The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-10-16
ALMOST TIME FOR
GA. PRODUCTS DAY

)lutionized so many things in Amer
lea, has impressed upon the people
Of Georgia, more than anything else
could have done, the wisdom of the
Buy at Home" and make Georgia
Self-sustaining" sentiments embod
led in the Georgia Products Celebra
tons of November 18th, 1919. The
peculiar need now existing that
Georgians should make these senti-
ments their daily thought and rule
Of conduct should impel every loyal
citizen to take part with great fervor
in, the second annual celebration
which the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce has announced to be held on
Wednesday, November 10, 1914.
There was never a time in the past
when the drain of money from
Georgia for products that could be
raised or manufactured at home was
so hurtful as now.
One of the greatest benefits of
hese annual gatherings of the peo-
Die Of each and every county of
Georgia is to make our own citizens
better Informed as to what they can
buy at home.
Every grower of agricultural pro-
ducts, every manufacturer of raw
materials produced in Georgia, every
man who sells goods, every banker
who makes loans on commodities or
to those producing or handling them
and every consumer in the State,
should take an active part in these
celebrations as the best means for
drawing the attention of the people
10 what Georgia produces, what it
could and should produce, and to the
folly of sending money to other sec
tons for goods that can be bought
at home.
The newspapers of Georgia have
consistently preached the Buy at
Home" doctrine and are boosting the
Georgia Products Day celebrations as
visual demonstrations of the truth
and force of their arguments. They
are doing a great work in building
up in Georgia a patriotic apprecia-
ton of the value of cooperation.
If the people of every county have
some kind of a dinner, be it ever so
simple, it will serve the State Just
as the sacrament serves the church,
not in the eat and drink as food, but
as a memorial and a pledge for the
public welfare.
The Georgia Chamber of Com
merce is getting into communica-
ion with every community in the
State to arrange with citizens who
lave the welfare of their county
and State at heart to make the neces-
sary preparations for holding the
dinners, (either in day time or at
night, as suits local conditions) or a
barbecue, at which the people from
botn farms and town will assemble.
take stock of their resources, and
gain information of the thighs done
and the things undone--getting bet
Ter acquainted, that they may work
together in harmony for their mutual
advancement.
The people of the entire State are
requested to make suggestions to the
Georgia Chamber of Commerce of
any special features that may be
used with benefit on Georgia Pro-
ducts Day, Ideas as to the things
for which prizes may be offered to
stimulate study of Georgias resour-
7es, encourage home production. and
induce our people to buy Georgia
products, will be appreciated by the
State Chamber. Wherever county
has special products of its own. let
t be called to the attention of the
people of all the other counties that
hey may use it on Georgia Products
Day and make it generally known.
This applies to both agricultural and
manufactured products.
Seventy-eight towns and cities OBJ
served Georgia Products Day last
year Forced this year by conditions
not far different from those of wa.-
lines to consider all available re-
sources. the people of every county
Il the State will be aroused to such
enthusiasm that the day will be
made civic Pentecost for Georgia.
'lready quite a number of cities
have indicated to the Georgia Cham
ber of Commerce their intention 60
hold big celebrations.