The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-30

granted rate of I-2 cents per mile
 TOT the round trip, only half a cent
 more than that of the other roads"
 NO secretary has yet been appoint ea' however, nor has one been elected. There is no executive committee vet in
 existence. We have letters offerins us premiums provided a fair is held. But l wish to impress upon you that it Is necessary to close contracts for fair
 attractions by June 1st." Horace Hood moved that a Fair he held, and the motion being immediate ly seconded, a Fair for this fall was ordered by unanimous vote. Now that we are going to have .
 Fair. said President Forbes. 'let us
 discuss ways and means."
 The business of raising funds for
 the Fair was then discussed. A letter
 was read from F. M. Kohp in which 1t
 was stated that the Fair was too good
 a thing to drop and that he would sub scribe sl00 towards supplying funds with which to open the gates in the coming fall.
 A little humor was introduced into l the meeting when President Forbes
 announced that Secretary Dave would talk of the great advantages which
 would accrue to Montgomery by the holding of the Fair.
 'Mr. .Dawe as have told him knows everything from how to milk q COW to astronomy. I heard him deliver as good address on tuberculosis as ever listened to at the exhibition the other
 day. so I am going to let him tell you | of the Fair"
 MT. Dave responded enthusiastically. He laid especial emphasis upon this for
 Montgomery in the getting and the re-
 taining of the trade of people within a hupdrAA Fnflaa Inf inc cttV
 Mir. Haas urged the necessity of a fair, saying that on account of the money troubles of recent memory Montgomery needed something to draw the crowd more than ever. He refer red to the complete clearing up of af- fairs of the Fair Association fin the 1908 report and concluded his stateo ments. saying that he was willing to pay his share of the money needed for the opening of the gates in the fali. J. H. Cook announced that both he and MT. McCurdy would give $1oo each towards the opening of gates of the fair provided the rest of the money could be raised. Mir. Hood announced l that The Journal would give $1oO. John c. Crommelin announcel that he would give his share.
 c. T. Fitzpatrick wished that com l mittee to raise money for the opening.
 be appointed by the president of the l Association. Mir. Forbes suggested | from the chair that the committee be
 appointed or elected by the stoekhoid- CTS.
 MT. Scott wished to continue the l raising of the money by subscription. | But on motion of J. C. Haas that a committee be appointed by the presi-
 money. the taking of subscriptions we're stopped.
 win webber offered a resolution to
 amend the bylaws of the Association
 relative to the non attendance of direc- | tors upon the called meetings of that body. The resolution provided that il | a director failed to attend three meet
 inEs of the Board and did not have
 a satisfactory excuse. he would be
 Board would proceed to fill the vacan-
 cy The resolution was unAnimcuslS
 adopted.
 Rautshau sn Tuberculosis When the meeting was called tt order by President A. c. Forhes. the secretary of the special committee had
 not arrived and he said he had taken
 the liberty of inviting Director Routz- hau of the American Tuberculosis ex-
 hibition to address the association in I a short talk.
 l MT. Routzhau responded that he was
 very glad that he could have the oppor- tunity of addressing the Alabama | Agricultural Association and extend
 to it a personal invitation to visit the
 exhibition at the old First Baptist i Church. He asked that they start
 some influence and methods for further
 education of the people in the matter
 of preventing the spread Of tubercul-
 osis. The meeting adjourned at a late 7hoiir last night