The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-23
MAY MAKE TWO EXHIBITS.
sAVANNAHs DISPLAY Al THE AT
LANTA EXPOSITION.

An Exhibit I'm the Forestry Depart
ment Decided on by the Industrial
Comittee-Another May Be Made in
the state BuiIdinE-A Committee
Appointed to Have Charge of the
Matter-Other Questions Before the
Industrial Committee.
A special netting of the Citizens Indus
trial committee was held yesterday after
noon at the city exchange for the pur-
pose of hearing from Mr.. b. =. Fernow,
chief Of the forestry department Of the At
lanta exposition.
Mr.. Fernow's idea, as previously stated
in the Morning News. is to secure exhib-
its for the forestry building from an the
sea ports Of the south. especial atten-
ton being paid TO the timber and forestry
products peculiar TO the country surround
ing each port.
Mr.. Fernow outlined his plan in a very
interesting talk. He said that the space
for such exhibits was limited and that he
had calculated that the space which could
be allotted to each city would be about
twelve feet square, or ia square feet.
Possibly there might be more space than
this he said, if all the cities which are
called upon for exhibits do not come in
in which case the exhibits deserving it
will get the advantage of the extra space.
Mr.. Fernow was very enthusiastic in de-
scribing his plan, and impaired his en-
thusiasm to the members of the COM
mittee. lie was successful in convinc-
ing them that very at
tractive and most artistic display
could be made in the manner outlined
by him and one which might prove valu-
able Advertisement.
After Mr.. Fernow had concluded Col
Garrard moved that the committee APP
propriate $500 for a forestry exhibit in
the government building. The resolution
seemed to meet with general appreciation.
Col. Estll suggested that It would be
Well for the committee appointed TO take
charge of the work of preparing this ex-
hibit should visit Atlanta before doing
so, for the purpose of informing them
selves OF the exact amount of space
10 be obtained and the location and sur
roundings of the space assigned to Savan-
nan, SO that the exhibit might be pre-
pared in an intelligent manner. He also
suggested that the committee in
Nestigate the advisability Of an exhibit
IN the state building by the city. The res
olution was amended to incorporate these
suggestions and was unanimously adopt
ed. Mayor Myers appointed as the com
III. Barnard. Jr.. and Ids3 W VI. starr aiTas' .
II is very probable that If the com
mlttee epOrtS taVorably upon the mat
ter OF an exhibit in the state building
Will undertake this work also,
in which case the citizens will
be called upon to give their aid finan-
cialiy and otherwise in making the exhibit
a success.
on resolution of Mr.. NJ. J. solomons
Messrs. s. b Adams, w. w. Williamson,
and l. G.. Haas were appointed a com
mittee to formulate rules of order for the
general committee. Mr.. Solomons also
moved that the membership of the indus
trial committee be increased to fifty the
present membership being twenty-seven.
Mr.. Solomons said that the work OF the
committee was of vital interest to the city
and that he considered il to be a per-
manent and not a transient institution.
For this reason, he said. he believed
II would be well for all interests to be rep
resented on the committee. Several other
members who discussed the resolution
agreed with Mr.. Solomons that 1t would
be well to increase the committee, but
said they thought il would be a mistake
TO make such an increase at once and
that it would be better TO make the addi-
tons gradually. as the names of men who
would be valuable to the committee We're
suggested from time Mr.. Solomons
amended his resolution so as to authorize
the chairman to add to the committee
from time to time as he might deem best.
The names of the following gentlemen
were suggested and added:
II. I. Smart. w. w. Starr, T. II. McMil-
Ian, Pope Barrow, Andrew Hanley and
i. 5. Iathrop. Secretary Doolan read
letter from the secretary of the grand
jury to Chairman Myers in reply to a let
a conference
between the grand jury and the industrial
committee for the purpose of discussing
matters on the line of county improve
ment and the means by which they We're
to be secured. The letter stated that the
grand jury would be ready to meet a COM
mittee from the Industrial committee
at O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
The chairman appointed the following
committee to meet and confer with the
grand jury at the time stated: NJ. j. Sol
onions, II. p. Smart, William Garrard, W.
w. Williamson and g. NJ. Ryals.
Chairman Solomons of the committee
on roads, drainage and agriculture, stated
that a numerously signed petition to the
grand jury was in circulation, urging that
body to take steps for the Improvement
OF the ogeechee road, taking up the work
at the city limits, where the improve
cease.
Secretary Doolan read a letter from
Secretary of State Canler, replying to
one asking for information as to the num-
Der of counties in the state in which the
no-Ience law prevails. Secretary CanJ-
ler's reply said that there were no records
OF this kind in his office. but that from his
own observation he judged that about
canrafa s, 81 ne counties in Upper
Chairman Garrard of the law commit
zee SAID that the committe would present
@Iltteh opinion in few days as to
winch registration law applied to the
renee election, the registration used at the
election OF representatives or that now
neihg taken by the new law. Both Col
Garrard and Mr.. Adams stated that thew
We're at present of the opinion that the
eleetlon would have to be held under the
new registration law.
Chairman Williamson of the statistics
committee, stated that about 1000 nam
phiets had been sent out by the secretary
since the last meeting, to various manu-
facurers in all parts of the country. A
letter received by the chairman from a
representative of the New York Times
relative to a write-up of Savannah in con-
nection with a general southern edition to
be gotten out by that paper soon, was
read. The representative will be in Savan-
nah soon. A letter was also read from
G. /. Marchant, business manager of the
Manufacturers Record in reference 10 a
descriptive write-up which the committee
is arranging to have published in the
Record
A letter to Hon. Herman Myers from I
f. Moses Esq, a former resident of Sa-
vannah. but now of Seattle, Washington
was read. Mr.. Moses had heard of the
movement to bring manufacturing indus
tries south and wrote to encourage the
movement in Savannah. He said that he
was pecuniarly invested in Savannah,
and was anxious to see her go forward
He suggested that the citizens should of
fer bonuses Of from $1,000 to $4,000 to OBJ
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