The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-07
0verton Delighted to Have Good
 Roads Day
TRAVELLING MEN COMING
Everything Is Running at the Fair Grounds and All Will Be In Readi- ness for the Opening on
 Next Friday.

We are coming from south Alabama to be with you on good roads day" writes Senator John w. Overton. "The decision of the fair management to give the good roads advocates one wholes day to themselves has touched the tender spot of the people down my way.
 q never saw such enthusiasm dis played before so far from Birmingham over the State Fair. I believe the crowd on Tuesday will be the biggest of the week. This is the time for the country people of the state to show the city folks just what we are going to have in the way of good roads, and let them understand it is for the benefit of us all,
 Good roads day will be the farmers pet day at the fair. The sentiment in favor of the amendment is so big that it but lacks an opportunity to over flow Senator Bankh cad, State Senator overton and others will make speeches, and the day will be turned into a great demonstration.
 The travelling men are preparing to make their day, Thursday, October 15 the greatest day of the fair. This will be the time when the merchants have their inning. The travelling men Of Birmingham have invited every friend and merchant on their lists to come to the fair. The wholesale houses have called in all their men, and it will be an ld-fashioned "get together" affair where business is dropped, and fun has it's inning.
 But Birmingham day will be the best of all. Birmingham fathers, mothers. sisters and brothers will turn out with the children, and the local people will just take charge of the grounds. The much famed carnival spirit will be in evidence all during the fair but it will take the "whoop it along" of Birming- ham people to make all other enthusi- asm seem dark.
 Tomorrow is the day to decorate for the fair. Every merchant in the city is expected to put out his bunting, flags and signs of welcome. A dozen or more have signified their intention of doing so, and thus the spirit ex isting in the city will strike the visi- tor at first flush.
 by tOnOTTOW DlBnI pTdCIicdlly every thing in the fair grounds will be ready. The exhibit building is being fixed up on a more elaborate scale than ever before and is already a paradise of color and effect. The agricultural ex- hibits on the lower floor are really beautiful, and indicative of great crops, and rich soil.
 There is a small sized multitude at work on the grounds. and in the build ings. The race track is constantly full of horses training for the races, as the stakes here this year are as large as those offered on other tracks, and are drawing a number of fine entries.
 Two circus horses, which were win tered and summered here during the past year, and trained to a perfection almost human, will give daily per formances in front of the grand stand. They have been on the circuit for sev- eral weeks and are popular everywhere.
 The ostrich races at the State Fair will be put on in style this year, and the animals will be given an opportuni- ty of lowering their records. Four swift birds will be on the tracks, and will make a mile in less than three minutes
 Races are all the go at the fair. There are the balloon races which will occur every day the races between the educated feas, the motor cycle races, the amateur athletic day races besides the running, pacing and trotting horse races. Hence the excitement will grow intense.