Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05

papers Competing for Premiums of
$1,000, to Promote Material Develop
ment in the South
LOUISVILLE, KY. Oct. 23.-At meet
ing of newspaper men at the Southern
Exposition, in the Press room, appointed
by Mr.. 5. L. Jenkins, for the purpose of
awarding certain prizes, Mr.. j. d. Ozler,
OF Mississippi, was called to the Chair,
and Mr.. w. 0. Thomas, of Louisville, was
appointed Secretary.
Mr.. Jenkins stated that the object of
the meeting was to decide how the pre-
| miums should be gwen; that the $500
offered by Col. Estill, Of the Savannah
NEwS-was here in bank, for the best ar
ticles on the attractions and resources of
their respective localities, and the awards
were to be on their merit for conciseness.
truthtulness and value. He remarked
further that 5000 more had been offered by
| other public spirited parties, and that
owing to the fact that a few papers had
not published the map the money was not
yet collected, but he believed it would be-
He stated that he wished every cOmpet-
ltor could receive a premium of 500; but
| that could not be so, and since it was diff
tcult to award accounts, and an ambi-
ton of his life had been to see The mate
rial Development Of the South, he hoped
the convention could unanimously agree
medals with a suitable inscription on
each, expressing that idea, and have one
presented to every paper that co-operated
in the movement.
On motion of Mr.. Tracey, a committee
of three was appointed to act as Judges of
the merits of the competing articles, and
the following gentlemen were appointed:
Maj. *. ). NOwlin, of Arkansas; Mr.. o..
NJ. Crosby, of New York, and Prof, w, w .
F0ntaine, of Louisville.
1t was then moved and seconded that
the committee be requested to have the
second 5000, or so much of it as is col
lected, made into appropriate medals to
| be presented to each contestant. The
motion was carried.
1t was further moved and carried that
Mr.. Jenkins be empowered to superintend
the entire charge of securing the medals
and forwarding them to their proper
destination.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned,
| subject to call from Mr.. Jenkins.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. "A, 1883.
Mr.. j. ID. Ozier, Chairman Of the Conven-
UenttOR on Newspaper ACdrdS:
Your committee selected to award
$1,000 to such daily, weekly, monthly and
other publications as have entered for
competition for the best article on "The
| attractions and resources of their locali-
ties" beg leave to submit the following
| report:
First. Premium for dailies.
This award of 500 is made to the
Savannah MORNING NEWS for article on
southern Georgia."
Second. Premium for mOnthlies,
This award Of 500 is made to the South
Georgia Immigrant for the article headed
sThomas County, Ga.-A Home for the
m IfrrsO nj IOy,n r.
Third. Premiums to weeklies.
First. This premium of 500 is award
ed to the AdU0cdte, Greenville, Ala, for
article on 'Butler County, and Alabama
! in a Nutshell"
Second. This premium of 800 is award
ed the Enterprise, Cuthbert, Ga, for ar
tlcle headed southwest Georgia-The
Garden Region of the Empire State-Its
| Resources and Attractions"
Third. This premium of 800 is awarded
| to the AmerIcus Recorder for article
headed southwest Georgia-Its Re-
| sources and Attractions"
AS to the disposition of the contingent
| 5000, we fully concur in the resolution of
| your convention recommending that it be
expended in the purchase of gold medals
| to be awarded to each journal in the ter
ritory embraced in this contest which CO.
| operated with this scheme for the dis
yertising the resources of the South.
Your committee feels that it can not
close this report without expressing a
| great admiration for the high character
| of this scheme for the advancement and
| development of the great new South, and
| their appreciation of the energy, enter
| prise and liberality of its projectors, Col.
| j. Ii. Estill, of Savannah, Ga, and Mr.. S.
| I. Jenkins, of Atlanta, Ga. 1t possesses
| the virtue of being one of the easiest and
cheapest means ever yet inaugurated to
secure the cooperation of the press
| throughout the country in one grand effort
| for its material development, and brings
| out fund of statistics and information
which can only be procured through the
| press, and gives it to the world in a form
| that must result in much good to all sec
| tiOns which cooperate in the movement.
1t is to be hoped that scheme so broad
in its scope, so grand in it's aims and so
! good in its results, will meet with uni
versal favor with the press of the South
in the future, and be encouraged by all
| similar eXpOsiti0ns.
S. IL. NOwLIN, Little Rock, Ark, editor
Rural Southeast.
o. NJ. CROSBY, editor The South, East
| Prince street, New York.
WILLIAM WINSTON FONTAINE, Presi-
dent Holyoke Academy, Louisville, Ky.