The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-29
WORKING FOR CITY
MANY MEASURES PLANNED BY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
FOR GREATER GEORGIA
COL. EsTILL STARTS SUBSCRIPTION
LIST WITH 800. AND $3.50 MORE
WAS RAISED.


$3.50 Was Subscribed Toward Sn-
vnnnah's Part of Fund-Assistance
Wanted from City to Help Adver-
tise It-ManufactOries Should BE
Exempt from One Tax-MunicipnI
Committee to Work for AuditO-
rium-AutOmObiIe Meet May he
Held in savannah This Fall.
A meeting marked by much enthus-
iasm, and which disposed of an inn
mense amount of work, besides inaug-
Grating a great deal more, was held
by the Chamber of Commerce last
night President ]. H. EstilI was in
the chair and there was a fair at
tendance of members.
Among the matters brought before
the meeting, to mention only few
was the subscription to the Greater
Georgia movement, which was given
a big boost in addresses by Maj. ].
Ferris Cam and Col. Estill, and an
even more substantial support by the
impromptu subscription of $3.50, of
which 500 was given by Col. Estill,
the first to put his name down; a COM
feasibility of holding an automobile
meet in Savannah this fall; money was
authorized for the bureau of infor-
nation for the Southern Baptist Con-
vention, and various important reports
were made by committees.
In addition, the matter of an audi
forum was brought up and referred to
a
measures to secure from the city an
appropriation for advertising Savan-
nah, and further to secure an exemp-
ton from municipal taxes of manufac-
turtles under certain conditions; the
same gentleman proposed that an eff
fort be inaugurated to secure the en-
largement of Fort Screven to a first
class post; vote of thanks was given
Mr.. M. Ed. Wilson for pictures fur
nished the Chamber of Commerce; a
resolution passed indorsing Henry c.
Hester of New Orleans for a place on
the Panama Canal Commission; a COM
mittee was authorized TO meet with
similar ones from other bodies in the
matter of securing the reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans for 1904
and the matter of sending a delegate
to the T. p. A. National Convention
was referred to the Executive and FL
nance Committee.
Greater Georgia Movement.
Possibly the matter of most import
ance in the light of it's development
that was brought before the meeting
was the Greater Georgia Movement.
Maj j. Ferris Cam, chairman of the
committee to secure subscriptions for
Savannahs share of the fund, was
called on for report of the commit
tees work.
10 esto faI 4,
up in the committee whether the
Greater Georgia Association might not
be asked for greater facilities in get
ting before Savannah men the replies
that may come in in answer to the adj
vertising that it is proposed to do in
behalf of the state. 1t was thought
that this matter had better be dis
cUssed by the Chamber of Commerce
and Maj. Cam, as chairman of the
committee, had been asked to bring it
before the organization for such dis
cussion.
Continuing Maj. Cam said that at
present because the president and the
secretary of the Greater Georgia AS
ISOLATION are in Atlanta it is the pre-
Vailing belief that Atlanta will get
more benefit from the movement than
any other city in the state will. This
is because Atlanta will be the first
to receive all inquiries that may re-
er cities interested receiving copies of
these communications some twenty
four hours later.
The speaker stated that he wanted
the matter discussed fully by the
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. o. s. Kul-
man suggested that it might be feas-
IDLE to have these advertisements so
worded that instead of having all in
quiries addressed to the secretary of
the association in Atlanta, they might
be addressed to the trade bodies of
the various towns represented. Mr.
Walter w. Sheppard took the same
view, but Col. Estill, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, said the only
feasible plan was that originally pro-
posed. 1t was to advertise the state,
he declared, and all citizens of the
state should pull together.
Will Bring Many Inquiries.
Mai. Cam. replying to the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Kulman, stated that ii was
expected the advertising proposed will
result in the receipt of some 81, 900 in
Quiries. and supposing Savannah to re-
ceive direct only 10000 of these, If It
were necessary for her to repeat each
of them to all the others interested In
the movement and the number of the
other members amounted to only 10.
1t would mean that 100000 communica-
tions would have to be sent out from
this city, and that the postage on these
alone would amount to $1,000. not to
mention the time it would take to pre-
pare them.
Atlanta is entitled to be the head
quarters of the movement" he de-
c1ared, "as much because she is the
capital of the state as because she
originated the movement. Further.
though the president of the movement
and the secretary are both in Atlanta.
they have given their time and money
TO the work, and have Travelled over the
state, without any compensation. and
actuated only by the desire of interest
ing all the state in the enterprise.
If it be a question of placing be-
fore inquirers the advantages of any
particular section" he stated, "Savan-
nah can show greater advantages than
any place in Georgia. Atlanta is Moth
ing but wind and public spirit, while
Savannahians have everything to offer
prospective settler, be he farmer or
manufacturer. The advantages of this
city and section are shown by the in
crease in population of the surround
ing counties which have recently grown
two-fold in comparison with the other
parts of the state.
Leave Savannah out of this move
ment and we will have the whole state
against us with the further disad-
vantage to us of not knowing what
the other parts of the state are trying
for. We may be mighty big but we
rant null aUafpuf Tho