal of the office of General mingham to the fair grounds, where from now until the close of the great show the staff will be constantly at work. neat office has been fitted up. telephones installed, and the corps of assistants are alreads being flooded with mail inquiries from all sections of the state. When the gates swing open on October s the thousands WI pass through to see probably the great est educational and most entertaining exhibition ever inaugurated in the state.
 Special attention is being given this year to the showing of the agricultural products of Alabama. Prizes aggre- gating thousands of dollars are offered for exhibits ranging from county asso- citations to displays by individual farm CTS, and the man who can show pro ducts of plantation or turnip patch will be given a chance to show the re- suit of his work.
 Rich Prizes for Counties.
 The rich prize of s1000 offered for the best county display is already receiv- ing attention throughout the state and several applications are on file. This prize will be given to the county mak- ing the best display of agricultural pro ducts of all kinds. Five hundred dol lars goes to the second best showing and $250 to the third best. Special prizes are held out to the Farmers union for exhibits. s20O being offered for the best showing by a local or county organization. The individual farmer will contest for a reward of t150. while extra prizes of $50 each are on the card for the best exhibit In cot ton, corn and hay.
 From these, the prizes range through every department of farm products from peanuts to pumpkins, sugar cane and beets. In the live stock contests there will be eighteen classes, each with three sections, including beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses, mules and swine. while the poultry department will be in class by itself. With these attrae- tions 1t is expected the state fair will be the occasion for the largest and most representative gathering of farmers ever seen m AlaDama.
 Sensational Attractions.
 The city man will have his inning in the big amusements and other attrac- tions. No fair ever held in the state will have such list of sensational fea lures. There will be Baldwin and his airship california Arrow" probably the best known airship In America rivaling the world famed La Patrie of France. Baldwin will put the ship through all its paces, sailing over the grounds every day In one or more ascensions and doing all the stunts known to daring aeronauts. This eX- hibition alone will draw thousands to the fair grounds. and Is worth coming miles to see.
 Then there will be Sunlin and his trained bull. King Bill, the sensation of eastern fair circuits Romola, the balloonist, who is shot from con non's mouth while hundreds of feet above the earth Fleetfoot the ostrich which will race against a horse In half mile heats; Clayton Jenkins and Jas per and a donkey in a comedy act: Jean and Marie Weitzman, on the high rope the Seven Moors, aerial acrobats. who will thrill the crowd with their daring feats; Rube Sh hieds the funny "rube, :" who makes them laugh with his talk. These and other attractions are to be in the open air In front of the grandstand without extra charge of any character.
 Curve" Will Be a Feature.
 The Curve" will be the rarest col lection of entertainments ever seen in the south. The management has, gone to every expense to procure the best in the line of clean shows. and the Curve" promises a whirlwlnd of fun. There will be all sorts of strange and wonderful sights, with music and sp1elers and lights. that will make the place street of fun and merrment.
 Rccfs band, forty pieces, has been engaged at high expense to give daily concerts at the fair. This band is known the country over as one of the finest musical organization in Ameri- ca. To it's spirited pla ying the hoof beats of the harness horses will join as they race around what experts have pronounced the best mile track south of the Ohio river All in all the fair promises to be the best ever given in this section of the country, and every prospect is that the crowds will be here to join it to the fullest extent.