The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-17
WANT The CoNVICTS
FAIR DIRECTORS WILL ASK CoUN-
TY FOR THEM AGAIN.
TO FINISH THE RACE TRACK.
COST TOO GREAT THE WAY THE
WORK is NOW BEING DONE.

Committee From the Directors VIII
Go Before the County Commission
ers Monday-Tuesday a Meeting of
the stockholders of the Fair As
sociation VIII BE Held In the
Long Room of the City Exchange.
Bill of Contractor GuptilI for
$4,000 Was Passed for Payment.
Privileges of Omcial Programmes
Awarded Messrs. Ryals, Lucas and
Butner.
The board of directors of the Savan-
nah Fair Association will go before the
County Commissioners again to secure
the convicts for work ON the. Fair
grounds. This was determined, at
meeting of the board yesterday after
noon. 1t was decided to have COM
mittee from the directors appear before
the commissioners at the Court House
Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Laborers are now employed by the
ing the race track begun by the con-
victs and upon which they worked for
some weeks. General Manager A. B.
Moore of the Fair Association reported
that the cost is about $500 a week for
the work that is now being done. This
determined the directors to make an
effort to obtain an extension of the
time for which the convicts were al
lowed.
1t is thought probable that the Coun-
ty Commissioners will accede to the re-
quest of the directors. The city and
county are interested in the State Fair
and are hopeful for its great
success. No objection was rails
ed. it it said, to the work
of the convicts on the Fair
grounds, and it not believed that any
would be heard if they should be sent
there TO finish the grading.
Satisfactory progress, Mr.. Moore re-
ported, has been made upon the
grounds, which will be in readiness for
the Fair when the date of it's opening
arrives. There is no doubt of this. 1t
is believed, too, that there will be time
to spare, and that the unpleasant spec
tacle of finishing touches upon grounds
and buildings just when the Fair is be-
ginning will be wanting. Contractor f.
p Guptill's first bill of $4,000 was pass
ed by the directors for payment.
The directors decided to call a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Fair AS
ISOLATION for next Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock in the Long Room of the
City Exchange. when they will be &C
quainted with the progress that has
been made in the preparations for the
Fair. Consultation with the stcckhold-
ers upon matters appertaining to the
association will also be held.
Application was made by MessrS. Ed
win C. RIVALS Marion Lucas and James
H. Butner for the privilege of publish
ing the official souvenir programme of
the State Fair and the Of
ficial programme of the races
to be held daily. The applicants offered
the Fair Association one-fourth of
whatever net profits might accrue from
the publications, no responsibility be-
ing assumed by the association. This
offer appealed to the directors as lib
eral enough. and they decided to grant
the privilege.
The gentlemen to whom the right of
publishing the programmes was award
ed purpose making the souvenir hand
some and attractive, both in the mate
rial and the workmanship. Effort will
be made to produce a hook that will
be credit to the State Fair.
The directors present at the meeting
were President George w. owens, Vice
President A. b, Moore. Col. ]. H. Es-
TILL Mr.. B. H. Levy Mr.. A. B. Hull,
and Mr.. /. A. Solomons.