The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-11
NAY WEEK AT A CLOSE.
FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE
MERCHANTS FESTIVAL

W hat the Celebration Cost, and HOW
the Money Was Spent-The Work Of
the Comm tees Summed Up-What
the Drummers and Their Guests Ate
ana Business s. on Want a
Merchants Festival Every Year
What They Say About the Week
Just Closing.
The May week headquarters at Armory
hall were deserted yeterday. The flags,
bunting and b DE Office have been taken
away The lavilon that was thronged
with gay ummers a d their friends few
DAYS agp is stripped # its paraphernalia
that made it attractive, and It is indeed a
banqu all deserted. In the convention
hall an air Of dullness hung over the rooms
in most striking contrast to the hustle and
confusi n of the noise Of convention two
days ago. Public interest in the details of
the &c ebrafion is nov directed to the ques-
tion of expense and the good the affair did
Savanna.
Se,re airy Max Robinson, when asked
what he celeb alton cost, said that $4 ,00D
will cover it, Every cent Of the money is
in bank, and VIII be paid out as the bills
come in.
WHAT THE FESTIVAL COST.
Five hundred dollars of the fund in the
treasury We given b the i ummers; 500
y ere given AS lit prize, so TO the gun
cluus, $3.50 a. piz5 in The pilot boat re-
gatta and $25 to tie river regatta. A
$40, up was given to tie Busch Z1uqves,
aud 500 were spent in amusement
on the beach. In attendance at the
bar were three tenders and fifteen walters.
A corps Of three secretaries has been
actively e gagged for some time. Cores
pondeuce was had with sixty railroads,
which led to the one cent mile round trip
rate which no OF er local affair was ever
before able secure. There were 1875 COM
mitteemen on the different committees
Three hundr d and sixty news apers in
three states were Invited to be repres nted,
and 054 cards of invita- ions we're sent out.
About 30 special guest,' cards were sent
out Owe $500 tiers were received after
the correspondence began
WHAT THE VISITORS ATE AND DRANK.
The refreshmeat counter consisted of
1900 bottles and 81 kegs Of be r, 5000 sand
witches, 80 gallons Of artillery punch bar
rels Of cider, 30 gallons of whisky, 1100O
cigars, - gallons Of lemonade aud cases
of champagne.
Secretary Robinson said that he is sure
the whole viii not foot up 81 900. He cx-
poets within the coming week to have
everything connect d with NAV week
sid an II is no ,,,IiLoI,- fro, ~ 'a - ~
the merchants talk that il IilI he rene,tsd
each year about this time. The initiative has
been taken, and there is no reason wny Sa-
Vannah cannot have a Merchants NAV
week e. cry year.
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can peSV Hulefstooi by quolng some OF
ou1i'.ee' nisu " 70 d. e IN poSiJloh 20 Know
alu "i'" ar quo. /" IroWn Gown any en-
toIP i7e Vua- Is " inc ueJIIHehJ OF Sa-
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CaVI' ~ ". N'ruoh SAD; Il thlnK II mas
I DeelI u : success numbers OF people
W VIE uiOuEuI 70 cav ailh' Ia IRON al over
'iI Is anu TuIi cunning 9Ia eS;
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sOa.u {,ll. 20 oouoIe cur SUD cripton Tor
T,ii.''' 80 IA any l'ne, ProVaIng tne
al9 . u4uei au7piTes OF ac.IVe dfummers
anu pu lueas men fsoele came TO the city
q 80 ~ ngt - ueI . oeioIe'
- uuc-euHei'ler ~ 2OH pronounce the
Gele 5 n,lo .t succeslui. lhsy are ready TO
tueit''Se Ouoii IoF anouler cele-
=; =, a aj., mex. ear IL or.nss merchants
sij thev al b,t o,5 49, c,.i,iif,.
feeH exists b tween ten. The treat-
ment thas they received here this week will
leave a good impression on pe,ple who are
customers of Savannah bOnsas y
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s'i'o'i'1i w O''o oIS ~ uas peeh a I'm,
iileso SUI >, anu Ine ce4eorauon should
nc 'epe@. ca ue4I year.
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tliaV nc zen llig llluotses Ine pan OF draw
Iils isi.lis % .oaEslha t IS big adj
~ La, ", He SaIu, ana IL we are
- ia 80 . q "eI .,.'Ils NAY week we oughg
- =" il.o ~ WIN our sleeves roiled up"
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Il ne rba go 49, 40 - ~ ~ lave
week. We nave de oted one-balf Of orr
cellar to packing and pfeparing goods for
shipment to those who did Their snrino
shoppi 9. The rush was unDraced nta9
and l could have uSed twantv-
five more clerks If hal
a. ticir ated the Immense crown ~ Mr.
Adler is in favor of having n m srcbantsi
week every vear II adverfises the tny,r
and brings people O if who never came 70
Savan ali before. Numbers cine and he
came acquainted with Savannah refaila~s
and wholesalers who win do a large nortio1
OF their future trade here
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an I'M Al IN l0'O'
81 u tno { al'ers anu the principal
u s l'ou7e9, 50 iar as heard from, are
AZ iaNoI 81 Itpedlihs Uhe celebration next |
year am n AeepIng IL up eacn succeeding |
III, ! Hel a. % impressed vain the &c uine