The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
EXPOSITION EXHIBIT.
THE CITY MAY MAKE AN APPRO-
PRIATION TO HELP THE COM
MITTEE.

The Special Committee on Exhibit
Makes LIS Report TO the Citizens
industrial COmmIttec-The Plan
Outlined and the Cost Estimated.
The city Council TO BE Asked for
an Appropriation of S2,5OO-The
County VIII Also he Asked TO Help.
The industrial committee met yesterday
afternoon and received the report Of the
I special committee appointed on the ATTAIN
ia exposition exhibit. The report was sub
! mitted by Capt. D. G. Purse. chairman
Of the committee. II embraces the whole
subject Of the exposition exhibit, and out
lines the ideas Of the committee as to the
exhibit
AS stated in yesterdays Morning News
/ the main idea which the committee pro-
poses to illustrate in the exhibit is COM
merce, Savannah being pre-eminently a
/ commercial city.
This idea Capt. Purse stated, permits
the greater liberty and latitude Of display,
such as will be necessary in making an
/ exhibit in keeping with the position OF Sa-
vannah and leave ats impress upon the
I visitors 20 the exposition.
/ With commerce as the central idea every
branch Of industry will be grouped around
]
agriculture and manufacturing. showing
the advance of the city and county on
/ both lines. Savannah's prominence as the
4 largest naval stores port OF the world, as
I the largest lumber distributing market of
I the country, as one of the
three largest cotton ports, the largest
/ wholesale grocery center in the state,
and In other lines, will be fully illus
| trated. Particular prominence will be
! given to art and historical exhibits
! To accomplish all this satisfactorily will
require money, says the report. Consider
/ able work and personal solicitation must
! be done to find the things needed to
complete the exhibit. II is recommended
\ that some one be employed at once whose
entire time will be devoted to the work.
/ The exhibits must be gathered, properly
/ packed. shipped to Atlanta, put in position
there according to design and must be
/ in charge Of some one while on exhibition.
| The cost of this service is estimated at
800 a month for four months.
Particular stress is laid on the idea of
/ making a headquarters for the Savannah
visitors and their friends at the exposi-
ton, and this, it is estimated. can be
done at a cost Of $3.50 to $500.
The railroads. it is expected, viii trans
4 port the exhibits free. The Central rail-
road will have an exhibit in the same
/ building. Its psace is not quite large
enough, however, and II is probable that
1t will use part Of the city's space.
A liberal use Of printers ink is recon-
| mended in the way of souvenirs and PAM
| phlets of statistics of Savannah for dis
/ tribution to visitors. This item is put
down at $500.
The total amount needed in advance
| to gather the exhibit and put 1t in posi-
ton is estimated at 5000 with the sum
of $500 more to cover the expenses dur
/ ing the exposition.
allow the committee some margin. and
he thought the exhibit could easily be
made at the cost estimated. New ave-
nues of expenditure would no doubt
arise, he said, and double the amount
| could be probably spent on the ex-
hibit. The members of the committee
| and the citizens whom IT may associate
with il are expected to give their per-
sonal services as largely as they can
/ afford to do so, and to exercise a super
vision Of the exhibit while visiting at the
/ exposition.
Capt. Purse said in answer to questions
| that the committee had thought 1t well
not to enter into details Of the features
Of the exhibit, as some of these would prob
ably not be announced until the exhibit
| should be complete He felt warranted in
saying that there would be naval stores
| exhibit and very creditable one. The
report was generally approved of and was
/
There was some discussion of the ques-
| ton of the design for the exhibit. Mr.. L.
/ w. Haskell said that while in Atlanta
| this week he saw Mr.. Clarke, who has
! charge of the Arkansas exhibit Mr..
/ Clarke said that the space could be very
! handsomely decorated and volunteered to
/ prepare and send down a sketch, giving
his ideas. Mr.. Clarke offered to take
| charge of the work of decoration and re-
i ceiving and arranging the exhibits for
., the sum OF $3.50. In the opinion of the
meeting Mr.. Clarke's figures were too
high.
There was considerable discussion as to
ways and means. None of the committee
appointed at the previous meeting to see
the county commissioners on the subject
/ of an appropriation by the body were pres
4 ent, but it was known that the commits
sioners had taken no action. The opinion
| was expressed that the county commits
sioners would do something, but as it is
| necessary that the committee be assured
of funds at once, in order that it may be-
! gin its work without loss of time, ii was
decided to make a call upon the city for
an appropriation, the belief being that such
| a demand would be favorably received by
the council. The following resolution Of
fered on this line by Mr.. Pope Barrow, was
adopted:
Resolved, That the chairman Of the com
| mittee on the Savannah exhibit at the Cot
ton States and International Exposition at
Atlanta, and two others to be named by
| the chairman of the Industrial committee,
be authorized TO appear before and me-
morialize the mayor and aldermen of Sa-
vannah to appropriate the sum of $500
to be expended in the promotion of the
safety, benefit, convenience and advan-
tages of the city under the direction of the
industrial committee and such sub COM
mittees as it may appoint, and as said cor
porate authorities may deem eXpedient
for the safety, benefit. convenience and
advantage Of this city.
Mr.. Myers appointed Mr.. Barrow and
| Mr.. p. A. Stovall to serve with Capt.
Purse on this committee. The committee
will appear before the meeting of the COM
mittee of the whole of council at noon to-
day.
Remarks on the Importance of the ex-
hibit and the necessity of arousing in
terest on the subject among the people Of
Savannah were made by Col GaUard,
Mr.. ]. S. Collins and Mr.. StovaI. Mr..
Stovall said that he had just returned from
Atlanta and he was thoroughly convinced
Of the greatness Of the exposition. I'VE
must work to build UP a sentiment on the
subject of the exposition, he said. There