The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24

ton is first class, and the prospects for the coming fall event Is, very bright. We have never had better prospect for successful fair ** as now.
 CT shall begin at once to get all de- |tails in good working order and shall push preparation for the exhibition with all my energy"
 Associated with MT Burton on the official roster of the Alabama State Fair are Messrs. George A. Blinn Jr., Bertram Jacobs and Frank P. Chaffee. all three of them having been con nected actively with the work of the association for several years
 Messrs. Blinn and Jacobs are two of the leading lights of the local mercan- tile world and Frank P. Chaffee,. who is also secretary of the Business 3nen's s lea gne, is regarded as one of the most widely experienced and successful men engaged in the work of commercial and municipal bodies.
 Mr. chaffee, esteemed by thousands of friends and admirers throughout the state for a frank, loyal nature, is large
 y responsible for the success attained last year, in which the Alabama State Fair broke all records, and to him fall a need of the honor this year-if con- fident expectations are not disap- pointed.
 Supporting these four active officials in the management of the Alabama State
 Fair is the executive committee. John l.. Parker, president of the Birmingham m
 Board of Trade, is chairman of the ex- ecutive committee and the other mem bers are Jack Adams, Colman Blach, R. A. Brown, c. W. Ufford, J. H. Holcombe
 and A. H. Ford, a sextette of captains Of industry of which any community may be proud.
 Behind the official board and the exec
 utive committee is the board of directors
 of the association, composed of Messrs. Jack Adams. R. H. Baugh. Colman Blach, George A. Binn, R. A. Brown. J. Bur ger, R.. D. Burnett, Sol Caheen, W. T. Cox, Eugene Fies, A. H. Ford, J. 1T. Holcombe, Bertram Jacobs. A. W. B. Johnson, M. V. Joseph, Ferd Marx, G. | B. McVay, M. A. Myatt, J. W. ONeill, J. l.. Parker, L. Piztz, G. D. Reynolds, J. N. Rose, Herman Saks, H. G. Seibles, c. W. Ufford and George McCleery. | To those familiar with the history of I Birmingham, the Magic City of the South, | and its present day progress, this roster Of names, composed of the most substan- 1 tial and prominent men of the entire state, is proof in itself of the great ef- forts and true character of the enter prise.
 These men, the active spirits in the Alabama State Fair, have selected as | | various departments of the institution
 men whose names stand for success in
 their chosen lines, assuring, again, the character and the interest taken in the | management of every detail. 1 The list of department superintendents | is as follows:
 ! Racing and Horse Show-Moxie Fies. 1 Cattle and Sheep-W. E. Matthews l Swine-M c. Algood.
 | Orip nd PrndllCfS-IO6r l II. Adams.
 | Poultry and Pet Stock-E. H. GalusfR. | Dairy Department-S. D. Dow. 1 Womans and Floral Departments
 Mrs. J. B. Reid
 Educational Department-T. c. Young 1 Mines, Minerals and Industrial Arts w. H. Brannon.
 1 Merchants Display-Harry Jones. l Grounds and Buildings-J. B. Morson
 Director of Amhsements-E. F, Car
 ruthers,
 Equally important as any official oi | the masculine sex named is Mrs. J. B | Reid, manager of the woman's depart ment, whose work for the Alabama State Fair has attracted attention throughout Ethe entire United States. The woman's ldepartment of the fair has grown eacl year until, in scope and value, 1t is o1 r 1fa,.s greater importance than the similar Idcpartment in any other southern fair land it is but paying well won com pliment to Mrs. Reid to say her plans
 and methods are being adopted in al lmpst every quarter.
 r With such a roster of names as those responsible for the undertaking and with | $25O00 for free amusementS, S2O.000 fol premiums and prizes, such attractions as l the worlds two most famous aviators | Lincoln Beachey and Charles K. Ham | ilton; Innes' band and Pains Battle ir I the Clouds" and with every other fea' | ture showing a vast improvement ovel
 any previous year, it Is easy to feel ,tha the Alabama State Fair for 1911, just i few days off, now, will be bigger brighter and better than ever"