The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-16
FAIR GROUNDS EMPTY
LITTLE DOING YESTERDAY AT THE
RECENT SCENE OF BUSTLE.
SHOWS READY FOR MOVING.
THOSE THAT HAVE NOT ALREADY
LEFT FOR OTHER FIELDS.

Many People Went to Grounds Yes
terday but Only Those Having
Business Were Admitted-COunty
Exhibitors Were Mt Their Booths
During the Day--Little Business Mt
Northumberland of Direct
Ors VIII Re Called Early This
Week and Full Reports on Fair
VIII he Made.
The Fair Grounds yesterday pre-
sented startling contrast to the
scenes of last week. With the eXcep-
ton of few show men who were busy
removing their tents, the grounds were
deserted.
All the tents on the Midway, with
the exception of that of the Black Ma
hatma and Kennedy Bros. living tents
are down. In the place of the bright,
variously colored banners, there is now
only bare poles and deserted platforms.
There is an air of almost desolation
about the grounds.
From the tops of the buildings the
streamers of the Savannah merchants
are still flying but the doors are tight
ly closed, and there is no sign of life
about them. One Waterman has been
placed in each building to guard ar
ticles of exhibitors until they have the
time to remove them, but save for
these there is no sign of life.
The space about the buildings is lit
tered with boards and pieces of can
vas, and with hundreds of small ar
ticles of all descriptions which have
been considered worthless. Here and
there were large piles of tenting, care
fully tied together waiting for the per-
NIT of General Manager Saussy before
their owners could remove them from
the grounds.
The only incident which gave the
grounds even the slightest resem-
blance to their appearance of last week
happened about o'clock At that time
Mr.. Willets, proprietor of the riding
school, began exercising his horses. AS
the animals began trotting about the
grounds after their owner there was
faint suggestion of the merry-go-
round, but this was all that appeared
at all natural.
Visitors Not Admitted to Grounds.
There were number of visitors out
to the grounds yesterday who came
to see what progress had been made
toward breaking up the shows. Guards
were stationed at the gates, however,
and all were informed that the grounds
were closed and that none would be
admitted.
Several parties appeared who had
come to look after property, either that
which they had placed on exhibition
or some of the lumber which they
bought from fakirs and privilege men.
These were admitted and allowed to
transact their business. BY o'clock
most of the booths on the grounds
had been marked Sold" and arrange
ments made for removing them early
this morning.
In the county buildings there was
some slight sign of life. The man
ayers Of the five exhibits were at their
booths looking after the packing of
the goods which had been purchased
for the St. Louis Exposition. All of
the other articles which were on dis
play will be sold to-day and to-mor-
row, none OF the exhibitors desiring
to carry the products hen again.
The chicken building ST. more live
ly than the others. Tae exhibitors
and their assistants were busy looking
after their birds and feeding and wa
tering them. Most of these chickens
can De bought to-day II anyone de-
sires to purchase them. Tonight Mr.
Brown of the Belmont farm and Mr..
Oliver OF the Valdosta Poultry Com
pany viii leave for their homes
Attendance at the Fair Was Large.
The attendance at the fair was larger
than was at first supposed. The re-
ports have all been handed in to the
management and, including the passes
and complimentaries issued there were
fully $4,000 people who entered the
gates between the opening hour in
the mornings and O'Clock at night
At night there was no admission
charged and II is impossible to get
any correct data regarding these
crowds but it is probable that dur
ing the entire ten nights there were