Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-12
SLATON URGES
STATE EXHIBIT
At CANAL FAIR
Wants Commercial Bodies to
Unite to Show World Geor-
gia's MatchIess Resources,
By JAMES q. NEVlN.


VIII Georgia have an exhibit al
the Panama Exposition in san Fran
cisco in 1915?
VIII Georgia have = building that
viii DO her credit. that visitors 20 the
big show may inspect the many ex-
hibits this State may set up therein.
20 her own future greatness and
glorv2
Surely. II the Panama Canal is Of
importance 20 any people OF, any
community 1T is Of the highest and
most fsr-reaching importance TO the
south,
II it is Of Importance to the South.
il Is. Of course, of supreme impor-
lance to Georgia
Governor Slaton announces In adj
vance his entire and hearty svmpa -
thy with any sensible and construe-
tive work inaugurated with vian
to GeorFia's proper representation
IN san Francisco in 1915.
Governor Urges an Exhibit
1T viii never do" said tine Cover
nor. discussing this matter Saturday.
for Georgia not to have building
Of her own. filled with her matchIess
products. agricultural and otherwise!
i hope the public may be awaE-
ened 20 the vast Importance Of this
matter. stand ready and willing 70
cooperate 10 the limit Of my person.
al and official authority and iuuu-
ence,"
Charles j. Haden president Of the
recently organized state Chamber OF
Commerce, feels the same way about
fl.
II propose to make this matter Of "a
State exhibit at san Francisco an
object OF my best endeavor' said Ml
riadeu
Il hope to interest the state Cham
Der IN II and through he State
Chamber every county IN the State
Governor Slafon commenting uYon
Georgia and Georgia products, and
the San Francisco Exposition, said.
Georgia factories supply oyerails
20 Workmen iu Panama. her marble
ouarries furnish material for mag
nifcent buildings everywhere. not
ably for the new Capitol Of Minnesota
and not long before that for a nand-
some public building ln Philadelphia,
she has the only solid mountain Of
magnificent granite in the whole
world
Sounds Praise Of Atlanta.
Georgia kaloin mines supply
crockery manufactures everywhere,
and Of quality unsurpassed her
cotton is a tremendous factor in pre-
serving the balance Of trade OF the
world: her agricultural resources are
ffs.1 laH H.
the second largest mule market in
the world her capital city is the
pride 81 her citizens and the greatest
city In the South!
There IS now going on in Barlow
County a splendid county fair. There
viii be dozens Of them held in Geor-
gia this fall The little Barlow fair,
relatively small and ircouscqueutlal
beside a worlds exposition such as
the one in san Francisco viii be,
atill would make. within itself, a cred
liable show at the big fair.
From the dozens OF county fairs
10 be held iu Georgia thIuE what a
magnificent exhibit cuu'd be framed
up for San Francisco iu 1915,
This GeorElg eEa.oIt must be
assembled through The efforts OF citi-
zens individually and through trades
and commercial bodies Georgia $
Constitution prohibits Georgia from
making direct appropriations 90 cN-
hibits such as this must be- II the
State Chamber of Commerce viii In
terest the counties and tine local
trades bodies In Gaorsia arouse our
citizens TO a realization 81 the great
importance Of this work then there
win be no difficulty I'm the way.
Thinks s50,oco Enough.
Il do not know. but I should say
that cre1ifah'e and effective show
inR might be made with $50. O0H-
maybe less Of that ! ann not sure.
II trades bodies generally viii back
the movement Georgia might exhibit
her agricultural department as part
OF the exhibit at san Francisco. That
IS 4 problem that necessarily must be
worked out hope the movement
viii be put in motion properly.
There is now state commission
having this matter in hand, author
ized 10y the LEGISLATURE / take it
the LEGISLATURE meant business when
IL authorized this commission, II is
made up OF good men and true-ap-
pointed by Governor Brown.
If citizens through their various
organizations will arouse themselves
and get things going ] presume this
I.egisla tive commission VIII be ready
10 make such communications Co
the Legislature eventually as seem
M and proper and warranted in law,
an the meantime, let's all think
about the big show soon TO be opened
in honor OF the completion Of the
Panama Canal, and resolve that Geor-
gia shall Doe represented there as she
should be-"