Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-01
MOVING TO NEW ORLEANS
CHATHAM ORGANIZING FOR AN
EXHIBIT.

The Meeting at the City Exchange Yes
terday - Commissioners Bacon and
Harden Tell what is to be Done-COm-
mittees to Solicit Subscriptions and
secure a Display.
The organizing OF an exhibit OF the re-
sources Of Savannah and Chatham county
for the New Orleans Exposition is being
undertaken with an enthusiasm which
assures a display that viii rival that
from any other section Of the South
In pursuance to the call issued BY CON-
missioner Harden, a meeting Of citizens
was held at the Exchange last night TO
determine what steps should be taken to
organize the exhibit and TO secure funds
TO place il in the Exposition. After an
Informal discussion as to the nature Of an
exhibit and what it would comprise. the
meeting organized by the election OF Hon.
r. f. Lester Chairman and r. +.
Rebarer Secretary. Judge Harden;
Commissioner from Chatham, stated
that since his appointment last week ne
had given considerable time and after
ton to the matter. and had considered
fully the advantages TO be derived from
An exhibit which Savannah might make
az her varied wealth. As the second
largest cotton port in the world her ex-
hibit Of the great staple would be mOnu-
ment Of her commerce. As the largest
naval stores market in the world
her display Of the distilled products
OF the forest would be an evidence OF her
importance. These two great branches OF
trade are controlled by the Cotton Tx
change aud the Board of Trade, and,
through the efforts of these institutions,
a display might be organized which would
rival that from any other quarter OF the
globe. While these are the two great
branches Of trade, the Judge point
ed out the rice industry and the
manufactures, which would form an i'm
portant part Of the display with an ex-
hibit Of fruits and grains as fine as
those in any other part of the country;
the inventions Of Savannah's genius; an
chronological display, which would ex-
eel the highest skill Of taxidermy
a disDlay of soils which would rival
the Mississippi bottoms; a fishery dis
pIay: a display of imported products, and
an historical display, the nucleus ofwhich
would be the models of the first steam
shin that crossed the Atlantic, and the
steamship City of Savannah, now
pIving between Savannah and
Philadelphia. All these, and many
other features combined, and organized
as an exhibition Of the wealth aud re-
sources of the county, would form dis
|
Using and placing before the people the
| advantages of the seabOard of Georgia
than any other enterprise that might be
undertaken.
Commissioner Bacon gave an idea OF
what the State would do towards an ex-
hibit so far as he had learned, and urged
in addition to what Commissioner Harden
had said, the advantages of an exhibit OF
the resources of the city and county.
Commissioner Harden said that Chat-
ham would be represented, but to what
extent il remained for the people to de-
eide. Funds were needed to organize an
/ exhibit and transport it to the Exposition
and take care of it there. How this fund
was to be obtained was matter to be de-
/ termined by the citizens.
| Col. j. II. Estill suggested that COM
mittee be appointed to determine upon
plan. The suggestion met with the
| approval of the gentlemen present, and
| Col. Estill moved the appointment by the
/ Chair Of a committee Of citizens to secure
/ an exhibit and to solicit subscriptions to
/ defray the expenses of its organization.
/ The motion was carried, and the commit
| tee will be announced tomorrow.
| After considerable discussion in regard
/ to the exhibit, its nature and the advan-
tages to be derived from it, the meeting
| adjourned