Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-01-05
IMPORTANT OBJECTS
OF BIG EXPOSITION
EDUCATION OF HOME PEOPLE
AND STIMULATING THEM TO
BETTER gFFohTs.
ADVERTISING STATE WARES
Tnese Are Principal Purposes Of BIG
Event In oulfport, and Hearty
Cooperation to Carry Out
Plans Being Manifested.


for the Exposition, the people Of Mis-
sissippi should take into considera
tion the purposes for which 1t is to be
held Aside from the fact that we
are celebrating the completion of an
hundred years of statehood and thai
loyal citizens are proud Of the record
made, there are two important pur.
poses of the Exposition.
One is to educate our home people
by giving to them an example that
will stimulate them to an effort to dc
as well or better than the object thai
IL before them. There is a remarkable
opportunity for effective work a ona
this line that is being kept strictly In
mind by the management The l0ca
ton on the Gulf Coast Is especially at.
tractive to the people OF the state and
will draw as many or more than any
other point
Next is the wonderful possibility OF
showing to the outside world Just
what we can offer the man who IL
willing to invest his money to aid In
developing our resources or is seek.
ing home for himself and family.
The county and state fairs to q Ger.
tain extent take care ofsthe first ysa
sonab g advance, but the latter will
necessarily Sell upon the Exposition
and the communities that cooperate
in making it.
There is a great need for more good
white people to give help in making
our millions of acres Of waste lands
produce something that the world
an fs,or O..
purpose of building and maintaining
roads, churches, schools and other
modern necessities. The conveniences
cannot be maintained without . citi-
zenship to support them.
There Is even greater demand for
a market for our products that are as
good as can be found anywhere
and would be profitable IL a fair
price could be rea lied by the farm.
ers. This market must be created
largely without the state and II Wis
itors from other sections caa be
brought here by the thousands and
hundreds OF thousands, why should
not they be made to know how good
our stuff is and thus stimulate . de-.
mand?
1t is with the outside peop'e that
we have the greatest opportunity.
What perspect have we for showing Q
large number at the Exposition! At
present, between January lst and
April LIST each year, there are within
a hundred and thirty-seven miles
along the Gulf Coast, including Mo.
bile and New Orleans. T00,o visitors.
With sensible campaign Of publicity
that will be inaugurated, q large per
cent of these visitors can DO brought
to the Mississippi Coast for Q few
days. Here they will see what ~ are
showing In the way OF products nat
they should use.
On four days each week special
trains bring people from Mobile and
New Orleans to any part OF the NM
sissippi coast for fare Of $1.oe fer
the round trip. This rate applies all
through the summer. With permar
nent exhibits installed in the principal
buildings and kept open to the public,
these people can be shown At any
time our products and tahght that
they should use them
The Exposition management win CO.
operate to the fullest extent with both
New Orleans and Mobile IN getrinG
more visitors and a'so to develop the
Mississippi coast to the point who're
many times the people will come to
enjoy its advantages as at present. II
these visitors are for only few days.
the chance Is presented to impress
them with our productions and the
necessity of using them.
other states. nave done this and
why not Mississippi? We will never
have market until we create 1t and
the sooner start is made in that d.
rection the better. Ten times as many
people from distance can be shown
an exhibit on the coast as at any other
point in the state. For that reason,
the location for the Centennial EXPO.
sition and the other events that are 70
follow Is an ideal one.
From the Far South.
Never yet has an exposition been
staged with such advantageous oppor-
tunities of drawing a great number Of
people from our neighbors In the Gen.
trail and South American countries,
ne MloSloSappl Gu OOdSb lies n
c oser proximity to this section of
the world than any other portion Of
The United States.
For this reason it is reasonable to
presume that a great influx Of visit.
)rs from these countries will attead
our birthday party and become bet
.er acquainted with the4r friends in
The domain ct Uncle Sam and be In
to the manufactured articles
If commerce that we have to barter,
Manufacturers will no doubt real
re the splendid chance they have to
place their goods in our show vindov
md build BUSINESS that b nade no
much easier on account Of the Euro
,ean war and the interference of trade
With the countries on that side OF the
water.
The United States has longed for \
nance to secure a firm footing in
he Central and South American trade
Ind the opportunity of . lifetime is