The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-30
Coles Report is Declared Erroneous. MATTER WARMLY TALKED IN SESSION LAST NIGHT
 -9-~- Montgomery to Have Another State
 Exhibition. h Calm That Followed storm ef Debate There Were Unan- tmity and Enthusiasm over prorositien for Digger
 and Better.s

At c called meeting or the stock- holders of the Alabama Agricultural Association held last night In the rooms of the Commercial Club, officers of the 1906 Fair were completely vindicated of any intentional mismanagament in the conduct of the 1906 Fair by the report of the special committee ap- pointed to investigate the apparent shortage as indicated in the report of the 1906 Fair by the late Clarke F. Cole.
 It was decided by unanimous vote of the stockholders present that Fair for this year would be held.
 The meeting of last night was called primarily for the discussion of the question as to whether state fair for this year would be held in Mont gomery. President Forbes, however. ann6unced at the opening of the meet ing that the secretary of the commit tee appointed to investigate the report of the late MT. Cole was ready to report and that as soon as the secre- tary c. c. Zirkle, arrived such report would be made. e.
 At the time that MT. Zirkle entered the room, the stockholders present had determined that a state fair for this fall was a necessity and the business of raising funds was being entered into But President Forbes. stopped the dis cussion and stated that MT. zirkle would read his report.
 MT. Zirkle read a. summary of the detailed report of the special commit tee amid dead silence of the stockhold- short time after the reading of the report had been concluded. It was then moved and seconded that the re- port of the special committee be re- ceived and the committee discharged with thanks The motion was carried by hpailifnous vote, and the business of raising funds for. the coming state fair was again entered upon.
 It was not until J. W. Durr Jr.. re- quested that a. more detailed report of the committee be read that the stock holders might know the full investi- gationsf of the special committee that the. excitement of the evening began. J. c. Haas. W. N Cox, w F. yandiver, L. B.. Withheld. A. G. Forbes. Frank H. Miller. H c. Davidson. and others gained the attention of the chair and spoke at varying lengths. Seeing that his suEg estion was causing much ex- citen1ent. MT. Durrf ,hastily withdrew his motion. but the excitement was not so easily to be caImed.
 Agr. Vandiver Protests.
 MT. yandiver said that he personally knew ,Iof a burning of tickets which took place under Mir. Coles direction at the fair grounds and inquired whetn- CT such burning had been mentioned in MT. Coles report. Mr. Zirkle re- piled that 1t had not. MT. vandiver then spoke at some length upon. the suspition cast upon three honorable gentlennen by the report and insisted that Complete vindication be made by the stockholders present, ~
 Mir Vandiver referred to certain pa pers which he had requested of Presi- dent Forbes during the investigation and which had been denied him after repeated requests with no explanation as to why he was not given the privi- legei of seeing them.
 Mf. Whitfield spoke at some length upon the report as handed in by the special committee. and insisted that the full report be read to those present that he might be more fully vindicated. He cion had been pointed at him that he be given full and complete vindica- tion.
 President Forbes Responds.
 President Forbes called Mir Zirkle to the chair. that he might address the stockholders. President Forbes said that the report which had been previously ordered spread upon tho minutes was a complete and full exon. eration of all the three gentlemen in- volved He stated that he was moi present at the January meeting of the stockholders but that in the accounts of the meeting there were no charges made against the officers by any mem Der of the Fair Association
 Tn replying to the statement mad" by Mir Vandiver that he was unable to secure a paper, MT. Forbes said that