The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-22
GREATEST FAIR EVER GIVEN.
THAT - WHAT SAVANNAH WILL
PRESENT TO Gt3ORCIANs.

fn Securing the Fafr for SaVnn-
nah-MeetinE 60 Arrange All the
Details VIII he Held Immediately
After the Holiday Thousands Of
GeorEtan- VIII Visit the city.
Mai q NJ. Ryals and Mr. Joseph "
jackson. whose efforts 80 behalf OF sa-
vsnnhh before the Fair Committee OF the
state Agricultural Society. secured tle
next State Fair for Savannah. returned
90 the city yesterday. and a. noon mad
their report 20 Mayor Myers.
They stated that tho committee Ccucr-
ally expressed saiisfse ton th she fair
was coming 10 Savannah though 81 dii
not secure n without "a struggle espe-
ciaily ou account az the fact that many
I votes had been practically pledged to
other places. The results demonstrate
I that Maj. Ryals and Mr.. jackson know
what was before them. aud they went
20 Macon and did o.
Ia brief the result % the report male
20 Mayor Myers IS that Savannah get.
I the fair. that many members 90 the state
Fair Committee have promised 90 do cy-
I erything in their power 10 ala toward its
success by making Individual cxhibl's
anc Otherwise. thar Savannah must 20
to work Immediately after the holidays
conclude the subscription lists and get on,
. prospectus showing what exhibits ar.
I expected. and what premiums viii 49, Of
Tered. and finally that savannah win give
tho state the best fair that has over be.r
known
MAJ. Ryals who Is himself menbper
/ OF the state Fair Cor-mlttee Of the AZ
HeultuIal Society had 90 make use % eau-
siderable diplomacy IA order 90 carry his
/ point; ana ia this work Mr Jackson add
/ 81 materially. This was not due 10 an,
iaek OF appreciation OF the advantages
/ OF savannah, bat 10 promises or partlat
/ premises which had been made other
/ places. However that may be-. the rnatter
I was engineered most successfully as th.
I result shows. Mr. jackson says he found
/ that every statement made 10 the sa-
| tannah meeting b. Maj RIVALS with re-
gnrd 70 the fair committee was absolute.
| IA correct; THAI Ma. Ryals knew just
/ what he had 10 DO before Dee got TO Ma.
| con, and hc did IL easily.
As an instance or how the cornulttee
Z felt or az least some members of b.
/ haJ Ryals said one member stated 90
him that the fair committee would he
! gladHo have the fair held in Savannah
md would have been g'ad 70 have had
I . here before, but he said. eve did
not know you people wanted us down
there We are Glad % hear that YOU do
want Us. and we viii be delighted 10 have
the fair there
when one Of the members of the com
tnittee asked Mai Ryals what savannah
could do for the fair. Maj Ryals re-
4 sponded. Just give us the chance anG
II We don't give you a better showing
than you have had before. 80 somewhere
else"
SO = came about that with a little talk
| ing in behalf % Savannah by Mai Ryais
and Mr. jackson and "a little diplomacy
the fair was secured for this city.
Mayor Myers was deeply Interested in
the report made by these gentlemen. lie
/ listened closely 10 every detail OF what
had trsnspired before sho committee IN
/ Macon. Following this. Mir. jackson
| stated that he had talked with number
1 81 members OF the committee personally
and one OF them from Greene county had
stated that his county woud send from
OD 90 5000 people 20 Savannah during
the fair. Another member from Floyd
county stated that his county wouh send
5.pno people. and similar statements were
made by other members of the commit
tee. Such were the statements that Mr..
Jackson said he had no hesitation ln es-
timatiug that Savannah would secure dur
ing the two weeks Of the fair anywhere
from 10000 TO i50OIe people This csti-
I mate, he said. was not exaggerated. bus
I was based on the statements OF those most
interested. and the results shown az the
/ state Fairs that have been he'd at other
points ia the state.
The time for tho fair was not settled
/ upon. but Mai. Ryals said a committee
from the State Fair Committee would
meet a Savannah committee some time
IN January and that point and other de-
[ tails would be arranged These gentle
men considered that the best time a. hold
the fair would be the latter part OF Oc-
| tober or the FIRST OF November There are
/ many reasons why 70 should come AZ that
! time OF the year and d Is probable that
that viii be about the time
When Maj. Ryals and Mr.. Jackson had
concluded their report 10 the Mayor a dis
cnssion OF some important points in con-
nection with the fair was taken up. a
was decided that no further meeting Of
| the citizens should be called until after
| the holidays are over. or course, every
body is busy at this time. and nothing
can now be lost by a brief delay How
ever. the matter will be taken up al the
earliest possible moment a meeting OF
I the citizens will b. called right after the
holidays and no grass win be allowed 20
grow under savannah feet
II is the intention TO have the meet
ing after the holidays take steps az onse
10 complete the subscription list and Or
ganize for business. and at the same time
committees will be appointed and the
prospectus and list OF premiums viii be
prepared for distribution throughout the
state 4 committee will also De named 70
meet a committee from the State Fair
Committee and arrange whatever details
are necessary IN that connection.
Among other suggestions Mayor Myers
wanted TO know why the fair cannot be
made representative OF the whole state.
/, was his idea that the mechanical prod
ucts ss wen az the agricultural products
OF the state should b. exhibited, and that
every industry in Georgia should Do rep
resented. IL was also stated thar Chat
ham county had as much TO exhibit. both
IN the line OF agricultural products and
manufactured goods any other county
in the state. The Mayor laughiugiy told
Mai Ryals that he would have 70 get out
his biggest pumpkin and show the visitors
just what We can do down here ia CHAT
ham.
The opinion was expressed by those
present that savannah can count on the
biggest crowd OF Georgians that any
| occasion OF the kind has ever brought TO-
gether at one time. Tie railroads 10 q
understood. have assured Mayor Myers
and others interested that Savannah can
count on very low rates. and u IS believed
they will be as low and as attractive a.
I q.