The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-30
SAME OFFICERS
AGAIN ELECTED
BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ANNUAL MEETING OF DIRECTORS
PROVED AN IMPORTANT ONE.

President j. IL. Estfn Announced
Committees in Which Few
Changes Were Made-Merchants'
Association Wants Assistance in
Regulating Business of Pawn
ShOps-Capt. Davidson Announced
Work Planned for Fort Screven.
Efforts to BE Made 10 Hurry Work
on Marine Hospital.
At the annual meeting of the direc-
tors of the Chamber of Commerce.
yesterday afternoon, officers were
elected for the coming year. The en-
tire board was reelected.
Committees were appointed and va
rfous matters were considered, among
them plan for an automo-
bile speedway, presented by Mr..
Roy G. Foster, and an account of the
improvements that are to be made at
Fort Screven, given by Capt. David
son of the quartermaster's department,
U. S. A., who is in charge of the
work.
The officers of the Chamber Of Com
merce are as follows:
President-Col. ]. H. Estili.
First Vice President-Leopold Adler.
Second Vice President-George w.
Tiedeman.
Third Vice President-Herman My
ers.
Fourth Vice President-Maj. w. w.
Williamson.
Treasurer-W. F. McCauley.
Secretary-W. J. Donlan.
Col. Estill was nominated by Col. P.
A. Stovall. There was no other nomi-
nation and he was unanimously elect
ed. He thanked the members for their
continued confidence in him as dis
played by their vote, and said he
hoped that the Chamber of Commerce
would prove even more successful dur
ing its second year than it did dur
ing its first. Maj. J. F. Cam norai-
mated the old board of vice presi-
dents and these, too, were elected
without a dissenting voice. Mr.. Frank
M. Oliver was elected a director to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Mr.. ]. ]. Kirby.
President Named COMMITTEES.
Col. Estill announced the committees
Of which the chairmen are as follows
Executive and Finance, Leopold Ad-
| Ter; Manufactures, William Kehoe;
Banking and Insurance, ]. D. Cars
| well; Real Estate, c. H Dorsett:
| Transportation, Frank c. Battey:
Membership, P. A. Stovall: Municipal
| Affairs, B. H. Levy; Promotion of
Public Interest, Sig Gardner; Com
| merce and Trade, w. D. Krenson; Leg
iSlation, ]. Ferris Cam; Harbor and
River, j. M. Barnard; Public Roads,
| Gordon Saussy; Entertainment, Roy
c. Foster; Advertising, C. H. Dorset;
Agriculture, A. B. Moore; Health and
Sanitation, ]. L. HERS; Subscription
| y. s.. Kulman Harbor Defenses, w
w Williamson; Deep Water, w. W.
| Mackall. The two last named are spe-
| cial committees.
Merchants Asked Assistance.
A communication was read from the
| Retail Merchants Association in which
| the Chamber of Commerce was asked
to assist that organization to put q
| stop to the retail trade that is carried
on by pawn shops, and also to endeav-
or to secure legislation that will make
| shops and loan offices may charge The
matter was referred to the committees
| on Municipal Affairs and on Legisla-
| ton.
Capt. Davidson was introduced to the
| meeting, and after Col. Estill had ex.
planned the interest that the Chamber
of Commerce has been taking in the eff
forts to build UP and improve Fort
Screven. he was asked to tell of the
/ VII fIank Ia1 ~
| post by the government. He said he
had recently secured bids for nine
frame buildings. five of them officers
! quarters, one gymnasium, two quar-
tiers for on-commissioned officers ano
one a guardhOuse, and that the con.
| tracts for these had been sent on tt
| Washington for approval
He said the plans also contemplated
| the building of brick piers and curtain
walls for four sets of officers quar-
| ters, and two barracks and extra wa
| ter mains. and sewers for the new
houses, the grading of the reservation
extending from the rear of the officers
| quarters to the railroad track, and the
| filing of bitches and upbuilding of the
| ground so that the reservation will be
rid of bitches and pools of stagnant
water.
Garrison to BE Enlarged.
Tn post is soon to have it's garrison
| increased from three companies to
| four, and to accommodate the addi-
| tional company another barrack will
! have to be built. The new company
| will not be sent to the fort until this
| has been completed. Capt. Davidson
said that the post would be built up
as rapidly as the money was allotted
for the purpose. Referring to the in
terest that the members of the Cham
| Der of Commerce take in the matter,
! he said he would be glad to have the
| members call on him at his office, in
the Merchants Bank building, and that
he would assist them in any way pos
sIble.
An effort is still on foot by COM
nlittee of the Chamber of Commerce,
of which Mr.. o. S. Kulman is chair
man, to secure a brass band for the
fort. Mr.. Kulman said yesterday that
he lacks but $36 now of having the
required amount, and he hopes to have
this within a very short time.
Marine Hospital Matters.
Mr. T. E. Youmans brought up the
matter of the Marine Hospital. He
said that from what he could learn the
government contemplated erecting but
one building, while in the opinion of
DR.. Brooks, the local surgeon of the
Marine Hospital Service, at least three
buildings will be necessary. Mr.. You
mans said also that the government
owns but a part of the block on which
| the hospital Is to be built, and that he
thought 1t would be for the benefit of
the public that the remainder of the