Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-14
GEORGIA IS AROUSED
OVER STATE CAMPAIGN
Many Suggestions Are Made
to Boost the Resources
of State
Especial Dispatch to The JournaD.

Triton, Ga, Oct. 1.-THE effect, of
speech at the conservation congress in
Atlanta last Saturday when he said in
forceful words and positive manner tia
Georgia and the south will increase in
riches and population faster than any
other section Of the United States in
the next 20 years, has been electrical in
the sense of awakening the people of the
state to the possibilities they possess.
1t has stimulated the Greater Georgia
movement magnificently; the people
who are usually content to stay at home
except on circus day-and they are not
few-are awakened-they are reading,
listening, asking. Up TO the close Of
business at the Greater Georgia head
quarters here today, word of great slim
illus has come from nearly all the rs
judicial circuits of the state The vice
presidents and committees of their re-
spective circuits have arranged for pub
lie meetings at various centers. Many
OF these meetings will be held during
this week, and from now until the close
Of the whirlwind crusade for the Great
err Georgia publicity fund of $25, 1000, the
people Of the state from the largest city
to the smallest hamlet will be told in
truth and in fact what Georgia has to
bring to her the money and the people
from the outside in speedy fulfillment
of Colonel Roosevelt's modest prophecy
Not only by these reports, however, but
by the attendance and enthusiasm at
local meetings already held; by the
questions and still more gratifying. vol
untary proffers of contributions by
farmers and individuals at these meet
ings, the statewide awakening of the
people and the POPULARITY Of the Greater
Georgia movement proved.
MANY SUGGESTIONS.
1t was about two weeks ago that Sec
rotary Greer, of the Greater Georgia as
ISOLATION, asked, through the splendid
liberality of the press, that the people
throughout the state send congratula-
tions or comments on plans for the
great publicity campaign outside the
state, and for which the $4,000 fund
is being raised, which he at the time out
lined Replies from every section of
the state. from it's foremost citizens in
every line of endeavor are coming in.
Edwin P. Ansley, of Atlanta, one of
the states leading upbuilders, and who
knows the cost of publicity. believes the
plans in total too large for the amount
to be raised, and suggests that some of
the money subscribed be called in to
procure literature to be sent to the land
sh ows soon to be held at Pittsburg, Chi
cago and elsewhere in the north, this to
be rapidly followed by other efforts as
fast as finances permit.
Senator George w. Deem, of waycross,
offers the suggestion that all the real
estate men Of the state pay into the
fund l cent per acre of all lands they
have charge of. This money would fur
nish the nucleus for a splendid perma-
nent fund for future operations
Haynes McFadden, Atlanta, one of the
publishers of the Southern Banker, gives
the movement his cordial support, COM
mends the plans and says that the
Banker will assist in every way posi-
BILE.
The executive committee of the Geor-
gia Fruit exchange. at a recent meeting
adopted resolutions cordially indorsing
tn movement Of placing the advantages
of the state before the world, and Sec
rotary Fleming writes that he and the
members of the committee are ready 10
co-operate individually or jointly.
The vice presidents of the 26 judicial
circuits-this is the way the state is
districted-have been instructed to COM
municate freely and often to the sec
retary the results of all their meetings
and matters Of interest in the progress
O. their work in order that the pubic
may be kept freely and frequently in
formed through the press. All these
workers are pledged to keep at work IN
SQUADS beginning tomorrow ana TO CON
tinue without ceasing to a garrison I'm
ish November l.