The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26

Southern Railway Exhibit Bringing Desirable
Settlers South.

Atlanta, Ca In connection with
the work it Is doing in exploiting the
resources Of the south with the pur-
pose of attracting desirable settlers,
the Southern Railway company an
nounced that during the coming fall
1t will make displays Of southern pro
ducts at a number of important fairs
in the north and west where they will
be witnessed by at least million peo
pie outside the south
At the Ohio Valley exposition to be
held at Cincinnati, October 20 to Sep
TENDER "a, the Southern Railway com
pany, cooperating with other railway
companies, of the south, will make
very large exhibit. Arrangements
have been made for over twenty
thousand square feet of floor space
in which 1t is planned to install just
as complete exhibits as possible OF
the agricultural, horticultural, miner
al, forest and manufactured products
OF the south. Attractive photographs
will also be used to exploit the re-
sources and beauties of the southern
country.
In addition to this joint display at
Cincinnati, the Southern Railway com.
pany will make number Of displays
at other expositions and important
fairs where it is likely the greatest
number Of people can be reached and
shown the possibilities and epportu-
mites which await them in the south
along the lines Of the Southern and
it's allied roads.
The cooperation of the people of
the south, is needed and requested in
making these exhibits as attractive.
complete and convincing as they
should be, and it is hoped that they
Will give this cooperation BIZ contrib
utipg specimens and samples Of prod.
ucts which will aid in showing the re-
sources OF the country. Samples OF
agricultural products of high class,
together with information about
yields, cultivation and returns are. es-
pecially wanted
M. " Richards, land and industrial
agent, Washington, D. c., will make
the exhibits for the Southern Railway
system and all who are Interested
should communicate with him. giving
information about the material they
can furnish, so that proper instruc-
tons may be given as to Shipping
products for display. 1t is important
that every section be properly repre-
sented and commercial bodies, agricuI-
tural organizations and citizens gem
orally interested in the growth of
their localities are invited to promote
the interests of their particular Sec
tions by working for thorough rep
resentation. The representatives Of
the Southern's land and industrial de-
partment in the south are: w 4. Hem,
derson, Mobile, Ala; o. j. Stephens.
Macon, Ga; r B. Thackston, Bristol.
Tenn; and j. F. Hays, BreVard, Nc.
A letter to any of them or to Mr. Rich-
ards will receive prompt attention.
The determination Of the Southern
Hallway company to make such extern
sive exhibits of the resources and
products OF the south at Interpretations
and fairs in the north and west this
fall is due to the splendid results re-
ceived from such work in the past.
Since its organization in 1894 the
Southern Railway company has made
exhibits OF the products of the coun-
try along its lines at nearly fifty ex-
positions and fairs, bota in the Ur. 81
States and Europe La this work the
company has expended a large
amount Of money, believing this to Be
one OF the best methods Of advertis-
ing the southern states
These displays have done most ef.
fective boosting" for all portions Of
the south reached by the company's
lines and many settlers and industries
can be traced directly to them