The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-18
TO GET MORE SUBSCRIPTIONS.
FAIR COMMITTEES GIVEN UNTIL
TO-MORRow AFTERNOON.

Fair-A Total of About $1,000 IN
sight for the Fair with Pros
poet OF Considerable Increase-A
Disposition 90 Retire IA Favor 90
Naidosta Displayed at Yesterdays
MeetinE-Prospect of Converting
she Movement Into one for n Race
track AssoctRtion.
A. the meeting a. the Mayor's once
yesterday OF the che rrnen OF the Can
wasting Committee and others acnvcly
Interested IN the State Par movement.
50 vas decided. afser some discussion. 10
adjourn the meeting until tomorrow ar
aornoon ~ 4 O'Clock. in order 20 allow the
committees further time ga which %
complete their work Upon the status
81 che movement shown at the meeting
tomorrow afternoon decision will be
made whether the effort shall be con-
fiuued.
There was considerable discussion yes
teraay a. 70 whether Savannah should
Hct give way 90 favor Of Vaidosta. some
fayoring tho step and others strongly op-
posing a. The proba bHity D.. however.
ghat resolution in the nature Of q com
promise. viii be offered tomorrow after
noon 10 the effect that Savannah will not
nntagonize Valdosta To her Effort 20 secure
the Fair. but that should the Executive
Committee Of the Agricultural Society de-
eide that u would be bess for the society
chat Savannah should have the Fair a
will be accepted with the determination
81 making a success OF a.
some such action az this was discussed
by several OF the leading members after
the needing. and 90 was agreed shat
resolution TO that eject would be zener-
ally acceptable That the fair would b.
readily accepted and taken hold IN proper
spirit is undoubtedly true but che ma
30rity Of those present 40 the meeting
were Of the opinion that the interest man
ifested 10 far has noe been sufficient 10
warrant them entering into competition
which might arouse uufriendly feelings la
a territory now most friendly to the city.
Those present a. the meeting were May
or Myers. chairman l.. W. Neeson. Sec
Teiary. Col. j. H. EstiH. Mr.. -. II. Levy
Mr. Leopold Adler Sir. r. a. We'll. MIR
J. ". Jackson. AIR r. 4. stovall. MAI
e N. Rysls. Mr. George W Owens. MI
+. l.. Lazaron. AIR A. b. Moore. Mr. l.
Coila,. Mr. NJ Dryfus. Mr. l. A. soLo-
mons Mr. W. +. Reid Capt u. G. Purse.
Mr.. $. Krouskon Capt W. A. stephens
Mr.. John r. Mcguire. Mr.. George Z.
6ohWarz and Sir. F. N. oliver
The first business vas the receiving OF
the reports from the chairmen OF COM
mittees. Mr. Levy. chairman OF che com
mittee. having most OF the wholesale and
retsh dealers. reported total subscrip-
lion Of s6.i50 not including subscriptions
made by members OF the committee az
the first meeting. Mr.. Levy said that there
were other subscriptions in sight and that
some OF the subscribers had stated theif
willingness TO increase their subscrlp-
lions. He thought the total could be In
creased TO SEQ. and possibly $1,000.
Mr.. Jackson. chairman OF the Hotel.
Restaurant and Bar Committee. reported
a total Of $500 with some large subscrih-
ers stin TO hear from. Mr.. Jackson said
he thought his list could be considerably
Increased.
Mr.. solomons presented a list Of $500
subscribed By tho wholesale ard retail
druggists. Some Of these subscriptions
had been made oonditioually. but Mr.. Sol
onpstns assumed the responsibility Tor
these. The list sent Ia by Mr.. J. T.
Ehuptrine showed a total OF $40 from the
tealers IN farming implements and the
truck farmers Capt Stephens reported
$50 from the lawyers and architects with
several Icading firms yet TO hear from.
Fire Superintendent Mcguire reported $3.50
subscribed By small dealers OF tine west
side
The reports from two important commit
tees, from which large results had been
expected proved disappointing Mr
Moore. chairman Of the committee on
Wholesale grooers. naval stores and lum-
bermen. reported that he had only recciv-
ei notice q his appointment last Nednes-
day. ard the indications were that the
movement was about To be dropped he had
not undertaken to make a canvass Mr
Adler. chairman Of the Committee on
Banks. Cotton. Real Estate and Insur-
auce. said that the banks had decided that
they could not properly appropriate the
money 81 their stockholders for such
purpose. and that the cotton men had with
one exception declined TO do anything.
This exception was the arm of W. W.
Gordon a Co. which subscribed Sion Mr.
Adler confessed that his experience had
been 30 disheariening that he had not
undertaken to push his canvass any fur
ther. Since coming to the meeting he had
been telephoned OF another subscription
of 500.
Mr. owens stated that he was author
lied by a gentleman who did not wish
ais name known 10 offer a subscription
OF $500. with the prospect of this being IN
creased TO Si.ooo. II needed
ADDING the subscriptions reported above
the total was found 10 be fi3.Tio and ad-
ding 10 this tf.O00 subscribed at the nrst
meeting not Included Ia these reports the
total amount subscribed was found 20 be
slT.740. Mr. Collat increased his subscrip-
tiOn si00 and Mr. Adler stated his willing
mess 70 subscribe another 500, while 9th
ers present intimated their willingness 10
make considerable increases In their sub
Ecriptions. practically giving the commit
ace about $1,000 IN sight
After hearing the report Mayor Myers
invited discussion as 10 whether u was
the sense OF the meeting that Savannah
should Apply for the fair and the commit
8 ssea be instructed 70 proceed TO secure ad-
dltloual Subscriptions, O. whether Snvnn-
nah should retire in favor Of Naidosta.
Messrs Adler Levy and Well Thought
thar while the subscriptions could prona-
bly, be increased by 90 per cent, that this
cum would hardly be sufficient. and that
a. was inadvisabie TO continue the move
tnent further. Mai. Ryais argued that tho
talk 81 nntasouizing Naidosta WAS a mere
.bugahoo. and that the people Of Southwest
Georgia would prefer 20 come 10 savannah
where greater Inducements would BE- OF
"a ssraffk Ha made "a