The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-12
BUT TWO SITES SUBMITTED.
Ten Broack and ThunderbOIt Only
suggestions as TO Place of Fair.

The committe of the board of directors
of the Savannah Fair Association. tC
which has been confided the selection oil
site for the State Fair for this year
has had submitted to it as yet but two To-
cations-the Ten Brock race course and
the race course at Thunderbolt.
The committee will hold a meeting to-
morrow night or Thursday night to con-
slider the propositions that may have been
submitted to it by that time. 1t is pos
! sibe that a selection may then be made,
| in which event the committee will speed
| lily report to the directors.
The committe consists of Mr.. Joseph w.
Jackson. chairman; Mai G. M. Ryals and
! Mr.. b. II. Levy. Through the chairman
| of the committee, those who have sites
| they wish selected have been instructed to
| submit propositions in writing, which will
/ outline their plans and indicate just what
! special and general advantages they have
| TO offer.
Advertisements for bids for sites are
| now being published, and it is the earnest
wish of the committee that every one
| who has a plot of ground upon which he
| thinks the fair could be held with ad-
vantage should come forward and sub
NIT proposition for its use by the asso-
citation These propositions must be in
the hands of the committee by tomorrow
night
Mr. Jackson was seen yesterday about
the prospective site for the Fair, but he
was not able to say what the selection of
the committee might be. He said, how
ever, that there had, up to that time,
been but two propositions received, one
from the Agricultural and Mechanical
Association, offering the Ten Brock race
course and grounds, and the other from
Mr. A. p. Doyle, Offering the Thunder
bolt Driving Park and grounds.
1t is possible that other property own
ers who may think they have suitable
tracts for the establishment of fair
grounds may make the committee offers
before the meeting. In that event, they
will receive the same consideration as
those that have already been submitted
Some members of the Board of Directors
have been heard to express themselves
as favorable to neither of the tracts Of
fered, provided some other, just as suit
able might be secured nearer the city
With such an expression from the direc-
tors, it would seem not improbable that
owners of vacant lands within easy &C
cess of the city would submit PROPOSE
tons
As objection to the selection of any
other tract than either the Ten Brock
race course or the Thunderbolt Driving
Park il is urged that a track for rae
ing would have to be built, which would
mean an outlay of several thousand dol
lars, a least With either the Ten Brock
or the Thunderbolt tract, on the contrary,
there would be no such expenditure nee
essary, as the tracks have already been
constructed. That on the Ten Brock
tract wouL1 require considerable work. but
nothing like the original cost would be
involved.
Several considerations enter into the
matter of a choice between the Ten
Brock and the Thunderbolt Sites There
is, of course, the question of the terms
than can be arranged with the owners
of the property and some of the other
considerations that present themselves
are distance from the city, accessibility,
extent. size of race course, duration of
the lease and the cost of putting the
grounds in condition for holding the fair
The. Ten Brock course is three miles
from the city, and the grounds are more
extensive than those of the Thunderbolt
Driving Park. Two railroads run within
a short distance of the tract, the Central
and the Plant System. The streeet car
line also approaches it closely, and there
are two excellent wagon roads running
near. The race track is a mile in CIR
cumtCrence.
Four miles is the distance from the city
to the Thunderbolt Driving Park. 1t IS
reached by a street car line and two wa
gon roads. The race track is half mile
in circumference
Some talk is heard of securing a tract
on the south side of Estill avenue. Ii is
said the chief difficulty in the way of
such an arrangement would be the lack
of sufficient ground to establish race
track end the cost even If the ground
were available, of constructing one. 1t is
admitted that such a location would have
the advantage in point ofeasy access. IT
is urged that more visitors would seek
the fair If it were within easy reach of
them.
Great interest will center about the Sc
lection of a site for the fair The de
cision of the board of directors in the
matter will be eagerly awaited.
The first instalment of 10 per cent upon
the subscribed stock In the Fair Associa-
NJ. j. Soiomons, who has volunteered to
serve as collector for the association.
Mr.. jackson said that the com
mittee was anxious to have an oppor-
tunty to consider every available site.
The committee was not welded to the
selection of any site and its decision
would be made in accordance with sim
pie business principles.
Those who have sites, the Sc
lection of which they wish to
urge upon the committee, are not only in
vited to submit propositions i'm writing.
but If they care to do So to appear be-
fore the committe and argue the claims
of their respective plots of ground. Every
body will be given a fair and equal
chance.