The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-16
CARNIVAL HAS
BEEN ASSURED.
PROPOSITION DISCUSSED.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
WILL AID PROJECT.

Committee viii BE Named to Ac-
lively Take UD Matter and See
What Can BE DOne-ResOlutiOns
Adopted IndOrsinE Bill ReguIat-
ing the Railroads In Furnishing
Cars for Shippers-Chamber NOT
Responsible for Balance on GeOr-
gia Building.
Cooperating with the other interests
at work for the proposed carnival, the
Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting of
the board of directors held yesterday
adopted the report of the sub-commit-
tee appointed to confer with a COM
mittee from the Savannah Racing AS
ISOLATION. and a committee will be
named by. Col. J. H. Estill, president
of the Chamber, to have charge of the
matter.
This action on the part of the Cham
Der of Commerce directors, it is be-
lieved, insures the holding of the car
nival some time early in November.
The meeting of the board of directors
was called to order by President Estill
shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon.
A communication from the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce was presented,
in reference to a bill pending in the
Legislature, placing a penalty on rail-
road companies for not furnishing cars
promptly.
Mr.. j. ]. Cummings, vice president
nf tho Rnard nf do ~, ~
half of some action. and as repre-
sentative of the lumber interests.
A letter was read from Representa-
tive Stovall enclosing a copy of reso-
buttons which seemed to fill the bill in
case the proposed law was indorsed by
the Chamber of Commerce.
The sentiment of the meeting was
overwhelmingly in favor of the passage
of the law. and the resolutions were
Endorsed as the sense of the meeting.
Resolutions Were Adopted.
The preamble declared that manu-
facturers, dealers and shippers are la
boring under onerous and one-sided
freights and demurrages, and that up
on investigation it was found that the
Railroad Commission is not empower
ed under present laws, to rectify the
evils complained of, while other states
have passed similar laws which have
been sustained by the highest courts,
and that there is relief promised in the
passage of House bill No. OIL.
In view of these conditions resolu-
tions were adopted calling on the rep
resentatives in the State Legislature
to give their hearty support to the bill
and exert their influence to the utmost
in every proper way to secure the pas
sage of the bill by the present Legisla-
ture.
1t was also provided that copies of
the resolutions be sent to the imme-
date senators and representatives
which could be influenced by the
wishes of the Chamber of Commerce,
to the President of the Senate Speak
er of the House and the chairman of
the Railroad and Judiciary commit
tees, and to the secretary of the SEN
ate and clerk of the House.
The secretary was instructed to send
copies of the resolutions to the various
persons designated.
A letter was received from Capt. r.
J. Davant of Georgia Company No. 1,
Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias.
asking donation for sending the COM
pany to Louisville for the prize drill.
Owing to the heavy expense in pros
pect for improvements by the organi-
cation, it was decided that there were
no funds available.
Is Not Their Debt.
A communication was read. directed
to Mayor Myers by Representative
Stovall, regarding an alleged balance
of 5000 due by the city of Savannah
on on the Georgia building at the Worlds
After some discussion it was adopted
as the sense of the body that the sub
scription made had been at a mass
meeting of citizens and that the Cham
Der of Commerce did not feel in any
way obligated to pay anything, and
that there was on hand no funds which
might be so applied. 1t was suggested
that at the mass meeting there was
no promise to contribute $1,000.
The report of Mr.. J. B. Chestnut.
chairman of the subcommittee an
pointed to confer with a committee
from the Savannah Racing Association |
regarding the advisabilty of assisting |
in getting up a fair, was heard. The |
project was favorably reported by the |
committee. On motion the report was |
concurred in and the president directed |
TO appoint committee to take the !