The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-25
FOR THE STATE FAIR
FIRST REAL STEP TOWARD ORGAN
IZATION TAKEN.
AN OUTLINE OF THE PLAN
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
ADOPTED WITH NOTIFICATIONS.

Report of the Chairmen of the sOIic-
iting Committees showed a Totai
of RZ7. 645 STANDARDIZATION fhis
About $500 should BE Subtractcd
for DupIicatfons-Bo of Direc-
tors VIII Have Fifteen Members.
Committee of Five Named 40 NOni-
nate DIrectOrs-Mr. Owens and Mr.
LnznrOn Authorized 10 Apply for
Charter.
The first real step toward organization
of the Savannah Fair Association was
taken at the meeting yesterday afternoon
at the City Exchange. Another meeting
will be held next Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock. when the organization win be
pushed on.
Mayor Myers presided. After the min
utes of the last meeting we're read, Sec
rotary l.. w. Neeson read the total of the
list of subscriptions that had been hand
ed in by the charmen of the several So
liclting committees These aggregated
$27,645, but the SECRETARY said that about
$500 should be subtracted from the
amount for duplication, a few subscrib-
ers names were on more than one list.
The report of the Committee on Organ
ization, of which Maj. G.. NJ. Ryals was
chairman, was then read. This report
was as follows:
Your committee on organization of
permanent fair association submits the
following report. such report being in tie
nature OF suggestion:
That the name of the organization be
the Savannah Fair Association.
That the association be chartered for
five years with a minimum capital of
$4,000, with The right to increase to $780,
900 divided into shares of $40 each.
That the subscriptions be called in in
seven installments at intervals of thirty
days each. beginning March /, the first
four calls to be for 10 per cent. each and
the next three for 20 per cent. each
That a hoard of twelve directors be
elected by the subscribers In meeting
called for the purpose, to direct the work
of the "a .cciation, said board to be m
vested with all necessary authority TO
carry on such work
That the board shall elect from its own
members president and two vice presi-
dents, and. in addition thereto, secre-
tary and a treasurer, who shall not be
members of the board and such other
officers as it may see fit.
Mr.. Leopold Adler moved that the re-
port be taken up by sections and discuss
ed. The motion was adopted and the
first section was passed without any sug-
geston. The second was amended as
to mol no
for mot less than five years" The char
ter will be for twenty years, but the
movers on behalf of the fair want 1t UNI
derstood that it is designed to have the
association continue its existence for at
least five years, as a number of sub
scribers and prospective subscribers have
expressed desire to have it live longer
than for one fair.
The third section was adopted without
comment. Mr. Robert M. Hicks moved
that the board of directors consist of
fifteen instead of twelve, because of the
wider interest that would thereby be
given. The motion prevailed.
Some discussion resulted when the fifth
section was reached. Mr.. s. Krouskof
wanted the officers elected in open meet
ing; and not by the board of directors.
Mr.. George w. Owens suggested that
committee of five be appointed by the
CHAIRMAN TO IOullHdl6 the Illt6tA dlL6C-
tors, with the understanding that it
might also indicate the executive officers
desired. This suggestion became a mo-
ton and prevailed, the chairman later APP
pointing Mr.. Owens, MIR. B. H. Levy,
Mr.. A. b. Palmer. Mr.. Robert M. Hicks
and Mr.. Charles Garfunkei on the commit
tee.
Mr.. S. L. Lazaron offered a motion to
have a committee appointed to select a
site for the fair, but the sense of the
meeting was that such action would be
premature.
Mr.. Charles Levan said that the pro-
prietors of the Sells & Gray circus had
expressed a desire to help the fund for
the Fair and wished to give a benefit per-
Torrance for it. AS Mr. Levan is
member of the committee under which
the acraESer :eDts for such benefit
might properly come, it was left with hi;
committee TO negotiate with the circus.
On motion of Mr. A, B. Moore Mr..
Owens aed Mr. Lazaron. the lawyers who
have displayed the greatest interest in tho
Fair were authorized to proceed with tho
measures necessary to secure a charter
for Incorporating the association. This
will be advertised at once.