The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-18
TEN BROCK CHOSEN
STATE FAIR GROUNDS WILL BE Es-
TABLTsHED THERE.
FAIR DIRECTORS so DECIDED
PROVIDED OWNERS AGREE TO
CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

Meeting of the Directors of the Fair
Association Yesterday Afternoon.
Site Committee Reported, RECON-
mendinS the Ten Brock Tract,
Under Certain Conditions to BE Met
by Its ONners-ResOlutionD Defining
the Conditions Was Adopted-It Is
Believed the Agricultural and Me
chanicaI Association VIII Agree
to Its Terms.
The State Fair will be held on the Ten
Brock tract. That property was recon-
mended to the board of directors of the
Savannah Fair Association at a meeting
yesterday afternoon. contingent upon cer-
tain provisions being met by the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Association OF
Georgia, which owns the property.
The provisions under which the tract
will be accepted are embodied in the fol-
lowing resolution, which was offered by
Mr.. George w. TiedemAn. and was adopt
ed by the directors:
Resolved, That the site Committee be
instructed to make the following props
sition to the Agricultural and Mechanical
Association, subject to ratification by the
directors of the Savannah FaIr Associa-
ton, to-wit:
THAT the Savannah Fair Association
will lease the Ten Brock tract for three
years, and in consideration for said
lease, the Fair Association will fence the
entire body of land, put the race course
in suitable condition for the racing of
horses, and erect a grand stand and such
other Improvements as pertain to and are
necessary to a race track.
That at the expiration of the three
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ton is to have the option of extending
the same for two years more at a cash
rental of $500 per annum
THAT at the expiration of the five
years, the Savannah Fair Association is
to have the option of purchasing the en-
tire tract of land at $4,000. and failing
to exercise this option, or upon surrender
of the property at any time during said
five years, the Fair Association shall be
privileged to dispose of ell improvements.
as they deem proper, exceptiong those
Improvements pertaining TO and necessary
for a race track, as specified in the con-
sideration of the three-year lease.
Chairman J. w. Jackson of the Site
Committee, on which Maj. G. NJ. Ryals
and Mr. B. II. Levy also served, reported
that the committee had done everything
in its power to secure site upon salts
factory terms and recommended the ac-
ceptance of the Ten Brock tract provid-
ed it could be secured on a lease of five
years, free of rent, the Fair Association
TO pay taxes and insurance and to have
an option TO purchase at any time during
the lease for $4,000; that should the Fair
Association decide to give up the prop
erty at the expiration of the lease. it
should have all the improvements put
upon the grounds; that, should it give up
the property within the first three years,
It should leave all fences and buildings
appertaining to races. only reserving the
right to dispose of fair buildings.
The report recommended the Dale
avenue tract. owned by the Merchants
end Mechanics Land Company, in the
event of the Agricultural and Mechanical
Association declining the proposition. To
the report of the committee were append
ed the formal offers of the Agricultural
and Mechanical Association and the Mer-
chants and Mechanics Land Company.
Considerable discussion followed the re-
port finally resulting in Mr.. Tiedeman's
resolution. The belief was expressed that
the Agricultural and Mechanical Associa-
zion will accept the proposition, and that
the Ten Brock tract will be the site.
Messrs Albert Wyily and A. B. Hull
were nominated as members of the Board
of Directors, upon which there were two
vacancies. They were elected and the
board of fifteen is now complete.
The collector reported that $3.50 had
been collected of the stock subscribed to
the Fair Association, and that some of
the subscribers were awaiting the selection
of a site before paying. Most of the sub
scribers, he reported favored Ten Brock
as the place for holding the fair
A communication was received from
President Max Krauss of Post A Of the
Travellers Protective Association. ex-
pressing the interest the travelling men
feel in the fair, and declaring their inten-
ton TO do all in their power to assist the
enterprise