The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-28
ESSAY CONTEST
 RULES ANNOUNCED
 BY THE COMMITTEE
Ten Classes for Residents of Birmingham-Will Open June 1 and Close
 June 10

Rules and regulations governing the Trade in Birmingham essay contest
 and classification of the prizes were
 announced yesterday afternoon by the
 Board of Trade prize committed, oscar
 Turner. chairman; Robert Ewing and J Joe Saks.
 A list of the prizes will be announced in the near future. The committee now wants to hear from every merchant or business man who will offer prize Of either merchandise or cash. They
 should communicate with Secretary Radcliffe or Chairman Turner at lonce, stated Mir. Radcliffe yesterday, as the contest will begin June 1 and close June 10. A large list of prize offers
 have already been received but still others are wanted
 It Is stated the prizes will range from $5 to s25 in value. some being
 cash and some in the form of mer- chandise, and that the total of 30 or
 more prizes will amount to several hundred dollars. Although 1t is not stipulated in the rules because 1t was feared it would be unfair, the commit
 tee asks that all manuscripts possible be submitted in typewriting so that
 they can be read more easily and bet ter judged. Hand written manuscripts however. will not count anything against the contestant provided 1t ha.
 the rest of "the stuff in It. l The classifications are as follows: 1 Class No. 1--Wholesale prizes: "Wh,
 the Alabama Retail Merchant Should Buy His Merchandise of the Birming-
 ham Wholesaler" Open to merchants
 purchasing agents, store managers and clerks
 Class No. 2--Manufa curing prizes: Why We Should Buy Birmingham Manufactured Products" Open to all
 Class No. 3--"Why We Should Trade
 in Birmingham" Open to ladies over
 IS, not attending school. Class No. 4-"Why We Should Trade in Birmingham" Open to men over IS
 not attending school. Class No. 5-'Why We Should Trade In Birmingham" Open to high school
 and college boys.
 Class No. s"Why We Should Trade in Birmingham Open to high school | and college girls.
 Class No. 7-"Why We Should Trade t, in Birmingham Open to boys and girls
 under 15 in grammar schools or no | in school.
 Class No. s--"why We Should Trad, in Birmingham" Open to business boy
 and girls between IS and IS, not il | school.
 l Class No. s-"why I Should Trad,
 in Birmingham and Buy Birmingham Manufactured Products" Special clas:
 open to housewives and limited tt
 housewives of Jefferson county. 1 Class No. 10--"Why l Should Trad, l in Birmingham and Buy Birmingham
 Manufactured Products" Special priz. open to members of womens clubs The rules governing the Trade IT Birmingham" prize essay contest arf Contest will open June 1 and close June 10, 1914.
 Contestants must write only on one
 side of the paper.
 Each contestant must give name address, age at nearest birthday and classification under which he or she is competing.
 All contestants. except those com l peting under wholesalers classifica : tion. must be residents of Birmin h am
 or of Jefferson county ! "No essay can exceed 300 words in
 length
 1 Contestants may compete In more | than one class where rules and class
 ification will permit, but separate es- say must be written in each case. l Prizes will be delivered by the
 judges and the officers of the Board
 of Trade on Friday, June i9. at D. m.
 in the auditorium of the Chamber oi Commerce.
 I "All essays must be mailed or deliv-
 cred to William C. Radcliffe. secretary of the Board of Trade. 2l4 Chamber o Commerce building. and no essay car show postmark later than June 10.