The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-05
A GEORGIA BUILDING
SAVANNAH MUST ASSIST IN sECUR-
ING ENOUGH MONEY.
AT CONFERENCE TO-DAY
MAYOR MYERS AND COL. ESTILL
WILL DEVISE SOME PLAN.

Have Received Notice of Their APP
pOintment by Gov. Terrell to Rep
resent This District on the State
COmmittee-ImpOrt of Having
the state Represented at the Fair
to he Held in st. Louis Next Year.
Trade Bodies VIII Probably he
Asked to Appoint Committees to
Aid in Securing Fund.
At the City Exchange at noon to-
day Mayor Herman Myers and Col. ].
H. Estill, who We're appointed men,
bers of the State Committee for the
erection of a Georgia building at the
Worlds Fair at ST. Louis, next year,
by Gov. Terrell, will discuss plans for
the raising of a fund in Savannah.
Mayor Myers and Col. Estill receiv-
ed notice of their appointment as rep
resentatives of this district on the
same mail and will go over the situa-
ton at once. Both have acknowledged
the letters from Mr.. Hugh V. Wash
ington, chairman of the committee,
and have accepted the appointments.
1t is not known just how Savannah's
share of the necessary amount will
be raised, but it is probable that the
trade bodies viii be asked to appoint
committees to get subscriptions. The
need of a Georgia building at the fair
is recognized.
The letter to Col Estill explains just
what is expected, and is as follows;
Il am requested by the Governor to
inform you that he has appointed you
a member of the State Committee for
the erection of a Georgia building at
the Worlds Fair at ST. Louis next
year.
An Important Movement.
THE Importance of this movement
to the future welfare of the state
cannot be overestimated. 1t viii not
only advertise the entire state, but eV-
cry city and county in the state to in
vestors and home-seekers from every
quarter. Nearly every civilized ma
ton around the globe will have an ex-
hibit and building on the grounds.
With but two or three exceptions ev-
cry state will have its own building,
ranging in cost from $4,000 upwards.
Mississippi, which does not rank with
Georgia, will put $4,000 in building,
Texas has already raised by sub
scription 100000 and expects 100000
more.
The patriotic lumber dealers of
Georgia have promised the lumber for
a building. and the Greater Georgia
Association has pledged $1,000 which
leaves the comparatively small sum of
50 900 to be raised by subscription to
sacura a (.eprgfa buildiug
Headquarters for GeOrgians.
THE building will in every sense be
Headquarters for Georgia and Geor
gians, and from it Will be distributed
thousands of folders and pamphlets
advertising the various sections of the
state. Without a state building the
good that should come TO Georgia
would surely be attracted to other
less favored states.
Let US all take prompt hold. Kind
" take up the matter in the way that
you think best in your territory, and
press the county and city governments,
individuals and corporations for sub
scriptions and secure the active, per-
sistent cooperation of the daily and
weekly press.
Every live community will be i'm
pressed with the opportunity of put
ting itself to the front. Get the active
and influential men 10 take hold. Let
me hear from you, and be assured
that I will render you and the
movement every assistance in my
power
who Compose Committee.
The committee was appointed under
a resolution adopted at a convention
in Macon, and includes, besides the
chairman, Hugh V. Washingtong of
Macon. twelve members from the state
at large, and one from each congress
sional district
The members of the committee are:
E. P. Howell, Atlanta; H. H. Caba-
Mss. Augusta: ]. II. Estill, Savannah,
C. R. Pendleton, Macon; c. 1. Groov-
er, Columbus; J. r. Gray, Atlanta; j.
l.. johnson, Rome; H. j. Rove,
Athens; H. NJ Mcintosh, Albany; w.
E. Kay, Brunswick; c. E. Dunbar,
Augusta; Walter G. Cooper, Atlanta,
from the state at large.
From the congressional districts:
First, Herman Myers, Savannah; Sec
ond, John w. Hightower. Townsville;
Third, John B. Mcdaniel, Vienna;
Fourth Lucius H. Chappell, Columbus;
Fifth. j X. Orr, Atlanta; Sixth, E.
]. Willingham. Macon; Seventh, w.
]. Nicely, Rome; Eighth, A. H. Hodg-
son, Athens; Ninth, II. II. Dean, Gaines
Vile; Tenth. l.. c. Hayne, Augusta;
Eleventh, T. c. Crawford, Valdosta.