GEORGIA Issued By THOMAS G. HUDSON Commissioner of Agriculture ATLANTA, GA., U.S. A. 1907 FOREWORD The "New" South-The Great South O F one will ~ i1 e free rein to the in1a~ination and ptcture the future of a ~ection that contain s one-half the iron ore of the l. nited ~t a tes, near!~ three time s as much coal as Creat Britain, c;erman~ and Penns,h a nia combined, ll'htch dom111ates the phosphate and sulphur trade of the 11orld , 11hich has much of the ri c hest oil terntor~ kno1-.n. which has one-half the standing timber of the countl'\', 11hich produces all of the rict, md on earth is not sutticient to liquid a te the ~ou t h ' ~ hill s again st Euro pe for cotton-tht>n think of the Yast \\'ater po11er~, the splendid ri1 t>r>, the ~reat seacoast \\'ith magnificent harbors and expanding commerce, and ~ oll will ~ain hut a faint conception of the future of the "'\ e 11" ~outh-the Creat ~outh. ":-.:e11 ' ' in the sense that its Yast possibilities and undeq;]oped resources ha1e hut recent!~ begun to be exploited to th e world . It is a region 11here man1 crops can he gro11n the ~ ear round, if C r~&pt.s in a r Docks. Sotv~t nn o.th, Ga. 7 annual lumber exports through Georgia's two sea ports, ~a,annah and Brunswick, exceed three billion feet. In addition to the six thousand five hundred miles of steam railways already in operation thirty-five new lines,aggregating two thousand seven hundred and seventy-five miles in the total mileage, were chartered during 1906. The Water Powers of Georgia There is no power so cheap as water po\\er, and no state offers mo~e favorable terms for using water power than Georgia: The Geodetic Survey recently published a bulletin, a\ailable to inquirers, showing that literally tens of thousands of available horse power 1s gomg to waste through the many rapid s and falls capahle of economic development throughout mid dIe an ll north Georgia. New England once claimed U.S . Fish Hatchery, Warm Sprin~ts, Ga. cotton manu- facturing su- premacy because of her water powers, but they are frozen or impotent at least two months of the twelve. In Georgia ice is never a factor. The streams run freely the entire year, and the wheels of our mills hum merrily from year's beginning to year's end. Cotton Spinning By taking advantage of the abundant water power, capable of economic development and utilization, and the nearness of the cottonfields, cotton manufacturing in Georgia has.made phenomenal strides. The number of spindles incre:rsed from 815,5.+5 in 1900, to 1,316,573 in 1905, and the number of looms from 19,393 to 31,210. In 1870 the capital employed in the cotton mills of Georgia \\as but $3,433,205; to-day it is $..j.2,3..j.9,6 d( 8 The mcrease during the past fiye years has been seventy-four per cent. The mcrease in wage earners in cotton mills has been seventyeight per cent.; in wages paid, forty-eight p<:!r cent., and in value of products ninety per cent. The products of the Georgia mills include not only the coarser grades of cotton cloths manufactured for export, but many notably fine weaves. The factories are filled with the latest economical devices With Raw Material Right at the Mill Door and improYed machinery, and because of the cheap power and the immense supply of raw material at the mill door, thus saving transportation charges, the Georgia mills can and do sell staple goods at ruling prices with a much larger margin of profit than the mills of the North and East. The result is, the cotton industry, including cotton seed products -oil and fertilizers made from the seed-represents a considerable percentage of the manufactories of the state, at present amounting to more than $1 so,ooo,ooo annually. Mines and Quarries Marble Georgia's possibilities in mines and quarries, of which so little is known to the outside world, ha,e barely been touched. Georgia today produc~s more marble for \'arious purposes than any other state in thJ Cnion, except Vermont. The marbles of Georgia occur in a narrow belt about sixty miles long, in the northern portion of the state, and here can he seen the crude implements and Yessels fashioned hy 9 the Indians early in the last century. Only within the past twenty years, however, have the immense deposits of the valuable material been opened and developed systematically, and the annual output is now valued at considerably more than $I,ooo,ooo. Georgia marble is of such quality and texture, and is found in such variety of colors, that this particular branch of industrial development will assume far greater proportions in the immediate future than at present, notwithstanding the fact that the output is now about thirtyfive per cent. of the famous Vermont quarries, from which the bulk of this material used at present in the United