The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-09
NEXT YEARS CHEMICAL
EXPOSITION WILL BE SOUTH'S
GREAT OPPORTUNITY
Manufacturers Record

Southern people who were FORUM
lte enough to visit the Chemical Ex-
position in New York in September
we're amazed at the opportunity
which it afforded to chemists and to
manufacturers and investors to study
what is being done in this country in
he development of the chemical in
,erests and everything connected with
chemistry.
The South was represented by a dis
play of sections of it's steel rails and
he various chemical products in con-
lection with coal tar and other work
If the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail
road Company. 1t was also repre-
jented by a splendid display of the
mineral of the ClinchfielG
Railway country, and by several 9th
n Southern exhibits. But the South
missed a great opportunity, and its
people are now fully realizing it.
The railroads of the South, with
he exception of the Clinchfield, did
not adequately understand what the
exposition meant, or else completely
failed to appreciate the opportunity
20 act quickly, or we're unwilling to
spend the money needed. The Clinch
field road, however, was so enthusiasts
tic over the results of it's exhibit that
it Immediately contracted for twice
as much space for next years exhibit.
The remarkable success of this
years exposition aroused an enthusi-
assn among manufacturers and chem
lists throughout the country which
guarantees that next years exposi-
ton will far exceed in extent and i'm
portance this years. The Manufac-
turers Record is, therefore, thus far
ahead of the date of next years ex-
position, presenting the matter to the
attention of the business men and
railroads of the South, and we would
strongly urge that every State, every
railroad and every business ~organiza-
tion in the South interested in the in
dustrial development of this section
cooperate for a great Southern min
eral and chemical exposition exhibit
next year at the Chemical Exposition.
The South should take an active floor,
and make it the most comprehensive
and i~nteliligently preparedexhib it of
its resources for industry which has
ever been gathered together. Such
an exhibit would have a marvellous
influence in ~arousing national inter-
est in the resources of the South.
1t would be the center of attriction
for thousands of visitors, not merely
sightseers, but students of economics,
investigators of mineral and
investors in development enterprises.
1t would be the subject of universal
discussion by the leadin daily papers
of the East; and the people of the
who themselves would go up
up to New York in large numbers to
with the chemists and the
manufacturers of the country, would
tremendously stimulated by a study
Of SO comprehensive an exhibit of the
South resources.
The Manufacturers Record would
call upon the railroads of the South
20 take the lead in this matter, and
preparing their budgets for expen-
iitures for the coming year to allow
| liberal sum for a great display of
Ill the varied of the coun-
ny along their lines which can posi-
by enter into industrial activities.
This is a great opportunity. 1t will
folly to say that the time is too far
head, and hat there is no use in
preparation now for what is