The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-09
THE FESTIVAL PUT OFF.
BUSINESS MEN IN FAVOR OF A
MIDWINTER CELEBRATION.

MIDWIkThh OhL6bhAT1ONs
The Fall Too Busy a Time For Both
City and Country Merchants-The
Meeting Of committees Adjourned
to Dec. January or February the
Best Time For a Celebration.
Savannah will not have a deep water
celebration this fall. This was decided at
the meeting Of the committees representing
the various commercial bodies at the DE
Soto last night. Nearly all Of the business
organizations were represented. Aldermen
Cam and Myers represented the city eOun-
Gil, Joseph Hull the cotton exchange, A.
Z. Harmon and L G. Haas the board Of
trade, W. W. Starr and Max Robinson the
Merchants W eekAssociation, "A. T. Solomons,
Abe Guckenheimer and J. N. Dixon, the
Wholesale Grocers' Association, Gustave
Fox and Herman Winter, the Liquor
Dealers Association, D. Il. Bythewood, the
Central railroad passenger department, and
Clement Saussy, the Belt Line. Several
other business men were present, and also
representa- OF the newspapers.
President Palmer, OF the Merchants
Week Association, not being present, Alder
man Cam was called 10 the chair. Mr..
Max Robinson acted as chairman. The
chairman stated the object of the meeting
and announced that he was ready to hear
the views Of the gentlemen present upon
tne question Of celebration.
IN FAVOR OF WAITING AWHILE.
Mr.. Hull. representing the cotton ex-
change, said he thought II good idea 70
celebrate Savannah's success in the deep
water movement, but he thought 1t would
be the wiser plan to wait until there was
arzf1apna Of Haopar koRO-o olo
brating. II would be better 10 wait, he
thought, until the work began and it can
be seen how congress is going to act With
the appropriations.
Mr.. Solomons, representing the Wholesale
Grocers' Association, said he had canvassed
q number OF the wholesale grocers upon the
question and be found them almost unani-
mousy of the opinion that celebration this
fall would be inopportune.
The object of q celebration said Mr..
Solomons, sis TO bring the people TO the city,
to bring the wholesale merchant and the
country merchant together for the benefit
of both. The fall months are the busiest
portion of the year with the country ner-
chant. He has a large stock Of goods On
hand 10 be disposed Of and be is making
his collections, and he cannot afford to 20
OF and leave his business a. such critical
moment.
NOT TIRE RIGHT TIME.
at would be no use to bring the people to
town in the fall At that time the whole
sale merchants are up TO their ears 10 busi-
ness. They are worked from morning till
night and SO are all their employees, and
they would have no time 20 give their
customers, even should they come to town.
They would not be able to show them
around nor to extend them any Of the
cogrtesies that would be proper under the
circumstances.
For these and other reasons Mr.. Solo
mons eaid the Wholesale grocery merchants
are not in favor Of a fall celebration.
MIR. Harmon, representing the board OF
trade. agreed with Mr.. Solomons that q fall
celebration would be inadvisable
Mr.. Haas thought it a good time for the
interchange OF ideas upon the subject OF the
May festival. He said the sentiment seemed
TO be that the May festivals are a mistake
and that a change should be made to some
more suitable time. December or February,
he thought, would be a better time than
May for the festival. Things have about
run out with the merchants In the CITY in
May, he said. aud the country people have
about run out Of money, and SO it suited
nobody.
THE WINTER MONTHS SUIT BEST.
In December there is more money in the
country and more life in the city. Mr.. Haas
said that the general sentiment is certainly
IN favor OF an annual celebration. he
moved that the matter of holding fall GEL
ebrasion be indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Myers moved that the committees np-
pointed by the commercial bodies hold over
to meet again at a more opportune time TO
discuss the subject. The sentiment was In
favor OF a celebration, he said.
Mr.. Guckenheimer suggested that there
be but one entertainment q year, and that
that occur in February.
Mr.. Haas motion was amended to mean
that the meeting adjourn until the first
Tuesday in December, when ID would be-
called by the chair TO resume the discussion
Of the time and manner of holding the
celebration. The sentiment OF the meeting
seemed to be that the celebrations
hereafter should be held ink January
or February, which it was thought
will prove more satisfactory to all con-
cerned. The merchants will then be taking
a rest after the fall business and the coun-
try people would know how much money
they had left to spend after settling up their
years business, and it would be better
time for an all-around jolli6cation anyway.
The meeting adjourned to meet Thursday
Dec /.