The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16
EDUCATION OF HOME people
AND STIMULATING THEM TO
BETTER EFFORTS.
ADVERTISING STATE WARES
These Are Principal Purposes Of Big
Event in Guifport, and Hearty
Cooperation to Garry Out =.
Plans Being Manifested.

sisSippi should take into considers.
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
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 do
as we'll or better than the object that
Is before them. There Is q remarkable
opportunity for effective work a'ong
this line that is being kept strictly in
mind by the management. The loca-
lion 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 is
willing 20 invest his money to aid in
developing onr esources or Is. seek:
ing . nome 'pr m,"..seil and fami y.
tas county and stale fairs to a GER
tain extent take care Of the first rea.
sonab advance. but the latter will
necessarily fail upon the Exposition
and the communities that cooperate
In; making 1t. - - So!
There is a great need for more good
white people to give help in making
our million, of acres of waste lands
produce something that the world.
needs and increase revenues for the
purpose of building and maintaining
rfyldS.t fhnr.hac S~plnn1.. and pfhaY
modern necessities. The -conveniences
cannot be maintained without a citi-
zenShip To support them.
There is even a greater-dcmand for,
a market for our products that are as
good as can be found anywhere
and would lie profitable il a fair
Trice could he rea lied by the farm
ers. This market must be created
largely without the state and ii Wis.,
itOrs from other sections can he
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 q de-
mand "a. ,t.,. ga
1t is with the outside peop'e thxx
we have the greatest opportunity,
What porspect have we for showing =
large number. at, the Exposition? Al
present. between January LIST and
April LIST each year. there are within
a hundred and thirty seven miles
along the Gulf. Coast, including Mo
bile and. New Orleans. 500. 900 visitors.
With a sensible campaign of publicity
that will be inaugurated. a large per
cent of these visitors can be brought
~ t,e NicSi;Sinp CnoSt for IN faU
days. Here they will see what We are
they should use. q
On four days each week special
trains bring cop e from Mobile and
New Orleans to any part of the Mis-
sissippi coast for a fare OF $1.00 for
the round trip. This rate applies all
through the summer. With perma.
men exhibits installed in the principal
buildings and kept open to the public,
these people can he shown at any
time our products and taught that
they should use them.
The Exposition management will co.
operate to the fullest extent with both
New Orleans and Mobile in getting
more visitors and = so to develop the
Mississippi coast to the point where
many times the people will come to
enjoy its advantages as at present. If
these visitors are for only a few days,
The chance is presented to impress
them with our productions and the
necessity OF using them.
Other states nave done this and
WIZ not Mississippi! We will never
have a market until we create it and
the oOner "A start Is made in that di-
Iectiou the better. Ten times as many
people from "A distance can be shown
an exhibit IN 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 to
follow is an ideal one.
From the Far South.
Never yet has an exposition been
staged with such advantageous oppOr-
tunities of rawing a great number of
people from our neighbOrs in the Cen
trial and South American countries.
The Mississippi GUT Coast lies in
c'oser proximity to this section of
the world than any other portion of
the United States.
For this reason ii Is reasonable to
presume that a great influx OF visit
Ors from these countries will attend
our birthday party and become bet
ter acquainted with their friends in
the domain of Uncle Sam and be in
troduced to the manufactured articles
of that We have to barter.
Manufacturers will no doubt real.
ize the splendid chance they have to
place their goods in our show window
and build a business that is made SO
much easier OH account bf the Euro.
peap war and the interference Of trade
with the countries on that side OF, the
water '''V tf" F -
Tie United States has longed for a
chance to secure a firm footing in
the Central and South American trade
and the opportunity Of a lifetime is
knocking at the door, With the prop.
or effort there is every reason why a
lively and profitable exchange of prod.