The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1917-03-02
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 Guffport and Hearty
Cooperation 60 Carry Out
Plans Being Manifested.

In considering the proper<locattop
for the Exposition, the people Of Mis-
sissippi should take into considera-
tion the purposes for which it is to be
held. Aside from the fact that we
are celebrating the completion Of an
hundred years Of statehood and that
loysE citizens are proud of the record
ms 4e. there are two important pur-
poses Of the Exposition.
| Csc is to educate our home people
by giving to them an example that
will stimulate them to an effort to do
as well or better than the object that
is before them. There is q remarkable
opportunity for effective work along
this line that is being kept strictly III
mind by the management. The loca-
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 fs
willing to invest his money to aid in
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.
sonable advance, but the latter will
necessarily fall upon the Exposition
and the communities that cooperate
In making 1t.
There &s q great need for more good
white people to give help in making
our millions of acres Of waste lands
produce something that the world
needs and increase revenues for the
purpose OF building and maintaining
roads, churches, schools and other
modern necessities. The conVeniences
cannot be maintained without q citt
Eenship to support them.
THERE'S even q 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 realized by the farm
srs. This market must be created
largely without the state and II Wis
brought here by the thousands and
not they be made to know how good
our stuff Is and thus stimulate de-
mand?
Il is with the outside people that
we have the greatest opportunity.
What porspect have we for showing
large number at the Exposition? AT
present, between January 1st and
April LIST each year. there are within
o hundred and thirty-seven miles
along the Gulf Coast. including Mo
bile and New Orleans, SEQ, 900 visitors.
with q sensible campaign OF publicity
that will be inaugurated, o large per
cent OF these visitors can be brought
to the Mississippi Coast for a few
DAYS. Here they will see what we are
showing in the way of products that
they should use.
On four days each week special
trains bring people from Mobile and
New Orleans to any pat Of the Mis-
eissippi coast for O fare Of $1.0o for
the round trip. This rate applies all
through the summer With perme-
nent exhibits installed in the principal
buildings and kept open to the public,
these people can DO shown at any
time our products and taught that
they should use them.
The Exposition management will CO.
operate 10 the fullest extent with both
New Orleans and Mobile In getting
more visitors and also 70 develop the
Mississippi coast 10 the point where
many times the people will come to
enjoy its advantages Is 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 have done this and
why not Mississippif We will never
have q market until We create it and
the sooner a start is made in that df-
rection the better. Ten times as many
people from q distance can be shown
an exhibit on thScoast as at any other
point I'm the state. For that reason,
the location for the Centennial Expo
sition and the other events that are %
follow is an ideal one.
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