The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-17
EXHIBITS SOLD OUT
COUNTY DISPLAYS AT FAIR WENT
AT LOW PRICES.
LITTLE LEFT IN BUILDINGS
LAST OF EXHIBITORS WILL HAVE
GONE BY TONIGHT.

All Praise the Fair and Promise to
Be on Hand Next Year-In Art
Building the Booths Have Been
Torn Down and Only n Few Stray
Pictures and Remnants of Bunting
Rcmain-ShOws Have All Gone.
Kennedy'E Indians the Last to
Leave the Grounds.
The principal feature of interest at
the fair grounds yesterday was the
auction of the agricultural products
at the booths where the counties had
made their displays. The auction be-
gan at 10 o'clock. There were many
Savannahians on the grounds waiting
for a chance to purchase.
The Spalding, Bulloch, Camden,
Worth and Dodge booths sold out.
Many of the displays went ridiculously
cheap, the managers not wishing to
carry them home on account of the
expense.
The meats were in great demand
and those which were for sale went
rapidly. The preserves were the next
largest sellers, and there were scarcely
any on the grounds who left without
one or more packages. 1t was an I'M
usual opportunity, and it was not al
lowed to pass unseized. The rice, po-
tatoes, peas, beans, etc., also had a
large sale, and the cane display went
very rapidly.
Horse owners were on the grounds
early looking for a chance to secure
hay and fodder. Some of the counties
did not offer their exhibits in this line
for sale, but others did. The corn went
rapidly, and one merchant gathered
together all the wheat and oats shown
in the combined booths.
Sale Will Continue To-day.
The smaller purchasers made a big
run on the apples and there were few
persons on the grounds who were not
seen carrying away papers of the
rosy checked fruit. The other stuff
was not so greatly in demand and the
managers were preparing to pack it for
re-shiping.
The sale will continue to-day. All
products which have not been packed
last night will be offered to-day. This
is the last opportunity, as all the coun-
| ty exhibitors expect to leave the city
tonight
The booths are torn down and the
| building is Uttered with cornhusks, hay,
wheat and other products. The arti-
Giles which were not to be sold are be-
| ing wrapped for packing, and the
building is beginning to look as empty
and deserted as it did before the open
| ing of the fair.
The managers of the county exhibits
| praise the courtesy that has been
shown them by all connected with the
fair and by the people of the city.
Without a single exception they stated
| that if Savannah has a fair next year
that they will be on hand with ex-
| hibits.
Many Exhibits Gone.
In the other buildings there is
| scarcely anything left in position. The
art building at o'clock held only the
loose pieces of bunting and a few scat
tered paintings in some of the booths.
| The needle work is gone and most of
the other displays have disappeared.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
booth, which was one of the handsom-
est in the building, shows nothing but
a few ranges, kettles and other cook
ing utensils. These will have vanished
by this morning
The other booths, which on Saturday
presented an array of colored bunting
and in many cases were hung with
greenery, have vanished, and in their
places are only the bare boards.
In the chicken buildings there are
only a few coops left. These were be-
ing rapidly removed by the managers
of the exhibits, and by this morning
the CHEEKY cackle which has been heard
for the last ten days will be missing.
number of chickens from the Bel
mont and Valdosta farms were dis
posed of to poultry fanciers yester-
day.
The grounds outside are deserted
save for Willis horses. Two of Ken
| nedy's Indians appeared late in the
afternoon and their bright-colored gar
ments attracted attention. few min
utes later Mr.. Kennedy rode to the
grounds, signalled the red men, and,
mounting their horses. they disappear
ed. 1t was the vanishing of the last
touch of the fair.