The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-27
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 ID SELL TICKETS
Committees Expect to Raise S10,000 in Three Days
 for Aviation Meet

Ten thousand dollars worth of tickets in three days.
 That's what the committees of the Bus- mess Mems league are going to sell. With a vim and push that has rarely been seen in Birmingham the 10 committees started on their whirlwind campaign yes terday Net results, more than 5000 worth of tickets sold. Two more days and the necessary steooo win be raised, it is be- lieved
 This assures the big combination avia- ton meet, automobile races and auto show at the fair grounds the week of April 8 to 13. Ten thousand dollars will buy 10000 tickets. These tickets are to be sent by the merchants and business men of Birmingham to their friends and customers in all parts. of Alabama with in a radius of 150 miles.
 With these tickets 2booo strangers will be brought to the city. But 10000 will be drop in the bucket. The business Mems league wants 1O0,000--and 100000 they are going to have
 It is proVerbial fact that the peo- pie will always go where amusement is offered them. Never before in the south has such amusement been offered a man for 50 cents as the Business Mems league and the Burger Aviation company will offer here Eight great aviators will be seen in the marvellous feats that make theirs the most dangerous profession of the world; noted auto racers, bringing with them their famous racing machines; Will be seen in hair raising stunts on a circular track: every automobile deal CT in the city will exhibit his cars in the auto show-the first in Birmingham
 To assure all these great attractions Sl0,OoO in tickets must be sold in ad- vance. Ten thousand dollars Is neces- sary as part of the great expense, $500 in cash prizes for the auto racers, $5OO0 to advertise the meet in all the news papers of Alabama, $5000 for other general expenses and $10,000 prizes for the brdmen. Ten committees of the most prominent men of the city were ap- pointed to make the rounds of the busi- ness men and sell these advance tickets They met with great encouragement for the opening day-so great in fact that the Business Mems league anticipates getting the required amount in three days or four at the most.
 The meet comes right at the opening of the spring season with the merchants and if 100000 people can be brought to Birmingham it will mean the greatest SpfHB lfdue III the history or the city. IL will mean from $500000 to s1 100000 spent by the visitors to the city. It will mean the beginning of the greatest seasons trade in years. The city is now Of sufficient size to support two great events annually, spring meet and the fair in the fall The success of the fair, and the fact that the same enterprising men are back of both events. warrants the advance claim of an aviation meet
 Every merchant in the city is inter- ested in this venture. Ii has the hearty support of the Business Mems league, and from it the league hopes to secure a large bank roll with which to start the state fair this fall. The greater the success of the races, aviation meet and the auto show, the greater the prospects for a bigger and better fair next fall The rivalry between the 10 committees is very keen and there is a hard fight to see which will carry off the honors with the greatest number of tickets sold. Each committee has its territory mapped out, and every one is busq. Today and tomorrow will be two of the busiest days In the history of the city, and by to- morrow afternoon it is expected that more than half the required number of tickets will be sold and announcements will be made of the firms and individ- uals who have purchased tickets.