The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-23
PLANS MEET FAV OR
BUSINESS MEN WANT SAVANNAH IN
LINE WITH GREATER GEORGIA.
MAY HELP AND CAN'T HURT
is THE SENTIMENT OF EVEN THE
MOST CONSERVATIVE OF THEM.

Committee of Thirty to Solicit Sub
scriptiOns Appointed Yesterday.
Mai. j. Ferris Cam Is Chairman.
Reported That Bay Street Men
Have Already offered to Give
800 Each-Whatever Helps Any
Is the state Not Atlanta, Says E..
A. Cutts-SuppIement Advertising
With "a Man, Says MIR. A. b. Moore.
AS a result of the Greater Georgia
Association meeting night before last
a committee of thirty was appointed
yesterday to solicit subscriptions, and
will Immediately get to work visiting
the business men with a view to en-
listing them in the movement. 1t is
stated that already two or three prom
their intention of contributing 500
apiece to the fund.
The committee is as follows: Maj. j.
Ferris Cam, chairman; Messrs. w. w.
Gordon, E. A. NJ. Schroeder, Ernest A.
Cults, J. S. Collins, F. C. Battey,
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Lang, Charles Marks, o. S. Kulman,
]. NJ. Barnard, Jr., R. ]. Davant, J. j.
Kirby, William Kehoe, w. D. Krenson,
F. M. Butner, ]. Lawton Hers, NJ. S.
Gardner, M. Ed. Wilson, w. V. Davis,
]. T. Shuptrine, ]. c. Slater, r. M.
Hitch, H. H. Livingston, G. w. Tiede-
man, B. S. Purse, F. D. Bloodworth,
j. h H. Entelman and Thomas Nu-
gent.
The movement as outlined to Savan-
nahians at the Chamber of Commerce
meeting seems to meet with general
favor the impression being that any
movement of this sort is bound to help
and that Savannah and Georgia need
only to have their advantages known
in order to have them made the most
of
Mr.. Ernest A. Cults, who attended
the meeting and who is a member of
the committee to seek subscriptions,
c1id of the movement: 1T is good for
the city and the state and every city,
town village and person in the state
ought to assist in making it a sue
cess. Georgia has no equal so far as
same time has, comparatively, a small
population. We want more people
and to get them I believe in advertis-
ing as much as possible.
I'VE have examples of what can be
done in this direction from the expert
cree of other states and communities,
and if every person will work for this
movement the state, every section of
it, will be largely benefited. Savannah
!
improvement because of her port ia
cilities
81 am thoroughly in sympathy with
the movement and think the sooner
many persons get over the idea that
the whole thing is for the benefit of
Atlanta the better it will be for all
concerned. The movement began in
Atlanta, it is true, but that is simply
because Atlanta believes in advertis
ing, and, therefore, has been, and is,
one of the best advertised cities in
the state, which is the secret of her
success"
Capt. Jacob Paulsen said: 81 don't
know much about this sort of thing,
but it certainly can't do any harm to
advertise the city, and might do a
great deal of good, for neither a city
nor a person ever gets anything with
out making an effort for it. 1 don't
think there will be any trouble in
raising the amount wanted, for if any
benefit is secured at ALL, it will be
worth much more than the fund
amounts to-"
Similar sentiments were expressed by
Capt. Henry Blum, Maj. w. w. Will
hanson, Mr.. L. M. LeHardy and 9TH
ers. Mr.. A. B. Moore, while he thinks
the proposed plan of advertising a
good method, thinks better would be
to send a man to the states in which
it is intended to seek emigrants for
Georgia. and let him make a personal
investigation and canvass.