Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-03
CONVENTION OF SOUTH GEORGIA
EDITORS.
Plans for Securing a Representation
of that Section al the Atlantis Ex-
position.

The Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
Company having determined TO do all in It's
power to promote the representation Of South
west Georgia at the coming Atlanta Exposition,
has secured ample space for the display OF the
various products of this growing section OF the
State. Yesterday morningspursuant TO the in
vits;ion OF C0onel n. S. Haines, the General
Manager OF the road. meeting was held at
the Office Of that gentleman for the purpose Of
discus ing the question OF the proposed repre-
sentation and the means best calculated to
further the same. The following gentlemen
were present:
Col. II. 5. Haines, General Manager Savan-
nah, Florida and western EailWay company
H H Sanford. Townsville, Ga ". W Dow
ell. Secretary to General Manager Haines; 4.
p Littlefield. proprietor JeSUp Sentinel; d. r.
Elliott. itOT Florida Dispatch; g. ID. Owens.
General Agent Savannah. fioTi ia and Western
R.iiwav Company; Z. Byrd, editor Black
shear Nss 3; Judge Joseph Him An, proprietor
WaycrOSs Reporter; Maj Ben. +. Russell, editor
RainbriIga DsmOcrGt; A. F. Perham, editor
Southern Farmers NoRtbl1; G. X Pen0letoD,
editor FaldOsta Times; and James L. Taylor,
General Freight and Passenger Agent Savan-
nah. FlOri - and Western Railway Company.
Upon motion OF Judge Tliman, Sir. II. il.
Sanford was elected Chairman anG Mr. ". W.
D0weli Secretary.
All matters pertaining 10 the object in view
having been freely disc Issed the following reso-
lutions by Hon. b. Z. Russ I'll were unanimously
adopted:
Resolred, That i: is the sense Of this meeting
thai ia the approaching Cotton Exposition at
Atlantis most favorable opportunity is offered
South Georgia for an exhibit OF its productions
and resources in such way that its importance
as a section Of the state Of GeOrga-infeTi1r
to nOne-maY be recognized and presented not
oniy 10 the people Of the State cut to the large
number Of visitors who VIII be present from
all sections OF the whole country. That the
advantages to the section that viii result from
an iltei liEent display OF its attractions TO the
visitor or s-ttler are OF q magnitude that must
be apparent 10 all
To secure this display, i5 is the sense OF this
meeting that each county should at once par
feet an organization to secure g county dis
play, and that the press OF the section urge
this plan OF GcsiOn on the people with the
least p-acticabia delay. That an executive
ed at such meeting 10 arrange for such eX-
hibits. and that while the exhibit Of the sew
eral counties should b. made separately, the
exhibits OF South Georgia SHOULD b3 displayed
as the eXh bit of the entire section.
ResOlU 4 further. That as the Savannah,
Florida ana Western Railway Company has
secured space for its own exhibit and as this
sections interest is that Ct the railway it is
urged upon the executive committees that
the exhibits Of the counties and of the section
be made wi that of the railway company
under tie offer extended by the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway. the Transporter
tion, protection and display Of the articles from
the numerous counties Of Southern Georgia.
rerOgniz .ng in sUcl offer the simplest and most
effective way Of securing the end desired.
That all communications from the county
meetings and committees, with respect 70 the
Exposition, be addressed to the management
of the Savannah, Florida snd Western Railway
Company.
The meeting then ad journed.