. Atlanta, yesterday, today and tomorrow. elevators, and that these elevatorscarry 532,000 passengers a day, traveling mean-while a total distance of 783 miles. While quoting statistics, I would like to makesome observations about the State of Georgia,which contributes so much to the greatness ofAtlanta, but one is appalled when he faces thetask of trying to convey an adequate conceptionof the commonwealth in a few words, especiallywhen he is confronted with a statement like this,culled from a handsome book of 275 pages, pub-lished by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce: **The difficulties involve
. Atlanta, yesterday, today and tomorrow. elevators, and that these elevatorscarry 532,000 passengers a day, traveling mean-while a total distance of 783 miles. While quoting statistics, I would like to makesome observations about the State of Georgia,which contributes so much to the greatness ofAtlanta, but one is appalled when he faces thetask of trying to convey an adequate conceptionof the commonwealth in a few words, especiallywhen he is confronted with a statement like this,culled from a handsome book of 275 pages, pub-lished by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce: **The difficulties involved in an attempt to pre-sent within the compass of this book the agricul-tural potentialities of Georgia would be appre-ciated by any one who tried to place the AtlanticOcean in a barrel with the aid of a teacup. Georgia furnishes a theme that has inspiredpoets to sing their warmest praises; its lure hasdrawn bold and adventurous spirits from allparts of the world, and its boundless resourceshave formed the basis of fortunes such as poets. ELEMENTS OF GREATNESS 209 never dreamed of nor mere dreamers quite at-tained. Frank L. Stanton, native poet, strums his lutein this fashion when Georgia is the theme: Queen of the richest Promised Land, Heres Georgia!Ringed and wreathed with a golden band. Heres Georgia!With a winnin smile for her lovers true,Bright as light in her skies of tellin the country ^^Hqwdy-do, Heres Georgia! Her tables creak with the plenty spread By Georgia;With Peace herself for to bless the bread For Georgia;The welcome word is the word we know:Gods own land, where the good things grow;The Horn o Plentys the horn we blow In Georgia! That bold and adventurous spirit, Sir RichardMontgomery, who more than two centuries agodreamed of establishing his Margravate of Azillain Georgia, (a part of this territory having beengranted him b}^ the Lord Proprietors of the Caro-linas) described the land as ^^a most delightfulcountry, a place ^Svhere the flowers bloomed
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