States is secured. Some of the Georgia marble beds have been pierced to a depth of over two hundred feet, and as yet there is no sign to indicate that the stratum has been worked through. Very few of the Green Mountain deposits exceed this depth. The texture of this stone is said to be the finest in the world; it does not possess the element of disintegration so noticeable in the I tali an varieties, and acids or stains of any character can be readily wiped off its surface with cold water and a sponge. This one resource has already given Georgia a national reputation; her marbles have been used in many of the country's most notable structures, including a number of state capitol buildings and the famous Corcoran Art Gallery at Washington. Granite, Gneiss and Limestone It is claimed, and justly, that the granite, gneiss and limestone of Georgia are ~f quality and extent sufficient to pave the streets of every city in the United States, and then leave a surplus amply sufficient to meet the requirements of ordinary building operations for many years to come. Stone Mountain, an immense deposit of high-grade granite, said to be the largest single rock in America, seven miles in circumference and nine hundred feet high, rears its majestic head within sight from the windows of Atlanta's business district. Extensive quarrying operations have been carried on here for many years. Another belt of high-grade blue granite traverses middle Georgia. Near Lithonia immense quantities of contorted gneiss is quarried for curbing and paving, while limestones and sandstones in abundant quantity are scattered throughout the state. Bauxite Bauxite is the hydrate of the metal aluminum, and is the principal source of the aluminum of commerce. Georgia now leads in the production of this mineral, which branch of mining is susceptible of further development on a large scale on account of the rapidly increasing consumption of aluminum. IO Coal and Iron The coal fields of Georgia are contracted to the area of Dade and \Valker counties, and are an extension of the celebrated \Varrior fields of Alabama. The annual output at present is in the neighborhood of three hundred thousand tons Yalued at approximately a quarter of a million dollars. A large per cent. of the coal mined in Georgia is con\'erted into coke. The iron deposits of the state furnishes one of the most nl uable of its varied mineral products, and includes not only hematite, but magnetite and limonite of such extent that ore mining presents a promising field for the capitalist and trained \H>rker. The fen furnaces now A Charcoal Iron Furnace located in Georgia are already celebrated for the high-grade pig iron they produce, due principally to the high quality of the abundant supply of raw material. Careful investigation also develops extensive unopened deposits of copper, mica, asbestos, corundum, talc, graphite, barite and pyrite, well worth exploiting to the world, while three Georgia counties now supply one-fourth of all the manganese consumed in the United States. The Clays of Georgia No greater wealth creating agencr than the ceramic industry can be found. And while the demand for the product is stable, localities II \Vhcal, Fifty Hushl'ls per Acre Ninety-nine per cent. Pure Kaolin, Dry Sheds favored with the necessary raw materials are limited, and transportation tolls, particularly on low grade goods, so high as to practically eliminate competition of distant points. In the manufa~ture of clays the cost of col).version is practically the entire expense, the value of the crude material being so infinitesimal as to cut little figure. Extending entirely across the state is a b~lt of clay deposits. These clays are suitable for the manufacture of everything in the jug and stoneware line. The "fire clays" are said to be the finest in the world and capable of standing a higher degree of heat than any clay yet found. At numerous points along this belt extensive plants for the manufacture of porcelain, enameled brick, sewer pipe, china wares, terra cotta and roofing tile have been established, while immense quantities of pure white kaolin, used extensively in the manufacture of wall paper, is mined and exported from the state. Marls and Phosphates In the counties forming the lower boundary of the state, numerous beds of marl occur that art: said to be equal in plant food to those of New Jersey. Deposits of phosphate in greater or less quantities, but of very high quality are also found in the southern section of the state. Climate and Agricultural Products From a geographic and climatic standpoint, Georgia favors the 13 Two Bales per Acre Thousands of Tons of Succulent Hays are Produced annually in Georgia immigrant agriculturist from e\ery section of the