The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-26
BLACK BELT FAIR
 WILL SOON OPEN Special Train Will Be Run Daily During the Fair ABOUT $25OO IN PRIZES Largest Number of Attractions Off, fered in History of the Fair.
 Good Work of DemOpolis
 Business Men
ABOUT $25OO IN PRIZES

Demopolis, October 24-(Special.)- .)-What promises to be the most important ad vance step that has been taken this year in the black belt will be the annual fair of the Black Belt Fair associa- ton, to come off at Demopolis October N to November 5, inclusive
 It has been a well recognized fact for years that this canebrake section leads Alabama, If not all the south, in agricul- tural pursuits. The farmers have been too busy in the past to take the time to properly exhibit their products, but, thanks to the Dernopolis Business Mems league, an organization was perfected last summer, the object of which was the holding of an annual agricultural exhibit worthy of this wonderful coun- try.
 The name Black Belt Fair was chosen as a name typical of this sec ton, there being no other "black belt recognized by the public. Six counties combined in this movement: Marengo
 Perry, Hale. Greene, Sumter and Choc- taw. Money was raised and proper buildings erected, with the necessary race track, etc. An attractive premium list
 was published, offering $250O in cash
 prizes, in addition to many prizes of
 fered by the merchants and manufact-
 urers.
 For months the black belt farmers
 have been grooming their horses and
 stall feeding their cattle, sheep and hogs
 for this event. Great pride has been
 taken, and no efforts spared to get their stock and entries in shape to win a blue
 ribbon. This week everything is in ex- ], citement preparing for the exhibits next week. Many splendid entries have been
 made, and prize winning exhibits from
 the Mississippi Alabama fair at Meridian
 have been entered for the Demopols fair
 and the winners at the Central Alabama
 fair at Selma will bring their exhibits to Demopols.
 There will be many novel features shown at this fair, among which will be bee exhibit from the apiary of W. D. Null, Alabamas foremost bee man,
 who is arranging to have a colony of active bees at work in the exhibit hall A room will be screened up for this purpose, and several swarms of young bees will be enclosed in the space where they will work in plain view of the vis- | itors. t..e The Demopolis Ice company will make an exhibit showing what can be done fir | making artistic crystal work in this line | Fish will be shown as well as flowers IT l the center of mammoth cakes of ice. | mother thing that will be attractive to
 many will be model dipping vat. through
 which cattle will be daily driven, demon | strating fully the most up to date meth 1 ods of tick eradication. The Demopolis Gun club will hold it,
 annual interstate shoot November. ant ! 2. Fifteen thousand birds will be used | and the states most prominent shots will | be here. This should prove very win | ming attraction. Few people have ever witnessed a modern, up to date tourna' ment of this character. On Thursday, November 2. at Il o'clock W. w Finley president of the Southern railway, will deliver an address on the "bdustrial Possibilities of the South : Possibly there is not another man fin as good position to inform our people of the best resources and great possibilities o1 the south aso MT. Finley. @e4 In addition the usual agricultural and live stock exhibits will be shown. The winning horses from other races ir the south will be brought here, and il VII be virtually rubber race between
 many of them. they having tied each other on various association tracks. Low excursion rates will be sold from all points in the state. A special train will be run daily, arriving early in the l morning and leaving after the night per formance, so that everybody will have tho opportunity of coming and getting away.