Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-01-11
IMPORTANT OBJECTS.
OF BIG EXPOSITION
EDUCATION OF HOME PEOPLE
AND STIMULATING THEM TO
BETTER EFFORTS.
ADVERTISING STATE WARES
These Are Principal Purposes of Big
Event in Gufport, and Hearty
Cooperation to Garry Out
Plans Being Manifested.

49, viz 6APOoAliOuJ lAC pCOplO VI NIL
sissippi should take into considers
ton the purposes for which it is to b
held. Aside from the fact that w
are celebrating the completion of al
hundred years of statehood and tina
loyal citizens are proud of the recor,
made. there are two important pun
poses of the Exposition.
one Is to educate our home peopl,
by giving to them an example tina
Will stimulate them to an effort to d,
as well or better than the object tina
Is before them. There is a remarkaD oil
opportunity for effective work ont
this line that is being kept strictly il
mind by the management The loca
ton OF the Gulf Coast is especially at
tractive to the people of the state an(
VIII draw as many or more than any
other point.
Next Is the wonderful possibility o.
showing to the outside world Just
what we can offer the man who Ii
willing to invest his money to aid il
developing our resources or is seek
ing a home for himself and family
The county and state fairs to Ger
tain extent take care of the first rea,
sonab e advance, but the latter will
necessarily fall upon the Exposition
and the communities that cooperate
in making it.
There is great need for more good
white people to give help in making
our millions of acres of waste lands
produce something that the world
itNn Gov, u, n
purpose of building and maintaining
roads, churches, schools and other
modern necessities. The conveniences
cannot be maintained without a citi.
zenship to support them.
There is even greater demand for
market for our products that are as
good as can be found anywhere
and would be profitable II 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 can 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 a de-
mand?
1t is with the outside people that
we have the greatest opportunity.
What porspect have we for showing a
large number at the Exposition? At
present, between January 1st and
April LIST each year. there are within
4 hundred and thirty-seven miles
along the Gulf Coast, ii oIva'ng Mo-
bile and New Or eann 5000 Visitors
With sensible campaign CT publicity
that vii bo .l.usurated, a large per
cent Of these visitors can be brought
10 the Mississippi Coast for a faw
lays. Here they viii see what VIC are
showing in the war OF products that
hey should use.
On four days each week special
rains bring people from Mobile and
New Orleans to any part of the Mis-
'issippi coast for fare of $1.00 for
he round trip. This rate applies all
through the summer. With perma-
lent exhibits installed in the principal
buildings and kept open to the public,
hese people can be shown at any
line our products and taught that
hey should use them.
The Exposition management will CO.
operate to the fullest extent with both |
Jew Orleans and Mobile in getting
more visitors and a so to develop the |
coast to the point where
many times the people will come to |
njoy its advantages as at present. If
hese visitors are for only few days,
he chance is presented to impress
..,itL vApc111pffnacF Nd "a
of using them.
Other states have done this and
vhy not Mississippi? We will never
ave market until we create it and
he sooner a start is made in that di-
ection the better. Ten times as many
eople from a distance can be shown
n exhibit on the coast as at any other
oint in the state. For that reason,
he location for the Centennial Expo
ition and the other events that are to
pillow is an ideal one.
From the Far South.
Never yet has an exposition been
tagged with such advantageous oppor-
unities of drawing a great number of
eople from our neighbors in the Gen.
raj and South American countries.
he Mississippi Cuff Coast lies In
loser proximity to this section of
ne world than any other portion of
le United States.
For this reason 1t is reasonable to
resume that great influx Of visit
rs from these countries will attend
ur birthday party and become bet
n acquainted with their friends in
le domain of Uncle Sam and be In
'oduced to the manufactured articles
I commerce that we have to barter.
Manufacturers will no doubt real
u the splendid chance they have to
lace their goods In our show window
nd build business that Is made 80
uch easier on account Of the Euro
san war and the interference Of trade
ith the countries on that side Of the
alter.
The United, States has 1onged for q
lance to secure a firm footing In
10. Central and Soush Americas trade
i'd the opportunity eta lifetime n
hooking at the door. With the prop
effort thefelis every reason why q |
rely and profitable exchangeIof prod, b
.ts could be stimulated and encour-
red through the Mississippi Centen-
ri Exposition. ]