world-the South as well as the North, East or West. Of the nine climate belts in the United States eight are represented in Georgia; the lowest with a mean annual temperature of about forty degrees; the highest of between seventy and eighty degrees. Owing to the variety of climate and soil and the varying altitudes of the different sections, due to its nearly four and one-half degrees of latitude, the state produces the greatest variety of crops of any state in the Union. The crops and fruits of every section of the United States, together with many indigenous to foreign lands, are found within the borders of Georgia, therefore, the commercial reputation of the state has rested largely on an agricultural basis in the past. In order of precedence, the products of Georgia are classed as follows: Cotton, corn, hay and grain, live stock, trucking, dairying and horticulture. Cotton of necessity looms largest in the statement and forms the principal money crop of the state. However, in this connection, two significant factors are in evidence-growth of diversification and intensive methods of farming-their influence meaning that the Georgia agriculturist will, in the near future, produce his own food stuffs at great saving, and while reducing excessive cotton production will market that staple at such reduced cost as to leave him a larger margin of profit than he now enjoys. Cotton Cotton, as before stated, is the staple crop and it does exceedingly well in every section of the state. It is exceptionally poor land, in IS Falls of tlu..~ C:h:tttahoochcl. ~It Columhus, "itrt"r PoWl'f is Converted into Ellcrric Encr~y fan , that 11ill not produce a hale to the acre 11irh intelli)!ent cultilatiun. and in manr ~ections of the ~tate, Ill use of special h~ hrid seed , th e yield has been increased to three and sometimes four hales pe r ant. This refers almo>t entirely to " ,; hurt ,;taple" cotton . ( )f the sea island or "long ~taple" cotton the a1 era)!e yield is about three-quarter> of a hal e-~:~~ 3;-:; to -J.CO pounds pe r acre. Tht,; cotton , holle,er, 1aries in ,:tlut' from tllen . ~ cen t> to thirr1 - ti n~ ct'nts per pound and i;; al11 a~ s in >tead 1 dem :tn-1 in t he m :tn ufanure of hi!!hg:rade merceri zed cotton good s and in sdk>. .\ di :< tinni , e ( ;eorg: J:t product is 11hat is knm1n as Florador:t .. l'!>tton. :t h~ hri-1 deri1e.l h~ nm;;ing the" long" and " short .. staple. "Floradora .. can he JHo,luced, a hale to tiiD hales to the acre, a,; far north 111 the st:tte as the foot hills, and always commands a price of from three to ti1e cents per pound o1er "short" staple varieties. Corn Another Georgia staple is corn. Georgia is one of the greatest corn producing states in the Union. Corn will make anvwhere from thirtr- tive to seventy bushels per acr~. and in some locali.ties-especially the . rich ri1er bottom lands in the extreme southern section of the statetwo crops are easily grown each year. How does that strike the Iowa farmer, whose corn is sometimes caught by early frosts before it is thoroughly matured? \Vhat would the Illinois or Indiana farmer think of getting two big crops of corn off his land each year, instead of one? In South Georgia the ears are setting on the stalks when the Iowa farmer is planting his crop. "Roasting ears" can be gathered in the early spring, the late fall and sometimes e1en up to Christmastide. F.i~:hty Bushels per Acre 16 Alfalfa, Hays and Small Grain Alfalfa is practically a new crop in Georgia though it has been grown here for years in a limited way under the name of ''Lucerne... In the \Vest it is praised as a money-producer, but after experimenting in Georgia the Kansas or Nebraska farmer, who is satistied with his two or three cuttings per year from his alfalfa field, will with difficulty believe even the conservative facts about alfalfa growing in Georgia. The Kansas or Nebraska farmer will work industriously the tirst year to secure a good stand. Often he fails, and has to replant the second year. The Georgia farmer will at le:.~ st get three to four 17 cuttings from his alfalfa the first year, and it is not unusual to get two to three cuttings within six months after the seed is in the ground. The Georgia farmer will harvest from fi,e to eight cuttings per annum-a ton to a ton and half per acre per cutting-after he ~ets his stand. Georgia growers estimat.e the total cost of producing a ton at from $2.50 to $3.50 which includes the cost of baling. Alfalfa finds a ready market at from $1 2.00 to $18.oo per ton lea,ing a profit of from $g. so to $15.50, and with a yield of from fiye to twelve tons per acre per annum the profit is easily calculated. Georgia is a natural grass state. Bermuda and the vetches grow wild, while paspalum dilitatum or "Dallis" grass, pea-vines, sorghum, Japan clover, Johnson grass, German millet and many other nrieties of grasses and clovers do especially well for hays. Georgia Oats-Forty Bushels per Acre Harvested In regard to grains, wheat, oats, rye and harley all do exceptionally well in the state. The writer recently visited a Canadian dairy farmer now residing in middle Georgia where he operates a forty acre dairy. We saw two acres from which had been threshed forty bushels of wheat per acre and a second crop of five tons per acre of pea-vine and sorghum hay cut. His return was $1.25 per hushel for his wheat, $10o.oo; four and one-half tons of straw, at $5.00 per ton, $22.50; ten tons of hay at $15.00 per ton, $1 50.00. Total, $2 72.50. Not so had, eh! 18 Rice Another staple of prolific yield that has been sadl~ ne~-:lected in Georgia is rice. This crop has been raised with signal success for many years, and the quality of the product is superior to that of Texas and Louisiana. An average yield is about twelve barrels per acre. and in fa,urahle seasons a second crop of eight to ten barrels is gotten. This product sells for approximately $3.50 per barrel. Tobacco Georgia has the largest tobacco plantation in the world, embracing twenty-five thousand acres and employing three thousand five hundred persons. These twenty-five thousand acres are of greater value than any gold mine on the continent. In the recent hearir:g before the Senate Committee on the Philippine Tariff Bill, the general superintendent of the plantation testified that this Georgia farm produced twothirds of all the Sumatra tobacco used for wrapper purposes in the United States ! About one thousand acres are under shade and they produce annually one million_ pounds of tobacco, and the profit derived therefrom is one million dollars. The owners of this farm also buy besides, Sumatra Tobacco The Owner of the above Crop made Five Thousand Dollars from Fourteen Acres of Tobacco One Hundred Acres in Strawberries all that the farmers outside can produce, perhaps two million pounds additional. rhe value of the tobacco product ranges from se,enty-five cents for the varieties grmn1 in the open to $4-.20 per pound for the highgrade, shade grown Sumatra. The average yield is about one thousand pounds per acre; the returns are, therefore, quickly calculated for yourself. It is a quick crop, too; planted in .-'\pril, it is sold in August. Truck and Vegetable Crops The truck and market garden crops must not be lost sight of in calculating the possible agricultural wealth of Georgia. On account of the superior quality of the Georgia grown garden produce, and the comenient methods of transportation, the trucking industry is receiving attention from both nati,e and newcomer, until now the earl~ products of the Georgia truck farm are supplanting the Florida varieties in the markets of the East and \:Vest. Ho\\ever, the experienced trucker in Georgia does not find it necessary to grm\ his crops for a distant market. Georgia contains thirty-one tm\ns and cities with populations in excess of 2,500; they are all thri,ing and gro\\ing and de,eloping at a rapid rate. Official returns for one of these tmn1s indicate an increase in population of se\enty-four per cent. for the current year, and they all furnish exceptional opportunities and ad,antages for the experienced truck gardener. A Truck Farm with Peaches in the Distance This Farm netted One Hundred Dollars per Acre for the Truck obtained this Spring 2! Irish Potatoes in Middle Georgia, Five Weeks after Plantin~r-Five Acres will make 1500 Bushels To cite an example: a few years ago a Chinaman visited one of the larger of these cities to investigate with a view to opening a laundry; he found that branch of industry well filled, and finally rented two average sized city lots and went into market gardening. Most of his ready money was laid out in rents and seed, so he hired a man who owned the necessary implements to break Up and harrow the land; the seed was planted and cultivated by the Chinaman with a hoe. This man recently disposed of his lease on the property to a fellow countryman, and with several thousand good American dollars dug out of these two lots in the short space of a few years, returned to his native land to dream out the remainder of his days in opulence. There is no month in the year that some truck crop cannot be grown and marketed profitably in every section of the state, and another beauty about the situation is, that you can work anywhere in the state in the open air 365 days in every year-barring rain, of which the average is small but sufficient to produce abundantly the crops of this section of the South. Onions The onion is a very popular truck crop, and returns from it are