The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-06
CLUB FAVORS YEARLY FAIR
WANTS STATE EXHIBITION TO BE-
COME PERMANENT EVENT.


The question OF How can the Conn
mercial Club cooperate with the Ala
bama Agricultural Association to make
the State Fair a permanent enterprise?"
was the subject discussed at the lunch
con of the members OF the club Friday
noon at the Exchange Hotel. A motion
was unanimously carried that the Pres
ident of the club appoint committee
of ten members whose duty II shall be
to cooperate with the directors of the
Fair Association and formulate some
plan for permanent State Fair.
The luncheon marked the third noon
day similar event of the members of
the club and there was q large gather
Ing.
After lunch b. S. Ball, President of
the club. opened the discussion with
the remark that the Commercial Club
could do something to aid the Alabama
Agricultural Association whose means
and support are limited. He mentioned
the co-operation OF the club with the
fair held last week and the success OF
Greater Montgomery Day" He said
that the State Fair should be q per-
manent organization rather than a
mere enterprise and that 1t should have
the financial support OF the whole
State. s,s 3ssS
Continuing, President Ball said that
the subject OF the days discussion was
tor the purpose of considering the flu
ture OF the state Fair proposition ana
that permanent State Fair was essen
tial In every progressive State. He
said that there was no criticism on
what had been done w the directors.
but that the question was how the
Commercial Club could aid them along
a. al r&f
manency would be assured
He brought into comparison other
State Fairs. He said that Nashville
cleared $500 this year on the fair at
that place. and that the Texas State
Fair held at Dallas. always cleared over
100000.
II. Z. Davidson, one OF the directors
of the Fair Association. who has had
much experience handling the local
fair. made few remarks. He spoke
about this years fair. the displays and
the attendance. He said that the first
year they started the state Fair. the
State of Alabama contributed $1,000.
which was tor premiums in the agricul-
tural department only, but since that
time. the State had not appropriated q
cent.
"If the state or counties OF the
State" said Mr.. Davidson, take charge
and assist the directors. we can have a
good fair, but we cannot depend upon
the subscriptions of the local business
men and merchants. There must be
some outside neip."
Directors Have start.
C. G.. Abercrombie, another member
of the Fair Association, said that the
running of State fair, like 1t had been
run, was an uphill business. He said
that the directors had the foundation
and the property and that with some
State and County aid. they could make
the fair a permanent institution. He
declared that the present time was the
time to start and that they could have
fair that would pay for itself
Secretary OF the Commercial Club, f.
HI Hyman told of the Nashville fair
with It's county buildings. Its mer-
chants displays. its decorations and
beautiful grounds. He said that fairs
were the finest kinds OF advertisements
for any State.
DR.. F. C. Stevenson and W. A. Da-
Wis. vice-President Of the fair directors.
also spoke.
Those present were: G. e. Fuller. w
A. Davis, George Thomas, w. A.
saffold, F. NJ Mosley, DR.. F. c. Steven
son. z. A. Holt. ]. w. Terry, w. G.
Bruce. Fred s. Ball, Samuel Kaufman
Samuel l.. Schloss. e. L. Davant, w.
C. oates Jr., Frank Stollenwerck. Jr..
A. w. Price. J. NJ. Holloway, F. J..
Cramton, w. U. Bareheld, H. c. Da-
wilson, C. I. Levy. r. d. Quisenberry.
F. G. salter, e. NJ sevil. w. N Cox.
S. ]. Cassels, Stern D. Title, Camp
bell L. Cory. e. H. Hyman. F. S. Holt
George w. Jones and G. q. Abercrom-
bic.