Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-13
THE SOUTH IN THE OHIO VALLEY
Buckeye Folks Very Much Interested
In the Development of the New

Territory.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Cincinnati. Ohio, September 12.-The
south is getting a great deal of the
most valuable advertisement and its
advantages are being put before large
numbers of just the kind of people ii
wishes to attract as settlers, through
the magnificent exhibit of THE South
and it's Resources" which the rail-
roads of the south collected by joint
action and are displaying at the ONO
Valley exposition, now in progress In
this city
This exhibit. said to be the most
comprehensive display of the agrlcul-
tural. mineral. and forest resources
of the south ever gotten together Is
seen here at the best possible adNah-
tage. The exposition management
gave it splendid position ana In ar
rangement and decoration 1t is most
attractive. The exhibit covers nearly
10000 square feet, giving pracucaliy
one foot for every mile of railroad III
the south, the combined mileage OF
the railroads joining in the display
being 80, 600 miles. Every product OF
southern farms, mines. and foreStS Is
TO be seen and the showing made mas
been the occasion of the greatest sur
prise TO many visitors. This has been
especially true of the display OF corn
and small grains, hundreds OF visitors
having for the first time learned tlal
the south is a great grain growing
section and that its lands can produce
as many bushels of corn, wheat, or
oats per acre as any land in the west
The newspapers of Cincinnati ana
surrounding cities have given good
deal of space to the exhibit OF Inc
South and it's Resources ana TINS IL
one of the first features sought DE
visitors on entering the grounds. When
il is considered that the attendance IS
running into the thousands every DAY
il is easily seen how many peope are
heing interested in the advantages OF
the south. In addition lectures Mus
trated by colOred and moving pictures
are given every day by .pertS. These
lectures are drawing large croWus
and men in charge of the eXnlblts are
kept busy all the time answering
questions. Registers have also peeh
provided on which persons desiring
additional information will have liter
ature sent them by the railroads. The
large number of names Whlch nave
been placed on these registers Is one
of the best evidences of the great WoTk
for the boosting of the south whlch 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 anu
are most appreciative in their express
sions toward the railroads of the South
for collecting this exhibit and bring-
ing il TO Cincinnati and toward the
people of the south for their coopera-
tion. ..,,o,,
Many Cincinnati manufacturers
have found to their surprise that they
can buy to advantage in the south raw
materials which they have oeen puy-
ing from points hundreds OF miles
more distant from them. Business
men have been awakened TO reaii-
Zation of the possibilities OF trade
which the south holds ont ana one re-
sult of the exposition will be re-
doubled effort on the part OF Clnclh-
natl TO get a larger share of southern
trade. The majority of the visitors 10
the exposition come from OHIO, IN
diana. Illinois. and adjacent states
thousands of these people Will be IN
terested i'm the agricultural posSlpll-
ties of the south and doubtless large
numbers of the most desirable settlers
will lie drawn to the south. throus"
the efforts of the railroads or the SEE
ton in making this splendid display
at Cincinnati.