The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-02
MUST HAVE MORE MONEY.
TO CARRY ON THE SAVANNAH IN
HIBIT At TIE EXPOSITION

Capt. Purse Says IL VIII Take That
Amount TO Run the Exhibit Untii
the End of the 81hfbftion-The Ex-
penses 50 Far Exceed the $1,000
Originally Appropriated
The citizens Industrial committee viii
cal upon the city council Tor an adll-
tionaI approrr -a--1l of fleJ 90 enable u
70 continue tLe savannah exhibit az the
Atlanta exposition The committee decl-
ded On this s-ep az a meeting held an the
mayors otIce yesterday
The meeting was called 20 receive the
report o. Capt. j. o.. Purse. manager az
The exhibit. Cart Purses report showed
that 81 the $500 appropriated 10y The
CITY % the industrial committee for the
purposes of the exhibit there has already
been expended s4s-1i7. leaving unez-
uende5 a balance OF Sl7s5s. Bills have
been contracted which VIII more than
consume the small balance
Capt. Purse estimated tha- by the most
stringent economy the smallest sum On
which the exhibit could De carried
through the ensuing two months is $1,000
He stated that many expenses had been
greater than had been estimated would
he the case. while there had been other
exDenses which had been unforeseen lie
also called attention 10 the fact that 81
was thought at the time the city made
its aupropration that the county would
also make an appropriation. He said he
regretted very much the necessity Tor
calling for this additional amount
This exhibit" Capt. purse said. has
cost me more worry and more anxiety
than II it had been an enterprise InFo.V-
ing a million dollars OF capital in the
beginning l had 10 combat with the ln-
di4erence Of our people. Many exhibits
were obtained only by frequent personal
solicitation. The utmost care ana pll--
e-ence was used In the expenditure q the
AUTHORIZATION. 1 have laid awake az
nights studying how 10 avoid this ln4hs'
but there was no other way our OF IT,
we have an exhibit which Is 10 every
way credltable 20 the city, ana Whlch is
attracting more attention than any sim
liar exhibit on the grounds. IL has done
more 10 make Savannah known 10 the
reouIe 10 whom 10 should be known than
ANYTHING we have ever done. To abandon
IL now would be to lose the fruits OF our
work. as the crowds which VIII altend
the exposition during NoYenDet an ...i -
cember will naturally be mucn greer
than those which have visited ny 4eLety-
fore The people Of the north anu "e5t
hon
visit the exposition in great NUMBERS
during the next two months. - 49,.
There was an informal discussion OF tils
subject among the members OF the COM
n-t.3se E.videutIv IL dlsliked the idea OF
asking council for any more mgneg' Du.
the members saw that y the eAHlDil Voc
10 be continued. as all tell must pc uVHe'
there was nothing else 70 40 US 4uea-
lion was put 10 Capt Purse u he Maa
satisfied that the exhibit coulu PC CoH-
tinued In its entirety until DEC 81 ~ ~
that il could be done. Col NaIIaIu men
novel that the committee petition tne
council TO appropriate $1,000 Tor the puI-
pose Of continuing the exhibit until lne
Close OF the exposition The motion was
carried without a dissenting vote
land Manufacturers Association, which
met in Atlanta last week. displayed steat
interest in the Savannah EXHIBIT. MANY
Of the members, he said, expressed a de-
sire 10 come to Savannah. He made every
EFFORT 70 have them include savannah IN
their route but their itinerary had al
ready been made up ana IL was 700 lhte 70
make any change. AT his urgent request
the manufacturers agreed 70 consider an
invitation to come through mere on theh
way TO Nashville. where they VIII hold
their meeting next year. He was also
informed that il was probable that num-
Der might get up an excursion 70 saYan-
nah this winter Capt. Purse said II was
especially desirable to secure the pres
ence Of such a body Of men, representing
millions Of dollars Of invested capltal, N
the city BY resolution, the matter was
referred 10 the committee on manufac-
lures and commerce, for correspondence
with the secretary Of the manufacturers
association, with view OF having the
manufacturers visit Savannah.
Col. Garrand moved vote OF thanks -
Capt. Purse for his untlrlng EFFORTS ana
self-sacrihce in making the Savannah ex-
hbIt a success. The motion was unanl-
mously adopted.
Hon. Pope Barrow. chairman Of the law
committee. reported that bills nad Deen
prepared containing the proposed amend
ments to the constitution TO allow cities
TO grant exemption from taxation Tor
limited number of years 70 newly estab-
lished manufacturing Industries ana Other
new enterprises The committee is now in
correspondence with Senator Osborne, IN
reference to the bill The measure, MI;
Barrow said, Is general and not local and
all cities Of the state Will enjoy its Dene-
fits II adopted by the legislature 1t will
have 10 be submitted 10 vote OF the peO-
Col. Garrard said that in addition TO the
amendment 10 allow municipal corpora
tions 10 exempt new enterprises from tax
alton a bill would also be proposed amend
ing the constitution so that property
might be classified for taxation instead Of
placing all property on the same dead level
Of taxation as now required by the cOnsu-
tuition, or as the supreme court has de-
cided is required, property might be class
flied, and taxed according TO class, instead
Of the present dead level of uniformity for
all classes of property The Intention OF
course, would be TO tax each class uni
IL could be shown to the members Of the
legislature from the country counties that
the proposed changes in the constitution
were as much to the interest Of their Sec
tions as 10 the cities. The exemption of
new factory from taxation by the city OF
Savannah would not affect any other Sec
ton, but on the contrary the factory
would pay its state ana county tax and
the general tax fund would be increased
by that much. AS 10 the classification of
property for taxation. IL. for instance a
lower rate of taxation should be made
for deposits in banks a reduction in the
rate of interest would at once ensue, and
the country banks would be able 10 obtain
money al a lower rate OF interest, which
would be of much benefit TO the farmers
as 10 any other class Of people.
Col. Garrard said the bills viii be in
troduced shortly. AS they are general
and not local in their nature, it viii not
be necessary TO report them TO the indus
trial committee for its approval
The meeting was the first the committee
has held in some time and was well at
tended. There were present Hon. Herman
Myers chairman Capt. D. G. Purse,
Mai. l.. NJ Warned, d. b. Lester s. b.
Adams, Esq, George Meyer, NJ. j. Solo
mons, ]. s. Collins, James NJ. Dixon,
Andrew Hanley. J. NJ Barnard, Jr., W.
W. Chisholm, Col. William Garrard. Hon.