The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10
FREE ATTRACTIONS ON
 VERY ELABORATE PLAN
Reports Made by Railroads Indicate That Attendance Will Be Fully Double That of Any Pre-
 vious Fair.

the history of the state at CLOCK lo- morrow morning.
 Early today the tides of humanity, which are to help swell the thousands who will pass the gates of the Alabama State Fair during the next 10 days, will begin to set in toward Birmingham From now on every train will have to carry extra passenger coaches, while many ex- cursions and specials will be made up from points in Alabama and even some in other states.
 At the meeting of the board of direc- tors of the Fair association yesterday morning conservative members estimated the attendance which may be expected with fair weather at from 1500O0 to 16O,OOo- They base this on reports furnished by the various transportation lines, which, in turn, are based on information re- ceived from agents at 300 points in Ala bama. The success of the unusually heavy advertising campaign has done much to raise hopes that the attendance considered fine at all previous exhibitions will be at least doubled this year. No One Can Be Dissatisfied.
  tensive advertising with the full knowi- edge that no visitors would be able to see merely one-half of the show and go away dissatisfied. For instance, the man who sees nothing but the Pleasure Way will feel he has nothing to regret. There is more than 50 cents worth Of amuse- ment and information to be gained in either the mines and machinery hall or the main exhibit hall. The races are to be classier than have ever been attempt ed in this state before. No less than l2 educational demonstrations of vast prac- tical value are to be always going on. The bacteriological tests by which meats in various stages of disease common to beef and other animals eaten as food are to be shown as compared with healthy foodstuffs, or the practical application of the milk and butter tests-these will be worth the price of several admission tickets to every lady or man who does the shopping for family. The model dairy will be of inesnmahle value to the men who supply this and other cities with their dairy products and to the people who must depend upon them for sup plies
 Machinery Hall a Liberal Education. The farmer will find the machinery hall a liberal education in modern methods of agriculture. The latest and most econom- ical types of agricultural machinery are to be shown and demonstrated there. At other points In the two exhibit halls Will be found practical demonstrations of new methods of planting and harvesting which may be applied to the work at home be- fore the year is out Ideas gained with
 in the gates of the fair may be worth hundreds of dollars to thousands of farm CTS in this section of the state alone.
 Men interested in mineral pursuits and kindred industries will see the most com prehensive displays and demonstrations that have ever been attempted in this section of the country. The Ten nessee company alone has erected a dis play that has cost in the neighborhood of $5000 and required weeks in its per lection. The best minds of the company have tackled the problem, and an expert having full knowledge of the chemical properties of ores and their treatment will be always on hand to give full informa- ton. The outlay makes something of in terest to the whole south and of real value It is in such shape that it could be transported from fair to fair in other states
 Eight County Exhibits.
 Eight counties have unusually complete exhibits of their agricultural and mineral resources in charge of men who know how to make satisfactory explanations. Birmingham industries have exhibits which are surprising in their diversity. One would hardly imagine that SO many things are made here and so well man. ufactured. Everything from engines to the smaller novelties that are little more than fads will be shown. Business houses will have displays that are revelations.
 Seventeen Free Acts.
 Seventeen free acts that are far above the average ever undertaken by previous fairs will delight audiences from the grandstand They will occur between 1:3o and o'clock and in the evening. One complete hippodrome that is within itself circus performance Is furnished by Spellman, while other free acts, such as Miss Francis and her diving horses; Hardy and his high wires; Knabenshue and Beachy and their racing airships; the Bickett family of acrobats' and night ly displays of the most costly fireworks; the Navassar ladies' band and Nappfs military band, have been engaged direct ly by the management of the fair. The Pleasure Way with It's 90 or more unique entertainments, from the human laundry, where you come clean with dime and literally wash your face with tears of laughter. to the flea circus, where you scratch in spite of the sense of sight which tells you that the pesky things are securely fastened between the glass panes.
 Birmingham Flying Machine.
 One of the big days from an educa- tional standpoint will be the day on which E. IT Odom, the Birmingham inventor of what is pronounced successful aero- plane makes his first public flight. The dirigible balloons will always attract but because of the fact that science has pro nounced practical air navigation depend- ent upon heavier-than-air machines, they are not as interesting as any model em- ploying planes will be. The planes idea is not familiar to the Alabama public, except in the published accounts of suo- cessful flights no further south than the Potomac and any application of the prin- ciple will draw crowds.
 Columbus Day will prove of great in- terest Confederate Day is to be Thurs day, October IA. on which Gen. Hillary A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy un- der the late President Cleveland, will