Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-11
EUROPE WANTS TO
DISPLAY PRODUCTS
AT ATLANTA SHOW

Concrete evidence of the fact that
foreign countries, after five years of
war and business stagnation, are
eager for worlds exposition at
which to promote their products,
was given in the statement Tuesday
by Councilman r. A. Gordon that
| the British government last spring
| sought to place an exhibit in At
lanta, but could find no space big
enough to accommodate it,
Representatives of the. British
| government approached local civic
authorities to secure space for an
exhibit of British products: to run
for nine weeks this fall" said Mr..
Gordon. "As chairman of the audi
| torium committee of city council l
| offered the auditorium and sent to
England blue prints of the building,
showing its dimensions. The an
swer came back that the building
was too small and the plan for an
| exhibit would have to be abandoned.
This not only shows the interest,"
fair in Atlanta in 1925, but indicates
what tremendous affair it would
be- 1t is not too much to believe
that other nations would have their
own buildings at the fair; that the
British building, for instance, would
be bigger than anything in Atlanta
now.
at is evident that the nations of
the world, the business men and
business houses of the world, would
leap at worlds fair as the chance
to further their interests, held back
by the war and the unsettled condi-
lions following the war. [ believe
Atlanta could hold a worlds expo
sition that would eclipse any in his
tory"
Mr.. Gordon stated that, although
the proposal for worlds fair has
mi +1ao 1rr g.
days, he has already received ?, num-
Der of voluntary offers from Allan
tians to support the plan with SUBJ
stantial subscriptions. Everywhere
interest in the plan and enthusiasm
for the exposition is marked.
Mayor Key is expected Wednesday
to name date for a meeting of
civic interests to discuss the pro-
posal, in accordance with resolu-
ton introduced in council, naming
number of commercial organiza-
tions to be included in the call. All
of these have appointed committees
except the Atlanta Clearing House
association, which will hold a meet
ing Tuesday afternoon at which the
exposition proposal will be preached.
The exposition was Endorsed Tues
day by the Greater Atlanta lodge of
the Knights of the Caccabees, the
commander of which sent to The
Journal letter in which he said:
Il invite sister fraternal organiza-
lions of|al kinds to join with us in
assisting Mayor James L. Key and
associates in every way in launching
this great project.
"The members of the Maccabees
believe that a large national or in
terna tional fair of this kind would
stimulate lodge activity among all
the fraternal orders, and would be
great incentive to invite their state
and national organizations to hold
their state and national conventions
in Atlanta at that time. Thus bring
ing thousands and thousands of peo-
pie from all sections of the world
who cannot help but be impressed
with our climate and the advan-
tages of our fair city. With this
object in ivew the following commit
tee has been appointed to represent
the Maccabees in this great under
taking: Past State Commander M. D.
Gleason, Deputy State Commander
S. w. Smith, Commander J. A. Kin
man, Past Commander J. A. Dabney
and Past Commander w. c. FURY. ,