The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-17
BIG CROWDS WILL BE HERE.
EFFECTIVE WORK BEING DONE BY
THE MAY WEEK COMMITTEES.

ar. w. C. Cam 10 Go on the Road
Again TO-day-RaiIrOad Wen say
the One-Cent Rate il Going 10
Bring in the Largest Crowd Sa-
Vannah Has Ever Had-Mai. karoVF
to BE Commander of the Camp.
Gov. Atkinson and Members of His
stan TO BE InvIted-ArranEemen
That Are Being Made.
Mr.. W. G. Cam Will leave this morning
for Milledgeville and GAINESVILLE 10 see
II the companies OF cadets al those places
can be induced to come TO Savannah and
compete for the prizes offered at the May
week drill. The association is in a posi-
tion TO offer inducements to companies
of cadets and there is no reason why they
should not be attracted.
Mr. Cam has just returned from a trip
10 Charleston where he has been in the
interests Of the Military Interstate Asso-
citation. It is not likely that the Citadel
Cadets Of that city will be able to attend
but other cadet companies are expected to
come.
Mai. Edward Karow. chairman Of the
military, reported at a meeting of the
board yesterday afternoon that at least
three. and perhaps four, companies would
come 10 enter the interstate
drill in competition for the
$3.50 prize and the Galveston cup.
Besides these. he said. there would be at
least two and perhaps three companies Of
zouaves, several cavalry teams which
would engage in the fitting contests, and
two or three companies frcm the state
militia outside Of Savannah.
MI. IL F-rrr al
points outside a radius Of fifty miles
seems to have started the celebration on
boom in Georgia. General Passenger
Agent ]. c. Halle OF the Central and As
sistant General Passenger Agent H. c.
McFadden Of the Plant system say they
have given particular attention 10 the
matter Of advertising all along their lines,
and that the outlook is most encourag-
ing. From the reports they nave received
from along their lines they say they telt
justified in the statement that there will
be more visitors here than Savannah has
ever had before on a similar occasion.
The 1-cent rate is granted for three days,
such as the association may name. II has
about been decided 10 have II effective
Monday, Tuesday and wednesday, the
first three days of the week, as ii Is be-
lieved the largest crowds will come 10
the city on those days.
Mai. Edward karOw, the commander or
the First Battalion Of the First Regi-
ment, was chosen as the commander of the
camp during the week. The visiting mill
tary will be encamped in the southern
part OF the city, and this camp will be IN
charge Of Mai. Karow, as Its command
ing officer. Maj. karow is chairman of
the military committee of the assOcia-
ton, and in that capacity has become thor
oughly familiar with all the associations
plans and workings. He will make an
able commanding officer of the camp
All but one or two of the military COM
panies have been heard from with re-
gard to the resolutions allowing the as
ISOLATION to make such use of the parade
ground as IL may see fit for the purpose
in hand. All of course have willingly as
sented to the proposition, and the city
council in committee of the whole has sig
nified assent to giving a permit for the
erection of all necessary structures.
These structures have been insured while
in the process of erection
Thursday, May IA, will be governor day
and President Garrard was directed to
extend an invitation from the association
to Gov. w. Y. Atkinson and the mem
beers of his working stan to be present as
the guests of the association at that time.
Capt w. w. Williamson, who is in
charge of the rife contests, reported that
the matter of entering the contests was
under consideration by several teams in
New York Washington, New Jersey and
other places. The entries, he said, did not
close until May l, and until then it will
not be known definitely just what teams
will participate.