The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-31
RESOURCES or
SOUTH CAROLINA

The State department of agricul-
ture is preparing to bring the agri-
cultural resources of South Carolina
to the attention of the business men
and farmers. of the North and East
An aggressive and yet conservative
campaign will be waged.
Commissioner Watson said yester-
day that he had secured a most desir-
able space in the Coliseum in Chi
cago for the South Carolina exhibit at
the National Land show to be held
beginning on November 23.Thc space
is located directly in front Of the main
entrance of the large building. An
exhibit showing in a concise manner
the agricultural resources of the State
is being prepared and will be in
stalled in the space. The exhibit will
be in charge Of Jerry Moore, the
champion boy corn grower of the
world, who has given South Carolina
! much publicity of the kind that pays,
because of his big ORR yield on one
acre. Capt. q. j. Drake, the Mari
boro county painter, who holds the
worlds record for corn production OH
one acre, has been invited to accom-
pany Jerry Moore.He will very prob
ably have to decline to attend because
of failing health. Literature telling
Of the advantages offered by this State
will be distributed at the booth. The
plan for advertising the State will be
conservative, yet results will be OBJ
tanned.
Exhibit mt. Washington
In addition to the exhibit at Chi
cago the State is preparing an exhibit
for the Southern building of the
Southern Commercial Congress, which
is located in Washington. The con-
gress is advertising the building
throughout the North and when visi-
tors stop over in Washington on their
way South they will be given litera-
ture telling Of the advantages offered.
An expert will be in charge Of the
South Carolina exhibit in Washington.
The space | some Of the most desira-
BILE in the building and will attract the
attention Of all visiting the place.
/ In addition to the space at the Ma
tional Land show, Commissioner
Watson has secured permission for
lectures in the hall at Chicago. Jerry
Moore and other agricultural experts
will tell Of the land values in South
Carolina and of the methods Of cult
walton.
In connection with the campaign
for advertising the State along agri-
cultural lines the Southern railway
and the Atlantic Coast Line railway
will send out trains this fall. These
exhibit trains will visit all OF the
county and State fairs in the West and
Middle West.
An exhibit Is being prepared by the
State department Of agriculture for
these trains.
The Corn Show
The National. Corn show to be held
in Columbia, during January and Feb
ruary of next year will attract thous-
ands Of visitors from all sections OF
the United States. These exhibits that
have been planned by the department
of agriculture will give the visitors an
excellent idea Of conditions prevailing
n South Carolina and will create an
interest in the lands Of this State.
"The people of the country are
looking toward the South as they have
never looked before" said Commits
sioner Watson, land the object Of this
campaign is to tell all what we have
to offer in South Carolina. The ag-
ricultural possibilities Of the State
will be stressed and / am satisfied that
results will be obtained at a min
imum cot"