Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

The rafting sound of hundreds of
hammers, the buzz of saws, the whirr
of machinery being given a final try
out, and above all. the sharp COM
mands of foremen ring through the
Auditorium Armory today. Twenty
four hours hence all will be different,
for all of today's rush and hustle is in
preparation for the opening tomorrow
night at s O'Clock of the first Atlanta
manufacturers exposition and the
greatest exposition of its kind ever
held in the South.
Every available inon of floor space
has been taken for more than a week,
and now nearly all of the exhibits are
in place and workmen are toinng day
and night to put on the finishing
touches to booths and exhibits.
Atlanta made goods will be shown
and scores of Atlanta manufacturers
win show their goods in the making.
Such an exhibit calls for the installa-
ton of costly and intricate machinery,
which has to be set up by experts,
many being sent from the factories
Atlanta manufacturers are not sparing
the dollars to make their exhibits worth
coming far to see. They want the peo-
pie of the South to know what is made
here and how 1t is made and they eX
pect the hundreds who attend the
Southern Merchants convention during
the exhibition to get a greater idea of
Atlanta as a manufacturing center than
they have ever dreamed of before,
Governor to Open Show.
The great show will open tomorrow
night, when Governor Joseph M. Brown
touches the tiny electric button which
will set all the machinery in motion.
Previous to that the governor will make
a speech. R. F. Maddox, former mayor
of Atlanta, also will speak and Wilmer
L. Moore, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, will preside over the open
ing and introduce the speakers. But
there will be little speech making
1T is time for action and not for
speaking" agreed the directors, when
they laid out the plans for opening
night, and the governor and former
mayor heartily agreed with them.
Music will be furnished in plenty on
the opening night. for the splendid
band of the Atlanta Fifth regiment will
play on that occasion and all the pop
uar airs and old time Southern IA
vortes will be rendered
In the exhibits which pack the main
auditorium and overflow into Taft hall
and through the lobby there is every
thing that could be imagined from en-
made. wire nails will be drawn, over
als and pants will be shown coming
from the machines controlled by the
swift fingers of a score of pretty girls,
and envelopes will be cut out, folded
and pasted, right where people can see
how this intricate piece of work is
done.
Auditorium Prettiy Decorated
Few people know how many hundreds
of things are manufactured in Atlanta,
BY attending the exposition they will
get to see numbers of them, ranging
from numbering auto trucks to plows
and dainty candy.
In preparation for the show the Au
ditorium has been handsomely deco
rated. Above the main hall spreads
canopy Of green and white. cloth which
required hundreds of yards of material.
TO look at it is refreshing, for it seems
like the sky on cool. cloudy day
Above hang from the canopy myriads
of flags, which add just the right touch
of color to the scene The ornamental
hangings extend down the sides and
hide from view the tiers of seats which
are not needed in the exposition.
Plenty of room is provided in the
broad aisles between the booths. and,
for the women and children who may
tire of standing on their feet, there are
seats where the horse show boxes
stood.
The exhibits will be in charge Of
trained operators who will explain
everything 70 visitors and viii give