Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-24
ATLANTA CORN SHOW
WILL BE BIG EVENT
Executive Committee Busy
With Preparations for Big
Display in December

The corn show to be given at the au-
ditorium December 5, 6, and under
the auspices of the chamber of COM
merce, promises to be the great event
of the fall and some new and unique
ventures are being planned.
The executive committee of the corn
show met Saturday morning at fl o'clock
with Chairman H. G. Hastings, DR.. H.
e. Stockbridge, w. H. Leahy and w.
G. Cooper present. E. Gentry, state
agent of the Farm Demonstration work
of the United States department of ag-
riculture was with the committee for
short time and discussed with them
certain exhibits to be made by some of
the best farmers of the state connected
with the demonstration work. Mr.. Gen
try thinks they will send something like
500 exhibits to the Southern corn show
and he will take up with the county
agents the question of attending the
show in person.
Mr.. Gentry has called a meeting of
the county agents for next Tuesday at
Athens, and Chairman Hastings, Mr..
Leahy and Mr.. Cooper will attend the
meeting to make the demonstration
agents acquainted with the plan and
purposes of the corn show and person
DR.. H. E. Stockbridge was appointed
chairman of the committee on program,
and two other members, to be selected
by him will be added, making a commit
tee of three.
DR.. Stockbridge has been in communi-
cation with several gentlemen of nation
al reputation with a view to getting
them on the program of the corn show
and he is expected to have some very
important announcements to make in the
near future. 1t is expected to have pres
ent at this show gentlemen whose ut
terances will be quoted in every impor-
tant paper in the United States.
The committee discussed a corn show
dinner, and decided to invite the editors
Of Georgia to attend. The secretary Of
the chamber of commerce has written to
President A. S. Harry, of the Georgia
Weekly Press association, asking him to
call a special meeting in Atlanta during
the corn show week. 1t is believed that
at this dinner, at which corn will be
served in many sayory dishes. and Geor-
gia raised meat and other products will
be in abundance, campaign will be
started by the editors which will result
in an immense increase of the area
planted in corn and other grain and a
great stimulus will be given to the live
stock industry of the state
The farmers of the chamber of COM
merce who made their debut in such a
spectacular way last year at the Atlanta
dinner, are expected to take an active
prt in the hog and hominy campaign.
The clerical force of the chamber of
commerce is busy getting up lists and
for some days will be engaged in send
ing out premium lists and other litera-
ture all over the south.
Dr Z GtorLxbridpo W. iS aY-
pert in corn shows, is making plans for
the arrangements of the exhIUIts at the
Auditorium and artistic rural decora-
tions will be a feature
j. Phil Campbell, superintendent of the
Boys Corn Clubs, passed through At
lanta on Friday afternoon, and in an in
terview with Chairman H. G. Hastings
and Mr.. w. G. Cooper, stated that there
were 5000 boys organized in the corn
clubs in Georgia, and he thought II
would be possible to bring at least %