The morning news., 1891-02-16
PREPARING Foa MAY WEEK
The Merchants' Association Executive
Board to Meet Tonight.

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Eosrd to Meet Tonight.
The executive board of the Merchants
Week Association will inset at the Travel
ers' Exchange at 8 O'Clock tonight TO ar
range further for the coming celebration.
The representative of Pain & Sons spent
several days in the city last week in confer
euce with the special committee having in
charge the spectacular feature Of the week.
Several sites on which to locate the exhibi-
location Is now under consider
alton. The magnitude of the
display may be imagined when it Is learned
that a space of ground 500 feet square is re-
qutred TO spread the necessary buildings
and auditorium, which will be sufficient TO
seat over 5000 psrso1s.
Mr.. Wycherly, the representative Of Pain
q Sons, was very favorably impressed with
the numerous facilities available for trans
porting large crowds in a short time and
with the general adaptability Of the location
for the exhibition.
In other cities in which the Last Days of
PompelT has been given, with less popula-
ton than Savannah, there has been an at
tendance OF over 81, 900 people, and without
the special attractions which Savannah is
Offering by the Merchants week this year.
contracts, which will be submitted at the
meeting tonight TO be approved, and will
ask Tor authority to proceed in the matter.
As soon as the contracts have been consum-
mated Paine & Sons will send on an expert
advance agent who will visit every town
and city within radius OF 300 miles to
thoroughly advertise the celebration. In
fact, it will be advertised on larger scale
even than Barnum's circus. The show bills
are very striking, besides the various small
advertising cards and hangers, some huns
dred thousands Of which will be scattered
broadcast throughout the adjoining terri
tory.
The encampment Of the Fifth Georgia
cavalry. which, next to the Last Days OF
Pompeii," will be the leading attraction CT
the week, is already under way, Col. Cor
don having issued his orders to the COM
panies composing the regiment. and there
is no doubt chat they will all participate
with full ranks
The encampmeut will be located at or in
the neighborhood of Camp Washington in
1885, and 10 all probability adjacent to the
spectacular exhibition The camp will
cover several blocks.
Col Gordon will spare no pains to make
this feature a success and, in fact, the finest
cavalry display seen in the southern states
since the war. All provisions will be made
for the comfort aud accommodation of the
men and horses.
The music committee is in correspondence
with several military bands, to provide
music during the week. in conjunction with
the city bands
Very few merchants have so far signified
their intention Of participating in the trades
display, but as this feature Is an important
one tn the merchants themselves, they will
no doubt, as usual. come in at the last mo-
ment. The chairman, however, is desirous
OF perfectlng the arrangements in order to
insure success, and unless the merchants
respond promptly the trades display may be
abandoned. Those merchants who desire to
co, operate have been asked TO notify the
chairman at once.
Chairman Doyle of the committee on
races is at work. and win have no difficulty
in attracting large meet
lt goes without saying that the confed-
crate veterans reunion, which will open
the weeks festivities, will be a marked
feature of the celebration.
Chairman Palmer. who has been absent
from the city. Is expected back to-day in
time TO preside at the meeting tonight.
| The secretary's correspondence is already
becoming yoluminous, and from now on the
| secretary and hiss staff of assistants will
have theirdhands full ca,a
The headuusrters Of the association win
be in the Travelers,y Exchange, which will
be fitch up Jwithtetephoa and other neces-
| sary accommodations:
The egpmmerciab 4FaYelers coming in from
their trip through the'suFrounding country
report that the people are already talking
of the Merchants week celebration and par
ticularly Of the cavalry encampment and
veterans reunion. 0r. ~
To-night's meeting will probably be the
most important yet held, as the budget and
| several minor features will be finally de-
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