Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-08

Is WldoWer, and that he is great IA
yorite among the dark skinned maidens of
Atlanta. The Legislature adjourned very
shortly after the excursionists arrived, so
they had no opportunity of Witnessing the
working of this mixed Legislature.
Atlanta presents on every hand evil
dences of vigorous growth. 1t has sprung
up with wonderful rapidity since the war,
when it was nearly destroyed by the torch
of the vandal Sherman Being the capital
OF the State, and great railroad
centre, Atlanta is destined to
attract considerable attention, and TO be-
come great depot for the distribution of
supplies of provisions and breadstuffs to
large extent of territory We found
here quite number of Tennesseeans,
who have built up large and profitable
trade in the produce and commission bus
iness. They are all clever gentlemen,
and deserve the SUCCESS with which they
have been rewarded Mr.. J. ]. Toon,
formerly of Nashville, has just completed
commodious and convenient building
for his printing establishment. 1t is one
of the most conveniently arranged for the
purpose we have ever seen. Mr.. Toms
Nashville friends will be gratifed to learn
that he is doing heavy and paying bust
ness.
The Green Line excursion is rapidly
approaching its termination, and in this,
the last letter of your correspondent, it is
fitting and proper to allude to the gentle
men who have taken an active part in the
excursion, and to whom the eXcursionists
are indebted for the pleasure they have
enjoyed on "the march to the sea-" This
excursion was gotten up mainly through
the exertions of Maj. Charles W. Ander-
son, of Nashville, and nj. II. Smith, of
Louisville, and perhaps one or two others.
The object of the excursion was to intro
duce the business men of Western cities
to those of Savannah and of the towns
along the line of roads composing the
Green Line, with the view of increasing
the trade between the sections pierced by
this line. There cannot now be enter
tanned doubt of the success of this lau-
dable object. The following roads COM
pose the Green Line:
Louisville and Nashville, Nashville and
Northwestern, Nashville and Chattanooga,
Western and Atlantic, which is inter-
sected by the Selma, Rome and Dalton at
Kingston, and will be completed in few
months, the Georgia, South Carolina,
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, Macon
and Western, Macon and Brunswick, At
lantic and Gulf, Atlanta and West Point,
and Montgomery and West Point Rail-
roads. The Green Line transports freight
over these roads, either way, at very low
rates. Cars may be loaded in Louisville
or Nashville and placed inSavannah with
out breaking bulk, and SO of return
freights. After visiting Savannah, the
Louisville delegation were so thoroughly
impressed with the benefits to be
derived from this freight line, and
with the courtesy and attention Of those
who got up or were interested in the pres.
ent excursion, that at a meeting at the
Screven House, in Savannah, Saturday
night, January 20, they presented the fol-
lowing gentlemen with handsome gold
headed canes as a testimonial of their ap-
probation:
Milton II. Smith, General Freight Agent
Louisville and Nashville railroad.
Charles W. Anderson, General Freight
Agent of the Nashville and Chattanooga
and Nashville and Northwestern railroads
Foster Blodgett, Superintendent West
ern and Atlantic railroad.
A. J. White, President Macon and
Brunswick railroad.
II. S. Haines, Superintendent Atlantic
and Gulf railroad.
E. II. Paine, Superintendent Rip Van
Wrinkle Sleeping Cars.
E. n. Kimball, Superintendent Pull
man, Ramsey & Kimball Sleeping Cars
R. c. Robson, General Agent Green
Line.
The canes were all very handsome, and
bore the following inscription: ''Pre-
scented name by the Louisville delegation
over the Green Line, January, 1870"
They were presented by Mr.. J. J. Porter,
President Of the Louisville Board of Trade
and Chairman of the Louisville delegation.
Each gentleman responded in neat and
appropriate speech, except II. S. Haines,
A J. White and Foster Blodgett, who
were absent, and for whom friends re-
spOnded, Judge n. P. Hotchkiss, the
Auditor of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, represented that road, and he
was indefatigable in the services rendered
the excursionists, while Blodgett was in
Atlanta scheming and electiOneering for a
United States Senatorship, and it would
have been a matter of simple justice had
he been honored with the cane intended
for Blodgett. A cane was also presented to
EIr 3. w. Wrenn, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent of the Western andAtlantic
Railroad. This was handsome recogni-
ton of the interchangeable efforts
of one of the most obliging, clever
gentlemen connected with the excur-
sion, to make the trip as pleasant and
agreeable as possible. The gentlemen
who were thus hOnored can rest secure in
the consciousness of having inaugurated
and carried to a successful terminationthe
most pleasant and agreeable excursion that
has ever been gotten up. If there was
one man of that large party who was not
entirely satisfied, and even gratified with
what had been done to render the trip a
pleasant and agreeable one to all, we did !
not hear of him. We do not believe such |
a man formed part of the excursion
party. Every lady and gentleman of that |
party will remember ''the march to the
sea" and the return as one of the most
pleasant incidents of their lives.
Your correspondent begs, in concluding,
to tender to that genial, whole-souled gen.
tleman, Maj. Chas- W. Anderson, of
Nashville, to whom more than any other /
one man is due the success of this eXcur-
sion, and to Judge Hotchkiss and Mr.. B. /
w. Wrenn, of Atlanta, his thanks for /
every courtesy and attention they could