The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-01-24
PLANNING FOR
STATE Bull DING
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New Committee is Named
By Governor to Work
for Structure
BRUNSWICKIANS ARR. ON IT
President Tiff, Of Georgia sawmiIl
Association, ii Conferences with
oovernor-eeorsia Editors
Named as Commission.

The following interesting story re-
lative to the Georgia building at St.
Louis, is taken fro yesterdays At.
lanta Constitution:
President H. H. 7 It, of the Georgia
Sawmill Association which has given
the state $500 and all the material
needed for ereotins the Georgia state
building at the corning exposition at
st Louis, was in conference with GOV
ernor Terrell and G. scock Barrett. as
sistant commissions, yesterday rela-
tive to the plans in this connection.
The question of changing the style
.of the building from that of Liberty
Hall Alexander Stephens Old home,
to that Of Sutherland, the home of
the late General John B. Gordon, was
discussed at some length and to the
propoged change Mr.. Tiff save his en-
tire approval.
The Georgia building viii be we'll
located. The site Is one of the high
est upon the exposition grounds, and
Georgia viii be in the midst Of the
most prominent state and foreign build
'ings and within walking distance of
the agricultural buildings and others
in which Georgias principal exhibit
will be displayed.
The gift OF all the material needed
for the construction of the building
from the Georgia sawmill association
means great deal to the state With
this taken into consideration, it has
been carefully figured out what the
building will cost, including the expsn-
.sas Of maintenance during the life Of
the exposition. and COR these purposes
$25,O00 Is needed. OF this amount
the commissioners now have $500
in sight.
WIN Talk In Atlanta.
Commissioner Dudley M. Hughes
and Assistant Commissioner Hugh v.
Washington, who have charge OF the
work in behalf Of the Georgia building
win be in the city Monday. They will
meet with Assistant Commissioner
Glascock Barrett and others interested
in the work, and a conference will be
held relative to presenting the matter
of subscriptions for the state build
ing to the people Of Atlanta.
Commission on Publicity.
Governor Terrell yesterday named
a new commission in connection with
Georgia's representation at the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition to- be
known as the commission on public
ity Tbig commission is expected to
keep the matter beore the public as
much as possible in order that the
greatest amount of good may be ac-
complisled.
The commission on publicity is
composed of editors and representa-
tiyes of the daily press Of the state and
Is as follows.
John Temple Graves, chairman;
Clarke Howell, J. r. Gray, Atlanta;
Fl. H. Cabaniss and Bowdre Phinizy Au
gusta; Pleasant A. stoyall and Colonel
j. II. Estill Savannah, John T. Boifeuil
let and G. r. PendleCon, Macon, G. r.
Grcoyer, Columbus; J. Lindsay John
son, Rome; B. F. H der, Jr., Athens;
Hrs. Marie Louise yriclS, Americus;
II. M. Mcintosh, Al my; G. H. Leavy
end Ralph Graves, funswick and Ed
itor Mccartney Of aomasyille.
Notiactions of tsse appointn snts
will be sent out a once by Commits
sioner Glascock Barrett, and the mem
lie will be equest ID to do all in their
power to keep the public fully inform
ed as to what Georgia is going to do
at the fair.