The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-22
IN INTEREST OF THE FAIR.
Two Meetings Have Been Called for
Tomorrow.

| owens of the Savannah Fair ASSocla-
ton, when it is expected that the
chairmen of the committees that sole
tied subscriptions for the Fair when
the movement was inaugurated some
months ago will gather. The other
meeting will be at o'clock in the af-
ternoon at the store of Messrs. JOS.
Rosenheim and Son. The wholesale
merchants of the city are invited 10
attend the latter meeting.
The chairmen of the former commit
tees are desired to meet in order that
they may look over the situation TO
ascertain if there may not be some
citizens who would subscribe to the
stock of the fair association if they
were given opportunity or were sought
out for that purpose. 1t is believed
that there are many such, as all the
districts into which the city was divid-
ed We're not carefully worked by the
committees. 1t is the purpose of the
directors of the Association to make
further canvass for funds, and they
hope that they will be successful in
securing a considerable addition to the
Mr.. 3. II. Levy, a member of the
board of directors, said yesterday that
the $4,000 subscribed for the State
Fair should be increased to at least
$780, 900. Those who have not subscrib
ed, he said, should do so at once, in or
der that the directors may feel no en-
| barrassment through lack of funds for
| .
the Fair, which should and will, Mr.
Levy declares, be as good as any ever
held in the state.
The attitude of some of the citizens
toward the Fair, Mr.. Levy said, is very
discouraging, and 1t should be aband-
oned for another-one of friendliness
and of determination to help to make
the affair a success in every particu-
lar. Mr.. Levy does not approve of the
| lack of public spirit that he considers
| is shown when a Savannahian says
! anything else than what might tend to
the advancement of the interests of the
| Fair. Some of the gentlemen who have
invested in the stock he declared, are
decryng the enterprise and that GER
| tainly is not the proper course to pur
| sue If the desideratum is the success
| of the Fair.
1t is vigorously asserted, for instance,
| Mr.. Levy said, that there will be moth
| ing earned for the subscribers. This
| he does not admit. He says people
talk about what other cities might do,
! If they were holding a fair, and the
| dividends they might declare for sub
| scribers, but they howl about Savan-
nah not being likely to give a show
/ that will result in a division of profits.
The thing for Savannahians to do, he
insists, is to work and talk for the
| Fair, not against il.
The wholesale merchants want to
| consider their plan for inducing people
to visit the Fair from the surrounding
| territory. Not only do they want the
| visitors, but they want them to buy
I goods. The wholesalers are now form
| ing an organization that will have for
| it's object the promotion of the Savan-
nah wholesale trade by refunding the
cost of transportation to visitors to the
| State Fair from Nov. Gle who may
| purchase from one or all of the mer-
chants associated in the organization
| goods aggregating $500 in value.
1t is said that this plan has proven
| successful wherever ii has been tried.
Ii has been worked in many places.
and the wholesale trade has always
been given an impetus. The cost to
the merchants has been slight, not
more, in some cases, than one-half of
| one per cent. of the amount of goods
| sold. 1t is often the case that a Wis
| iting merchant does not stop at the
minimum amount he has to purchase
in order to have the price of his ticket
refunded Instead of buying only $500
| worth of goods, for instance, he buys
| 81 900 worth.
The wholesale merchants may per-
| feet their organization tomorrow. The
Fair Association will support such an
organization to the amount of $4O9.
which has already been appropriated
| to the purpose. With that money the
expenses of advertising the Fair by the
| wholesale merchants organization will
| be betrayed.
Capt. ID. c.. Purse returned yesterday
| from Douglas, where he remained for
| two or three days on business. Cap
tain Purse was pleased TO note that in
terest among the people of Coffee county
in the Fair has increased. Their at
tentton was caught by the description
in the Morning News of some of the
| excellent products that Captain Purse
brought to Savannah after a recent trip
to Douglas. The farmers of the Vicin-
lily of Douglas are talking more about
| the Fair, and IL now seems not improb-
|
| ership and work up an exhibit in the
effort to capture the munificent first
prize that is offered by the Fair Assoc
citation for the best county display.
Col Marshall, who lives not far
from Douglas. is one of those who is
interested in the Fair. Col. Marshall
is the owner of a magnificent vineyard
that stands upon hill overlooking the
Satilla river. Excellent grapes are
raised. and his wine cellar is famous
1t would attract notice in a county ex-
hibit. Col. Marshall has never had
any scale or other disease attack his
vines, and his success speaks well for
the possibilities that grape culture Of
fers The owner is Scotchman, who
came to this country ten years ago
apparently to die. He was afflicted
with consumption, and prayer for the
dying from his parson accompanied
him on his way. Col. Marshall has
since heard of the death of the parson
and many others in Scotland who had
thought TO hear of his death as soor
as his steamship completed her pas.
sage across the ocean.