The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
THIRTY-TWO PRIZE EXHIBITS.
SAVANNAH CONES OFT WELL N
THE AWARDS At ATLANTA.

More Medals and Diplomas Come
whole state of Alabama and North
western Florida Together - Five
Gold, Nine silver and Eighteen
BroHze Medals in the List-The La
dies Exhibit Returned and the
Articles 10 BE Distributed To-day.
Capt d. G. Purse returned yesterday
from Atlanta, where he has been for
the last ten days looking after the pack
ing up Of the Savannah exhibits.
Before he left Atlanta Capt. Purse call
ed the attention Of the committee appoint
ed 10 look after oversights in cases Of
awards to exhibitors. OF which Hon. r.
B. Bullock is chairman, to several dis
plays in the Savannah exhibit which had
apparently been overlooked by the com
mittee on awards, Of which Dr. Daniel
L. Gilman was chairman.
Three Of the exhibits to which Capt.
Purse particularly called attention in this
connection were those of the city Of Sa-
vannah as a whole, the Imperial Bak-
ing Powder Company and the Morning
News.
Capt. Purse has a letter from Chairman
Bullock stating that the committee has
taken action with regard to these three
oversights and has corresponded with DIT.
Gilman with regard to them. Chairman
Bullock said in conclusion he trusted the
results would be satisfactory.
Information has been received that
medals will be awarded these exhibitors.
which will make thirty-two medals, all
told, that Savannah Will receive. Capt.
Purse put IN applications for awards for
all the exhibits in the Savannah display,
and his action in so doing was the cause
Of such large number of medals having
been awarded, Savannah having receiv-
ed more awards than the whole state OF
Alabama and Northwestern Florida
combined The southern peninsular, how
ever, is not included in that statement.
The number cf applications was over 100.
diplomas VIII be sent TO each OF the eX-
hibitors to whom an award was made, and
with that diploma will come an order for
a medal. The bronze medals are supplied
by the exposition company, but the eXhib-
itors themselves have to pay for the gold
and silver medals, in case they desire to
secure them. OF the 81 medals coming to
savannah four or five will be gold, about
nine silver, and eighteen bronze 1t is
not known yet just what will be the class
Of medals awarded to the three last ex-
hibitors. Chairman Bullock's committee,
Capt Purse says, spoke very highly of the
Morning News exhibit, considering il one
OF the best at the exposition.
The exhibits made by the ladies of Sa-
vannah have been returned to the city
and those who had charge of collecting
them will meet at the residence of Can't.
Purse this afternoon at O'Clock for the
purpose Of distributing them. These ex-
hibits have been returned without the loss
of a single article. It took five freight cars
to load all of the exhibits from Savannah,
and Capt. Purse spent ten days in person.
ally experimenting the work of packing
them and placing them in the cars. They
are expected here just as soon as the rail-
roads get a chance to move them. Moth
ing whatever has been lost with the ex-
stolen and which We're not of any great
value The thefts around the grounds at
times Capt. Purse says were fearful
Many persons apparently respectable
would at times take things and get away
with them before Il was possible to detect
their loss. In some instances he
says, parties were seen surrepti-
tiously taking off articles to which they
were perfectly welcome as they were arti-
cles that had been distributed for adver-
Using purposes.
Inc exhibit as a whole has cost some
thing under the amount appropriated by
the city to the Industrial committee for
the purpose of placing it at the exposition.
which was $500. There will be a small
amount left when all expenses are paid,
though il cannot be told just how much
until all accounts have been settled. 1t
is considered that the display was the
best advertisement that Savannah has
ever had. 1t was well managed and it
has been complimented on all sides.