The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-07
SUCCESS FOR FAIR
IS STILL FREELY PREDICTED BY
HON. POPE BROWN.
COUNTY EXHIBITS IN PLENTY.
THERE WILL BE NO DIFFICULTY
ON THAT SCORE.

Mr.. Brown Had n Consultation with
Officers of the Fair Association.
Yesterday Afternoon He Went to
the Fair Grounds With General
Manager Moore-Was Well Pleased
with His observation-disclosures of
the Work and Its Magnitude Sur
prjsed and Grntified Him-NOt
Ready to Talk About the Cow
ernorship-HOn. william Clifton
Talks of n County Exhibit From
Mcintosh.
No man has been more convinced of
the prospective success of the State
Fair to be held in Savannah this fall
than Hon. Pope Brown, president of
the Georgia Agricultural Society. Mr..
Brown has been sanguine ever since
the city was selected as the place for
the great show, and his conviction is
becoming stronger and stronger each
day that there is to be one of the very
best displays of Georgia products, one
of the most thrilling race meets and
one of the largest gatherings of Geor-
gia people ever seen at e fair or ex-
position in the state. He was in the
city yesterday and talked about the
Fair.
Only three counties have thus far
formally entered exhibits with Sec
rotary James C. Shaw of the Fair As
ISOLATION. They are Cobb, Camden and
Barlow, but Mr.. Brown is expecting
others to get in line very soon. Five
or six are all that are really needed,
Mr.. Brown says, as they take up pref
ty much all available space and show
enough in the way of products to have
about all for which Georgia is famous
represented. Some eight or ten coun-
ties have been promising to make ex-
hibits, and Mr.. Brown will be glad to
have them do so, he said. but even
with those that have made formal APP
plication for space, the success of the
Fair, so far as county exhibits are
concerned is assured.
At the State Fair held in Atlanta,
Mr.. Brown said. there were but two
county exhibits, yet the display SEEM
ed large enough to satisfy all.
With a small number of counties
making displays, the work is facilitate
ed. There is not so much to be done
is the great advantage of there being
prizes for all.
Wherever he goes, Mr.. Brown says,
he still hears the Fair talked, and he
is confident that there will be big
crowd of visitors to come to Savan-
nah. The interest of the people is
aroused, and they want to see what
sort of a Fair this city will show.
There is the city itself 10 draw, and
maLy who have never visited Savan-
nah or the sea will take advantage OF
the cheap rates to do so.
During the forenoon Mr.. Brown met
with General Manager Moore and Sec
rotary Shaw and talked over the Fair
situation. He got an insight into all
that has been done in Savannah, and,
in return, gave an account of the feel
ing of the people throughout the state.
During the Afternoon Mr.. Brown and
Mr.. Moore drove to the Fair grounds,
where Mr.. Brown expressed surprise
and qualification at the great progress
in the construction of the buildings,
their dimensions and arrangement, and
the very careful and competent con-
struction of the race track.
When seen by a representative of the
Morning News, Mr.. Brown was asked
about his candidacy for Governor and
the progress he was making. He re-
piled, however, that he didn't have
L
don't believe the people want to hear
anything about the governorship just
at this stage" he said. There is plenty
of time for that"
He was asked when he expected to
send in his resignation as railroad COM
missioner, to which he answered that
he would do so as soon as he was ready
TO enter actively into his campaign for
Governor. This was what he had said
in his announcement some days ago.
He said he feels that a candidate for
Office, holding a public position al
ready, should not spend his time cam
paigning, unless he gives up the place
he holds. His time, he considers, is the
publics, and should not be expended in
furtherance of his own plans.
While the Morning News representa-
tive was talking with Mr.. Brown, Hon.
William Clifton of Darien appeared on
the scene. He greeted Mr.. Brown
in his characteristic manner, telling
him how Mrs. Clifton was for him for
Governor, and wanted to see him elect
ed. He then shifted to State Fair and
told about how the people of Mcintosh
county were interested and how he
would help out in getting up a county
exhibit. Mr.. Clifton is primarily a
lawyer, but his friend. Editor Grub,
is so proud of his ability as a farmer
that he wants him to come to the Fair
and take everything in sight in the
way of individual prizes.
Mr.. Brown left last night for his
plantation near Hawkinsville He will
look after his interests there and will
then continue his work on behalf of the
Fair. He said he believes the condition
of the farmers is not such as to keep
them away from the Fair. In his sec
tien. he said, the corn crop is short and
late. The cotton, too, he said, will be
short, but it is a difficult matter for a
man to strike II right in guessing at
cotton crop. One cannot tell just how
much field will produce until the cot
ton has been ginned and weighed.