The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
GEoReIAS PART AT CHICAGO.
An EXPENDITURE OF $4,000 PRO-
POSED.

The Committee on Ways and Means
in Charge of Raising the Money
in Session ut AtIanta-AtIRnta Ex-
pected to Chip I'm $1,000 and Full
ton County $1,000 MOre-savan-
nah's Assessment $1,000.
Atlanta. Ga. April Z1.-The committee on
ways and means in charge Of raising funds
and exhibits for the Georgia exhibit at the
Chicago southern exposition has fixed
upon 5000 as the amount TO be raised to
carry out the plans now in hand.
The first meeting Of the committee was
held in the office Of the commissioner OF
agriculture az the capital to-day. Col. R.
T. Nesbitt. commissioner Of agriculture
and president Of the exposition company.
presided at the meeting. which was attend
ed by a number Of we'll known men from
different parts of the state. The names
OF the committee were not announced by
President Nesbitt until the latter part of
last week. and on account Of the shortness
Of the notice some were prevented from
being present. A number of these. how
ever wrote enthusiastic letters and the in
dications are that the exhibit will be a
splendid success
President Nesbitt presented to the COM
mittee a plan for the raising Of the funds
and the making of the state exhibit. 1t
will be impossible to use all of the recent
exhibit OF the state at the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton, he said, as the law would only permit
the taking of the duplicate portions OF il to
Chicago. What can be utilized. however,
viii form very considerable nucleus and
assures the state valuable display OF her
In fixing upon $4,000 as the amount of
money to be raised for the work the COM
m!ttee determined to assess each city
an in hn zfafa a rfaArr an F.rrnf
which is to be secured through the eff
forts of the local committee. The rail-
roads are also assessed, and II is fully
expected that under this plan the money
will be raised without serious delay or
difficulty.
Atlanta has already appropriated $500,
that effect yesterday. The total assess
ment to Atlanta which is the largest of
any city. is. however 5000. Fulton coun-
ty in addition being put down for $1,000.
The average assessment to the counties,
exclusive of the cities, Is 800 while the
following is the assessment against the
cities: Atlanta, 5000; Savannah $1,000;
Augusta, $1,000; Macon. $500; Columbus.
$500; Rome, 1900; Athens, $500; Brunswick,
$500; Americas, 500; Townsville. $500;
Albany, 500; Marietta, 500; Milledgeville,
$500
Prof. w. S. Yates. the state geologist,
appeared before the committee and made
an interesting talk on the proposed ex-
hibit. He will probably be entrusted with
the work of completing the collection of
minerals and forestry, which he began for
the state when the recent exhibit was
made.
1t was decided under a resolution offer
ed by J. W. Aiken of Gainesville that in
naming a state display If any county or
individual desires to make a special ex-
hibt they shall be granted proper repre-
sentation, and that all materials in the
whole exhibit shall be accredited to the
localities and parties making them. By
this means the committee expects that
there will be good deal of rivalry be-
tween the several counties and sections
of the state, and the general interest in
the undertaking thereby promoted.