The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-06
ACCEPTED The PLANS
DIRECTORS AGREED UPON THE
STATE FAIR BUILDINGS.
BIDS ON WORK TO BE ASKED
CHAIRMAN BELIEVES 1T CAN BE
DONE FOR LESS THAN $4,000.


Meeting of the Directors of the Sa-
vannah Fair Association Yester-
day-ArtiGcIaI Luke VIII Be n
Feature of the Fair GrOunds-Mnt-
ter of $1,000 for Old Premiums
Has Been settIed-Scrnpes and
Mules Will De Secured to Help the
COnvicts In Grading the Fair
GrOunds-Committee on Privileges
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Authorized
to Have COIored Exhibit Made.
A meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Savannah Fair Associa ton was
held yesterday. the directors present be-
ing Messrs. George w. Owens, A. B.
Moore, ]. w. jackson, Leopold Adler, c.
H. Dorset, p. A. Stovall, Albert Wy!ly
and 1. A. Solomons. The special business
for which the meeting was called was
the consideration OF the report of the
matters came up.
Mr.. Moore reported as chairman of the
Building Committee. He showed the
plans for the buildings that were drawn
by Mr. Percy Sugden, and they were ac-
cepted by the directors. Mr.. Moore's COM
m'ttee was authorized to advertise for
bids for the construction of the buildings,
and this will be done Immediately. 1t is
expected that only a few days will pass
before the contract for the work is let
and the sound of the hammer and the
saw will be floating over the fair grounds.
The buildings that are to be constructed
have been described in the Morning News.
Four of them, including the grandstand,
have been provided for. though it is not
improbable that still another will be
erected. This will be the piscatorial
building. Its erection is dependent up
on the government. If it is decided by
the government to make a display of
be erected.
The manufacturing and textile building
will be 100 by go feet. The agricultural
building will be so by 300 feet The build
ing to be devoted to the displays of fine
arts and the educational and woman's
departments will be 50 by 300 feet The
grandstand will be so by 200 feet, and will
have capacity to seat 1900 people Be
meath it will be restaurants and barrooms.
Especial care will be expended upon the
construction of the grandstand, as it is
desired to have 1t the most attractive of
the buildings. 1t will be looked upon as
a permanency. The cost for the erection
of all four buildings is estimated at $4,000,
though it is believed, Mr.. Moore says,
that the work he done for Consider
ably less. He is looking for the contrac-
tors to submit lower bids.
Work, it was reported, had already be-
gun upon the artesian well, which will
supply the water for the system that is
to be established. Excavation will be
made for lake that will be supplied
by the overflow from the artesian well
The president, MIR. Owens, reported
| that he had been to Macon and ar
ranged the matter of the premiums due
| by the State Agricultural Society for the
last fair held in Macon. He said that
he had deposited $l,0O0 with Mr.. S. A.
CT7lmp of Macon, in settlement of the
claims. This, it will be remembered, was
claim that the Savannah Association
agreed to assume for the State Agricul-
tural Society, when arrangements were
being made to bring the fair to Savan-
nah.
and IA mules would be loaned the Fair
Association by the County Commission
ers to grade the fair grounds. The loan
will be for but thirty days, however, and
1t Is probable that the association will
have some grading to complete after the
term of service of the men with the as
ISOLATION, as set forth by the commission
ers, has expired. Scrapes and additional
mules will be required for the work. and
Mr. MnOTa authorized IN,
The directors discussed the matter of
additional stock subscriptions. They re-
cognized the Importance of having more
money than the association now has sub
scribed, and the probability is that a
committee will begin work soon. No def
mite action was taken, however.
A committee on privileges will be need
ed as is shown already by the various APP
plications that have been received. 1t was
decided to have such committee, and
the president appointed Mr.. Wyily and
Mr.. Solomons, reserving his appointment
of a third member
Mr. l.. w. Neeson resigned the position
of secretary, because of the demand made
upon his time by his duties with the Morn
ing News. He has filed the position
creditably since the inception of the move
ment for the fair, but the time has ar
rived when a secretary is needed who
may devote his entire time to the work
of the place. The directors agreed to al
low the president to name a secretary.
The compensation will probably be 500
a month. MIR. A c. Harmon and Mr.. j.
c. Shaw are. both mentioned for the po-
sition.
The president was authorized to COM
mission colored men 20 proceed in the pre-
parations of exhibits that will serve to
show what the race is accomplishing
Considerable interest in this feature of the
fair has been shown by the co.ored peo-
Pile and it is expected that they will make
a creditable exhibit.