Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-09

Committees Appointed
At Request Of Mayor
Other representative Atlantians
are on the fair committees appoint
ed, in accordance with the request
of the mayor.
The committee appointed from
council is composed of r. A. Gordon,
chairman and author of the resolu-
ton; A. J. Orme, I. F. Styron, w. F.
Buchanan and Harvey Hatcher.
President Eugene Black, of the
chamber of commerce, has appoint
ed a committee composed Of R. B.
Troutman, J. P. Allen. r. K. Rambo,
Lee Ashcraft and w. D. Ellis, Jr.
President w. M. Brownlee, of the
Retail Merchants association, has
appointed a committee composed of
Ivan E. Allen. who first suggested
several years ago that Atlanta have
worlds fair; John Aldredge, J. P.
Allen, Walter J. Wood and w. Brown
Hays.
President James J. Raglan has in
formed the mayor he will appoint at
once a committee from the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers associa-
ton. The three newspapers have
appointed representatives - Clark
Howell, Jr., Of the Constitution;
James B. Nevin, of the Georgian, and
John S. Cohen, of The Journal. AS
soon as the clearing house is heard
from, the meeting will be called. e-a'
Leading Atlantians 4...t.. 49,.
Indorse Project
That the suggestion for the 1925
exposition will have the unqualified
endorsement of leading Atlantians,
IS evidenced by the statements of
those interviewed by The Journal
Saturday. Some Of these follow:
Ivan E. Allen, first president of
the Southeastern Fair association and
the Original worlds exposition man."
"There is no better time to start a
worlds fair than right now, for it
has been ten years since the San
Francisco exposition. There is no bet
ter place to hold it than the south.
Buffalo, Chicago, Portland, st. LOUIS,
San Diego, San Francisco and other
cities have had their worlds fairs.
1t is time for the south to speak
Let Atlanta lead the way before 9TH
err southern cities beat us to it..
There is not another city'in the coun-
try in a better position to stage
worlds fair than Atlanta. Why?
a1r hn
that will enable us to stage a bet
ter worlds fair at less expense than
any other city. At Lake wood, in the
Southeastern fair grounds, the city
has a million-dollar plant around
which the exposition can be built.
plenty of room; transportation facil-
ties already started; good roads al
ready leading to the grounds; from
two to three miles of paved roads
and walks inside the grounds; one
Of the best race tracks in the coun-
try; three permanent elegant build
ings:. a grandstand with a seating
capacity of 5000; electricity, water
and the like. The present South
eastern fair can be opened like fan
into a worlds exposition. Only one
Lilies of paving remains to be done
to give, in South Pryor street, a
straight thoroughfare into the
grounds at a distance from Five
Points exactly the same as he
Piedmont Driving club is on the
north. The cattle pavilion can be
succeed, as were those at the San
Francisco exposition, to- provide all
most at once additional splendid
buildings. If the city will issue a
million dollars worth of fair bonds,
if Atlanta citizens will raise a fund
Of half a million, if the county and
the state will contribute a share, At