The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-06
EXPAND SPHERE
OF ASSOCIATION
44
Would Give Greater Geor-
gia Movement to State
Government
WAY TO CONTINUE The WORK
General Assembly Will be Asked to
Appropriate $4,000 fer Depart
ment Of lmmioration.-con-
Vention in Atlanta.

The greater Georgia Association
met in Atlanta Thursday and the fol
lowing account Of the meeting from
yesterdays Atlanta Constitution will
be OF interest in this city;
A department of immigration is pro
posed for Georgia by the Greater Geor
gia Association. The general assem-
ply OF the state will be asked during
'its June meeting to make an approrria
tion OF $4,000 for the purpose Of car.
rying out the work
This was practically agreed upon
during the meeting of the executive
committee Of the association yesterday
u the rooms OF the Atlanta chamber
of commerce al the city hall The
suggestion was made in the annual re-
port OF the president of the Greater
Georgia Association j. X. Orr. Of At
lanta, and it was well received be
the members Of the committee.
II is probable that a concerted e4
fort will be made along this line dur
ing the meeting OF the legislature
The annual convention of the Greater
Georgia Association viii be held in At
lanta on June 2S, ana during that
meeting it is probable that steps will
be taken to have tbe attention of The
general assembly directed to the worR
lhat has been done for the state by
the association during the past year.
In addition to determining the date
for the annual eome1tion the execn,
i've committee during its session OF
yesterday directed that the literature
Iol the Greater Georgia Association be
distributed at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, the association having con
'hibuted $1,000 for the Georgia exhib-
Fit at the fair.
President orrs Report.
Following is the annual report Of
President J. K. Orr. which is chiefly
interesting because OF the suggestion
that The general assembly be requested
TO appropriate $4,000 for depart
'ment Of immigration:
The Greater Georgia movement
owed its inception to the belief That
ihere was room in Georgia Tor another
million Of people, and that the way to
Get them was to 80 after them in the
same way that wen organized firm
doubles The volume OF its own business
There is a new saying that publicity
pulls; the science Of advertising today
h demonstrated that its greatest sue
cess is not as formerly in exploiting
patent medicines but in keeping ever
iaatingly before the people The great
necessities Tsa,ife
The average citizen is on the look.
out for these things, and that place
that viii better surroundings. brighten
his prospects ana broaden his oppor.
tunitiea That is exactly what we
have % offer Then, why Is it not
good business for Georgia to conspic.
uously Keep her flag flying, so that all
people who are on the lookout for this
golden opportunity may see il frorn
afar and come to our gates?
The people Of Georgia seemed to
appreciate that the movement was
timely and evidently acceptable; for
q little over a year ago $50 Of its rep.
Iresentative citizens gathered at our
first meeting, the re2ult Of which was
shat thirty communities came actively
into the association. paying something
over $4,000, the bulk Of which We ex.
pended in exploiting the resources OF
our state. and it is fair presumption
that more people heard of Georgia dur
ing the past twelve months than ever
had before.
Praise Of Cooper.
The report Of our able ana eff
cient secretary. who is specially equip
ped for this work. gives tully all the
details to date, and Is earnestly com
mended to the careful consideration
Of the people Of the whole state.
Now, what of the future? It is
not deemed expedient to again make
canvass Of the state; nor do we be
lieye that it is fair to make a limited
number Of public-spirited citizens per
sonally stand the tax necessary to con
tinue this work, and yet should il
be abandoned?
"a field that has been fertilized
carries in its soil 40 per cent Of the
first investment, which is a basis foI
| Che next year. 1t would not be con
sidered economical farming to discon
tinue fertilizing when all the science