Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-02

AS She Appears a tAtianfa, in Art
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Special to Cincinnati Commercial

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ATLANTA, GA, October 30.-Gov-
errors Day at the Cotton Exposition,
as | telegraphed you, was a grand and
brilliant success. 1t was not so much
in the large number of visitors in at
tendance at 0glethorpe Park during
the day, but rather in the moral effect
which will follow this especial feature.
| have known day after day in the
Cincinnati Exposition, when the at
tendance ALMOST doubled that here
yesterday, but 10000 or 10000 people
in the Queen City would, compare
| lively speaking, be but one-third the
same number here. Why the success
of yesterday was most complete, is
seen in several results. In the first
place, il was the real formal opening
of the Exposition. They had one
three weeks ago, it is true, but that
one, while a comparative success, was
at the anne time a comparative fail
ure, inasmuoh as no exhibits to speak
of we're in position; only two build
ings we're really completed, and the
management itself was prone to
acknowledge a fault in opening too
soon, while the 5000 people who came
on that day went away ~grlevously dis
appointed. The situation at that
time was such that a more liberal
attendance could not be encouraged
during the interim until yesterday,
but now those ia charge of the Expo
sition are more than justified in say
ing to Americans everywhere, Come
and see us, and you will not go away
disappointed" Another result OF
yesterdays opening was the fact that
Northern visitors were enabled to see
THE TRUE CONDITION OF THE SOUTH
of to-day. They saw, first, the value
Of her products and extensive natural
resources; secondly, her great pro.
greSs since the days Of 50; and,
finally, her social and intellectual ad-
yancement The final and greatest
result of Governors day will be Wit
messed in the continued large attend
anee from this on. At the public re-
ception to the visiting Governors yes
terday, in the four Southern and two
Northern Executives one could note
the difference between the sections.
and could read in their c~ountenances,
dsmeanor and address how lar the
popular legend, mo North, no South,
could be verified. The speeches of
the Northern Governors were brief,
complimentary, courteous, congratu-
and suggestive OF harmony be-
tween the States. Those of the
chiefs were in the same
groove, and burdened with the
thoughts Of inducing a transfer eff
Northern capital and labor in this
direction, to work out the solution to
the cotton field problem-manufae-
turers.
The crowd Of yesterday was princi-
pally
COMPOSED OF SOUTHERN PEOPLE,
who went away filed with a most fay
orsble impression Of the North, as ab-
soFbed in association with the Cover
nors Of Pennsylvania and Connecticut
and the Northern people who were
here, and more especially with a pride
in the character Of the Exposition as
indicating the restoration and in
creased value of Southern interests.
The social features of the day we're
successful. The visitors we're
entertained not only by the officers of
the Exposition. but by the leading
citizens of the town, who threw open
their doors and received all strangers,
exhibitors and guests alike. Among
the visiting Executives, Governor
Bigelow, Of Connecticut wa most
conspicuous, as having the only staff
members we're in uniform. They
came here from Yorktown by way Of
Charleston and Augusta, having met a
ovation, and we're here lionized
to as fully great an extent. The rep
r~esentatives OF the Nutmeg State
among exhibitors are very numerous,
and their reception either Governor
was right royal. They enjoyed as we'll
the advantage Of having the William
Linen Company. whose treasurer
IS an aide on the Governors staff,
among them. This corporation made
up during the day two cotton suits Of
which which were worn res
by Governors Colquitt, of
Georgia, and Bigelow, at the reception
that followed at night The material
was picked in the morning and put
through all the several processes; was
dyed by the Thomas Steam Works,
who have a dyehouse on the grounds,
and the suits we're made up on one of
the sewing machines which are on ex-
hibition.