Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-26
UNION AND AMERICAN.
The EDITORIAL EXCURSION.
Tennessee Editors Away from
Home.
Arrival and Reception at Phila-
delphia.
wishing Prominent POIuUs-Dining
and Winning the ExcursiOnists at
Falrn CUNT Park.

Wishing Prominent POIuTs-Dining
and winning the ExcursIonIsts at
EalrIn Ount Park.
To the Editors Of the Union and American: e
PHnADKLPHn, Aug. 20, 1S71.-The
excursion party of the Tennessee Press
Association were brought over from Bal
timore. to Philadelphia yesterday in a
magnificent car specially provided for
them by the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad. This is enc of
the best roads over which the party have
yet passed the road bed is in excellent
condition; and the running so smooth as
scarcely to produce jar. We passed
through a very interesting portion of
country, and had an excellent Opportu-
nifty of witnessing what thorough and
careful cultivation will accomplish. !
noticed at several points some of the
finest cattle we have yet seen. The dairy
forms special feature of this eotion, and
dairymen find it profitable to raise the
finest breeds of cattle. Fruit>raising is
also a very profitable branch of industry,
and immense quantities of the finest
peaches are being shipped from almost
every station. The farm-houses and out
buildings all along the line of the road
are neat and comfortable, and indicate q
high degree of prosperity on the part of
the farmers.
TIIR FORMAL RECEPTION.
Arrived at Philadelphia, the excursion
-, 4 - Ga Il
and after shaking off the dust of the trip,
were escorted to Independence Hall,
where they were presented to Mayor Fox
by the venerable Gen. Robert Patterson,
a native of Tennessee, bat for more than
half century resident of Philadelphia.
Mayor Fox received the excursionisls in
the following brief address:
''It is to me a great pleasure to be af-
fo7ded the privilege of bidding you wei
come to Philadelphia. Our citizens are
very anxious TO wait upon you, gentle
men, and to do whatever they csn to
make your visit here an agreeable one.
feel that these occasions of interchange of
courtesies and greetings cannot happen
too often. 1t is not only pleasant thing
for citizens living at remote distance
from each other to come together and en-
Joy a cordial hsud-shaking, but l believe
that it contributes much 10 create and
foster and promote that good feeling
that nstiopal spirit of frateuty which is
essential in impelling our country onward
in its mission of blessing, not only to us as
people, but to others besides. And there
fore, whenever it occurs that parties
from elsewhere, and, more particularly,
when, as it happens on this occasion, that
representative and distinguished men from
a great sister State, and men, who, in their
vocation, do much 10 make and control
and elevate public sentiment do US the
honor of visit, it is not a civility only,
but a very sincere pleasure, to tender
them the wsrmest Inequalities of our
city; and, in This connection, gentlemen,
! commend you to the care and attention
of committee of citizens who will have
the happiness 10 wait upon you during the
time you shall favor US with your pres
ence, and, at whose hands, promise you
so pleasant a season during your stay as
TO give you lively recollection of Phila-
delphis for long time after you shall
have returned to your homes"
Mr.. George NJ. Ensck, of the Msnches-
ter Democrat, responded in behalf the
excursionists, thanking the Mayor and
authorities of Philsdelphis for the cordial
greeting that had been extended to them.
lie was grstified with the reception that
had been accorded the party he repre-
scented, and the occasion would long be
remembered by all who enjoyed the hos
pitSlity of the Quaker City on this &C.
casion.
INDEPENDENCE HALL.
A few minutes were then devoted by
the excursionists to inspecting the curl
Osities of the ancient hall. WHAT mem.
cries were inspired by this visit ! We
stood here in the identical hall in which
Q nation was born, and there was the old
bell which rang out the merry peal that
announced this great event. But it was
cracked many years ago, and is now of
no use, but il is precious relic in the
sight Of Americans. The bantling of
those brave old patriots has grown to be
a grest power on the earth, one of the
greatest nations of modern times. How
the men who signed what they regarded
as their OWE death warrant in case of
failure, would be surprised, could they
revisit old independence Hall, st the re-
suits of their venture. But this is no
time for moralizing.
BALDwIN's LOCOMOTIVE WORKS.
Leaving Independence Hall, the excur-
sionists proceeded in charge of the Com
mittee of Reception through Indepen~
dence Square to Walnut street, where
carriages were in waiting to convey them
through the city TO inspect different OBJ
jects of interest. The first place visited
was Bsldwin's Locomotive Works in
Broad street. We were conducted
through this immense establishment, and
were shown and explained the process OF
manufacturing locomotives from the
preparation of the immense plates used
in the construction of the boilers TO the
finishing touches given to the complete 10
connective. These shops cover four or
five acres of ground, and still more room
is wanted. The proprietors have recent
ly purchased lot adjoining at cost OF
1926, 600 for the purpose of erecting ad-
ditional shops. The establishment en-
pioys 2, 200 hands, and turns out about
three hundred and fifty locomotives Of
all sizes. TER orders come from all
portions of the country. This will give
the reader some idea of the progress we
are making in constructing railroads and
the increase of trade and travel on those
already built. The earnings of the en-
ployes, many of whom work by the job,
range from 50 to $40 per week. This
establishment pays out for labor alone
over 81, 600, 600 year.
GIRARD COLLEGE.
The party resumed their carriages and
were driven to GiTard College, where the
excursonisis were introduced to the Pres
ident, VIM. d. Allen, Ii. D., by whom