The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

tnat one party asked US III Aoul SUI
ries what to purchase for the pantry,
why don't you sometimes say some
thing about the WARDROBE" We could
only reply we knew the average woman
| cumstances many would return as per-
manent citizens. Further. the greater
part of the citizens of the state would
eagerly grasp the opportunity or
touring the state and seeing all OF the
great things she has. Possibly some or
them would see other parts better suit
ed to their purposes and move there,
and possibly others who We're wanting
to go to some other state would wake
up to the opportunities Alabama offers
in other parts from where they are ac-
quaipted and thereby these also would
be saved to the state. citizen saved
is citizen made. A special home-
looming appeal could be made to ev-
eryone who has left the state to return
and see the exposition and most OF
them would doubtless come as well TO
lsee tho exposition as their relatives
| Prospective settlers could see Ala
bama as she is and see the farms they
desire while they are producing and not
at time of the year when they pre-
| sent their worst appearance,
| No objection could be made to these
| different parts of the exposition being
separated from each other because they
only see one thing at time anyway
and it takes the same amount OF time
| to see. each, and when they have seen
all they want to at one place they
| can get on the train and go to the next
place they wish to and the novelty Oh
| the thing would be worth going long
| way to see, besides every place IN Ala
j.bama could be seen il desired and as
| cheaply as If the exposition was held
all at one place and they only Went
| there to see it. This plan would not
prevent any place or places in Alabama
| spending as much money for as large
| a part of the exposition as they wished
| TON fact the more they spent, tho
| grander it would be--and this plan
gives every place chance to partici-
pate in the exposition to as great an
extent as desired and reap benefits ac-
cordingly.
Railroads Could Be Induced
The railroads could be induced to sell
tickets to tour the exposition, thereby
emitting the holder to stop as desired,
at any place where any part of the ex-
position was located, and with different
total time limits, according to the price
of the ticket 1t would cost the railroads
no more to allow these stop overs than
it would to carry the persons the same
distance without stop and the railroads
would be immense gamers in future,
from the increased population OF tho
state.
All of the money which would be
brought into the state by these visitors
would be distributed pretty evenly all
over the state, instead of all in one place,
and they would also probably spend three
times as much as they would If the ex-
position was in one place. as they would
,1-k- ffrraad a
Every citizen of Alabama who could
spare the money would also take this
tour of the state,'' and all of this going
on all together would make times flush
everywhere and leave a lot of money scat
red over the state which would make
nes good for long time. And all OF
is could be done with very little money.
N a concrete form my plan is this:
Use everything in Alabama as an eX-
libit--every. industry, factory, or other
thing of interest and every city, town and
farmland for the purposes of the expo
sition Just consider the states boundaries
to be the fence inclosing the exposition
and the railways highways, and water
ways as easy methods or means OF go-
ing from any part of the grounds TO any
other part, with one railway ticket carry
ing YOU to any desired exhibit and the al
| ready existing hotels as convenient stop
ping places.
| The exposition company could maize
such arrangements as necessary ana
proper with such persons in each locality
where a portion of the exposition was To-
Gated, in regard to licenses. concessions
and other revenue bringing matters as
deemed proper.
! The exposition company should handle
all of the general matters connected with
| the exposition, such as advertising, pro-
noting making general contracts apply
| ing to all parts and such things Tney
| should also get up the "offlciai gnfoe
| Charging each part of the exposition its
proper share), showing pictures or every
thing at all of the places and giving a
general description of everything and all
| information ayone would or could desire.
| These guides could be sold at a good
profit, as everyone who went to the ex-
| position would need one, and others who
did not go would find them interesting.
| The exposition company Should lay out
| the general plan of the exposition and
superintend it's development through the
local organizations, and have general su-
pervision over the whole. 1t should make
| arrangements with owaers OF industries
which would be included in the list of
exposition sights, to have guides to
show visitors through. charging therefor.
and paying portion of same to the
company.
| An exposition built upon these lines
would be an entire novelty and on ac-
count of it's being the largest and grand
est ever gotten up, would have an i'm
mense attendance and the capital stock
of the Company being small the dividends
would be large.
| would suggest that the company be
Incorporated with liberal powers as to
holding the exposition and doing all
things necessary in the premises, devel-
oping and selling land tafter using for
exposition purposes) and building addi-
tions to towns. receiving donations from
the state or other sources and placing
such bonds or mortgages upon its prop
lerty as the directors may deem necessary
in order to facilitate the object for which
the company would be formed-that of
holding an exposition. ] suggest that,
whatever amount the capital stock shall
be placed at there shall be provision
enabling the directors to increase the
same, as needed only, from time to time
and the shares should be made low in
price, say 81 each, so everyone could par
ticipate and share the profits.
/ would suggest further that the ex.
position be held in 1915 in order that
the benefits may be derived four years
earlier and also in order to commemorate
the opening of the Panama canal and
oat tha henefft of some of the visitors