Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-13
SOUTHERN EXHIBIT IS 7
FEATURE OF EXPOSITION
Thousands of Visitors Throng
to See Display Made by
Railroads of the South
special Dispatch to The JournalD

Especial Dispatch TO The Journal
CINCINNATI Ohio. Sept. 12-The
south is getting a great deal of the most
valuable advertisement and it's advan-
tages are being put before large numbers
of just the kind OF people it wishes TO
attract as settlers, through the magnifi-
cent exhibit of The South and Its Re-
sources" which the railroads of the south
collected by joint action and are dis
playing at the Ohio Valley exposition,
now in progress i'm this city.
This exhibit, said to be the most COM
prehensive display of the agricultural,
mineral and forest resources of the south
ever gotten together. is seen here at the
best possible advantage. The exposition
management gave 1t splendid position and
in arrangement and decoration il is most
attractive. The exhibit covers nearly
5000 square feet, giving, practically one
foot for every nile of railroad in the
south, the combined mileage of the rail-
roads joining in the display being 10000
miles. Every product OF southern farms,
mines and forests is to be seen and the
showing made has been the occasion of
the greatest surprise to many Visitors.
This has been especially true OF the dis
play of corn and small grains, hun
dreds of visitors having for the first
time learned that the south is a great
grain growing section and that its lands
can produce as many bushels of corn,
wheat or oats per acres as any land in
the west.
ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION.
The newspapers of Cincinnati and sur
rounding cities have given a great deal
of space to the exhibit of The South and
Its Resources and this is one OF the
first features sought by visitors on en-
tering the grounds. When 1t is consid-
cred that the attendance is running into
the thousands every day 1t is easily
seen how many people are being inter-
ested in the advantages of the south.
In addition lectures, illustrated by color
ed and moving pictures, are given every
day by experts. These lectures are draw
ing large crowds and men in charge OF
the exhibits are kept busy all the time
answering questions. Registers have also
been provided on which persons desiring
additional information will have literature
sent them by the railroads. The large
number of names which have been placed
on these registers is one of the best evil
dences Of the great work for the boost
ing of the south which is being done by
this exhibit.
BIG FEATURE OF EXPOSITION.
The management of the exposition and
business men OF Cincinnati consider this
exhibit one of the really great features
OF the exposition and are most apprecia-
tive in their expressions toward the rail-
roads Of the south for collecting this ex-
hibit and bringing 1t to Cincinnati and
toward the people OF the south for their
cooperation.
Many Cincinnati manufacturers have
found to their surprise that they can
buy to advantage in the south raw ma
terials which they have been buying from
points hundreds of miles more distant
from them. Business men have been
awakened to a realization of the posi-
bilities of trade which the south holds
out and one result of the exposition will
be a redoubled effort on the part of Gin
cinnati to get a larger share of southern
trade. The majority of the visitors TO
the exposition come from Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and adjacent states. Thousands
Of these people will be interested in the
agricultural possibilities of the south and
doubtless large numbers of the most de-
sirable settlers will be drawn to the south
through the efforts OF the railroads of
the section in making this splendid dis
play at Cincinnati.