The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

Leading Southern Railroads VIII
Maintain Large Exhibits In .
Number af State and County
Fairs This Fall.
number of the large railroads
In the South including the Norfolk
and Western, Southern, and C. & o.
are arranging to install attractive
exhibits at the principal Northern
and Western fairs this fall. Our
correspondent has just had an in
terview with Mr.. F.. H. LaBaums.
Agricultural and Industrial agent
81 the Norfolk and Western Railway,
in his office. He was taken into the
stock room at Roanoke, where the
exhibits are stored and new ones
prepared, and witnessed an almost
endless assortment Of grain grasses.
fruits, vegetables, and other agri-
cultural products. neatly arranged
in cases, glass jars and trays. There
We're beautifully framed paintings Of
southern scenes, perfect model Of
complete Virginia farm, and fine
industrial, mineral and timber ex-
hibits as we'll
The Norfolk and Western Rail
way. under the efficient direction az
IT ~ A. Schubert, its Exhibit Man
ager IS preparing two large eXhfbit
cars, each attractively decorated
ana stocked with bountiful supply
q the most effective exhibit mate
riai that can be gathered in his ter
rltory. These cars will be placed
On Two separate circuits, one work
Ing into western States from Ohio.
ana the other east into Pennsylva-
MA, New York, New Jersey and
Maryland. The cars will be trans
ported by passenger trains. and side
tracked outside the grounds, and the
exhibits transferred to very attract
lively designed large tents, which are
now being manufactured for the
purpose.
Dr. Schubert advises that there
are some twenty-five or thirty fairs
included in the itinerary Of these
cars. He Furthermore points out
the effectiveness of the advertising
that will be given by these cars,
and states that half million pieces
Of literature have been arranged for
and will lbe distributed by them.
The main object Of the railroads.
50 Mr.. Schubert states, is to adver-
tise the agricultural and horaicul-
tural possibilities of the South land
SO that the Norfolk and Western
continue TO bring down desirable
settlers who will purchase farms
and make their homes upon them.
The Railroads are interested be
cause they are dependent upon the
successful farmer, who produces
grain, fruit and live stock, for
large proportion of the traffic which
they haul It is fact that the West
is spending thousands of dollars in
the exploitation of it's resources.
where the South Is spending tens,
and we believe that the railroads
who engage in this most excellent
work ought to have the encourage
n,ent and appreciation Of all enthu-
siastic, loyal Southern people. We
understand that the Norfolk and
Western is one of the pioneers In
this form Of publicity They main
tain the most complete and best
equipped Railroad Experimental
Farm in the entire Southeast, If not
the whole country, and the work
that is being done by the railroad,
through its Agricultural Department,
in bringing In thousands of new
settlers, Is of incalculable benefit to
the country at large, and to every
individual residing therein.
The South has wonderful oppor-
tunity in the large area Of it's idle
farm lands, and the reasonable
prices at which most of them can be
obtained. We are hiding our light
under bushel, and it is these ex-
hibits, more newspaper and maya
zine publicity, and loyal, spontane-
Gus, glad-handed welcome, and a
determination on the part Of every
one to boost the South, first, last,
and all the time; that is needed to
bring about wonderful change in
the agricultural development OF
this Southern country Of ours.
Mr. La Baume advises that he
can use attractive literature Of any
kind relative to the territory tribu
tary to the Norfolk and Western
lines. This is an opportunity for
individuals and business mems as
sociations to send in something at
tractive in the advertising line per-
tanning to their own locality II
this is done they can be assured Of
good distribution through the medi-
UNI OF the exhibits that will be sent
out, about the tenth Of August.