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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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