The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-06
FOR BIG EXHIBITS
DIRECTORS WILL work IN AR
RANGING FOR THE FALL FAIR.
WILL OFFER MANY PRIZES
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS TO ATTRACT
OUTSIDE EXHIBITIONS.

Manufacturers Exhibit-The Live
Stock and Poultry Exhibit Should
Also Prove a Large One-Art and
NeedIewOrIx May Also Be Repre-
scented - Definite Arrangements
Will Be Made After Directors
Meeting Wednesday.
Arrangements. for the fall fair will
begin at once, and already the directors
of the Racing Association are begin
ming to talk over the plans. Every e.
| fort win be put forth to make the eX-
hibits among the best that have ever
been seen here. Although there have
been no definite steps as yet beyond the
| committee, a general idea of
what the fair will be can be gained
from the remarks made by several Of
the directors and members of the Rae
| ing Association.
Several members of the association
| have travelled extensively over various
sections of the country, and have been
| in some of the larger cities during the
week that they were holding their fairs.
Many ideas were gathered and these,
modified somewhat by existing local
conditions, will be incorporated into the
| Savannah Fall Fair. .-#-
The fair this year will differ from
that of two years ago, mainly in that
it will have no connection with the
State Agricultural Society. The direc-
| tors will be free to act without refer
ence to any outside body, and
| will not be handicapped in the least in
making arrangements to throw the ad-
vantages offered by Savannah into
greater prominence.
The Manufacturers Exhibit.
One of the features of the exhibit
| will be that of the various manufac-
turers. Several local manufactur-
ers have already signified their in
tentions of making an exhibit, and
| have asked that large space be re-
| served for them. The manufacturers
| of Savannah alone will form an exhibit
which will be well worth the price of
| admission to the fair, even If there
were no other attractions offered. 1t
has not been definitely decided as yet
| whether or not there will be any prizes
offered for superior excellence, but
where there are competing firms it
| may be that some prizes will be given.
Besides the local manufacturers, an
effort will be made to secure those
| ine nearby towns and cities to
send specimens of the product that
they are turning out. 1t was
stated yesterday that =. several
the Atlanta manufacturers had signi-
fed their intention of making exhibits
here, and it is expected that as soon
| as the fair is once thoroughly adver-
| Used other cities will send speci-
mems of the work that they are doing
| Some of the larger firms of more dis
tant localities may also send someAo of
| their work and the directors are conf
| dent that this part of the fair will
| be one of the finest departments of all.
Live stock, Domestic Animals and
e. Produce.
"A special effort will also be put forth
to make the exhibit. of live stock an
excellent one. 1t is almost assured that
| the prizes offered in this department
will be large enough to insure that
nearly all farmers of this vicinity will
be glad to make entries. The horse
show will be one of the finest seen in
some time. and many blooded animals
from a distance will no doubt be en-
tered. The cattle show will also be
one which will attract considerable at
tention from the farming class, and the
prizes offered will no doubt be
very attractive. Hogs and all other
farm animals will come in for their
share of attention, and moth
ing will be left undone to make the
exhibit one we'll worth visiting.
Special attention will be paid to an
exhibit of the domestic and house ami
mails, There are many fanciers in this
section of good dogs and one Of the
directors stated that he saw no
reason why the canine exhibit could
not be made a feature. Hunting dogs
viii probably make up the greater part
| of the exhibit.
The bird feature will be made
very interesting, and some of the more
unusual animal pets which are found
in this section of the country may also
| be placed on display
A good opportunity will also be given
the chicken fanciers to show what
they have produced. There will be an
exhibit of some of the Famous breeds
| which produce most of the eggs. such
as the Plymouth Rocks, ETC. The han
tams will come in for their share of
publicity, while an unusually good
showing of game chickens will prob
ABLY be made. There is some talk also
| or offering prize for the best brood
of chickens exhibited and some of the
prizes Will be made large enough to
attract many chicken breeders from a
| distance.
Art and NeedIewOrk Exhibit,
An effort will be made to secure a
good exhibit of art and needle-work.
especial attention being paid to that
! winch is of home production though
| there will also be an effort made 10
secure some of the old paintings which
| abound in this section. 1t was sug-
! geSted by one of the directors that
a special effort might be made to Sc
cure the children of the city to make
drawings and sketches and place them
on exhibition, thus showing not only
the talent that is among the younger
pupils, but giving also a good idea, of
what is being done in the schools.
! The ladies' will also be taken care
OF and exhibits of their work with the
needle will be solicited
There will be exhibits of fruit raised
! in this section, the exhibit fnclud-
ing both the freshly picked fruit and
! That which has been put in preserve.
The products of the farms and plan
tations will also be displayed, this ex
hibit including, if possible, every va
riety of plant that is raised in this sec
ton of the state.
The merchants will not doubt use
! the fair as an opportunity of show
ing the class of goods that they are
! selling and of placing their goods di-
rectly before the eyes of the public
This exhibit should be one of the hest
| on the grounds and will furnish ono