The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-04
WAITING ON Mr.. ERWIN.
Fair Site Committee Wants His An
swer About Trains.

Mr.. j. w. Jackson. chairman of the
Site Committee from the Board of Direc-
tors of the Savannah Fair Association,
expects an answer from President r. G..
Erwin of the Plant System upon the
question of a spur track for passenger
trains to the prospective Dale avenue
fair grounds from the Bull street cross
ing. The communication will be through
Capt. d. G. Purse, president of the Mer-
chants and Mechanics Land Company,
which offered the tract to the Fair Asso-
citation.
The chairman of the committee hopes
that the answer of the Plant System will
be favorable, as he is convinced that the
Dale avenue tract, with the advantage
OF steam car transportation, would APP
peal to all the directors as best suited for
fair purposes. Without such spur track
to be used for the accomm odation of pas
sengers, Mr.. jackson is certain that there
could not be sufficient transportation IA
cilites afforded.
Careful calculations, Mr.. Jackson said
based upon conservative estimates of the
numbers he expects to attend the fair
have shown him that the street railway
company, with all the equipment it could
utilize in the effort, would be unable to
handle the crowds. 1t is therefore alb
--NON1N7--AS
Plant System agree to operate passenger
trains from its depot in the city to the
fair grounds.
A close inspection of the Bull street
crossing and it's immediate SURROUNDINGS
Mr. jackson said, shows that spur
could readily be built. In fact, Capt
Purse has been assured by Mr.. Erwin
mat there would be no difficulty about
constructing a spur for handling freight
to the Dale avenue tract. The only dues-
ton seems to have been about passen-
ge:s.
From $4,000 TO $4,000 is the estimate
made by Mr.. Jackson of the number that
will attend the fair He figures that So
NV admissions of Savannahians will be
made, as many in the city will visit the
tair several times, making up for any
who may not go at ALL He believes there
will be at least 1900 visitors from out
Of town
No meeting of the Site Committee has
yet been called. 1t will be a matter of
no difficulty to get the members togeth-
er as soon as an answer from the Plant
System has been received. In the mean
time, the position of the committees
members is such as to give two for Dale
avenue and one for the Ten Brock race
course tract.
Mr.. 5. l.. Lazaron, who has been active
in the interests of the Fair Association.
since the movement began, said yester-
day. "lnasmuch as it has been and is in
contemplation by the Subscription Com.
mttee to call upon the several railroads
Tor subscription to the fair fund of at
least $500 each, would or would not tina
building of the spur track by the Plant
system affect its subscription or contripv-
ton IN this respect? In other words
would the Plant System be willing to
make its subscription in addition to build-
ing this track? If not, then the Fair
would be out just $500, which could be
used to great advantage in promoting Its
success. The Fair Committee should take
TINS under serious consideration, inasmucn
as the Ten Brock site will not reouire
this outlay and this fund could be saved
to the association"