The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-06
GEORGIA'S BENEFIT
OBJECT OF a MEETING TO BE
HELD IN ATLANTA FEB. II.
IMMIGRANTS AND CAPITAL.
To BE SOUGHT FOR INCREASE OF
STATES VARIOUS INDUSTRIES.

Exhibit Composed of Agricultural
md Manufactured Products o.
Each County to he Placed in Chi
caCo-Maps of Land to be Had
Prices and Options, to Form PRrT
Of Exhibit Meeting in Atlanta
Merely for Organization - Rail-
roads Have Made Special Low
Rates for Decentralization Heartily
IndOrsed by Savannah Merchants
The Greater Georgia Association IS
the name of an organization that is to
he formed soon with the view of bring
ing desirable immigrants to this state,
inducing the investment of capital from
all parts of the country, and generally
tend to the development of all the in
dustriaI resources in the state.
The organization meeting viii be held
in Atlanta, Feb. Il. How widespread
is the interest in the movement. not
only among the people generally, those
who have heard of it, but among the
business concerns as well, especially
the railroads, is shown by the granting
OF a rate OF one ldlt IOI AllC ICuAiN ~ ~
from all competitive, plus 25 cents,
given by every road of Importance in
the state.
The roads offering this rate are: At
lantic Coast Line: Atlanta, Knoxville
and Northern; Atlantic and Birming-
ham: Central of Georgia; Georgia;
Georgia Southern and Florida; Macon,
Dublin and Savannah: Seaboard Air
Line; Southern; Triton, Thomasville
and Gulf: Western and Atlantic; West
Point Route, and Wrgthsville and Ten
nile.
The tickets. on sale at all competitive
points, will be sold for all trains leav-
ing starting points after noon of Feb.
Is, and for all trains of Feb. L. with
final limit Feb. 10. 1t is hoped and
expected to have a large attendance at
this meeting. and every effort will be
made, especially by the railroads, to
have representatives. present from
every county in the state.
Some of the Details.
What the movement means to the
state can best be seen when some of
the plans that it is expected to adopt
and carry out are explained The or
ganization wishes to establish in Chi
cago an exhibit of Georgia's agricul
tural and manufactured products. To
enable this to be done each county
of the state is to be asked to furnish
$500 and all who comply with this re-
quest are to be allowed an exhibit of
each kind. For the best in each class
a series of prizes will be offered
These exhibits are to be placed in
suitable quarters in Chicago, and used
to interest both emigrants and CAPT
talists, the one to move to this state,
the other to invest their money in the
development of its industries. To fur
Their this plan each county that sends
exhibits will be requested also to send
maps and descriptions of such land as
may be for sale in it's confines, quoting
price on such property and giving an
option for a certain period.
Trip of Inspection.
When sufficient number of emf
grants and capitalists have been in
terested they may be taken on a tour
OF inspection through the state with a
view to settling and Investing. A
prominent railroad man in the city
yesterday is high in his praise of the
contemplated move and says it was by
such methods that a large part of the
southwestern states We're built up to
their present population and prosreT
ity
Other gentlemen, asked for their
views. were equally hearty in the in
dorsement, pointing cut the many
large tracts of excellent land suitable
for any and all kinds of farming and
right in this section of the state, to &c
no further. Excellent lands for gen.
eral farming are to be had in the coun-
ties to the north of Savannah, especial
ly in bingham and Screven; in Ware
county there are thousands of acres
lying idle and yet in this very county
are found some of the best cane grow
ing lands of the state and of the
South.
savannah Men Approve 1t.
The movement is most apropos be-
cause of the movement to advertise
and help Savannah recently begun b!
the Retail Merchants Association, il
which much enthusiasm is being dis
played. The members of the mer
chants association promptly and heart
lily Endorsed this proposed movement
so soon as they understood it's aims
Mr.. Jos. w. Jackson said: It's jus
the sort of thing we need and it ha'
my heartiest Endorsement"
Mr. Sig. Gardner, secretary of tn,
merchants association, expressed him
self in like manner. 1t is not improba
hle. that the plan may secure the in
dorsement of the association or tina
sohIc representative of the body ma,
attend the Atlanta meeting.