The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-02
wRENN ADVISES MERCHANTS.
.,N rHI.N SHOULD WORK TO GET
CHOwD FOR ELI<S FAIR.

y,ttronds are Doing Their share
.r,., win Advertise the Event Lab
IN, and send out Passenger
,,.-rhey Have Given a Cheap
a.,r. while Merchants and Hotels
NO. Made NJ Announcements
,ofcut.-Mcrchnnts shouId help
,n Great Mass OF visitors and
sbopprr, for the Two Weeks of
49,. carnival. Col. ". ~. Wrenn
SAYS.
". wrenn. passenger trafflc
...s- OF the Plant system. has IDEAS
working up attendance for fairs
,-glyals that are We'll worth follow
and he commends plans 70 savan-
.tY..ress men that, acted. uron. would
.,,.s. result In great many visitors
s,r.rr here next month 10 participate
s pleasure that will BE- Afforded ny
tnks with their carnival and. az the
time. spend their money with mer.
t. for all manner Of goods and sup
wrenn Is not merely sitting back
.-5 tatking OF course he appreciates the
nue. the railroad Is Ia derive from
3D.. ling the heavy passenger traffic that
Ia caused by the carnival. ana he
us that everybody knows he IS inter
- al a railway official He does not
others who are interested to bear
burden o. Inducing the crowd 20
,ss He has outlined system Of advcr-
mat viii cost hts compiny heavily
a 10 printed dodgers, hangers ana
v.t.no,. he will add the suayity ana ad-
l.,.s Of his travelling passenger agents
d, induce large attendance.
the merchants OF the city should not
,,, upon the railroads TO 10 all the work
d, setting visitors here" said Col. wrenu
.r.sy asked us for a rate for the carni-
"a, md We gave them a low one Now
,r.g should put their shoulders 70 the
wheel and hep get the crowd II IS not
-esf Tor them TO expect the railroads
q. s-ume the entire burden though me
fst-.ugrr officials are ready 10 do tner
va hnvc heard nothing Of business men
Or hotels having cat their prices fer ,he
/ .lrrfvaI The railroads reduced their
/ ..f.a ari seem 60 be doing the work and
ring the expense OF getting the crowd
v#te the hotels and merchants are 10 Sef
1 ,..tr usual prices With a little trouble
4 49, merchants can help out the schcm
4 f.aatlv aud as much good can be done
| b.. the personal letters OF circulars tney
.a, out ~ by all the advertising the ran
r.ids DO.
Merchants should take their ledgers
write TO an their customers IN the
atry aud small towns OF this section
ID letters would have a great deal OF
.aueuce. and those VINO received them
would ihlnk enough OF the invitation cN-
4 .I.I them To visit Savannah To accept
| ..t4u- from Nov. until Nov. II, the
/ carnival is 60 Doe given just az time When
,r. farmers are through with the rush OF
cotton harvest and they are then
4 ...H.tsutIy az leisure 10 admit OF their get
f- or Tor such an enter ainmcnt as the
E.- promise In fact. put 90 them prop
4 ..I- hV the merchants. they would jump
81. tH. chance TO come To savannah.
Ereryhody should take hold with a
ana work for the success OF the car
\ r.. Of course. n IS for the Eaks, hni
v FOR the Eiks and for the entire city
re. F.ks won't get all the money that u
g.. "a. made. The merchants viii come IN
~ t.elr share Of a. The people from
- mailer cities and towns and the
r.re win eagerly welcome q chance 10
Cd, -.r buying Ia the city. and now Is a
.rIr.a 20 work up a great big crowd thAi
IL. here for two weeks