phenomenal. One Georgia grower of spring onions cleared $zoo from three-quarters of an acre this spring. The Bermuda variety is also prolific. The yield a\erages about ten thousand pounds per acre, and the price, dependent largely on the time of the year and the handling of the crop, ranges from two and one-half cents per pound early in the season to one cent per pound later on, which is a safe average price. Potatoes The potato is such a common crop all over the country that it may be thought an unprofitable one here in Georgia where other and rarer crops can be produced to such great advantage. The reverse, however, is true. The "new" Irish potato of South Georgia quickly follows the Florida product to market, and the quality of the Georgia vegetable is so superior that the demand for it quickly forces the Florida grower from the field. The first shipments usually reach the market late in March and the average price is around $3.00 to $3.50 per bushel. The sweet potato is another staple truck crop, and the Georgia product has a quality that is all its own-there is nothing grown anywhere in the potato line that can approach the Georgia "yellow" or "pumpkin" yam in deliciousness of flavor. The sweet potato yield is 23 about three hundred and fifty bushels per acre and the prices range from seventy-five cents to two dollars per bushel, according to the time of year and the handling of the crop. A fair average price is about one dollar per bushel. Tomatoes 1\lidwinter tomatoes in Georgia are another delicacy. They can be produced not only for the holiday market, but can be shipped during January and February. Not as much attention has been given this crop as might have been done profitably. Growers realize from $200 to $4-oo per acre from the crop, and they are easily grown. Georgia Tomatoes, Two Hundred Dollars to Four Hundred Dollars per Act Cucumbers One of the most prolific crops is cucumbers, and large shipments from the trucking districts are made all during the spring and they bring good prices. The yield per acre is two hundred to two hundred and fifty bushels, and from $1 so to $200 per acre is realized from this crop. Other Vegetables Not only the vegetables enumerated above, but practically every other variety can be produced m abundance in every section of 2--l Georgia. String beans come into the market early in the spring and are marketed at good prices ranging from $.Loo to $3.50 per crate. A net profit of $200 per acre from carrots is a common thing. Beets yiel ,l prolifically and bring high prices when shipped with the tops on in the early spring. One gardener realized o\er $soo from one quarter ac-re of spinach. Another marketed $300 worth of kale from one and one-halt acres, and $ r so \\orth of lettuce from one-third of an acre. Cabbage will easily return $4-00 to $soo per acre and c:tulitl.ower from $200 to $15 0 per acre. "Roasting" ears, in tl:~ extreme South, can be ~rown for the Christmas market, while radishes and other \'egetables can he kept on the market most of the winter. Asparagus, celery, peas, turnips-in fact e,ery vegetable crop-can be grown in abundance. It is doubtful if there is another locality in the United States that will profitably produce in proximity to such splendid home markets, such a wide \'ariety of truck and garden crops as Georgia. Horticulture In horticulture the production of the celebrated Georgia peach forms a substantial source of present and future income. This is one of In a Geor~:ia Peach Orchard 25 The Packing House the most unique developments in Georgia or any other section of the United States. Only within the past few years did it become known that Georgia soil, climate and other conditions favored commercial peach culture, but such has been the rapidity with which this industry has expanded that it is questionable if any other section can exceed it. Forty years ago the only commercial peach orchard in the state embraced some forty acres only; it was owned by Mr. J.D. Cunningham, and situated within fifty miles of Atlanta. The success of this grower was such a~ to encourage him to enlarge his operations until finally he had sixty thousand trees in bearing. A son of this pioneer grower now has two hundred and fifty thousand in bearing, and the immense orchards of Judge Gober, the Hale-Georgia Orchard Company, and J. H. Rumpf, who originated the famous "Elberta,"' that thrives in Georgia as nowhere else, have made the state celebrated at home and abroad. The only complete peach crop failures in Georgia were during the early period of experimentation some tt;n years ago. In the past ten years there has been one failure, four partial failures and five highly successful crops. The state contains about eighteen million trees, of which