Here©s Georgia! LIBRARIES - the Digital Library of Georgia
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ANNOUNCEMENT<br />
While <strong>the</strong> book FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA was in course <strong>of</strong><br />
compilation such general interest zvas found and stimulated<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> State in <strong>the</strong> plans and purposes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce to systematically make known <strong>Georgia</strong>'s<br />
resources in o<strong>the</strong>r States and countries, that it has been decided<br />
to carry on <strong>the</strong> work through a Publicity Bureau, under <strong>the</strong> su<br />
pervision <strong>of</strong> a carefully selected Committee on Publicity and In<br />
formation.<br />
The bureau has been given charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> following features:<br />
THE GEORGIA EXHIBIT CARS—a State Fair on wheels—<br />
which, with a wide range <strong>of</strong> sample products, will tour <strong>the</strong> North<br />
and West for a term <strong>of</strong> years, to show <strong>Georgia</strong>'s agricultural and<br />
industrial advantages.<br />
THE GEORGIA MOTION PICTURES—a series <strong>of</strong> enter<br />
taining and instructive films, visualizing <strong>Georgia</strong>'s resources and<br />
activities in scenes from all sections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, including social<br />
conditions and manufacturing, mining, farming, horticultural and<br />
forest industries.<br />
HAND-BOOKS—Following <strong>the</strong> book FACTS ABOUT<br />
GEORGIA, will be issued a series <strong>of</strong> Hand Books, booklets and<br />
pamphlets, each covering a separate industry or subject in more<br />
comprehensive detail than has been possible to do in this general<br />
volume. Among <strong>the</strong> first will be <strong>the</strong> GEORGIA LIVE STOCK<br />
HAND BOOK, on which work is already under way. Following<br />
will be issued books on Dairy Products, Truck Gardening, Can<br />
ning and Preserving, Vegetable Oil Crops, Pecans, Apples,<br />
Peaches, Citrus Fruits, and o<strong>the</strong>rs as rapidly as time and means<br />
will permit.<br />
NEWS AND INFORMATION SERVICE—In addition to<br />
special publications, daily, weekly and special news and informa<br />
tion bulletins will be provided for newspapers and magazines,<br />
both in and out <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>. These stories will cover agricultural<br />
and industrial subjects, semi-technical and statistical, and promo-<br />
tive <strong>of</strong> farming, manufacturing, mining, soil resourcefulnes, stock<br />
raising, immigration, gardening, fruit growing, improved trans<br />
portation facilities, and many o<strong>the</strong>r activities.<br />
With <strong>the</strong> co-operation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> various local Chambers <strong>of</strong> Com<br />
merce and <strong>the</strong> State Agricultural and Industrial Associations, <strong>the</strong><br />
Publicity Bureau <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce pro<br />
poses to supply any and all information regarding <strong>Georgia</strong> that<br />
may be desired by prospective settlers or investors.<br />
Address—PUBLICITY BUREAU, GEORGIA CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE, ATLANTA, GA.<br />
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