Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-16
GREAT MEETING
TOPOINT Way TO
GREATER STATE
Score of Associations To
Convene Together In
Macon Monday


Monday, January IT, under the
auspices of the Georgia association.
The purpose is to complete three
year development campaign.
ga new day of progress and pros
perity will dawn for Georgia when
this great constructive program is
definitely launched" declares J.
Kelly Simmons, president of the
Georgia Press Association. Twenty or
more state associations and scores
of local organizations throughout the
state are cooperating.
The three outstanding features of
the program to be submitted at this
meeting for final approval are:
First: a "Know Georgia" cam
paign to acquaint all Georgians with
the resources and possibilities of the
state and of each section of the
state.
Second: an intensive campaign
in every town and county to remove
the obstacles that under the pres
ent conditions prevent or retard
community progress.
Third: a national advertising
campaign designed to attract new in
dustries, new business enterprises,
new investors, home seekers, tour
lists, farmers, stock breeders, dairy
men, poultdymen, fruit growers, and
to develop new markets for Georgia
products.
The Officers.
The officers of the Georgia Asso-
citation are A. K Session, of Cog
dell, president; Chas. B. Lewis, of
Macon, treasurer; F. H. Abbot, of
Waycross, secretary; vice-presidents,
II. G. Hastings, Atlanta, VIM. B.
Stillwell, Savannah, Sam Tate, Tate,
w. B. Rodenberry, Cairo, W. f.
Dunwody, Macon; directors, j. War
rem Smith, Athens, DR.. L. C. Harde-
man, Commerce, J. c. McAuliffe,
Augusta, ]. S. N. Davis, st. MaryS,
N. G. Bartlett, Dublin, H. A. Pet
ty, Dawson, T. E. Phillips, Tifton,
D. B. Osborne, Atlanta, o. A. Park,
Macon, John NJ. Graham, Rome, Ely
r. Galloway, Lagrange.
The following organizations are
cooperating with the Georgia Asso-
citation and the Georgia Press Asso-
citation in the campaign and will be
represented in the meeting here next
Monday: Georgia Bankers Associa-
tion, Georgia County Commissioners
Association, Georgia Association of
Real Estate Board, Georgia Associa
Il
tary Clubs of Georgia, Kiwanis
Clubs of Georgia, Georgia Federatior
Of Womens Clubs, Georgia Automo-
bile Association, Georgia Manufac
turers Association, Georgia Highway
Association, State Federation OF
Farm Bureaus, Georgia Merchants
Association, Associated Advertising
Clubs, Farmers Union, Georgia Ag-
ricultural Society, local chambers of
commerce throughout the state and
agricultural and Industrial depart
ments of the railroads.
The personnel of the Georgia AS
sociation speaks volumes for the
earnest thought and determination
back of the movement and is ample
guarantee of the thoroughness with
which the campaign will be conduct
ed. The spirit of cooperation on
the part of all interest is evident
in the number and variety of state
and local organizations that have en-
dorsed the movement and appointed
delegates to attend.
"a Selfish Affair"
F. Roger Miller, president of the
Georgia Association Of Commercial
Secretaries, says:
"The meeting next Monday should
attract every public spirited citizen
in Georgia. 1t is not an unselfish
affair but in reality a movement
movement that should appeal to the
selfish interest of every man who
has a dollar invested in this state.
enterprise but sound business
proposition based upon the well
known needs and potentialities in
which all citizens of the state are
directly concerned"
An interesting feature of the con-
ference will be an exhibit of beauti
fully colored enlarged photographs
of recent road construction in Geor-
gia by the State Highway Depart
ment.
The program for the meeting will
include the following:
Address by Governor Hugh Dor
sey, explaining the purposes of the
conference.
"Why Advertise Georgia." by j.
Kelly Simmons, McRae, president of
Georgia Press Association.
Georgia's Potential Development,
by Clement S. Ucker, vice-president
Southern Settlement and Develop
ment Organization, Baltimore, Md.
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