The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-27
Enthusiastic Meeting for Montgomery Spirit TO ESTABLISH INDUSTRIAL
 MUSEUM AT THE CLUB The State Fair Project Is
 Helped. Chairman Kohn Reported That Encour- agement Had Been Given the so- ucitinS Committees-Regret
 ts Expressed That AIa- A kama Material VIII
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 VI University - Buildings.

That was an enthusiastic meeting of last night. It was a union of two pur- poses. to facilitate the noble band of Pythians of this city who captured the Alabama Pythian Temple and to agi- tate the holding of the State Fair. The gathering was for jollification and for business at one and the same time.
 The significance of locating the Pythian Temple in Montgomery and what advertisement 1t will be were pointed out in eloquent words. Hardly had the operations along this line end ed when they were talking determined ly of what they were going to do for the fair the coming fall.
 President A. G. Forbes of the Com mercial Club opened the meeting with a request of the Secretary G. Grosvenor Dave, to read an editorial appearing yesterday afternoon in an afternoon newspaper of Montgomery. This docu- ment set out the attitude of the De- partment of Agriculture and Industries to the proposition of securing State aid for the fair In Montgomery. It told of the possibility of $5,000 being appropriated from the Department fund upon the approval of the Governor for the conduct of State exhibits on the fair grounds.
 commissioner J. A. WtlK fol- lowed the reading of the editorial with an enthusiastic speech defining his po- sition in the matter. He told his hear CTS that there is a fair chance of the Governors approval of letting $5O00 out of the Treasury for aiding in the success of the Agricultural Fair Asso- citation of Alabama this year.
 After get hold of this $5,00O," said the Commissioner, then I will see if we can trade with you. You must come across with your share and do your part. The money will have come from the farmers and we believe that it win be nothing more nor less than putting 1t right back where 1t came from by placing 1t in these exhibits"
 What the Commissioner meant by "trading" with the Comm ercial Club was that there must be a serious and sincere manifestation of interest on the part of Montgomery citizens. They must come across with a guarantee fsuf15cient to make of the fair a sure success.
 About this time, Chairman Frank D. Kohn of the Fair Committee, arose by request of President Forbes, and told of the progress made in securing sub ecriptions of mefch ants and manufac- turers of Montgomery. Approximately $6.00o was reported to have been raised already and something like s7,o0O was
 
 half what the committee purposed to raise in the beginning. It/had already been set out by President Forbes that If the Fair Is to be go the mind of the city and of the Club would have to be made up in about six days more. This limit was fixed in accordance with the program of the Southern Fair Circuit.
 To Illustrate the possibilities of a permanent fair association in Montgom- cry. Lucien V. LaTaste of Dallas, Tex, and formerly an old Montgomery citi- gen, was called upon for a short ad- dress. MT. LaTaste was in a happy frame of mind. He was full of remi- niscences of Montgomery and Alabama He has been in the city on a visit for several days. He said he was sched- u1ed to leave last night for Dallas but he had been told of the important meet ing of the Commercial Club. He de- termined with little persuasion to re- main over twenty-four hours The meeting, he said, was peculiar source of delight because he could we'll re- member the launching of the Commer- cial Club in Montgomery. He ought to.