Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-12
GEORGIA SHOULD JOIN IN
THE PANAMA EXPOSITION

Through the Panama exposition, which is to be
held at San Francisco in 1915 Georgia has singu-
1ary fertile opportunity to call the worlds attention
10 her vast and inviting resources
In scope and iniuences>that exposition win be
truly international 1t is to celebrate the completion
Of an enterprise that viii affect the whole worlds
commerce and that will prove especially enriehing
to the trade Of the Southern States 1t will attract
visitors from every quarter of the Union. from Gen.
traI and South America, from Europe and even from
the far away lands of the Orient What better
means Of publicity could State find than to place
creditabe display of its products and industries at
such an exposition?
There appears elsewhere in today's Journal in
seresting article by Mr.. S. P Jones who discusses
somewhat in detail the advantages that would
to Georgia BY making an exhibit at San Francisco
in 1915 Mr. Jones was formerly assistant State
GeOlOgizt Of Georgia and recently assistant State
GeoIOgist for New Jersey. He has had extraOrdi-
nary experience in great expOstions and is well in
formed on the Panama Canal and the trade OppOr-
tunities it viii unfold for the South.
As he suggests, the producers and manufacturers
and particularly the investors who visit the Panama
exposition win be keenly interested in seeing the
products and the resources of various sections They
viii form their opinions the different States
largely from the San Francisco exhibits. Thus the
capitalist will be interested and the homeseeker will
shape his purpose.
Should Georgia not be represented at such gath
ering place of national and international activity,
she would miss one of the richest opportunities of
her history 1t behooves people to to it that
their States wondrous inducement to settlers and to
investors are adequately displayed at the great ex
position
1lc legislature at its last session adopted resolu
tion appointing for this purpose commission to be
composed Of the State geologist the State commits
sioner OF agriculture and third person to be named
By the Governor The same resolution provided that
commissioner should be appointed in each congress
sionaI district and that this commission after inves
tgating the entire matter should report to the next
session Of the General Assembly upon the advis-
ability Of a Georgia exhibit at San Francisco.
The plan thus originated should be passed to
definite and fruitful completion. Not only should the
State make sufficient appropriation. which will un
doubtediy prove a sound investment. but the Geor-
gfa public should do all within its power to make
the States exhibit success.
The manufacturers. the railroads. the real estate
men. the farmers. the boards of trade and. indeed
every one interested in his own and the common
vealths advancement should Join heartily in this
terprise No part of the Union has abundant or
more varied resources than Georgia Our purpose
should be to attract the notice of the nation and
the world this natural in order that it
may be developed and turned to practical account
A creditable Georgia exhibit at the Panama ex-
position will undoubtedly bring investments
and new settlers and will place the State directly in
the current Of that bOunteOus development which is
to follow the opening of the great canal