The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-02
MANAGER SAUSSY BACK
FROM TRIP OVER STATE.
Talked with Managers of Atlanta
and Macon Fairs About Exhibits,

Talked with Managers of Atlanta
and Macon Fairs About Exhibits.
General Manager Saussy of the Sa-
vannah Fair returned yesterday from
a trip to Macon and Atlanta, where he
talked over matters relating to the
fairs. When asked about his trip, Mr.
! Saussy said:
In Atlanta they are very busy, and
several good attractions have been list
ed, and there is every promise of a
large exhibit The same state of af-
fairs exists at Macon. / talked over
! the general conditions with the man
ayers of each of these fairs and Sc
cured the addresses of those parties
who will have the largest and finest
exhibits on display there. l have lit
tie doubt but that we can secure the
majority of the best exhibits and many
| OF the high class attractions that will
attend these fairs for the Savannah
! Fair.
I'VE will begin work at once toward
this, starting correspondence with all
the exhibitors of merit and with many
of the attractions. The Atlanta mid
way is to be called The Pike this
year and it promises to be a very eX-
cellent exhibition in many ways. 1 am
| confident that the majority of those
who will show on that midway will
come to ours. Everything indicates
that the Savannah Fair will be greatly
benefited in almost every line by the
fact that these other fairs precede it
by such a short time.
The continued warm weather in the
Northern resorts has operated against
our securing many attractions as yet,
though we will have no difficulty in
this line in a short while. Cold wealth
er, or at least weather too cold to make
the resorts pay, will soon set in and
then the privilege men, the novelties
and the other attractions will begin
focking to the fairs throughout the
South. A majority of the best from
among these will be able to be picked
up and brought to Savannah"
Correspondence with possible exhib-
itors is now occupying the greater part
of the time of the force at the fair
headquarters. The advertising men
have started on their bill-posting cam
paign and within a short time the gor-
geous posters will announce the Sa-
vannah Fair throughout the state.
Specimen posters were displayed yes
terday in front of the Chamber of Com
merce building and they attracted con-
I
along the streets.
A prominent member of the execu-
| tive force of the fair was asked yes
| terday concerning the rumor to the
effect that President Roosevelt was to
be invited.
THE matter of inviting the President
here has been talked over among some
| of the directors" he replied, but no
real action has been taken on the mat
ter and l do not believe that any will
| be taken. l am confident that the
! matter has never been seriously con-
/ sidered. and 1 believe that if it were
| to be brought before a meeting of
| the directors that they would decide
not to extend an invitation.
I'VE can hardly afford to do so from
| a financial standpoint. We are doing
our best to give the people the best
| possible fair that we can for the least
expense. We have figured every item
| close and though we will spare no
| expense in making the fair a success
| we do not believe that the presence
| Of the President is necessary for that
| purpose. If he were to be invited here
the expense, for the short time that
he would be in the city, would be enor-
nous, and I do not think that the
members who attended the fair be-
cause they would be given the oppor-
tunity of seeing and hearing the Presi-
dent would be materially increased
| over the number who would be in at
| tendance anyway