The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09
STRENUOUS WORK
FOR CARNIVAL
IS PRACTICALLY ASSURED.
COMMITTEE WORKING Wrra
THoCB WHO WILL BENEFIT
BY SHOW.

Cards Sent Out Calling Attention to
Through MaiIs-ResuIts During
Day Were Encouraging, But Stin
Necessary to Remind Merchants of
Results of Influx of Visitors on
Their Business-CaFnivaI AssOcia-
tiOn Does Not Believe That Savan-
nah Can Afford to Let Project Fall
short of Success.
With the same liberal responses by
other merchants which have been made
by large number already, the sue
cess Of the proposed carnival will be
assured. Many on whom the carnival
association rely for support have not
yet indicated how many tickets they
will subscribe for at the advanced sale.
In order to call the matter strikingly
to the attention of those who have not
yet subscribed for tickets, the commit
tee yesterday mailed an attractive bit
of cardboard to those upon whom they
depend for aid in the project.
On the back of the card is a carnival
couple and as a catch line the words
"R U Roofing for the Carnival?"
Following this was the message.
Have you sent. in your subscription
for advanced guarantee sale Of tickets :?
If not, why not? Do it now. Also get
your neighbor business associates and
friends to contribute literally at once"
The card is printed in colors.
On the face of the card in three lines
under the name, street and city, are
the sentences, Are you interested in
the prosperity of Savannah? If so, are
you trying to help the carnival which
will bring 10000 visitors to our city?"
Outlook Encouraging.
At the close of the week the last
three days of which have been strenu-
GUS ones for the committee raising ad-
vanced ticket subscriptions, those be-
hind the plan were encouraged to be-
lieve that the remaining $4,000 can be
raised within the next few days, thus
assuring the success of the show. With
Jacksonville raising $4,000 by the ad-
Vanced sale of carnival tickets, the
committee have figured that Savannah
merchants will not permit the carnival
to miss Savannah for the lack of in
terest among those who will directly
benefit by the advent of the visitors.
One drawback experienced by the
committee is that one merchant often
hesitates to subscribe when he finds
that business men at his side who will
get just as much, and perhaps more
benefit out of the carnival, close their
pocketbooks with the feeling that
somebody else can contribute and that
they will reap the same benefit as IL
they had subscribed.
Renew Efforts Monday.
After a rest over Sunday the COM
mittee will renew their efforts to Sc
cure the needed advance ticket sales,
but they also realize that without the
active and hearty support of those
who will directly benefit that their
work will be trebly difficult.
Quite a number of favorable re-
sponses were received from the mails
yesterday. and the committee believe
that many who have not yet answered
their appeal will do so tomorrow. The
cards sent out will attract attention
TO the appeals yet unanswered.
Besides interesting the merchants in
the advanced sale of tickets, the car
nival association will put forth efforts
to awaken as active an interest in the
minds of the general public. These, of
course, will not be tried until it is as
sured that the carnival is to be held.
Should the carnival be held, it is a
self-evident fact that very many ner-
chants and industries which have as
yet taken no tickets. will be greatly
benefited. 1t is the intention of the
committee to urge everybody who will
get direct results from the carnival
to do their share. in which event the
project will be assured.