The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-09
SLOW TO MAKE EXHIBITS.
SAVANNAH MANUFACTURERs TAKE
500 FEET OF SPACE.

The savannah Exhibit in the Georgia
Manufacturers Building at Atlanta
Not 80 Extensive A IL Was Ex-
pected IL Would Bean Effort to
BE Made to Increase the Space to
1000 Feet-Mr. Martins Talk to
the Manufacturers Committee.
Savannah viii nave a rather slim rep
resentation "a the manufacturers build
ing at the Atlanta exposition.
rhe meeting Of manufacturers at tle
City Exchange yesterday afternoon 70 hear
from Secretary T. II. Martin Of the GeOr-
gia Manufacturers Association. and 10
subscribe for space in the building. was
attended by about a dozen manufacturers.
The meeting was held in the long room
Of the Exchange. l.. W. Haskell. chair
man Of the manufacturers committee.
Of the Citizens Industrial Committee, pre-
sided
Mr.. Haskell stated the object Of the
meeting and introduced Mr.. Martin. who
spoke at some length upon the purpose
Of the Georgia Manufacturers Associa-
ton and the reasons for the erection of
a special building At the exposition for
an exhibit Of the manufactured products
of the state The plan Of the association
has already been outlined in the Morning
News.
Mr.. Martin said that the first under
taking decided upon by the association
was an exhibition by the manufacturers
OF Georgia at the exposition. The associ-
alton found, upon inquiry. that all the
IN Nr l4arrr ..saf
had been subscribed for, and what was
more important still that not a foot Of
this space had been taken by Georgia man
ufacturers
Feeling that it would be a great over
sight to have no showing made by the
manufacturers of Georgia at such an
exhibition, II was decided that the Man
ufacturers' Association which was but
newly organized, would undertake this
work, and that special building should
be erected for the purpose. one of the
hest sites on the grounds was granted
for this purpose by the exposition com
pany, and a committee was appointed to
take the work in charge
1t was decided that the best plan would
be 10 have The manufacturers of each
city and town subscribe for a certain
amount of space in order that the exhibits
might be grouped in the manner TO best
advertise each city.
l.
ready subscribed for nearly 1900 feet of
space, Macon for over 1900 Augusta oyer
1000 Rome over 100, Columbus $50.
GAINESVILLE 500. East Point 800 Griffin. 800
1t was found that with the amount Of
space already subscribed for a very hand
soma building could be erected on q
OASIS OF 80 cents per square feet of net
space. In canvass among some of yor-
manufacturers this morning / found tn I'm
well disposed toward making exhibits.
IL should be borne I'm mind that this will
be most wonderful exhibit. Georz!a
more nearly than any other southern sta r.
produces something Of everything con
sumed by her people. This grouping to-
gether of the varied manufacturing inter
ests OF the state will have a wonderful
effect. 1t will be the best possible argu-
ment OF what can be done in manufactu~-
ing In Georgia by an exhibit of what Is
already being done. We have made ex-
hibits of our raw material time and again
in the effort to induce outside capitalists
TO come in and undertake their develops
ment To our shame, be il said. Now We
are going to show the world what Geor-
gia manufacturers are doing. = 1t is es-
pecially important that each city which
seeks to attract manufacturers should he
represented at this exhibition. Savannah
cannot spend any amount of money that
would be better spent than to show In
in the way of manufacturers.
Mr.. Martin said that 1t would be neces-
sary for the committee having the build
ing in hand to close the contracts To-
morrow, and as IL did not intend allow
ing for any space other than that sub
scrlbed Tor 1t would be necessary for The
Savannah manufacturers to make their
subscriptions at once. This was somewhat
of surprise to the meeting as the ma
jority of those present thought they w4~a
merely called together to discuss the o,,as-
ton of an exhibit and that they would
then have time to consider the matter.
Unfortunately, Mr.. L. w. Haskell the
Savannah member of the executive com
mittee of the Manufacturers Associa-
ton has been absent from the city al
most the entire time since his appoint-
ment, and so has been unable to worl,
the matter up here as it should have
been done. The result is that Savannah
will have a very small representation
in the manufacturers building Only $50
feet of space was subscribed for. The
subscriptions were by the following in
dustries: Savannah Brewing Company.
Southern Cotton Oil Company Savannah
Cotton Mills, Georgia Brewing Associa-
ton and Mcmillan Bros
Space can be secured through Mr. Has
kell up to O'Clock tomorrow morning
Mr., Haskell hopes to make an arrange
ment through the Citizens Industrial
committee to have the amount of space
for Savannah increased TO 1000 feet.
The difficulty in securing an exhibit
from Savannah" said Mr.. Haskell to q
Morning News reporter. lis that two of
our principal manufacturing Industries
are lumber and fertilizers The lumber
men will not talk to you about making
an exhibit and care nothing about it, The
fertilizer men have made exhibits until
they are tired. 1t is very costly and can
benefit them but little, they say"
RELICS FOR THE EXPOSITION.