The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-25
ATLANTA.

lioN-NikOlNlA EXiIIBITs--A SOUTHERN
BooM-B0w SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS REGARD
THE RECENT ELECTION RESULTS IN yfn-
GINA.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatchl
ATLANTA, November %. 1881.
The visitor 10 Atlanta Is first struck with
TWO ,hings-the hustle and stir Of It's peo-
pic, ana the solid appearances OF BUSINESS
ana owelling-houscs, most OF which are
entirely new and imposing in structure.
Nhen The war begun Il found Atlanta
struggling little town Of some 10000 people.
SHERMAN left II "A smouldering mass OF
blackened ruins, dcnudcd Of life, spirit.
ana hope. To-day her population reaches
nearly 50,OOc-an increase exceeding that
OF any town in the United States, il we ex-
cept one or two western and northwestern
towns lying mostly in mining districts.
In building The town the idea Of each
builder seems to have been 10 out-do his
neighbor in a handsome, substantial struc-
ture. lis principal business streets-WaD.
Marietta, Alabama, and a part of Peach
tree and Whitchall-are lined with hand
some, heavy, and imposing buildings, while
their daily appearance reminds one Of some
I thrifty northern town. lis chief dwelling
Observation-Disclosures, McDonough, and
/ most OF PcGehtree-arc graccd with rs
I stately and as handsome dwellings as one
Is apt to meet In many q days travel, while
an evenings stroll along them will repay
one who is fond Of
FEMALE BEAUTY
and fine female attire. The people Of At
lanta are courteous, kind, and attentive.
/ The location Of the town is not apt to strike
I YOU rs one OF choice, and ] do not doubt
/ but that IL Is less one Of choice than Of ne
cessity; for il il here that the great trunk
/ lines connecting the North and South natl-
rally centre in stunning the various ranges
I Of mountains that cOnercgate here. IL Is
/ beyond doubt healthy location. It's ati-
/ tude is about LOO feet. The Atlan.ans
are very proud OF their town, and Justly
! so, for il is a settled fact that it Is on big
boom. II is claimed here that I'm ten year,
, Atlanta will double her present pOpula-
( ton.
TIE EXPOSITION
Is great success, and Gs q display Of
I American products and manufactures, it
is said by competent judges 70 be the finest
ever held. Some say that in point OF solid
and important exhibits il eXcels the Phia-
I delphia Centennial. II is impossible TO de-
scribe Il, and give q correct idea OF its mag
nitude. One might spend week with in
tcrC,t and instruction in taking in its bcau-
ties.
VIRGINIA UAS FINE DISTLAY
Of minerals collected by the Richmond and
/ Danyillc railroad. An automatic cotton
/ press made by ). w. CarGWell, Of Rich
mond, is doing splendid work. Alien d
SAeafcf exhibit various GRADES OF corn.
wheat, rye, oats, and grass seeds.
/ Every State is we'll represented.
/ The Willamantc, .. y. T., and Coats
/ sp0Ol-cottOu displays arc in themselves 4
study both interesting and instructive.
/ Here YOU may see the cotton in all its forms,
from the gin TO the Eeatly-wound spool
ready for the def: fingers OF the housewife.
Tie intricacies Of the various machinery
through which the cotton passcs-thc
combing process, the winding, spinning.
spOoling, and labelling. are curious studies
that will dCtain one who has plenty OF
time for hours. one can hardly realize, rs
he wanders from machinery TO machinery
in the spacious halls. that he is viewing an
exhibit, for The roar Of engines, the heavy
and rapid humping Of looms, the constant
WhiIT Of spindleS, the Wlfistling Of en-
gnes. the clatter Of scwing-machnCs, all
tend 10 impress upon him the fact that he
is in the centre Of the worlds manufacto-
ries. II is impossible to imagine that this
great exhibit will not result in
ABIG GOCM FOR TIE SOUTH.
Here it is that the North with its improved
machinery meets the South with its vast
products, and all past differences are for
gotten in the interchange OF thoughts and
opinions, and il is easy to see that favora-
bic impression is already being created be-
tween them.
The town is crowded. and every train
brings i'm crowds more from every section
Of the county. Accommodations here are
GOOD, as the whole town has turned itself
into a clearinghouse. Board can be had
from one TO four dollars per day, or from
seven to ten dollars per week. Everybody
who comes IS pleased and tells their neigh
Dor 10 come.
The people Of this section are deeply
/ GRIEvED ~ TIE SUCCESS OF TIE READJUSIERS
Of Virginia, and look upon it as sad fate
for a once proud and noble State. Had
those Democrats who voted with Malone
REGARDED that act in the light that il is here
Cameron & Co. would not have gotten a
corporals guard of their votes. 1t il not
only a Republican victory, but one that
lends impetus to Ofiicc-seokeTS in every
southern Et-bt ~ ~ "iii wv iifNNi'N' ~
does not take a great prophet to fOresee in
the future a Malone in every southern
State. Nor will the Republican party,
clated with their success in Virginia, be
1 slow in aiding and abctting like schemes in
other southern States. Democrats here look
on 1t rs
A NATIONAL CALAMITY
to their party. Some seem to think that
the Rekdiusters will be so elated at their
victory as to disgust those Democrats who
voted with them. and cause Il rejection that
will strengthen the Democratic party. The
future can only disclose itself, and to that
we look with anxious eyes.
Your famous caterer Zetelle is here dis
pensing the delicacies Of the day in his
well-knOwn stvle.
/ Rut more anon. NRCINIAN.
New Measurement or the Area Of the
Country.
/ The figures commonly employed TO indi-
cate the area Of the several States OF the
Irnlon have been found to be incorrect,