Georgia marble shines at Charleston Exposition exhibit
The Progress details Georgia’s display at the Charleston Exposition highlighting Georgia marble varieties. It notes four colossal marble columns, monolithic blocks over 100,000 pounds, Georgia mined serpentine and granite monuments, and a full oil geology exhibit by Standard Oil. Emphasizes every specimen is a Georgia product and urges public interest and study for state benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire State of the South
Red Hills
Georgia
Minnesota
Atunes
Yates
Georgia Day at Exposition Begins Tuesday April 16
A notice urges attendance at Georgia Day events at the exposition scheduled for Tuesday April 16. The day highlights state plans, attractions, and programs for visitors and residents with activities across the fairgrounds.
Oil in Georgia Near Rome Prompts Hopeful Drilling
A Charleston company is boring a well near Rome in search of oil. Early indications are flattering, with expected depth not less than 1000 feet. If productive, oil could reshape Georgia’s fuel future, rivaling wood and coal in economy, reflecting similar geology to Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Texas.
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Standard Oil Company
America
Charleston Exposition
Mac Donald
Oil City
Charleston
Rome
Georgia
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Texse
Georgia to South Carolina Exposition Cheap Rates
Beginning April 14 tickets go on sale with a final limit of April 17. The notice lists ten depots in Georgia offering very cheap rates to the exposition in South Carolina and the West Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
South Carolina and
West Indian Exposition
South Carolina
Charleston
D. C
Albany
Americus
Arlington
Athens
Atlanta
Augusta
Bainbridge
Brunewick
Cartersville
Cedartown
Columbus
Cordele
Dalton
Dawson
Dublin
Elberton
Fitzgerald
Fort Valley
Gainesville
Griffin
Hawkinsville
Helena
Jesup
LaGrange
Lawrenceville
Macon
Madison
Marietta
Milledgeville
Newnan
Quitman Rockmart
Rome
Savannah S
Thomaston
Thomasville Tifton
Valdosta
Georgia Exposition Sets Pace for Southern Fairs
A fragment notes Georgia leads with expoditions and fairs, citing the Cotton States Exposition as a starting point and establishing a model for southern states.
State Exposition Support Urged for Charleston Visit
The piece urges showcasing our citizenry to reflect state character at Charleston. It notes constitutional limits on state funding for external expositions, highlights South Carolina’s industrial showcase, and cites low rail rates and pleasant weather to encourage a state delegation visit to Charleston for the industrial enterprise benefiting the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
South Carolina
South
Georgia's Industrial and Historical Book Widely Distributed
The Georgia Department of Agriculture reports heavy response to the release of the new book Georgia: Historical and Industrial. Thousands of copies, 15,000 district maps, and annual bulletins are being sent to counties, libraries, and individuals across the United States and abroad, including a copy sent to Natal, South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Atlanta
Natal
South Africa
Georgia Book Sparks Farmer Moral and Home Betterment
A Georgia farming community reflects on agricultural advances and social uplift. Letters praise a new Georgia historical and industrial volume, urge farmer family education in sanitation and cooking, and highlight the book’s distribution in colleges and schools. The piece also notes a numerical error in the published statistics and calls readers to correct it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Bever
Nourlas, Coffee Co
P. S
Empire State
A. J. DE
Towne
Ashland Boulevard
Chicago
Ill
Georgia
California
New Jersey
United Sates
House of God
C. H. Beazly
Southern agriculture progress urged to diversify beyond cotton
Secretary Wilson of the U S Department of Agriculture argues for higher average cotton yields, soil regeneration, and greater livestock, promoting a diversified South with a strong home market. He envisions the South evolving from a cotton nation to a region of varied agricultural industries, urging farmers in Georgia to aid the shift and push census gains.
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South
Wilson
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia
A Novel Departure As Now Taught In Germany
A glimpse into German common schools with attached gardens used for practical agriculture. In Alster village, the People’s school trains in eight years with two weekly hours of fruit culture gardening and farming in the last two years, involving 490 pupils and six teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Smith
Office of Experiment Stations
United States Department of Agriculture
Alster
Germany
Ahte Alster Common
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H D Smith
Gonfaing
Dooly County
Vienna
Exposition
OIL
Commissioner Stevens
Daily Mall
Bir
Northwest
Indiana
South Georgia
Middle States
Rurad
Riculture
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