Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-07
DEVELOP GEORGIA.
THEME Of MEETING
Georgia Development Company Is
Organized at An Enthusiastic
Gathering Which Was Held in
Cordele.

CORDELE, Ga, Sept. 4-'People and
the right kind of people to populate wire
grass Georgia" this was the keynote of
the assembly here this morning of rep1
resentative men. when was perfected an
organization of the Georgia Develop
ment company by which It is proposed
10 make wiregrass Georgia and it's won
derful resources known throughout the
United States. Strong speeches were
made by delegates from a number of the
cities and county. A magazine called
Wlregrass Georgia" will be published.
On the second day of Georgia State fair
at Macon will be held the first regular
convention Unable to be, present Hoke
smith telegraphed strong endorsement
stock. -
A charter has been applied for. Jesse
r. mercer of Fitzgerald, was elected
president, and John W. Greer, secretary.
The possibilities for DEVELOPMENT in,
south Georgia appeal to me as being m
limited In addition to the most at
tractive soil, most delightful and health
Iul climate, unexcelled social conditions
church and school advantages, we havs
easily accessible rail and water trans
portation, the most potent factors in civ
ilization and commerce Railroad con-
struction and territorial DEVELOPMENT 60
hand in hand. In fact, the former leads.
and the latter must, necessarily follow
The efforts made by our company to pop
ulate our territory have, UP to this time.
1 must admit, been rather crude as our
energies have been chieny directed to-
wards the completion of our property
which, as is well known, is built on the
most modern lines.
AT Brunswick. Ga. one of the finest
harbors on the south Atlantic coast, the
promoters of our property have con-
structed terminals, than which there are
no finer in the south, where the largest
ships can be locked and products of the
forest field, and mine may be handled
most expeditiously.
AT Atlanta and Birmingham, those
great commercial centers and gateways
between the southeast and the great
west, we have afforded connections for
the great markets of the west.
1T is gratifying to us to be able to say
that south Georgia is attracting atten-
ton throughout our great country. We
are receiving daily letters of inquiry with
regard to lands, products or the soil, pos
sibilities of location of plants, tenants
etc, all indicating the interest which is
developing among the people of the east,
north and west in this garden-spot Of
our country, and to all of these inquiries
We respond at some length, sending with
our response some literature which we
have prepared, up to this time, descrip-
tive of the territory, statistics with re-
gard to agricultural products. climatic
conditions, etc. We have in course of
compilation a comprehensive book, treat
ing statistically and otherwise with the
territory traversed by our line and trib-
utary thereto, In this book, we shall
give an alphabetically arranged list OF
stations on our line. the population OF
each, character of the soil. county seats.
the approximate prices of lands, the acre
age production. and in fact, everything
that we can gather that would be of in
terest TO the homeseeker and investor.
Last year we sent a representative
through the west distributing literature.
such as we had prepared at that time and
am glad TO say that we nave met with
a great deal of encouragement. Our ex-
perience is that more effective work can
be done by personal contact with the
people whom we desire TO bring to the
south, than by correspondence. and with
that in view, ii shall be our purpose this
fall to send man through the west, and
have him follow. systematic method OF
getting i'm touch with the people in such
manner as visiting county rairs.f going
through the rural districts, distributing
our literature and talking to the people.
1T is understood. of course, that we
want only desirable people, and we shall
proceed along that line"