The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
MANY STATE RESOURCES TOBESH0WN Birmingham District Slow To Take Advantage Of
 Opportunity MOBILE SIGNS UP
 FOR FLOOR SPACE Baldwin To Feature Git rus Fruit And Florence
 To Show Asphalt POWER COMPANY
 TAKES 500 FEET Tuskegee Normal To Demon strate Its Work Among Ne
 groes Of Southern States
POWER COMPANY
 TAKES 500 FEET
lRy Associated Press.l

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept.2o.- Fifteen exhibits already have been ob- tained from Alabama for the Southern exposition in the Grand Central park in New York next January, and three other exhibits are immediate pros- poets, according to authorities here.
 The work of arranging for the ex- hibits and signing up of Alabama's quota of floor space in the exhibition palace has been rather slow, according to Jesse L. Hearin, who has been car rying on the campaign over the state. but it is about equal to that of the majority of the twelve southern states which have agreed to take part in the show.
 Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia already have signed up their entire quota of floor space, and it is under stood that Virginia seeks some more room. In these three states the work has been carried on under the leader ship of the governors of the respective states, and the leading business men and industrial heads. Georgia ob- tained a legislative appropriation for it's part in the exposition,
 To Exploit South
 some communities anu lluuolElcS are hesitating in signing up for space MT. Hearin said, under the impression that their exhibits merely will mean selling their products where freight rates are high. The real object of the exposition is to exploit the resources of the south and to attract capital from the investing world. We plan to have a slogan over the Alabama exhibits, "A conservative state of pure Ameri- cans where there is low tax rate and no state income or inheritance tax This will appeal to the big investors.
 ''The Birmingham district, which has the most to gain from the exposition, with a few exceptions among the big in- dustries, has been slow in responding to the call for exhibits and in seeing the advantage of the event.
 MT. Hearin urged that districts talk ing space in the exposition hall feature such commodities as the sweet potato, southern syrup and the oceans to the east, which is the biggest buying sec tion of the country. These three com modities are known but little for their value outside the south, and a market should be created for them, MT. Hearin, said.
 Exhibits Assured
 lHe eXQlDlCS dITeauy assured are
 Mobile county, which has reserved $50 feet of space. This exhibit will feature the tourist centers, the fish and canning industry, it's bakeries, cigar box factory. hardwood products, citrus fruit and oceans and the port possibilities.
 Baldwin county, with 150 feet of space reserved will display as its main entries the citrus friuts and other of its products peculiar to its climate and To- cation.
 Escambia county, which has 100 feet of space, will devote half of it to agri- cultural products and half to a naval stores exhibit.
 Dallas county, with 100 feet taken, will feature the pecan largely, it is un- derstood, through the activities of the Alabama Pecan Growers association.
 Opelika has taken 100 feet to an ag- ricultural exhibit. The feature of the Opelika section will be the preparation of a well balanced meal each day from the products grown on one farm in that community.
 Eufaula has reserved 100 feet in the hall, to show it's products.
 Lineville has taken 100 feet to display it's bauxite, clays and other materials.
 Florence Active
 Florence has taken POO feet, one half by the Chamber of Commerce, which will emphasize the asphalt rock and other natural resources of that com
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