The gold leaf., 1910-09-22
ADVERTISING THE SOUTH.
Railroad Exhibit at Ohio Valley Expo
sition In Cincinnati Attracts Atten-
tion.

tion.
Cincinnati, Ohio, September 18th.
The South is getting a great deal OF
the most valuable advertisement
and its advantages are being put be-
fore large numbers Of just the kind OF
people it wishes to attract as settlers,
through the magnificent exhibit OF
"The South and it's Resources" which
the railroads OF the South collected
by Joint action and are displaying at
the Ohio Valley Exposition, now in
progress in this city.
This exhibit. said to be the most
comprehensive display of the agricul-
tural, mineral, and forest resources
OF the South ever gotten together, is
seen here at the best possible ad-
vantage The exposition manage
ment gave it splendid position and
in arrangement and decoration it Is
most attractive. The exhibit covers
nearly 10000 square feet, giving
practically one foot for every mile of
railroad in the South, the combined
mileage of the railroads 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 Oc
casion of the greatest surprise to
many visitors. This has been es-
pecially true of the display of corn
and small grains, hundreds OF visit
ors having for the first time learned
that the South is a great grain grow
ing section and that it's lands can
produce as many bushels of corn,
wheat, or oats per acre as any land
in the West.
The newspapers of Cincinnati and
surrounding cities have given 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 entering the grounds.
When it is considered that the at
tendance is running into the thous-
ands every day, it is easily seen how
many people are being interested in
the advantages Of the Sou tn. In ad-
ditiOn lectures illustrated by cOlOred
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 informa-
tion will have literature sent them by
the railroads. The large number of
names which have been placed ont hese
registers is one of the best evidences
of the great work for the boosting of
the South which is being done by this
exhibit.
The management OF the exposition
and business men of Cincinnati con-
slider this exhibit one Of the really
great features of the exposition and
are most appreciative in their ex-
pressiOns toward the railroads of the
South for collecting this exhibit and
bringing it to Cincinnati and toward
the people of the South for their CO.
operation.
Many Cincinnati manufacturers
have found to their surprise that
they can buy to advantage in the
South raw materials which they have
been buying from points hundreds of
miles more distant from them. Busi-
ness men have been awakened to
realization to the possibilities of
trade which the South holds out and
one result OF the exposition will be re-
doubled effort on the part OF Cincn-
natl to get a larger share ofSouthern
trade. The majority Of the visitors
to the exposition come from Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, and adjacent States.
Thousands of these people will be in
terested in the agricultural POSSIBLE
ties of the South and doubtless large
numbers of the most desirable set
tiers will be drawn to the South,
through the efforts of the railroads
of the section in making this splendid
display at Cincinnati.