The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-28
CONVENTION CITY
A NAME CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
SEEKS FOR SAVANNAH.
ADVERTISING COMMITTEE
Is NOW AT WORK ON PLANS To
GIVE HER THIS DISTINCTION.

VIII Advise n Wide Distribution OF
Advertising Matter-Part of This
10 BE in Form of Stickers to BE
Put on All Mail, Express and
Freight Package Matter Sent Out
of City-Souvenir of Savannah to
Be Distributed to Persons Who
Register at Bureau of InfOrma-
tiOn in Chippewa SauRre-Savan-
nah the Ideal City for COnven-
ventions, Says Charles Bernard.
A number of plans TO be recommend
ed to the Chamber of Commerce for its
approval were adopted at meeting of
the Advertising Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday aft
ernoon. The meeting was an impor-
tant one for all subjects that could
possibly have any bearing on the plac-
ing of the city's advantages, facilities
and beauties before the world were
thoroughly discussed.
1t was the general desire of the
committee that the city's advantages
as place for conventions be generally
recognized, and to this end it was de-
cided to recommend to the directors
that the committee be authorized to
secure some 10000 stickers bearing
the inscription. Savannah. the Con-
vention City" and to distribute them
among business men with the request
that they be used on all letters, express
packages. and, in fact, all commun-
ioations and packages on which it is
possible to place them.
Another proposition in the same line
that was discussed, and which met
general approval, was the plan to have
the Chamber of Commerce print
number of letters heads. containing on
one side advertisements for the city
in the form of short articles on vari-
Gus subjects that might attract the
attention of possible investors or home
seekers, or even tourists, or visitors
of any kind. Mr.. A. P. Solomons, who
suggested this plan, was requested to
furnish samples of the letter heads
to a later meeting of the committee.
A Souvenir of Savannah.
1t is the intention to get up a
souvenir of Savannah for the occasion
of the Southern Baptist Convention in
Savannah from, May TIA This will
be in the form of a booklet illustrated
and giving various interesting infor-
NATION relative to the city and also
will contain number of pages in diary
form with a small pencil attached
much in the form of dance pro-
gIammes. These will be distributed at
the advertising booth planned to be
placed in Chippewa Square.
The further details of this booth
were also discussed, but no new fea-
lures were added though it is possi-
BILE that writing room or something
of that sort may be added and special
stationery, advertising the city be fur
nished those who wish to avail them
selves of the use of this feature.
communication was received an
nouncing the gift to the Chamber of
Commerce of $1,000 copies of the Indus
trial number of the American Journal
of Commerce. descriptive of and illus
trating Savannah. These We're re-
ceived with thanks. Upon motion Of
a member of the committee copies will
be furnished the river and ocean
steamers and the through trains.
The CITY illustrated.
The publication, which was issued by
the Morning News office, is a paper of
forty-two pages, three columns to the
page, printed on calendared paper and
containing a sketch of Savannah and a
number of fine cuts of the public build
ings, monuments, and views of the city.
1t has also a number of business adver-
tisements, illustrated.
The committees discussion veered
from subject to subject but always
came back to the question of how to
place Savannah's claim to the title
Convention City of the South" before
the country. The fact must be adver-
tised," said Mr.. Charles Bernard" 9TH
erwise dt will never be known. Take
my case as an example; five years ago
beyond knowing that there was a city
named Savannah, and having a hazy
idea as to. its geographical situation. /
knew nothing of the place.
zone day met on the streets of Gin
cinnati friend who had just been here
and he, because he knew that / was
looking for a new location, asked me
why 1 didn't try Savannah I told him
/ had barely heard of it, and anyway
thought ii too out-of- the-way place
for my business, but he had been i'm
pressed with its opportunities through
mis- visit here, and so suggested that ]
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