Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15

the exposition TO unite this country
and Great Britain in the closest tie Of
friendship
We are determined that our cele-
/ bration OF a magnificent event in his
| tory shall be on a great and worthy
scale. Two organizations are nu9
working. one the committee on re
/, Client Treaty, has for its object he
erection os permanent memorials on
both sides q the Atlantic. fer which
our British committee hopes 20 Sc
cure, Il indeed il has not already Sc
cured, Sulgraye Manor. the ancient
home Of the Washington family. Cor
( presentation 70 the American nation
and the AnEio-AmeriCan Exposition.
which viii open In London on May /
next and which wiz be a definite ex-
preston OF the progress and infu-
ence Of the two nations during the
! past century
America Interested.
The exposition being as much an
I American undertaking a g II is British.
I the responsibility for organization
work Is equally divided between the
Two countries. Headquarters here are
-.sa.ntained in the W0olworth Build
ing Executive details are considered
/ in cooperation with the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum which IS organ
/ ling the American industrial section
/ Of the exposition In recognition Of its
I important relation TO the commercial
/ progress Of the country.
The American vice presidents are
/ Nicholas Murray Butler, New YORK
{ Joseph H Choate, New York James
B. FDrgan. Chicago. David r. Frances,
! St Louis. Aba 3. Johnson. Philadel-
phle Abbott l. Lowell Cambridge.
Samuel Aather. Cleveland, Frederick
P. Fish, Boston. and j @. Suidlapp,
/ Cincinnati
Among members Of the American
general committee are Senators. Con-
gres smen, Governors Mayors and
others to the number o. four hundred.
In 80 cities local executive COM
mitIees have been formed with ap-
pointees BY Mayors as chairmen. sni
TIE active CO operation has been Sc
cured OF 800 chambers OF commerce
and boards o. trade throughout the
| country.
Purpose Of Exposition.
In carrying out the purpose OF the
/ exposition u seems inevitable that the
/ two countries viii be more closely
united than ever by ties OF mutual
/ interest. Manufacturing enterprise
/ VIII necessarily play a leading part
.
| manufacturers as an opportunity to
/ exhibit is important, as il Is in the
7 fields OF inventive genius and indus
/ Try that the spirit OF advance offers
/ the most tangible evidence Of prog
/ ress
! A significant aspect is that II will
tend TO emphasize the power Of COM
merce in the promotion Of peace at a
time when the attention Of manufac-
turers Is fixed more iutently tan ever
upon the volume OF foreign trade con-
nectiOns The tendency az the times
IS 10 look beyond the limitations u
domestic business and 70 consider the
world as market reaching out &C
cordingly with a broad idea Of trade
extension. Il. appears that the whole
question OF foreign trade has resolved
itself in the mind OF the enterprising
manufacturer 10 the sole question OF
/ how TO get H.
Manufacturers Join.
In view OF the conditions under
which the exposition viii occur. when
/ the people OF TWO nations VIII meet
10 celebrate an occasion OF common
interest, the opportunity for com
mercial advantage ought 10 De out Of
The ordinary Too much emphasis
can not be placed upon the possibility
81 reaching commercially through
London all other parts OF the world
Appeals have been made therefore
20 the enterprise OF this country %
make such q mprehensive showing
a. VIII worthily represent The United
States and definitely present the vari-
Gus lines Of manufacturing develop
ment
The list ot exhibitors from this
country includes some OF the largest
manufacturing concerns and there is
no doub. that the American section
Al the exposition viii be a creditahle
showing and a most interesting one
60 the many European visitors we
VIII wish 20 take account OF what 5he
United States stands Tor In progress
slve relation 70 civic affairs and iu-
dustrlal activity