The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-13


get as far north as possible with its sum-
mer session. 1aT
Secretary Jemison then read letters from
the mayor aud aide men and Farmers club
of Athens, inviting the society TO meet
there in August. aud promising 1t q hearty
welcome. Col. Boyd withdrew Griffin in
favor OF Athens, aud, a motion being made
to hold the next session in that city, Presi-
dent Waddell put the question, and it was
adopted without dissenting vote. Atlanta
was not noticed after being put in nominal
ton, and it was evident that the agrioultur-
lists did not want to go there.
THE STATE FAIR.
Secretary Jemison submitted his report
upon the state fair touching upon the diff
ferences between the society aud the city OF
Macon, aud showing the sections of the
state from which exhibits We're made. In
reference to the differences between the city
of Macon and the society Mr.. Jemison said:
"The charge has been intlmated, IL not
directly made, that the city Of Macon, as a
CORPORATION and a community, has been lax
in its duty to the city, and the counter
charge has been made that the fairs and the
affairs of the society have not been run on
business principles shall pass both
the charge and counter-charge without
comment, further than to say that the city
might have done better by us. and that our
business methods have been of such nature
as to enable US TO keep our heads above
water and give US a nest egg to show for
our works."
In the list of exhibits and exhibitors at
the last state fair and at preceding fairs
Secretary Jemison referred TO the fact that
the representation from the various parts
of the state has not been such as
| the secretary has a right to expect.
The First congressional district, composed
of Appling. Bryan, Bulloch, Camden +,
| Charlton, Chatham. Clinch, Echols, Efing
ham, Emanuel. Glynn, Liberty, Mcintosh,
! Pierce, Scriven, Tattnall Ware aud Wayne
counties, the secretary did not recollect had
| a single exhibit, except one from Liberty
| county. The Second district, composed Of
Baker. Berrien. Brooks, Calhoun, Clay,
| Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early,
! Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Ran
dolph, Terrell, Thomas and Worth, had no
exhibit outside of Worth.
| The Third district. composed OF Coffee,
| Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Irwin, Laurans,
| Lee Macon, Montgomery, Pulaski Schey,
! Sumter, Stewart, Telfair, Webster and
Wilcox, was better represented. Half the
counties had exhibits of one kind or another.
| The most noticeable exhibits we're from
"Cycloneta, the model farm of tho Geor-
gia Southern and Florida railroad, aud the
county exhibit Of Sumter county.
The Fourth district, composed of Carroll,
1 .
| Marion, Meriwether, Musc3gee Talbot,
Taylor and Troup, had a single exhibit, ex-
cept from Talbot county, and that was a
cucumber from Carroll county, which was
entered as melon.
The Fifth district, composed Of Clayton,
| DeKalb, Douglass, Eayette, Fulton, Henry,
Newton. Rockdale, Spalding and Walton,
had but one exhibit, and that was live stock
from Spalding county
Tn tha SiYth district cOrn nosad OfRald win
Bib, Butts, Crawford. Jasper, Jones,
Monroe, Pike, Twiggs, Upson and Wilkin-
son, every county in the district except
Crawford was represented.
The Seventh district, composed of Bar
tow, Chattooga, Cobb, Dade, Floyd,
Gordon, HARRISON, Murray, Paulding,
ing, Polk, Walker and Whitfield, was not
represented at all.
The Eighth district, composed of Clarke
Ebert, Franklin, Greene, Hancock. Hart,
Madison, Morgan, Oconee, 0glethorpe, Put
nam and Wilkes counties, made an excellent
exhibit.
The Ninth district, composed of Banks,
Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gil
mer, Gwiunett, Habersham Hail. Jackson,
Lumpkin, Milton, Pickens, Rabup, Towns,
Union and White, had no exhibit. sy
The Tenth district, comprising Burke
Glasscock, Jefferson, johnson, Lincoln, Nc
Duff1e. Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren and
Washington, had only one exhibit, and thai
Of live stock from Burke county.
The secretary urged that the executive
committee from each district have at least
one county exhibit at the next fair. "With
one county exhibit and two individual farm
exhibits from each district at the next fair,
Secretary Jemison said in closing his re
port, 1.-THE grandest collection of agri
cultural produce ever seen in the south will
be gathered together
Col. Waddell urged on the convention tht
necessity of taking most active part IL
the state fairs. He asked that every
member give his best efforts to make tn,
fairs successes, and the officers would try
and get the railroads to continue theil
courtesies.
THE socIETY's FINANCES.
The finance committee submitted its re
port, showing the financial condition of tn
society. The receipts from all sources dur
ing the year were approximately $I6,0O0
The amount on hand at the beginning O
last year was 81, 000 making the tota
amount collected by the treasurer $27, 900
The expenses during the year were $4,000
The East Tennessee, Virginia and George
railroad owes the society 800.
The committee added TO its report thi
appeal: I'm view of the great effort re
quired on the part of the officers of tn
society to prevent loss and to maintain tn,
funds on hand, and as our only revenue i
obtained through the state fair, ii behooye
every men .er of the society TO lend his ait
in sustaining the annual fair and to con
tribute to its financial success"
INVITATIONS ACCEPTED.
The board of managers of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards Club extended to the
society the privileges of the club room fol
one week. 1t was accepted, and the society
ordered to return the thanks of the conven-
ton to the Guards.
The president of the Georgia Histroica
Society invited the convention to attent
the address of Col. G.. G. Jones tonight Oh
the ten signers of the declaration of indie
pendence at Hodgson hall. The invitation
was accepted.
This about completed the work OF th,
convention. The members for an hour haC
been anxious to adjourn, and at IL O'CLOCK
an adjournment was taken until the sum
mer meeting in Athens.
THE WORLDS FAIR COMMITTEE.
President Waddell announced last nigh
the appointment of the following commit
tees in accordance with resolutions passed
in the convention:
Committee on Columbian Exposition:
L. +. Livingston, chairman.
First DISTRICT. G. Deli. sei .ate4
Second District-R. !. Denmark.
Third District-W. L. Glessuer.
Fourth District-W. H. Cary. 6vs ssAe55