The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-26
MONTGOMERY FAIR
 IS GREAT SUCCESS
Agricultural Displays Are Els
 pecially Fine
PIKE CoUNTY's DISPLAY
Fifteen Hundred Pil<eites Attend Fair in One Day, Many of them Run- ming over to the Capital in
 Automobiles
BY WALTER HARPER

Montgomery, October 25.-(Special) ) The Alabama Agricultural and Indus- trial expositoin which Is now in pro- gress at Montgomery, is a success.
 Governor Conner and most of the other statehouse officials went out to the grounds today. The governor ex- pressed much pleasure at the extent and quality of the farm exhibits.
 The daily attendance Is very large and General Manager George T. Barnes is well pleased. The races are good.
 The fair compares well with the Ala abma State Fair that closed in Bir- mingham week ago. The agricul- tural exhibit department is better and larger than at Birmingham. but the special exhibits and the woman's de- partment at Birmingham were far su- perior to those at Montgomery.
 The Alabama experiment station at Auburn has a most creditable exhibit considering the amount of money avail able for this purpose-a little more than s100.
 There is a large number of county and individual farm exhibits and they are well arranged.
 The negro department is attracting much attention. Tuskegee institute and the Agricultural and Mechanical college at Normal both have creditable displays sh owing the work that is being done in those institutions.
 A daily feature of the fair is a pras- tical demonstration of the working of vail fafxy ha ta- vention of Montgomery men. A loco motive, tender and coach are equipped with the appliance. This train is run over broken rails and open switches without derailing the train or causing any damage. The demonstrations are of especial interest to railroad men and mechanics.
 More than 15O0 citizens of Pike coun- ty attended the fair Monday. It was Good Roads Day and the Pikeites were at home. If the people of Pike believe in anything but their Bibles it is good roads. Pike has one of the best sys- tens of sand and clay roads In the state and preach highway improvement wherever they go.
 Many of the visitors from Troy came to Montgomery in automobiles. The road between the two cities is said to be one of the best in the state.
 The business men of Montgomery are busy and are very optimistic of the future. The great advances that are being made in agriculture spells big for the business interests of middle Ala bama.
 Bankers and merchants are looking to the farmer for the sinew of per manent prosperity in all lines and the farmer shows substantial promise of making good.
 ~ About 50 of the government demon strators in charge of the work in Alabama are now in session in Mont gomery. They gathered here to make their annual reports and to compare notes. These workers are In session most all day and far into the night. They are working hard, not because they have to but because they love it. Their reports are full of optimistic en- thusiasm They are able to report re- suits from every county in the state and it is good to hear them talk.
 Dr. William H. Hays. assistant sec retary of the United States department of agriculture is in attendance to hear the reports of the field men and to advise with them.
 He said: "I am very much pleased with the interest that Is being taken by the farmers in Alabama in the ad- vance methods of agriculture. We are getting good results in Alabama. Our men are receiving the hearty co-opera- ton of the people and every man we have in the state Is able to report mos, satisfactory progress.
 Alabama should be and gives prom | ise of being one of the leading corn growing and cattle-raising states of the union."
 l R. H. Walker of Athens was among the prominent visitors at the Montgom- cry Mir Walker qualified as state com missioner of immigration, to which of- | fee he was appointed by Governor Conner a few days ago.
 Montgomery is just completing It's new $150,000 high school building. It Is perhaps the finest, most substantial and best equipped building of the kind in Alabama. | Light Penalty for Crime | w.