Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-20
The First Land Shop,
Hs Ahiepements and Promises.

7. is high and merited tribute TO the hrsI
cor+baastern Land Show that the exhibitors VoIeo
--raDjmously to make the exposition permanent
and pledged their support TO that enc. Every ono
- the thousands of visitors who attended the 0no"
~ voted to the same effect had the occa-
zion arisen The first enterprise OF the klnu ever
undertaken in the South. the 1917 Land Show I'M
-o.ad all who witnessed it with its excellence and
,,,b the wonderfully rich opportunities IL anords
s. -, = unbuiIding OF Georgia and the Southeast
: The main purposes of the exposition winch
,ad last Thursday we're, IN the first place, TO
hiring The bountiful opportunities OF TINS region
more wildly to the attention OF our own people
With a view TO developing among them Keen spirit
of initiative and broad confidence in their state
and section and in the second place, to bring those
ounortunties more wildly TO the notice O. ire en-
tire COUNTRY with view to attracting homeseeNers
and investors who would contribute new energy and
capital to the development of the South's la:e't
wealth. Both these purposes were splendidly ful
ELLEN The exhibits were broadly and highly edu-
catioual No one from Georgia or The Southeast
ro,ld witness them without feeling fresh interest
and pride in his home land; and, no one from other
parts of the country could witness them without
realizing that this region offers marvellous induce
menIs to people in quest of opportunity.
Numbers of the visitors from the East and
West were definitely interested in Southern lands;
some already have made investments or nave de-
cided to settle in this State section; many others
will advertise wherever they the Souths gener-
GUS and inviting resources. Furthermore the Geor-
gia Chamber of Commerce, under whose auspices
the Land Show was held, will follow up the exposi-
ton with thoughtful and vigorous publicity work
throughout the country. The State Chamber now
has a weII-equlpped Publicity Bureau which is
pressing several lines of constructive work. notably
the Georgia exhibit cars miniature State fair on
wheels, which are making an extended tour of the
North and West and the Georgia motion pictures
a series of admirable films pOrtraying the life as
well as the resources of the State and telling to
people in every part of the Union the story of Geor
gas natural charm and opulence Besides these
features the publicity Bureau has recently publish
ed Facts About Georgia." volume which is alto
gether authoritative and irresistibly interesting and
is conducting free news and information service
for the good of the State.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce and all
other institutions and persons identified with the
Land Show are to be congratulated most heartily
the and usefulness of their enterprise.
They have set in motion powers OF development
that will enrich the entire South and make for the
broad weIl-being of the entire country 1t was pre-
sumed from the outset that the Land Show would
be made permanent annual affair but in the light
of what has been achieved. still larger plans are
justified. There should be. and doubtless will be,
not only regular annual Show but year-round ex-
position, housed in a building of its own which
will be open every day to the hundreds of visitors
ana tourists VINO come to Atlanta. And this per-
manent exposition should be supplemented each
year by a great midwinter show Those are the
plans toward which the projectors of the first Land
Show working. They are entitled to unstinted
public support.