The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
F T sf Gates of State Fair Will Be Opened Today

yet" but President R. A. Brown, as we'll as many others who have had an opportunity of witnessing the preparations made at the fair grounds, feel justified in saying that the fair this year will be larger than ever before, and will provide a great variety of amusment and instruc- tion to the crowds who are expected to break previous records for at tendance.
 Primarily the state fairs are in- tended to promote interest in farm products and to serve as exhibitions of the resources of the Birmingham district, although large sums of money are spent for amusements, and this year is no exception in that particular. AS evidence of the inter- est being taken in the exhibits, Mir. Brown states that it has been found necessary to build six temporary barns for cattle alone, so great has been the demand of farmers to show their best stock to the people of Alabama. In fact, practically all ex- hibits are more numerous and varied than the fair management has ever had offered before. Agricultural and horticultural products, beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, poultry and everything grown on farms will be shown, in addition to the educa- tional and industrial displays. It is announced that the fair is ready for visitors and those who go out today will find everything in place. This should insure large at tendance on the opening day, since there will be no excues to wait until later in the week before paying a visit to the fair grounds. All ar- engagements have been made by the traction system to handle the crowds and the management has obtained what is said to be the best aggrega- tion of free attractions that has yet appeared in Birmingham on an oc- casion of this kind.
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