about twelve million are in hearing. The yield of a normal season is approximately ten million bushels of luscious fruit nlued at about $s,ooo,ooo. Commercial fruit culture in Georgia is at present practically limited to the peach; but plums, apples, pears, and all the berries of the Cnited States, except the red currants and gooseberries, may be raised profitably ~rhe Georl(ia Cantaloupe is a Profihthle Crop Red Polls, A Du11l Purpose Breed th11t thrives well e1ery\\here in the ~tate. The home markets consume practically all of these products no11 produced, though occasionally Georgia figs and stra\\berries are found on the stalls of the Eastern and \Vestern markets and they al\\a~s command prices in adl'ance of the ruling prices of similar fruits from other ~ections. Melons The celebrated Rocky Ford cantaloupe thri1es in Georgia as in no other section of the South-east. The soil and climatic conditions appear to be ideal for the production of this and kindred ,arieties of the yery popular melon. The yields are abundant and the profits large. The Georgia 11ater-melon is famed all o1er the C nited States, and approximately ten thousand carloads are now profitably marketed each season. Dairying and Live Stock Georgia has the second best dair~ in the C nited States-so con- ceded by Prof. Spillman, of the F nited States Department of Agri- culture. ~ow think of that, an officer of the .-'\gricultural Department of the GoYernment, 1\ho is familiar with all the dairy districts in this countr~, concedes the second best dairy farm in the l. nited States to Georgia! The land upon which the farm is located is the typical red clay soil of northern Georgia which usually sells at from $10.00 to $20.00 per acre; the farm contains 400 acres of which 135 are under cultilation feeding a herd of 145 head of cattle. About se,ent~-fi,e of the cattle a(e milk co\\s; the sweet milk is sold locally at fifteen cents per gallon, A Beef Type Herd, Pastures available Ten Months of the Year 29 and from a town of 2500, $150 from this source is realized each month. Eighty pounds of butter is the daily output, or 25,000 per annum all of which is contracted for by a firm in one of the larger cities at twent~' five cents per pound. The gross income from this farm is about $8ooo per annum, or $5o.oo per acre of which $30.00 to $35.00 is net. As we have before stated, Georgia contains thirty-one towns and cities of more than 2500 inhabitants, and they are growing, and expanding by leaps and bounds. There are advantageous locations near every one of them for from three to half a dozen experienced dairymen, truck gardeners or poultry "ranchers." Your output can be disposed of at one hundred per cent. profit to dealers in the large centers, and if a dairyman, your milk will pay the expenses of operation. Georgia is destined to become one of the greatest live stock producing sections of the United States. Soil, climate and other conditions are all favorable, and at various times for many years, attention has been directed to the possibilities of cattle ranching in this state. First: Georgia is a natural grass country. There are no better or finer pastures in the world than flourish throughout the state, and tens of thousands of tons of succulent hays are cured every season on Georgia farms that rivals in every respect the product of the so-called Western hay states. Second : in Georgia the rancher or cattleman is 8oo to 1000 miles This Georgia Herd Produces Butter at less than Twelve Cents per Pound The Product Sells Readily at Wholesale for Thirty Cents 30 nearer the Eastern markets, and he can put his cattle into New York, where they are as good as gold in the United States Mint, as cheaply as the \Vestern producer can put his stock into Omaha. Third: the climate is such that you can ship all of the year; your cattle will no' freeze, or starve or die on the road. Cattle shipped from any point in Georgia to-day are in New York to-morrow! The Red Poll, the Hereford and grades of these breeds, crossed t>n native stock are the popular beef type cattle. Sheep, and Angora and l\1erino goats thrive well here. However, stock breeding here as elsewhere, is a matter 9f development, not only of the cattle and of the pastures and hay bottoms, but also of the farm owners and of the labor employed. Educational Facilities An essential consideration in/ the selection of a place of residence is its school facilities, and in this respect Georgia is splendidly equipped. The public school system of the state embraces 7736 school houses, 10,360 teachers and half a million scholars, with a fund of approximately $z,soo,ooo. The curriculum provided extends over a period {)f five months of the year, except where, in many instances local taxation