The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-30

On tho Way to Atlanta,
THE COMMITTEE OF TIE NEW ENGLAND COT
TOS-NLNUFAcTuRIyG ASSOCIATION MAKE A
PLEASANT STOP IN RICHMOND.
A committee Of northern gentlemen, rep
rcsenting the New England Cotton-Manu'
featuring Association, visited Richmond
yesterday en route for Atlanta, Ca, where
they 20 TO attend the Exposition in thai
city. The first announcement OF their com
ing was the following telegram to the Dis
patch, which was received at twenty min
utes past IL, Just ten minutes before the
time for their arrival:
MILFORD, Va, October 29-10:50 A. II.
Editors Richmond Dispatch; Mr.. Atkin.
sons party will arrive at the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
depot at 1890, and will remain in your
city two hours. THOMAS PRAY, Jr.,
Managing Editor Boston journal Of Com
nercS.
As short as was the notice, they were
met at the depot by Mr.. 7. II. Mayo, Mr..
John OFT, Mr.. Thomas Atkinson, DIR. W.
Leigh Burton, and representative OF the
Dispatch.
The party consisted OF twenty-onc gen.
tIemen and one lady, and while all OF them
are substantial northern capitalists-men OF
prominence and standing-the committed
proper, which numbers some twelve or
thiEeen, represent more than million and
han cottOn-spindles, and are reputed TO
be w\rth not less than four OF five millions
OF dokrs. The gentlemen OF the party
were:
llr. Edward Atkinson, Appointment gen.
tlemon Of BOSTON. who was directly instru-
mental in getting up the Atlanta Exposl-
ton; ,
Lowell, Mass;
Mr.. Moses w. Richardson, treasurer oil
Lewiston Mills, Lewiston, Me-;
Mr.. Charles Nourse, president SOCIAL
Mills, Noonsocket, r. l.;
Mr. j. $. Ludlam, agent Nerrimac Manu-
featuring Company, Lowell, Mass.
Dir. William II. Jennings, OF Merchants
Manufacturing Company, Fall River;
Mr.. Hervey Kent, agent Exeter Mills,
Exeter, y. H.;
Mr.. ii. ID. sullivan, treasurer Naumkeag
Mills, Salem, Mass;
Mr.. T. L. Clarke, agent Pemberton
Mills, Lawrence, Mass;
Mr. O. 5. Brown, agent Salmon Falls,
y. H.;
Mr.. Richard Garsed, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Thomas Pray, Jr., managing editor
OF the Boston Journal Of Commerce;
Mr.. A. Il. Turner, Of Boston, and Messrs.
Charles :. Smith, George G.. Richardson,
and A. r. Whitney, OF New York; and
Mr.. +. W. Rollins and lady, OF the Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
The party were taken in carriages to the
- Mauo 4 Rrothpr
where they were presented each WIN q
SOUVENIR package OF tobacco and greatly
entertained ly the singing OF the colored
hands. Thence they visited Libby prison,
the Jcff. Davis mansion (now the Central
public school, the Capitol and monument,
and the Industrial Exhibition at the new
armoTy building OF the First Virginia
regiment. They complimented in the high
est terms the energy and enterprise winch
had so successfully carried out this difficult
undertaking, and regretted that they could
not remain longer to inspect the very
creditablc exhibition. The visitors were
then driven to the Westmoreand Club,
where they partOok OF hastliy-prepared
lunch. during which Mr.. Atkinson pro-
posed the health OF their hosts and the
beautiful and hospitable city OF Richmond.
Mr.. MAYO responded in few well-timed
and happy remarks, in which he regretted
that their very limited stay only ad-
mitted OF so hurried welcome. lie
said they had honored Richmond by COM
ing, and he only hoped they would favor
us again soon and make a longer stay. The
guests were then driven up Franklin street
/ TO Monroe Park, and thence by Gamble
Hill to the depot, which they reached just
in time to take the $50 train for the South.
The party, while expressing themselves
as deeply grateful for the attention they
had received, were loud in their praise OF
Richmond and her growing business pros
perity. Said one gentlemen, "The South
is coming mp: she is making rapid strides
i'm progress"
As TO the alleged bad treatment OF the
Ninth Massachusetts, regiment, they all
said frankly that they were very sure that
the treatment they had received in Rich
mOnd was only too good for them, 1t
seemed rather a matter for regret with
them that such q regiment was sent as a
representative body from Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Thomas Pray, Jr., OF the Boston
journal Of Commerce, it will be remem-
bered, visited Richmond year ago with
his then newly-made bride, and formed
some warm and lasting friendships. 1t was
mainly through his desire to entertain his
friends and introduce them to a city OF
which he has such pleasant recollections
that stop was made here. He has our
thanks for his kind remembrance.
After many kind expressions on both
sides the visitors departed, apparently
highly pleased with their morning in Rich
mond. We dare them to come again.