Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-09
The South Will Owen Much
to the Panama Canal
Therefore South Should NOT Overlook Golden Oppo
tunity Bring It's Marvellous Possibilities to the Attention
the World the San Francisco Exposition in 1915
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AS wonderful has been the material progress the
South since the close Of the Civil It's record Of supreme
prosperity IS yet to be written
From prosration ana poverty and aftermath Of
South orneyed far but the journey vet
has led only the borderand of the Souh ultimate estate
Presently the opening of the Panama canal will be accom-
pshed worlds business has adjusted itself
to that remarkable achievement the South viii be found perhaps
its greatest beneficiary.
Today Southern manufacture than half the
they Five years after the canal is opened the
will ali of crop 1t will ship that
manufactured crop all the world and the shipping will he
routed through the South's ports
With the pending development Of the Souhs great water
waySor it is nconceivabe that Democratic administration
in Washington will hesitate give the eveahful South all
the helping hand she needs in that resPecthe South with
Panama canal her door, will have advantage freight
rates and ckness of transportation that be farracbmg
and tremendously satisfactory in result.
And the manufacture Of is and
surely by the triumphant South will the manufacturing
Of all her other products and play its part
ing the South the richest land and the happest land under
For fifty years the South like an ambitious athlete has
been in ranngliving rugay denying herself keep
ing regular hours at both work and play and cuvang op
msm-for the great battle ahead.
Anticipating the day when the United States should
its unquesoned place word power the South ready
to take that of commercial and material leadership
eventually must be conceded to her
The South should emphasize its understanding apeca-
ton OF the opening Of the canal by making itself great
in the forthcoming Panama exposition in Francisco
overlook most important point if it negects to play
handing part in that international show.
The South should impress itself that visitors not
only from abroad but from home inevitably will
position mindful above all things Of the paramount importance
of Georgia Alabama, Mississippi, North and Carolina
Louisiana Florida Texas and all the states to the
worlds enterprise, and its significance in opening Of the
Panama canal
The exposition is short years Whatever is done
there must be delay Whatever has started must
pushed tirelessly and with ever increasing energy
T. Al ~ +bo
exposition California? If it may have stretched its
limbs yeti have shaken off entirely sweetness Of
passing sleep 1t be, indeed tempted cause to turn
and snatch another little nap fancied security Of op
ion that there remains still plenty of time do thing
templates!
The South be magnificent completed presence at
the Panama exposition in San Francisco
That exposition means much to the South may be
II means more to Dixie than to any other section.
For every thousand the South there by way of xb
It's confidently upon hndredfold return in early
years, and miliOnfold return time runs on
Let the South reign supreme in Francisco in 1915