extends the time to seven and nine months. In the higher university branches, particularly in agricultural education, Georgia is leading the country. The agricultural educational facilities include an agricultural normal school in each Congressional District, eleven in number, with curriculum modeled largely after the agricultural schools of Denmark, where this system of education has been most highly developed. In addition to the agricultural schools, there is an Agricultural College, a part of the University system, at Athens, Ga., with a full four years' course, for those who desire full scientific knowledge of the subject. Conclusion In concluding this publication we only desire to add that Georgia is not only a good state in which to invest your money, and thereby make money, but it is also a good place to make your home. The Northerners, Westerners-in fact, those from every section-that have come to the state are satisfied and doing well-they are making money. A trip of investigation-a "show me trip," if you please-to Georgia would be advisable. . There is nothing like getting information first hand and seeing the country for yourself-is the best waythe sure way-you ought to meet and question some of the land owners .and successful farmers of the state. 3I A Typical School Structure Any part of Georgia is readily accessible from e\ery part of the C nited States, and the transportation companies sell, periodically, round trip homeseekers' excursion tickets to various Georgia points to enable you to imestigate the openings and opportunities for yourself. Remember the old trite saying: "first come, first sened," and come 1\"0\V. Loading ~~val Stores, Brunswick, (;a. ,32 Opportunities In GEORGIA The State That Produces Million s ! Especiall y A ttractive I f \' Ou hcli e1e that fores ight is an essential to s u,cess, stol' and realize th :n conunerce and bu sin ess arc rap idly Ope nin g-s fo r F o ll ovv in ,o-, Furniture Factnri ~s Tann er ies . Shoe Factories Prepar~d Food s J am s, i\ l armalad cs, etc. Carriages. \Va go ns, Automobi les Paper i\ l ills Nondtv \Yorks Ship lfui ldin g Tov Fac tories Ele(t rit-al Maehinen Electric R . R. Car Factori es Ma ll eable I ron Castin g Foundri es Steel Castin g Foundri;s Brass Ca stin g Found ries Co tt on Oi l ~! ill s Cotton Spinning Mills pushin g SOUTH. Thi s is th e in e1itahl c res ult of s trategic locttion as reg ard s th e " orld' s mark ets. GEORGI.-\ co mmand s th e \ Ves t l ndi es, Central and So uth America IYith t\\o hund red mi llion co11s umcrs , a g reat e r mark e t than Europe and .-\m erira cn11th ined , or the Or ien t \lith it s population of th ree to one. Likewi se the gro win g trade of ~ t e:-..il n l': lll he rea c hed ecollomic:tlly . This Yast mark et, practi ca lly nrg 111 territon, ts hun g ry fo r Am er itan goods. GEORGI:-\- a mere youngster in manufacturing -alread y exce ls eYery s tate in the South-eastern g roup in ,,t!ue of manufactures. $t so,ooo,ooo-enou g h to buy earh y ear t he ll'hole stat es of Ari zo na, Ne1ada and D elall'are at t heir assessed ,aluation. The opportunity for 111anufacturi11 g g o ods to be sold ll'ithin GEORC~I:-\ 'S Oll'n te rritor y is equally attrac ti,e, esp ~c iall y to th e man of limited Dpital. Th e manufac t urer has c h eap a11d un limited s upplies of rail' nwteri:t! s al'ailahle and the lwst poss ible railroad and shippin g fa c iliti es. Th ese points s ho u ld se t you thi n kin g-ti g urin g. As the rich es t and b es t nf the Southern States . (~EOR(;I:\ offe rs you the bi gges t re turn s for capital, hrai11s and lab o r. The State is g roll'in g more rapidly than e\er. --rhe prosperity is not temporary , hut c.:nm..:s from the actual production of ll'ealth. CEORC I.-\ is s upplyin g thin gs that th e \\orld is collt - pelled to buy. SLq.Jpose vou fare th e matt er squarelv. I s it b ett er to ll'ork again st at!lersc c. bstarles '""' conditions in the North , lc:a st and \ \' es t o r put your effort s i11t0 a II C\\e r tield \\h~te a tlltlu sa11d ditfere nt and ~:.tried opportunities :I\\ :tit you ' GEO R G I A h e l n11~S to you - a part o f your 0\\11 country-a region "h e re you "ill he \\ e l.:o me. Peo ple a rc cumin !{ to (;EOR(; l ..-\ from e\ery s tate, fnH~l almos t e'ery to\\tl. Jf you could see th e stat e, if you rou ld hut tas te the Southern life and rotnpare your stren- uou s ex istence "it h th e happy Efe of CEO RC 1.-\ people , you "ould not hes itate a IIH>ttlent. l t '""tid he GEORG I.-\ FOR YOU . Spetitit; infnrmation is s uf.>p lied by th is Department of th e State Go1ernment. The stati stics are accurate rttH.I in no \\ay ex aggerate th e true condition s. I f you desire furth er detail s reg:u d- in g any indu stry or sec ti o n of