Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-23
LAND SHOW FIRST
EXHIBITION OF ITS
KIND IN THE SOUTH
HE land show in the north an

~ HE land show in the north and
west is not a novelty, but the
Southeastern Land show, which
will open in Atlanta on February 1 and
continue until February Is, will be the
first ever held in the south. From in
Iuiries already received from the middle
west and other sections, it looks as il
outsiders were as much interested in
the southeast as the natives, and the
snow, it is believed, will mark the be-
ginning of great land revival.
1t will come at a particularly happy
time both as to the period and the
month. armers of the west and east
are confronted with high land values
and the ever dIsadvantageous climatic
conditions, and they are seeking a new
outlet The show will be staged at q
time when their farming operations are
at standstill and when their influen-
tial citizens are starting south for the
winter.
The show will embrace exhibits from
the four southeastern states-Georgia,
Florida, Alabama and South Carolina~
an dso will not be a local affair.
farm products, charts and other data
about particular lands or special sec
tions. The products, by the way, will
not be freaks, but of average size. They
will show the average productivity or the
land where they grow and not q Aorceo
or artificial productivity.
GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT.
In addition to this, the government
will have a special exhibit arranged oS
the department of agriculture. In ad-
dition there will be exhibits OF farm
machinery concerns and of other fmple-
ments and accessories of modern farms.
The railroads are offering speclaI
Inducements to tourists. For instance,
a round trip from Indiana here will cost
about SIS; from Kentucky from $S 10
SIS; from Washington, ID. C., $2O.35; from
illinois, from SIS to $2l.
The railroads have done even more.
Suppose a visitor from Indiana sees an
interesting exhibit of farms in South
Carolina and would like to inspect them
in person The railroad has PROVIDED
him a side excursion rate from Atlanta
to that point, so that he can go there,
see the land and return to the land snow
at small cost and with little loss OF
time The rates are low enough anu
railroad facilities so good that ne coulo
inspect any number of properties In the
southeast.
these exhibits will show mineral re-
sources also, as we'll as agricultural
PRODUCTS. owners OF land and their agents
will be on hand to explain the ex-
hibits. There will also be present rep
resentatives of civic organizations, ready
aud eager to exploit the advantages OF
their sections.
The land show will be similar. n
general way. to a fair. with the advan-
tage that land will be exhibited along
with lands products
Several southeastern counties Will
have complete exhibits, and lot Oh
booths have been reserved by real estate
agents. In Atlanta. for instance. some
OF the agencies have employed special
experts to look after their interests al
the land show. and for several weeks
past have made exhaustive hstings Oh
farm lands in the southeast, not only
lands that produce foodstuffs and cAttIe'
but timber and mineral lands.
The tourists from the middle west
will see exhibits of farm lands whose
maximum value improved, is SIS to $loo
an acre, .ontrasted with a minimum val
ue of $500 an acre the tourist is accus-
toned to at home. He will see farms,
not so highly improved. but with all
the potentialities of soil, with added CHI
matic conditions, at figures ranging
from $40 to $40 an acre
The show will be of value to the
southeast in interesting new people and
new capital 1t is also being held at
time when the south is on the threshold
of a new farming era, when crops other
than cotton are being considered. The
invasion of the boil weevil has revolu-
tionized farming conditions in the south.
The southeast is now in a receptive
mood for new settlers and new ideas.
The show will present to outsiders
the native advantages of the southeast
The auditorium in Atlanta, which is ad-
mirably adapted, with it's great space, |
for exhibitions of this nature, will be !
filled with booths. These will contain I
the exhibits of the various localities of |
four southeastern states. These exhib- |
its will show average specimens or
crops raised on the land being exploited !,
or offered for sale, and there will be
charts giving complete information as
to the quantity that can be raised per
acre and the treatment of the soil nee
essary to produce that quantity.
There will also be maps and charts
showing the exact locations and giving
data as to rainfall, tempera-
ture health conditions, railroad facili-
ties, climatic conditions, population of
territory, condition of roads and school
facilities. These booths will be taken
by states, counties, cities, real estate
companies, railroads, manufacturing cor
porations, firms and individuals.
One exceedingly interesting feature of
the land show will be the giving away,
without cost to the recipients, of 100
or more farms scattered throughout the
four states. These will vary in size
from fifty to 500 acres and will be emf
nently desirable in every respect. They
are to be used for stock raising and
will be awarded solely on the expert
ence and merit of the applicant
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