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Exhibit of Boys' Corn
Clubs at Southeastern
Fair in Atlanta, 1915.
Thousands of Boys pres
ent to tell how they
made big corn crops.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
distinction of being the only North Georgia city that can boast
of navigation. A well defined project is on foot to open the
Chattahoochee to navigation to Atlanta, by building a series of
dams and locks, and by deepening the channel. United States
army engineers declare it to be entirely practical, and there is a
bill now before Congress to provide for the work. The potential
hydro-electric power that would be developed by this means would
go a long way towards meeting the cost. A large section of
country and many people would be benefited by the improvement.
The Railroad Commission not only enforces adequate and
efficient service by the roads, but it gives other valuable aid to
shippers of agricultural and industrial products. It establishes
special commodity rates on vegetables and fruits and prescribes
special fast trains for perishable commodities.
The railroads and express companies greatly supplement the
commission in this service. The Southern Express Company
maintains a market bureau to assist in bringing together the pro
ducers and the consumers, and issues frequent bulletins and lists
of growers and dealers. The Southern, Central of Georgia,
A., B. & A., and the Georgia Southern & Florida railroads main
tain similar bureaus, for the purpose of assisting farmers along
their lines in introducing new methods, in diversification of crops,
and in the reaching of profitable markets.