The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-11
The En- pire Sta te
OF the South
giespintss 1r0r ahs AiIants Gsorgian u Jaas D
Atlanta Is Its Prophet

AgtNMe1 Gec&Ds0N
Atlanta iar and sway The greatest ci of TIE scuthsas
Is one 81 the wonder cities ot the United Ntategl
Il il the outstanding and representative municipality oE
We a. not ssy that d Atlanta i irit = yaingogy
Or Boosting.
mort prosaic recital thrills I'D enthrai ut i nOt
romance Il Is real
Of the Empire steto q TIE Scutha steso unparalleled
opportunity and 4ar-flung promise
We know these things y 10 substantially II aecrga:
and YET " Ourselves a not begin q realise Il d s ss
of the greatness that i oursl
We Do not r nearly = 1ull measure = - nisnt ~
dersand appreciate our own and advnntng
and but dimly grasp TIE rea INSIDE story q
own achieved progress even natpI q things,
perhaps Me = vt but diEn ~ mighty future
and destiny TINT nay Is cursl
We sre accuutcnsdfo speak 81 Georgia 9 e,tt aeri
cultural state ~ habit - think g onr population y
the man :, 'suEal rather s =. 9 uLssn:
ht az the fact that rural q word not s. 81 employed
nowadays n The = quarter q esntry
Telephones rood roads. automobiles, motion pctuzes,
radio rural mail delivery and other things have Changsd
and bOadsned the er1whils aspect and meaning g that
many Gscrgians rsaliss for instance thAt y.
roughly speaking ssOOOOooOo MORE than II agriouu,
products?
That does NOT mean. however that IN Any wise sts W
to suspect that Georgia losing its potentially % great
agricultural State Georgia IS great agricultural 9ta
and through countless years will % remain.
something q The industrial opportunity that i he; and
when Atlanta and Georgia better known and understood
II detail throughout the United Tor at matter
throughout the wOrldshen viii industrial opportunity hore
grow greater and greatsr
Re venturesomo prophet indeed who dares say today
% what length We may NOT 60 = IN industria state
days TO come.
Already the manufacturing Of cotton In the United States
practically i dominated BY the SOUTH
Atlanta the Capital CITY Of Georgia and The cass City Of
the South il the city 70 which the present progress and
prosperity Of the South Il being keynotsd
Real esate values In this city, the years have gone by
hayc mounted in way that almost has seemed speCtaoua
Increasing values have been however things that
have come OF boom times enforced inflated gpoCu4
ative movements Rather have they come by orderly pro
cesses and IN conservative way They results that
inevitable!
And since Atlanta Is 20 wonderful city since It's future
wisely and sengb1y Visuaxed unt of It's
remarkable past and since i s city near and dear the
heart Of commonwealth Of such tremendous poteuaty Is
the time not at hand when Atlanta and Georgia should pre-
sent to the world aggreBve united 'front.' to the end
that Atlanta and Georgia may prosper and progress the
Atlanta gories In growing and prospecting with Georgia
Atlanta nvokes the comradehp Of s sister cities in this
commonwealth; asks that it may be permitted
with all Of it's might and resourcefulnoss factor
community advance.
And to that end The Atlanta Georgian invites the other
newspapers Of Georgia to join with it In carrying 20 the
four Of the nation the convincing story Of Aanta
vision OF the glory that may come 70 this Empire State
all love much.
the other newspapers Of Georgia will join The Atlanta
Georgian in this work. then will such avalanche Of
structve newspaper publicity have been in motion
known before
Let the Georgia newspapers shoulder to shoulder with
The Atlanta Georgian march, a. Henry Grady advised,
with well beseemng ranks all way and for the
benefit Of ALL and great viii be the result
No State has the variety Of climate, sou and mineral
wealth that Georgia has 8
No State Of the South has finer water power to be
harnessed and utilized for commercial purposes.