The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-22
Fourth Annual State Fair
Opens Its Doors to Greatest
<Exhibifion Euer in Alabama
Magnificent Fay Of Best Products Of Dixie Placed Position Vanva Park and
VIII ssewed by Thousands Visitors from Every Section Of Cotton State
The Curve VIII Be Scene Of Maymakng for Next Ten Days.

At nine o'clock this morning the
turnstiles at vandiver Park will be-
gin clicking or the crowds as they
pass through the fair ground gates,
and the six-cylinder, 100 horse power,
Alabama Agricultural Association In
Its fourth annual edition will be .
reality.
ALI day yesterday scores of men and
women were busy at the fair grounds
putting the finishing touches on the
various exhibits and the tents. booths
and railed-off spaces. This took place
along the Curve" and driveways ad-
jacent to the different buildings.
In another portion of the grounds a
hustling, insistent locomotive hauled
strings of freight. stock and general
purpose cars hither and thither In a
seemingly indefinite and aimiess man
ner. but one that proved the ultimate
wisdom of the. man who shouted direc-
tions and was answered by footing Of
a whistle and the grinding of an en-
CINE reversed.
Some little distance further removed
strings of horses, racers that will bat
tie for the $500 in purses hung UP
by the fair association, warmed up
mile after mile. and herds of classy
cattle. swine, sheep and other live
stock were walked about and groom
ed for the delight and wonder OF the
eyes they will fill during this and next
week.
All the circumstances: all the SEEM
ing aimless movements and all the
shouting was directed to bringing the
opening moment of the big exposition
nearer and to make that moment as
complete in detail as any during which
the fair will be open to the good peo-
pie of the state OF Alabama.
Every Exhibit I'm Place.
The result is that when the
opening hour arrives this morning
practically every exhibit will be in
place and the plans for entertaining.
amusing and instructing the crowds
that will gather during the next eight
DAYS will have been perfected to a
minutit of thir details.
probably no similar exhibit in the
history of the kind IN the State has
been more carefully studied or more
thoroughly prepared for. Even in its
partially unfinished state yesterday af-
ternoon 1t was possible to gather an
adequate idea of it's scope and 1t can
be said that the Fair is certain to ap-
neal to tastes as varied as the pur-
suits OF the men and women OF the
State cause them to vary.
Ala a1 Sesferaay exhibits were he
ing received and placed. IL had beer
supposed that the list OF exhibits prac.
ticaliy had been closed Thursday night
but eleventh hour applications FOL
space in the various departments and
buildings came in until late last night
and, the officials anticipate. today and
saturday will be marked by applica-
lions from other belated ones AL
though the space, admirably planned
and arranged. Is almost entirely occu-
pied by exhibits already in place or on
the grounds, Major winters, the secre-
tary of the Fair Association, and his
aids, say they can take care OF all who
apply
one of the most attractive features
of the various displays Will prove TO be
the lavish and artistic manner In wnicn
they are arranged. Bright multi-coi-
ored bunting in streamers, festoons
and rosettes, adorn almost every ex-
hibit In the main agricultural hall the