The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-08
WORKING ON PLANS
FOR EXPOSITION
Many Details Settled at AID
Club Lunch
BEGIN CANVASS TODAY
Committee Will Start Work-Will
Be Many Amusement Features
at "Home Products
Exposition


Preparations for the Home Products
Exposition. to be held under the auspices
of the Birmingh Ad club November 3-S.
at the Gypsy Smith auditorium, are going
forward rapidly and the committee to
canvass the manufacturers will begin
work this morning. At the weekly lunch
con of the Ad club, held yesterday after
noon. several important matters We're set
tied in connection with the exposition.
The principal business OF the meeting
was the report of the committee to figure
space and fix assessments on exhibitors.
The report was presented by j. X. Sterne.
1t was estimated that the cost of the eS-
position. including the amusement fea-
lures, would be $500. There are 1850
square feet of space in the auditorium
available for exhibits. This is exclusive
OF the stage and the seating space This
provides for sc booths 2ox14 four booths
11x14 and four booths 2ox12.
Twenty Cents Per Foot
1t was decided 70 charge exhibitors 20
cents per square foot. which will bring
the cost of the average exhibit to $40.
The amusement committee is hard at
work preparing special features for the
exposition. While not ready TO make
detailed report as yet, it is said that they
are preparing an unusually attractive
programme. In this connection, it Was
stated at the luncheon yesterday that
ample precautions will be taken TO relieve
any of. the tedium which is often draw
back to affairs of the kind There will be
music, probably lectures by various man.
ufacturers, perhaps a vaudeville act ami
other features to prevent any duilness.
The committee which is to canvass
the manufacturers of the district will
begin work this morning, Each men,
Der will be equipped with blue print
OF the auditorium so that manufacture
ers will be able TO choose their booths.
The committee is composed of T. J.
Kidd. chairman. J. Frank Rushton, Fred
M jackson, W. c. Phillips, Morton
Simpson and Henry f. Beaumont.
Great confidence was expressed by
members of the committee yesterday,
and little difficulty is anticipated in
securing the cooperation of the manu-
facturers. Already some Is have an
nounced their intention of having ex-
hibits, although no soliciting Las been
done as yet. Other details of the ex-
position are still to be worked out and
members OF the Ad club are giving
much of their time to the exposition.
Harding Commends Plans
w. j. G. Harding. president Of the
Chamber of Commerce. was present at
the, meeting Yesterday and heartily
commended the report of the Sterne
committee. He expressed the belief that
the exposition is one of the most i'm
portant undertakings ever begun by
the Ad club. If it is worked 10 sue
ccssful conclusion, and he expressed
confidence that it would be, he pointed
out that 1t would mean much, not only
to the manufacturers but to the people
as well. inasmuch as it would develop
the get-to- gether spirit
This is one of the points upon which
great emphasis is being laid by MEM
bers of the Ad club. "The Home Products
Exposition said John Sparrow, in ex-
planning what the Ad club intends to do,
lis an effort on the part of the Ad
club to bring into closer relation the
people of Birmingham and the manu-
facturers How many people are there,
no matter how we'll informed, who can
name all the things made in Birmingham?
/ venture the assertion that there is not
one in the city.
lit would have a tremendous effect to
assemble all the products manufactured
in Birmingham in one place, where they
could be viewed comprehensively, and it
would largely increase tho civic pride.
This is what the Ad club is trying to do.
Rest assured that there will be no dull
ness at the exposition. There win be
something of interest going on at all
times.
'It is the hope of the club to have
the manufacturers make operative eXhib-
its, that is, those depicting some process
of manufacture of the goods shown. How
ever, this will not be compulsory and
every man may use his space as he sees
fit"