The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-20
TO VISIT THE FAIRS
MANAGER SAUSsY TO MAKE A TRIP
THROUGH THE STATE.
THE SALE OF PRIVILEGES
WILL Re Considered BY BOARD
OF DIRECTORS.

Bureau of Information Planned and
Addresses of Boarding House
Keepers and Lodging Rates Want
ed by Management-NOveI Adver-
Using Plan AdOpted-The ''NIid-
way" VIII Be Feature of Fair and
"A Great Variety of Entertainments
VIII Be Secured.
General Manager Gordon Saussy of
the Savannah Agricultural and Indus
trial Fair win visit Atlanta, Macon
and other Georgia towns where fairs
are to be held previous to the Savan-
nah fair. He will study the different
fairs and the ways in which they are
conducted and will incorporate any of
the successful ideas he finds in the
Savannah fair.
He will also thoroughly investigate
the attractions to be offered at each
fair, in order that he may have a good
idea of the character of any shows who
apply for privileges here. The better
and higher class attractions will be
negotiated with, with a view to induc-
ing them to come to Savannah. Even
the minor details of these various fairs
will be Investigated, and when he re-
turns from his trip Mr. Saussy will
be in position to advise the Racing
Association directors fully.
Premium List Nearly Complete.
The premium list committee met
again yesterday afternoon in the rooms
IS nd
tinued its work. The list is now al
most completed and it was announced
yesterday that it will be in the hands
of the public by the end of the week.
Several inquiries concerning the eX-
hibits entry conditions have been re-
ceived from firms in distant cities.
Two letters were received yesterday
from New York firms stating that they
would send samples Of their work here
for exhibition. Firms in cities not so
far distant have also Signified their in
tention of sending exhibits and there
is no doubt that the fair will be an
unusually excellent one. at least as
far as the exhibits are concerned.
One of the directors of the association
stated that the exhibit will be kept in
tact from the opening day to the clos
ing and not allowed to be broken by
parties selling the articles which they
have on display. There has always
been more or less difficulty in this
line in previous years and by the clos
ing days of the fair many of the de-
partments have been badly broken up.
Exhibitors will be allowed to Sell any
or all of the articles which they have
on display this year but they will not
he allowed to remove them until after
the closing of the fair
Two Restaurants ON Grounds.
There have been several inquiries re-
ceiVed concerning restaurant privileges.
1t is customary for churches and be-
nevolent societies to conduct restau-
rants on the grounds, the proceeds
church or society. Several of the
churches this year have asked for the
rates for the privilege and one or two
societies have signifled their intentions
of conducting restaurants.
The directors have decided that this
year there will be but two restaurants
allowed at the fair, one on the grounds
proper and the other in the grandstand
Bids for the privilege will be asked
and the exclusive right to conduct a
restaurant will be granted to the high
est bidder. The bids will be opened on
Oct. Is. The selling outright of the
privilege for a restaurant is a. new
departure this year, the restaurants in
former years having been conducted on
the percentage plan.
The other privileges will be rapidly
taken, requests for them pouring in
daily at the fair headquarters. A let
ter was received yesterday from a
party in Utah asking for privilege
rates and stating the nature of his at
traction. Others from the West and
North have arrived, and it is assured
that the management will have no diff
ficulty in disposing of all privilege
space at a good figure.
The Bureau of Information.
A Bureau of Information will be con-
Quoted by the fair management, both
during the fair and also for some time
before. One of the chief items in
quired about by parties from a dis
tance is the location and rates of
boarding houses.
Mr.. Saussy is anxious to get a COM
plete list of the boarding houses Of
Savannah. Members of the associa-
ton have informed him concerning the
location of all which they know but
the list if compiled in this manner
would be incomplete. The manage
ment will appreciate it if all boarding
house keepers in the city will send him
their names and the numbers of their
houses, as Well as the rates lHey Will
charge for fair-week boarders. The
rates for rooms and meals both is very
much desired. Many visitors will find
it more convenient to take their meals
on the grounds and would wish only
rooms during they stay in Savannah.
Novel Advertising Plan Adopted.
A new feature has been added to
the advertising campaign. This is in
the nature of requesting the merchants
and business men of the city to allow
on the backs of the business envelopes,
thus scattering the announcement of
the event in places where posters would
not reach, and at the same time bring
ing the fair directly before the eyes
oe +ba ouhIic Mr. Allen Hitzfeld as