Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-03

Especial Dispatch to The JournalD
WASHINGTON, D. c., April S0.-ln a
constant effort looking toward the up
building Of industries in the south and
the attracting of home-seekers and set
tiers who will make desirable citizens for
the country along its lines, the Southern
Railway company, through its land and
industrial department. with Offices To-
Gated i'm this city, is doing a work which
has been and is of vast Importance in
the great progressive movement in the
south.
At the headquarters of this department.
which occupies a three-story building on
Pennsylvania avenue. there has been col
lected a display of the agricultural, man.
ufactured. mineral and forest products
of the south, which i'm themselves con-
stitute a comprehensive permanent eX-
position of the territory south of the
Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of
the Mississippi. This is open at all times
to the inspection of every one. 1t has
been visited by thousands and has been
the means of interesting many prospec-
tive settlers i'm the south and bringing
to this section the most desirable class
of citizens This permanent exposition
as a nucleus makes it possible for the
Southern railway, through its land and
industrial department. to make attractive
exhibits at fairs and expositions i'm the
north and west, which make a splendid
showing for the south. No matter how
short notice the department may have.
il is ready and able to make a creditable
display of the vastly varied products of
the country covered by the lines OF the
Southern railway. In this particular line
the Southern Railway company has done
great work. having made very elabo-
rate and attractive exhibits at all notable
exhibitions for many years past and this
has involved very considerable expendi-
ture on the part of this company in each
instance.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOUTH.
In addition to this exhibition of south
ern products and manufactures. there
has been collected a great mass of in
formation about the south which has
been classified and arranged in such a
manner that a moments natice the
most detailed facts can be given as 10
the products and resources Of any coun-
~ through which a line Of the Southern
railway passes. This compendium of in
formation about the south, which is with
out an equal represents the work OF
years OF intelligent and persistent labor
those facts which will properly show 20
the world its attractive features.
With this information i'm hand. the de-
rartnlcnt has labored increasingly in the
special work Of locating industries at all
points along the Companys lines and i'm
inducing desirable settlers in the north
and west and in northern Europe 10 turn
toward the south 10 make their homes.
While all along the greater part Of
the departments effort has been eXpeud-
ed in the work of attracting desirable
settlers to the south, il was expected
that at first the greater measure Of sue
cess would he found ian the work Of 10
eating industries The success Of this
work can be seen Ivy A reference to the
last annual report which shows that dur
ing the year ended June 80. 1909. there
were located along the lines Of the
Southern railway ass new industries, call
ing for an investment Of 500 Ass and
additions to existing industries amount
ing TO s7.sS3,935. During the same period
construction was begun on industries to
be completed later. in which $6,473,o0o will
{ be invested.
! During the same year along the LOGO
miles covered by the Mobile and Ohio
railroad there were constructed % new
3 Industries costing S2,lZS.G}) while addi-
. tions to existing plants raised the inves;
= ment To s2.254. zee. During the past eight
J years investments along tlc lines OF thu
Southern railway and the Mobile and
Ohio railroad have reached The enormous
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