The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-29
ASKSCITYFOR$5,00O
FAIR ASSOCIATION WANTS AID
FROM CITY COUNCIL.
PRESIDENT OWENS WILL ASK.
FOR THE MONEY AS A DONATION OR
SUBSCRIPTION.

Agreed to Pay Up Their Subscrip-
tions in Full in Order to Bring in
Funds More RapidIy-MOney Need
ed for Buildings-Contract Let ia
j. j. Cross Prizes AggregatinG
$1,OO5 for "A Cavalry TiIt-Th ese
VIII Attract Many Cavalrymen
Railroads VIII BE Asked for Sub
scriptfOns Committee on Privi-
1eges - Governor VIII Probably
Visit the Fair.
The city of Savannah will be asked to
make a donation or to contribute to the
stock of the Savannah Fair Association,
President George w. Owens will appear
before the City Council with the request
that that body aid the Fair Association
to the extent of 5000. This was decided
at a meeting of the board of directors of
| the Fair Association yesterday morning,
when the directors took the position that
the State Fair next fall will be a public
enterprise, in which the city will reap the
benefit and to which, therefore. 1t should
be willing to contribute.
Present at the meeting were President
Owens. Col. ]. H. EstiH, Mr.. l.. Adler,
Mr.. Pleasant A. Stovall, Mr.. A. B.
Moore, Mr.. ]. w. Jackson, Mr.. 1. A.
Solomons, Mr.. c. H. Dorset and Mr.. AL
bert Wylly. Mr.. ]. c. Shaw was present
as secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Stovall, the contract
for the erection of the buildings for the
Fair grounds on Estill avenue was let
70 Mr II go N
was the lowest that was received by the
Building Committee. 1t has not yet been
decided whether the piscatorial building
will be needed If So 1t will be erected
by Mr.. Cross for $500 additional.
The contractor will go to work as soon
as he can secure enough material to make
start. The Building Committee, OF
which Mr.. A. B. Moore Is chairman, was
authorized to close the contract, and a
stipulation will be the completion of the
work by Oct. /.
Directors VIII Pay Up.
Money will be needed every two weeks
to pay for the construction Of the build
ngs. Under the terms of subscription
payments, however, there will not be
enough in the treasury of the Fair As
ISOLATION to meet this expense, so the di-
rectors all agreed to pay up their sub
scriptions at once. AS they represent a
large proportion of the stock, considera-
BILE money will be realized in this way to
meet the demands of the contractor.
The directors hope they will be sue
cessful before the City Council. The
Mayor was the prime mover in the
movement to secure the Fair for Savan-
nah, and, now that 1t has been secured,
the directors feel that the city SHOULD
take some action to help the enterprise
along.
To the railroads entering Savannah
the directors look for aid, toe, and a COM
mittee will call upon the executive off,
Gals to induce them to subscribe to
stock. Assurances have reached them
that the railroads will probably aid.
81 COS for the Cavalry Tilt.
The directors decided definitely to
make cavalry tilt leading feature of
the Fair. Prizes aggregating $1.005, the
most nunihcent ever offered in the state
for fitting, will be for the winning cav
alrymen. and it is thought that troopers
from every command in the state VIII
be drawn by the excellent chance they
would have of pulling down fat prize.
To teams and to individuals prizes will
be awarded The team prizes will be 5000
to the best team, $500 to the second best
$3.50 to the third best, 800 to the fourth
best and SIS TO the fifth best The prizes
for individual work will be SIS, $780, $25,
| $40 and $40.
Any troop will be permitted to enter
| as many teams as it may fancy, and ii
| is quite probable that some will enter two
or three. Such rich prizes and the many
! chances for pulling down one of them
will induce general practice at heads and
| rings. Many good filters will be devel.
| oped under the coaching of the veterans
at the business already in the troops, and
| the disappointment of some of them in
not getting upon the first team of theiI
command will determine them to organize
a second or even a third team.
One of the chief considerations 10 the
cavalrymen will be transportation. Some
| of them may want TO bring their horse:
TO Savannah, as they would prefer to rid,
the mounts to which they had grown &C
customed, and the chance of getting {
nice. large prize would make them fee
more like making the outlay. Practicinl
on the course over which the fitting fo
prizes is to be done, too will be an ad
vantage, and 1t Is probable that the team!
will come prepared for a stay of severa
days, in order that they may get in SOM
work before the contests.
The First Cavalry of the Georgia Stat,
Troops now embraces ten troops The,
are located In Savannah, Liberty county
Darien, Jesup, Tattnall county, Efhnghan
NObiAAgs aug uSlds AlldIlld ana GAINESVILLE
News of prizes of such value being of
fered will arouse interest in fitting in al
these troops and it is expected that SOM
fine work WIFI be seen when the sabreur
gather in Savannah.
New Committee Appointed.
A committee on privileges was appoint
ed, consisting OF Mr.. 1. A. Solomons, Mr.
c. II. Dorset and MIR. y. Adler. II Il
expected that this committee will hav,
much to do, as many applications 70
privileges viii be received.
The Premium Committee was given au
thority to make any changes 1t may Sc,
fit in the premium list.
Col Estil has received a letter from
Gov Candler,in which the writer declare.
that he will use every effort to be in Sa
vannah during the State Fair. He saw.
the people Of Georgia are sure that Savan
nah will make a success Of the Fair anc
that so much interest has seldom beer
felt In the event as is now shown.
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