The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-12
FOR COMING YEARS
MOVEMENT TO REORGANIZE FAIR
ASSOCIATION BEGUN.
COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED.
WILL OUTLINE THE COURSE THE
ASSOCIATION is TO FOLLOW.

Letters From Hon. Pope Brown,
President, and Hon. Dudley
Hughes, President-eIect of the
Agricultural Society, Encourage
Belief That Savannah Can Have
the Fair Next Year If She Wants
It-Executive Committee of So
ciety TO Meet in MacOn-Mr. Moore
Resigns as General Manageable.
HulI's Appointment as Track
Manager Ratified.
At their meeting yesterday the d.
reotors of the Savannah Fair Associa-
effect a reorganization. The move
ment took shape in the appointment of
a committee, consisting of Messrs.
George w. Owons. B. H. Levy and
George w. Tiedeman, to formulate
plans.
Mr.. Owens, president of the asso-
citation, presided at the meeting and
there were present besides Mr.. A. B.
Moore, first vice president, Mr.. B. II.
Levy second vice president, Col. J.
II. Estill Mai. G. NJ. Ryals, Mr..
Joseph w. Jackson and Mr.. George W.
Tiedeman, directors, and Mr.. j. c.
Shaw, secretary.
The appointment of the committee
to formulate plans of reorganization
and to make suggestions on this line
to the association or it's board of III
rectors, followed a long discussion of
this subject, in which the present con-
dition and the future prospects of the
associations finances, its aims and
purposes We're considered.
In this connection letters were read
from Hon. Pope Brown, president of
the State Agricultural Society, and
Hon. Dudley NJ. Hughes, who will
succeed Mr.. Brown as president dur
ing the month of February. Both of
these letters congratulated the asso-
citation upon the entire good faith with
which it had redeemed all of it's prom
ises and upon the magnificent fair that
had been held under it's direction. Both
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Hughes said that
any effort to bring the fair back to Sa-
vannah for another year would have
their prompt consideration, and their
tone indicated that this would be fa-
Vorable.
Mr.. Hughes said that his term as
president of the Agricultural Society
would not begin until Feb. IA, 1902, and
that he had already requested Presi-
dent Brown to order a meeting of the
executive committee of the society, to
meet at the Brown House, in Macon.
on that day. At that time he said he
would be glad to receive representa-
uves of the fair association and to dis
cuss with them the project to bring
the fair to Savannah next year.
me committee on reorganization
will probably take this question of
having the fair a second time in Sa-
vannah under consideration with 9th
er matters and will include it's recon-
mendation on this subject in its report
to the board
The resignation of Mr.. A. B. Moore
as general manager of the association
was read and accepted and the thanks
and congratulations of the directors
extended Mr.. Moore for his able and
successful conduct of the Fair.
The board ratified the appointment
by the president of Mr.. H. H. Hull as
manager of the track and of all racing
meets at the Fair grounds, as well as
the terms of the contract made with
Mr.. Hull. The announcement of the
appointment and the nature of the
terms were contained in an article pub
lished in the Morning News yesterday.
Mr.. Hull is to receive a salary of $500
a year and 20 per cent of the net
profits of any meets held at the
grounds, save during fairs.
Col. .Estill moved that the bills of
country newspapers, for advertising
the Fair, be paid out of the first avail
able funds coming into the treasury of
the association and this motion, meet
ing with general approval, was car
ried.