The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22
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 MANUF LECTURERS Ad Club Directors Decide Not to Postpone Home
 Products Show

Following the election of officers by the Ad club at it's regular weekly luncheon yesterday, the newly elected board of dir ectors met for the purpose of con- sderng the advisability of postponing the holding of the Home Products expo sition which had been planned to be held the week of August 21 in East park.
 It was pointed out that the manufac- turers are not signing contracts for space as rapidly as they voluntarily asked to have it reserved for them during the several meetings prior to the drafting of the plan for the exposition building and the laying out of the grounds.
 The contractor to whom will be given the work of erecting the buildings says he must have the contract by Saturday next or he will be compelled to increase his figures His bid was submitted with the understanding that It would be &C., cepted by last Friday. Because the man. ufacturers had not srgned for enough space to protect the club on the contract it could not be given.
 The discussion yesterday was to the effect that the exposition be postponed until November This, however, was not decided upon. 1t being the consensus of opinion that it must be given at the time set. Finally ]. H. Edmondson, H. D. Cullen and Secretary Oliver Cox of the club were appointed a committee to call on manufacturers and get them to sign contracts for space. This must be done before Saturday in order that the con- tract may be placed.
 President Sparrow of the club was au- thorized to call upon the Merchants and Manufacturers association, the Chamber of Commerce and any other civic organi- cations that might in any way assist the club in placing the space contracts. He asked President Shook of the Cham Der of Commerce for the cooperation of that body.
 In line with this idea, there will be a joint meeting of the Chamber of Com merce wholesale trade committee and the manufacturers committee this morning at 10;39 O clock in the directors room of the chamber. They will devisesmeans whereby the Chamber of Commerce can help the Ad club in promoting the ex- position
 It has been pointed out that the expo sitlon held last fall under the auspices of the Ad club was such an unqualified success that the manufacturers should have no hesitancy about entering the ex- position this year This years show will be far and away better than that of last
 year The facilities for handling the crowds will be better. the arrangements of the exhibits will be more attractive, l tho booths will be floored. electric lighted and everything possible will be done to | the end that this years exposition will l exceed anything of the kind in the south. l There is an undercurrent of feeling in | favor of erecting a building for per
 manent exhibit of home products. The | sense of the Ad club is to the effect | that it should devote more of it's time | to matters of purely an advertising na- | tufe, rather than in enterprises of 6 | civic nature. For this reason, it is be- l lieved the club would be glad if tho | manufacturers would take the Home Products exposition off its hands afte, | this year, and erect an exposition build | ing in which their products could be or | display all the year.