The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-01
CONSIDERING STATE ram.
business Men Must show Interest
Mayor Myers says

WntoE Myers NNNN
Maj G. NJ Ryais had "a further con-
ference with Mayor Myers yesterday upon
.ho subject Of getting the state fair 10
Savannah next fall. Both agreed that
N would be a good thing 20 have the fair
Zoo savannah, nnd that everything WIS
favorable 20 having roquesf from sa-
yannah TO this effect granted.
Mayor Myers said however. that he
would have 20 take Ntue time to sound
the business men on the subject To
make a success Of the fair" ne said. 'the
business men OF the city must take an
steps 10 bring the fair here ! would IKE
some manifestation Of interest OF the
part % The business mon. II there 3.
.uiilcient evidence OF interest further sieps
viii be- taken.
TT must bc horne in mind said al.
Mayor. that the fair is not an enter
prise which can be undertaken and CON
Quoted Dy the city government. The city
con have nothing TO DO with the matter
officially beyond showing Its interest in
tne success 81 the enterprise. There Will
have 10 D. some organization of the busi-
ness men Go take the matter in hand ana
carry Dc forward 90 success"
Mas Rynls is confident not only thas
savannah can get the fair. bat that she
can mako % decided success OF a. Every
body with whom / talked lu Atlanta" be-
SAID wants the fair 90 come TO Stvau-
nah. u has been a long ume since we
nid the fair down here and the people up
tno state want 20 come down and see US
The merchants. the lawyers the farmer
The members 81 the LeEis Hturc and eN cfy-
body ffats fuNUr haiGfrrr th.. F-fr h.r.
I'VE can make q success OF 10 provided
we go about h rights snid be- Major 1T
VIII require "a soon guarantee 10 begin
with and the money viii have 20 be put
up. Tho business men whore VIII have
TO put D. up. They VIII do 80 with the
idea, not OF donating the amounts 81
their subscriptions but OF getting % an
back with a dividend besides believe
We can do this With a large guarantee
fund we can afford TO offer large pre-
miums for county and other displays BY
onerius. say $500 for county displays
with 81 500 as the first prize for tho best
county display. we con secure displays
from number OF counties from all over
The state. whereas small premiums would
only attract a few displays from this Sec
ton.
The fair organization 10 be formed az
this end Of the line wodld run che bust
the privileges. aell the space for exhibits
and take charge Of tho receipts at the
gate, Properly managed. ! think the fair
would return. not only an the money put
Into g. but = diyldeud besides My idea
would bee Co offer TO divide the dividend
with tine State Agricultural society. thus
giving 'ae .: s.:-,Ta ~ siai large ami in
huential body a stimulus TO ED la making
the fair "a success. with favorable condi-
b.
would enable us To- pay a neat dividend
10 the managers and a handsome sum into
me treasury OF the Agricultural Society,"
MAJ. kyals was asked II he did not
think that the Charleston Exposition 20
De held la November next. would not
conflict somewhat With the success OF CHI
Fair az savannah. Tie replied that he ola
not think SO.
THE Georgia State Fair Is "a state in
stitution.' be said. "and lts uatronagc
would come almost entirely from this
state. We would interfere but little with
the Charleston Exposition, and they woul
draw but little from us. In one way the
exposition would prove an advantage 20
us BY holding che fair early enough.
many exhibitors from other states. who
would not Otherwise be drawn here, would
place their exhibits at Savannah know
iug that they would have ample time ar
ter the conclusion 81 the fair hero 20
transfer their exhibits 10 Charleston ana
thus get the dement, Of exhibiting al two
such affairs with but little more expense
than the cost Of one ] do not think the
Charleston Expos .tion would keep many
people away from Savannah"
The state fair would OF course be on q
larger scale than anything Savannah has
attempted in this line FOR good many
years. The direct benefit TO the city
would result OF counsc. from the crowds
which would be .u attendance. la this
connected h Is pointed out that Savan-
nah is probably ga better position TO fur
uish "A large racing programme than any
OF the interior points The racing men
are very favoabiv Inclined toward Swan
nah anyway. and pretty much an the
stables heading south could be brought
this WY