The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-06
FAIR WILL Be GREAT
If THE PROMISE OF ITS YOUTH Is
FULFILLED.
ALL THE STATE INTERESTED.
HON. POPE BROWN FINDS PEOPLE
KEEN FOR THE EVENT.

Fair-savannah VIII Attract the
PeOpIe-They Want to See the City.
SpaIding County Among Those
That Are 10 Make Exhibits-Ware
County and Worth Also on the
List - Georgia Big Enough for
Many Fairs-Discussion of the
Succession TO the Presidency of
the Agricultural Society.
Wherever Hon. Pope Brown, president
of the Georgia Agricultural Society, goes
he finds the people interested in the State
Fair that is to be held in Savannah next
fall under the auspices of the Savannah
Fair Association. This was what Mr..
Brown had to say when seen yesterday by
a representative Of the Morning News.
Mr. Brown has been in many counties
of the state since his last visit to Savan-
nah, and his work on behalf of the State
Fair for which he is a special represen-
tntive, a sort of envoy extraordinary. IS
being crowned with success. He finds
not the slightest difficulty in interesting
people in the Fair, for they are interested
before he begins to talk to them. Their
interest is due to the fact that the Fair
is to be held in Savannah, city that is
admired by those who have visited 1t, and
is Ionged for, like the Mecca of the Mo
| hammedans, by those who have not. The
State Fair, in itself, interests but Mr..
Brown finds that people are particularly
anxious to attend it this year, because
of the location it is to have. They want
to see Savannah and the many attrac-
tons of it's own it can offer.
More Exhibits Coming.
Spalding county, Mr.. Brown said, is
the last that he has learned of that ex-
poets to make an exhibit at the Fair.
This county's prospective exhibit is in
addition to the list of eight or ten that
has already been given the Morning News
by Mr.. Brown. Ware county, too, is now
considering the matter, and it seems prob
able that it viii get into the competition
for the attractive prizes that have been
offered by the Premium Committee.
| Worth county is also looked to for an
exhibit. Mrs. Monk, a celebrated lady
planter of that county, has manifested
| great interest in the event that is to be
| held at Savannah, and she wants to make
not only an Individual, but a county ex-
| hibit. The people of Worth county have
| the greatest faith in her ability as an
| agriculturst, and they VIII willingly al
| low her to make an exhibit in the name
| Of Worth. Her success In making dis
plays has shown them that the credit
! of the county will be safe in her hands.
| Mr.. Brown says Mrs. Monk has won fame
among the members of the Agricultural
| Society by her exhibits. She is a far bet
ter farmer than many men who follow
| that pursuit.
The Georgia Experiment Station az
Griffin will make an exhibit at the Fair.
! A resolution to that effect has been adopt
ed by the directors. The only proviso is
| that satisfactory arrangements can be
made for space and transportation. with
the directors of the Fair Association.
Georgia is plenty big enough" said
Mr.. Brown, 'for all the fairs anybody
wants to have. The more the merrier,
and the better the results. With a lot of
fairs, there is nothing to prevent many
| good attractions getting on the circuit.
| All that is necessary is that the dates
do not conflict. and that has been seen
to. In the North and West they have
| fairs in far greater number than i'm the
South, and they are successful. No such
wide area is regarded as exclusive terri
tory for the events in those sections, and
there is no reason why arrangements of
! fairs should feel the slightest uneasiness
| when three or four towns in Georgia ar
| range for big shows. There are twice as
many people in South Georgia as there
were ten years ago, and the railroad ia
cilities are greatly improved. The state
can support a lot of fairs, and there is
no reason why there should be the slight
est antagonism displayed
Head of Agricultural Society.
The annual meeting of the Agricultural
| Society will be held at Thomasville on
| Aug. IA. Mr.. Brown viii then resign the
| presidency. There has been some specu-
lation about the succession. Mr.. Brown
was asked who would probably be elected
by the society, but that was a question
upon which he did not care to commit
himself. Mr.. Brown has held the office
for five terms, and he feels that 1t is
about time for him to give it UP. As he
expressed it, no man has right to home
| stead on the office
Mai. G. M. Ryals of Savannah, Mr..
James Barrett of Augusta, Hon. Dudley
M. Hughes of Twiggs county, and Hon
Harvey Jordan of Monticello were all
mentioned by Mr. Brown, the comments
of the members of the society whom he
meets indicating that all four are consid-
cred for the presidency. All four gentle
men are friends of Mr.. Brown, and he
said that he would not feel that he could
| express a choice among them.
MIR. Brown will remain in Savannah to-
day, and tonight he will leave for his
| home in Hawkinsville. Next week he ex-
poets to go to Barlow county. where a
great exhibit for the Fair is being
framed up by agriculturists and others.
Was No Rate Meeting.
The meeting at which rates for the
State Fair were to have been consider
/ ed was not held yesterday, as intended
The committee from the Board OF Di-
rectors desired to meet representatives
| of the passenger departments OF the
| Plant Systm, the Central Railroad the
/ Seaboard Air Line and the Southern
Railway. Col b. w. Wrenn, passenger
| traffice manager OF the Plant System,
/ was not in the city. however, nor was
\ Mr.. W. II. Tayloe. assistant general pas
senger agent. or Mr.. S. II. Hardwiok,
| general passenger agent, of the Southern
/ Railway. II was determined TO hold
the conference at some future date.
Work ON Fair buildings.
Work on the buildings for the Fair
4 grounds will be commenced next week
Mr.. +. +. Guptill. to whom the contract
for the buildings has been awarded. Is
busy getting his material on the grounds,
and he will soon be in readiness to COM
mcnce the actual work Mr.. Brown said
that an impression has been gained by
some OF those he encounters that enough