The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-07
FAIR MOVEMENT UNDER WAY.
COMMITTEES NAMED TO CANVASS
FOR STATE FAIR FUND.

The various Industries. business
Lines and Projections Assigned 90
subcommittee. Each with
Chairman Committeeman VIII
Receive Notice To-day with He-
quest 20 BeEtn work Immediately.
Lukewarmness Has Disappeared
aud Now Everybody l. Determined
90 Get the Fair.
Il seems assured that savannah VIII not
only ask Tor the State Fair. but. as ask
ing Is practically equivalent to receiving
IL win take hold Of 8; ana run it IN q
style that this old institution has not
known in years. This BE- judging by the
spirit with which the business mon Of
the city have taken hold Of the matter
end no better Indications could be desired.
The lukewarmnor,s which Savannah 90
first displayed towards the fair movement
has entirely passed away The meeting
held az the City Exchange Tugdly after
roon and the steps taken yesterday hy
Mayor Myers and his assistants or
the Ways ana Means Committee. put the
movement ia good shape for active work
which win begin al once.
Mayor Myers and tho committeeman
whom he had selected la accordance with
the resolution OF the meeting tno pre-.
yious afternoon. met az the Mayors Of
fee az noon and proceeded az once 10
the work before them. j, w,s decided
that the Mayor should remain Temporal
rily at the head OF the committee. aud
tnat there should be- no permanent organ
ization until the stock subscriptions have
been secured. \ meeting @; the sub
scrihens will then be called aud a per-
manent organization effected.
At the suggestion OF the MAYOR Il wus
decided 10 divide out the work among the
Canvassing Committee according 10 th.
various lines Of business. occupations and
professions rather than hy districts &.
being agreed that the work could be- more
promptly and more satisfactorily accom-
p,ished IN this manner The subdivision
Of the work and the selection Of COM
mittees occupied considerable time The
division was very carefully made as was
also the selection OF tho committees. the
idea being 10 select men who cou.d not
only render able assistance. but VINO
would cheerfuiiy do SO At the concu-
SION Il was generally agreed that the
committee was one Of the ahiest ever
selected FOR work OF this kind in sa-
vennah.
The subdivision OF Iocal interests. 10
each OF which a committee IS as-izncd.
With the chairman OF each committee. is
as follows
Lawyers and Archltects-Capt. W b
Stevens
Doctors and Dentists-Dr. W W. Owens
wholesale and Retail Dry Goods. Cloth
ing, Shoes. Hats. Millinery. Hardware
Paints OIL. Glassware. Jewclry. Pho.og-
raphers and Retail Groccries-B r. Lew.
Wholesale Groceries. Naval stores
Lumber. Liquors. Cigars and Tobacoo-G.
". ried-man.
Wholesale ard Retail Drugs-Isainh solo
mons
Hotels Restaurants, Cafes Thcaters-
J. W. Jackson.
Ranks, Cotton. Capitalists. Real Estate
and Insurance-Leopold Adler
Truck Planters. Sales Stables. Dealers
ana Manufacturers Carriages. Wagons ana
Farming Implements. T. saup.rine.
Misce.laneous-Julius Kaufman.
Each committee consists q from shres
70 six members. according TO tho amount
81 work Included IN It's detail. sor1e ~
the committees. Il viii be- seen. have quite
extensive lines 10 cover The chairfnou
or these committees are almost without
exception very busy men. AMI care has
heen taken 10 provide them with able as
sistants. Il being no part Of the plan ina,
me chief work should fan upon the shout
ders Of the chairmen Of the several com
mittees.
Each chairman will receive n notice "a.
day stating tho work allotted 10 him and
giving the names OF his committeeman
Win the request that he call his commit
tee together a. the very earliest con,er-
fence OF himself and the others concerned
AZ the work Is one which does not admit
OF delay Each committeeman viii also
receive notice informing him Of mis- an
pointmeut AMI the COMMITTEES. 10 which he
has been assigned and requesting his
hearty assistance and cooperation in tn
work. II is possible that some lines have
been overlooked IN making out the AS
signmeuts TO committees. ami these VIII
BE- included later as attention is cai.e.i 10
them.
The members Of the COMMITTEES viii
hardly receive notice IN time 10 set to-
gethor to-day, but II IS desired they should
10 so tomorrow, II possible. and that the
work should be begun without dafs,
While the sum named as the amount 81
stock to be subscribed Is 5000. o. g. posi-
bic that as large an amount as this NAV
not be necessary. II IS considered tho
safer plan however. 10 secure this
amount and as the subscriptions are To
be called In by insiniments. the ful
amount viii not be- called for II Il be fouub
not 10 be required