The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-12
MERCHANTS WEEK NEARING.
The Committees Rapidly Getting
Everything in Shape.

Everything in shape
Merchants week is rapidly approaching.
Fully 10000 people are expected in Savan-
nah that week, and the committees having
the arrangements in hand are preparing
for more even than that There is no fear,
however, of being crowded, although the
number expected is greater than Savannah
has seen III long time. The people are
coming from all sections of the country,
from Dade 20 Camden and from Rabun to
Decatur. The railroads have put the rates
down to cent, 50 that all may avail them
selves of the trip.
Savannah will be looking her best during
merchants week. The first day of the
week will be devoted to receiving
the visitors and to the school chill
dren's parade The trades dsolay will
be on Tuesday. The procession, it is
expected, win be mile in length. Capt.
r. q. Fleming, H. W. Palmer and j. C.
Shaw have Charge of tee trades display.
The probability now is that tie
procession viii form at East Broad and
Liberty streets and viii take the following
line of march: 5, From East Broad up Lib
erty TO Jefferson, Jeffeis III TO Broughton,
down Broughton to Drayton, around Christ
church into Congress- down Congress to the
market, around the market into st. Julian,
into Jefferson, and up to Bay street; down
Bay street to Drayton street, and out Dray-
ton TO Liberty, and disband.
On Tuesday will also be the trotting and
runnirg races. Joseph +. Doyle has charge
Of this feature. The races viii take place
at Thunde bolt. The purses will aggregate
abous 81 900. Stables in Macon, Atlanta,
Rome, Columbus, Augusta and Charleston,
and probably jacksonville, will be repre-
sented. Tho races viii continue Tuesday
aud "Wednesday.
Tuesday night the pyrotechnic display, by
rival firms handling fireworks, will be
given. IL will take plaza in the park ex-
tension.
Wednesday the gun tournament will
I begin, and will be- continued Friday. This
feature is under the management of George
5. McAlpin. The prizes aggregate $3.50
The tournament will be on the Forest City
Gun Clubs grounds across the river. The
firemen will give an exhibition that day
also.
Wednesday night the torchlight process
sion ard carnival will take place. Chaplain
Gilmore of the Seamen's bethel win en-
deavor to get the sailors to parade in uni
form. The locomotive engineers and con-
ductors ia the city that night will also be
asked to march.
Thursday will be Tybee day. This will
be The biggest day of the week probably
| On that day the pilot boat race will take
place. The military will turn out i'll the
morning. Trans will run every thirty
minutes 10 and from Tybee. The boat race
will start at IL O'Clock in the morning in
| the Tybee inner roads and will be sailed to
the sea buoy and toward Warsaw. Re-
turning the boats will take the came course.
The racing will be under the direction of
Commodore Kinsey, Commodore Demere,
Rear Commodore Lathrop and Commodore
Bond. The prizes will be about $3.50. The
first prize will be $500.
In addition to these races there will be
bicycle races, exhibition military drills,
and brass band contests. Charles W. Old
| refine, the human water spider,n will give
an exhibition upon the waves.
Friday the great cavalry tilt will take
place, the prizes for which aggregate $500
Teams from Mcintosh and Liberty will con-
| test with the Georgia Hussars. This contest
will take place at Ten Brock course.
The Georgia Regatta Association races
will take place on the river front, and will
| include tub races. she'll races and ship crews
races. The prizes will aggregate $500.
While the regatta is taking place on the
river the gun contest will be going on
across the river. Saturday will be day Of
entertainment of the country merchants by
the business men. Invitations have been sent
out, among those who have replied accept
ing are Mayor Glenn of Atlanta and Mayor
Hart of Chattanooga. Vice President Nor
ton said he wished that he could come and
| Charles A. Dana, in his reply TO the com
mittee, said: Nothing would give me more
pleasure than to comply, but it is imp9s-
sible to say at this distance whether l can
be at liberty at that time. If you will
allow me 60 come il l can, and excuse me
If | fail, | will do my best.n