The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12
THE SOUTHEASTERN
LAND SHOW IN
ATLANTA
Much Benefit Expected To
Come To Four States
AS A Result.

AS n NGSull.
The Southeastern Land Show to
no held at the Auditorium in At
1anta, February l to Is, 1917, is as
summing proportions vastly beyond
the expectations Of the management
and indications point to an atten-
dance of one hundred thousand peo-
nile at the show during the two
weeks of it's operation.
The action of the U. S. Govern
ment in granting the request of
Land Show Officials for the govern
ment exhibit, the unusual cooper
alton of the railroads and the re-
markably low excursion rates put
on for the Show, together with the
strong backing to the Show by the
State officials of Georgia, Florida,
Alabama and South Carolina, will
make it truly notable event
SPLENDID EXHIBITS.
The State of Florida will be rep
resented by a striking series of ex-
hibits, exploiting Jacksonville, Pa
latka, Fort Myers and a number of
other sections of the State. The
Department of Agriculture of Flori-
da is also considering an exhibit.
Several leading railroads of Ehe
section have taken space at the
show and will have attractive ex-
hibits.
FOR LANDS.
The Land Showwill be a market
place where land owners and agents
in the Southeast may meet and
trade with people desiring to pur-
chase property as a. matter of in
yestment or for occupation and use
1t will provide a place where they
may obtain all the necessary in
formation, and cOnsumate the pur-
chase Of farms of from ten to one
thousand acres, in any part of the
four states, at moderate prices and
On reasonable terms.
MOTION PICTURE CONTEST.
The management of the Land
Show has decided to put on mo-
uon-picture contest to ascertain
what young woman in the South
east who will make the most artis-
NC appearance on a motion-picture
screen.
Among the varueu pruuucts of the
south, its farfamed and notably
beautiful women are held in
the most sacred esteem. They
are the soutn's crowning glo-
n.y. This event has been ar
ranged by the management of
The Southeastern Land Show as
appropriate in time and place to
'-loF' serious and practical test
81 the artistic qualifications and
photographic adaptabiIity of the
'oung women Of the States of Geor-
! ga Florida Alabama and South
o'IoIina, to become screen favor
ne contest will be conducted in
VIZ" OF the audience on the Atlanta
a, quorum Stage when will be
o0'Iltted as a regular motion nic-
.ule studio. 1t will be directed bv
FENCED studio and camera men
oH one Of the leading film COM
% y"D,7S OF New York or Los Angeles
oaa ,' contestant will supply oer own
toat. '''-'' according to her own good
cbar.. @-" judgement, to SUIT the
tr ~"."cler She may determine TO nor
will 's taxing of the pictures
~ Oesjn promptly at 500 p NJ
Sbon ,H7 OPENING day of the Land
tnna February, /, 1917, and con-
as ~ III subsequent nights as LONG
necessitate. contestants may
,o The judges of the contest vii,
stats S'-reSidents of any of the four
in Drfra+ VIII view the pictures
designat a'7, with only numerals to
their Gna. 'De candidates. After
nam -, decision has been rendered. ~
tacbed -, me candidates will be at
| and tbo W lnelr respective pictures
ditorfn ns entire film run on the A.
anca ' ot stage during the continu-
- The Land Show.
cial Star o'and Prizes and four spe-
1 wards or Frlzes will be the re-
The firs W me successful contestants
AutcmoR;, Grand Prize will be an
\ a Gold w e. the second Grand Prize
mon6s Watch, studded with d dias
uS' and the third c. n uia-