The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-24
FOR BIG
 STATE FAIR Advance Made Over
 Previous Fairs. EFFORTS MADE TO INSTRUCT Cattle and Dairy Exhibits Will Be Unusual. Tbs Horse show win Be Novel Fea- ture for Aiabams--somethiag : About the Amusement Fea-s tnre.--speeisI Attentio.
 to Educational
 Features.

a ta 4 y
 The coming Alabama Agricultural Fair. October ls to s4., will undoubtedly be the most complete and elaborate in the way. of exhibits of any fair ever held in this section. President A. c. Forbes and the entire management of the Fair Association have laid out their plans for this years. fatr with the intention of making the week not only one Of amusement to all of Ala. bama but that the educational value of the fair. will be felt in the State for some time to come.
 It wasf recognized more than ever at the beginning of preliminary arr rangemeEfts.f for the fair this year that such expositions in order to be of lasting value and to continually grow in the estimation of the people of this section, should. carry withsit something more attractive, than the mere matter of amusement of a week or more. This intention Is bearing fruit in the at fractions and exhibits that are being gathered for the fair at vandiver Park during the one week in October
 The swine and sheep breeder. Will find more and better exhibits of such stock sthan was ever shown at any previous flair. The management has even gone to the expense of providing for the sbrip6ing here of prize swine that werer exhibited at the St. Louis Expositioiis orle.sstag hog of~this ex- hihits viii swefgh7 over 1000 pounds
 Tn the beef and dairy cattle depart- rnent. the premiums are such that VIII he of real attractions and assures Q aoods eeilfblf. The fair management has, every assurance of thisa and those who attend this years fair and are ins terested in beef and dairy cattle VIII be well paid for their visit. In this denartfneraf will be provided q model dairy. "A 4dadry not only tor show and to denonhtrate gmilk tests. etc. but ona built just as it should be built on inc farm with eVery detail of its cost set out in proper bulletin. form and with a Governrnept expert datryman Tn charge to show how 1t can all be done' and the exact cost of the same.
 Tn the poultry department there VIII not oniv be exhibits of the finest poul- try and pet stock, but provision has heen made by special arrangement whereby much of the poultry exhibit made here can be sold and Kept Tn this section to raise the standard or such stock departmerts special attention has been given to the educational value or sucn coliecfione. and arrangements have been made for Instructive lectures on the resources of our state It IS thought that this department or the fair wflla be one of the most unique ana henefeias in the history of fairs in Alabama5s - The educational department is offer- ing. scholarships In business colleges Tor essays on the undeveloped re-
 sources of Alabama
 In the pure food department, there will bean array of the finest colleetions
 of pure foods ever gathered In an ex- . -ss "A aFFlztg VpnFE Ia under an enffiusiastic expert on these lines, Dr.. J Fl e Mccormick of Mobile.
 who was at one time an assistant of Dr. wiley, the food expert Of the United Statese ,Departnaent of, Agriculture at wash Ing ton. Tn the pure food depart ment will be shown many Of the pure food products and bi productsa of the
 country with dernonstrattons in each: and lectures and stereopticoniviews of
 such will be given in the auditorium provided for the purpose.
 r Other new departures in this year s
 Fair are three nights horse shows, the dog show every day. and two evenings of athletic tournaments Tn the horse | show the program is So attractive that | It will be one of the most elegant dis plays of horses and vehicles seen in this State in many a year. and the | prizes and rules of the show are such as to be particularly attractive to all lovers of good horses. The dog show which will be given every day. Is ex- pected to be one Of the most pleasing features of tho Fair.
 The athletic meet on Tuesday and
 Thursday evenings is already attract
 ing widespread attention among the different colleges and athletic bodies of the state. 1t Is expected that the entrieg will be, large, and that the
 meet will be a most successful one And so in every line of the Fair there has been an effort not only to provide for the spectacular array of free shows in front of the grand stand and in
 other parts of the grounds. and to arr range for a number of attractions on 'aThe Curve" but there has been an effort to make the Fair an uplifting one in this State and in this section.
 The woman's department wili be as
 usual, very attractive one. The su-
 perlntehdent and assistants. who will
 be- in charge of this particular feature. have had ~experience. The premiums
 are worth competing for, and 1t is ex@ pected that the exhibits in this depart
 ment will excel those of any previous
 year. '.,
 si The Fair management is to be con
 gratufated on the arrangements that
 have been made. and the objects they
 have insview for this years Fair The
 Fair Is already attracting widespread attention: It is being well-advertised.
 not only in this State, but in other
 sections of the. country, and 1t Is ex- pected that 1t will attract larger crowds
 than the city has ever handled on any
 such occasion There are already ru- nlors of noted public speakers who will be in attendaitce on certain days of
 the Fair, and special arrangements are l being made to celebrate their presence | by iaborate displays of fireworks. IL will be- a week of healthful recreation l of realysinstruction and one in which l Montxoniery expects to welcome near | ly, if not all, of Alabama