The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-09
THE Upton SCHEME
70 EXHIBIT GEORGIA PRODUCTS
IN LONDON.
PROMOTER MAKES REQUEST.
AT SAVANNAH WILL
FURNISH THE DISPLAYS.

la Thorough Inspection of the
Made by the Promoter, DIR. Harris,
on His Recent Visit Here and a
Request Made for Specimen Prod
ucts With which to Make an Elk
hibit of the Agricultural Re-
sources of the State in London.
Exhibitors May Combine for a
Collective Exhibit for This Pur-
pose.
The recent visit of the representa-
hive of the British and Southern States
cattle, Abattoir and Produce Com
many to Savannah in company with the
/. legislature was not mere pleasure
aunt. The promoter had business in
view. He realized that an exhibition of
the agricultural resources of the state
would be made and desired to see just
what Georgia soil was capable of.
While here DR.. Harris got himself in
touch with the Fair officials and was
taken in charge by Col. r. F. Critten-
den, one of the directors, who piloted
him through the agricultural displays
Dr.. Harris expressed himself much
pleased with the showing made. his
previous impressions as to the produc-
tivity of Georgia soil and the quality
OF the products being confirmed.
DIR. Harris further showed his inter-
est in the matter by arranging with
several of the exhibitors having the
county displays in charge to furnish
him with samples and specimens of the
various. articles and products on ex-
hibition, his purpose being to make d
collection with a view to placing the
same on exhibition in London with the
object of arousing further interest in
The movement and giving a practical
illustration of what his company pro-
poses to furnish the London market
under the scheme whichohe has out
lined.
The scheme, as already stated in the
Morning News, embraces a system of
farms owned by the company through
cut the state, upon which will be set
tied industrious emigrants. the object
being TO provide the London market
with the meats and vegetables and
other food products peculiar to this
section. Cattle abattoirs will be estab-
lshed for the slaughtering of cattle
with ample cold storage for the preser-
walton of both meat and vegetables.
Iris will enable the company to keep
its goods in marketable shape until
TIER delivery upon the English mar
ketS.
Col. Crittenden, Mr.. E. G. Young.
Mr.. j. F. Conner. and others of the
agriculturists at the Fair were all very
much pleased with the plans outlined
by DR.. Harris, as they see in it ready
cash market for the independent far
mer as we'll as a great development of
Georgia farming lands, and a benefit
to the agricultural interests of the state
generally. They are inclined to be
somewhat doubtful as to the feast
bil1ty and the practicability of the
scheme, but are willing to give il all
the encoura cement they can in order
TO help forward a movement which. if
successful. would mean so much for
the agricultural development of the
state.
1t has been suggested that those in
charge of the ten county exhibits at
the Fair, by which the agricultural re-
sources of the state are so solendidlv
represented, might get together at the
close of the Fair, and get up COL
lecCiNe olsplay 10 be turned over to DR..
Harris for the purpose which he has
named. In this way the tax upon the
various contributors who make up thess
exhibits would be light while on the
other hand the collective. exhibit would
be more complete and more fully rem
resentative of the state.
The further development of the Lin
ton scheme" as it is commonly spoken
or will be watched with interest by
the agriculturists of the state. who will
heartily hope for it's entire success.