The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-20
SAVANNAH WANTS THE FAIR.
MAI. RIVALS AND MR. JACKSON
Gone To GACoN To GET 1T.

INNo-~tdcd Discussion bat Al
Were Anxious That the Fair Be
Held Herr-Jockey Cinb Coed
ThfnE 90 Follow AFTER the state
Hair Subscriptions Reported
Aupountcd 90 $4,000. bnt the Nee
es.ary Amount VIII Be Raised.
slyunnah win insist co having the state
Fair next year. This was determined a.
she meeting % chose interested. held a.
the city Exchange yesterday Afternoon.
and Lass nlaht Msj g. n Ryais and ar
Joseph W. jackson left the city for Ma
o. b. accordance with ere action % the
meeting go present savannahs case be-
fore the state Fair Committee which
~, ats there to-day.
There was a eooi deal Of discussion
Of the matter such as was calculated 20
give al Dresens an insight into the prob
sem 81 holding the fair 10 this city. Some
wanted 20 ask the Fair Committee for an
extension Of time for tairty days. while
others used the occasion to talk Up the
s.. ses CLUB. However. when tho matter
came 10 a vote on the proposition Of Mr.
george W. owens that Mai Ryak should
ae requested 20 ask Tor the fair for sa-
vannah, iusunng the committee that el
necessary funds would De forthcomlas
and that valuable prizes would be- offered
there was not dissenting vote. when
t1e ayes and nays were called there was
q loud chorus q ayes. and nobody ven
tursA 90 pat 10 a|vote against the motion
The mceiing was called for O'Clock
ard vas IN session unth nearly O'Clock.
Tfere were present Mayor Herman Myers.
chairman. Messrs. g. M. Ryais George
W Owens &. Garfunkel. Charles Levau.
A. Lehwald. =. A StovaIi. Joseph Doyle
4. ?. Doyle. u. Dryfus :. l.. IAzaron.
Thomas warw1csx /. CoIlai. H. r. Dree.
Eon. J. r. Mcguire. y. b. Morgan. g.
u. Levy. c. s. Byck. J. r. shuptrine
J.. Adler s. Kros1skoH l. a soIomons
Joseph ". Jackson. =. Couldl 4. s.
Nichols. r. 5. IsevS Max Solomon. a
W Masterson, p. G.. Pursc. W. W
Starr. George schwarz ana Daniel Ho-
gan.
The subscriptions reported amounted in
round figures 20 $1,000 Some OF the com
mittees bad Accomplished little on account
% the fact that q was desired hy those
called on 20 subscribe to know definitely
what was to b. done before they put
their rames down Their reports. how
ever. were nut discouraginV
SIR. y. H. Levy stated that he had not
gone any further but that his committee
could be depended on for Si2e0o Mr.
Levy's committee had formerly reported
&.i50 He said he was ready 10 Increase
hls personal subscription from 500 20 ST.
90 and he thought others would Increase
theirs.
AR s l. Lazaron reported 500 sub
scrihed from the wholesale groccrs. and
said he believed they would al come for
ward n they knew that the fair was
certainty.
Mr.. W. W. Starr wanted some informa-
sion as 10 the past record of the State
Fair. Maj. Ryals said he had never taken
any active interest IN the fair before.
but that the fair had Always paid out 50
far as he was advised. There were GER
tain thinEs sometimes I'm connection with
the fair. such street railroads which
he said. would not pay out. Savannah
however he considered. would give a
real State Fair. and not merely a l0cal
AFFAIR. He disputed the proposition that
Hhis - not a good agricultural section. IL
r. as good an agricultural section. ne said,
a. Fulton county. He was satisfied that
come OF the most prominent men In the
state. such as Gen. John Il. Gordon. Con-
and others would take a most active in
aerest in the fair here.
Mr. starr expressed some doubts about
the matter. He thought Savannah would
not be able TO set the one cent mile
rate. He thought. also a sufficient num-
Der Of people could not b. induced 20
come to Savannah. Mayor Myers differed
with him strongly on both these PROPOSE
lions.
j. Z. Mcguire reported the subscrip-
lions Of mis- committee as more than
doubled
Nr. 5 Krouskon argued that with the
people divided, and the cotton and naval
stores men on the Bay opposed 20 the
movement. the fair could not be- made a
success. no matter how much was sub
scribed TO IT,
Mr. jackson said he had no further sub
scriptions. bat that the theaters, brew
cries and ice companies were yet 20 be
heard from He said they had been some
what iukawarm only because they were
doubtful whether the plan would 90
through.
SIR. Isazaron thought the matter % or
ganszing the jockey club would follow
naturally and closely upon the state Fair
movement. but tho hrst ching 10 do, he
thought. was 20 get the fair.
Mr.. owens stated that khcre was no
desire on the part OF thoA interested IN
the Jockey club TO throw cold water on
the fair movement. lie referred to The
Old fair showing that IL was merely q
local movement and that IL lacked the
prestige the state fair would
have. The owners OF the prop
erty. he said. stiil have theiI
property. They did not actually lose
by money In running the fair. The prop
erty originally cost $1,000. but the gate
receipts were used 10 pay the expenses
II the same grounds are selected he said
he had no doubt that the association vii
permit the use OF them free Of rent. The
improvements put upon the grounds wouic
be OF sufficient value 40 the
members OF athe association. II,
was satisfied that the subscrib
ers to the jockey club movement
would take up all OF the subscriptions ans
carry on the movement. Mr.. Owens wal
satisfied there was money sufiicient Il
hand 70 20 ahead and carry out the fail
movement However. n the fair people
decide 20 discontinue he had no doubs th'
Jockey people woud be ready 10 take thu
matter up &C once.
The question being asked az 70 whethe
n number of votes had not been prom
ised Valdoeta and other places, Maj. Ryal
said he felt confident he could secure Ger
tain votes for savannah. no matter wha
has taken place.
Mr. jackson referred TO the tncFeaa
IN rsuo,tfafiou In Chatham county within