The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-05

There is considerable more money
which has been promised, but which
was not counted yesterday, the chair
men reporting only the exact amounts
which had been pledged. The Brough-
Ton Street Committee reported that it
had been promised amounts varying
from S35 to $50 and that their total
would come close to $4,000 as soon as
other parties could be seen. The Com
mitteee on State Street and Oglethorpe
avenue also stated that it would Sc
cure at least SIS additional when it
could complete its canvass.
In addition to these practically as
sured amounts there are three or four
Committees which did not report, the
West Bay Street Committee, the
Wholesale Grocers Committee, the Re
tail Grocers Committee and the Rail-
road Committee. If these committees
make half the showing that was made
by those who handed in reports of
their work yesterday the remaining
amount, which is less than $500, should
be secured at once.
1t was reported that the reason no
report had been made by the West
Bay Street Committee was that the
members of the committee had not
been able to get to work on their ter
y.
their duties have kept them from TAX
ing up the work of the Racing Assoc
citation.
1t was decided to increase the men,
bership of the West Bay Street Com
rnitteee and the temporary chairman
was instructed to appoint two assist
ants to the original committee. Messrs.
AdOlph Letter and P. Bremen were
appointed.
A motion was adopted to the effect
that the members of the committees
which had not yet submitted their re-
ports should be requested to complete
the canvass of the districts assigned
to them and to be able to give a COM
plete account of their work by the
first of next week, in order that the
chairman of the subcommittee might
complete the report to the directors of
the Racing Association.
Meeting of Racing Association.
A meeting of the directors of the Rae
ing Association will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at the Chamber of Com
merce at 4:30 o'clock. and the prelim-
mary matters preparatory to the fair
will then be disposed Of. The report
of the chairman of the subcommittee
Will he handed in. and a treasurer for
the fair will be selected. The other
arrangements for the fair will be COM
pleted in a comparatively short time.
In speaking of the work that has been
done by the canvassing committees, a
member of the Racing Association said:
ITO say that we are highly pleased
with the results Of the work is putting
it rather mildly. We have within $500
of the entire amount desired already in
the hands of the committees; there are
promises of more from some of the
committees and several have not yet
reported at all. Besides this we have
the $500 given by the city itself, so that
we are already in excess of what we
wanted.
we shall go to work at once. ar
ranging the prizes for the races, and
for the exhibits, and everything will be
done to bring fast horses into the en-
try list and lovers of racing will be as
sured some good sport. We are in a
position to offer prizes that will at
tract some of the best horses in the
country.
AS for the exhibits we are confident
that they will exceed anything ever
given heretofore. We have learned
considerably from the former fair
about the management and conducting
of such enterprises. and we feel that
the experience will aid us greatly in
making this occasion a grand success
Every effort will be bent toward max
ing the fair a good amusement center
and good financial venture"