The Dawson journal., 1883-05-17
Visit to Athens and Talluvah.

1t was our privilege to be pres
ent at the late meeting of tn,
Georgia Press Association at Ath
ems, which { )nvened on Wednes
day, the 9th inst. The business
portion of these annual meeting.
are subjects in which the genera
reader OF our paper feels little OF
no interest, and for That reason we
shall not attempt to embody the
proceedings in this short article
but will give them IN another
place in this issue Of the JOURNAL
The late session of the association
was one of the most pleasant and
harmonious gatherings of the boys
of the press that we have yet at
tended. The good people Of Ath-
ems seemed to appreciate our pres
ence and did all that could be lione
to make the visit of the editors to
their city one of real enjoyment,
and they were truly successful in
the effort A committee of twenty
had been previously appointed to
receive the visitors and see that
they wanted for nothing while in
the clasic city. In the afternoon
of Wednesday vehicles were furn-
ished and the editorial guests were
favored with a delightful ride over
the city, and the model farms
around Athens inspected, the Mu-
scum, Labatory, and other depart
ments OF the State University Wis
tied, and, i'll fact, Athens threw
open all her doors to welcome the
knights ofthe quill. At the close of
the business session Of the associa-
ton it was announced that the
editors and their lady friends were
invited to go on an excursion to
Tallulah Falls, in Rabun county.
The invitation, of course, was ac-
cepted, and at $50 on the follow
ing morning, a special train for
the occasion, moved off with its
precious load A large number of
the citizens of Athens accompani-
ed the party, a brass band was on
hand, and a refreshment car was
attached to our train. Besides
everything nice to eat, we had
lemonade, ice cream and other
beverages for the ladies, and
champagne, cigars, etc, for the
gentlemen. Indeed, as had been
previously promised, we had one
continuous pic nic. Our train
reached the Falls at about 10
o'clock, and ample time was given
all to view the beautiful and TO-
mantle scenery at and near the
Falls, and the improvements re-
Gently made. Tallulah is a grand
old spot. A splendid and commo-
dlous hotel is now being success
fully conducted there, and we
predict that in the near future it
will be one of the most popular
summer resorts in Georgia. There
are many attractive features about
the place, and it is certainly no.
vel and pleasing sight to one who
has never visited a mountainous
section, to stand upon the tower
ing hills and gaze with perfect de-
light upont the rushing, crystal wa
ters below. We failed to a.,certain
the exact height Of any peak, but
number of them, we should guess,
would pan out at least one thou
sand feet. At any rate many of
the boys felt kind of swimming
about the head as they stood above
and looked down the rugged, rocky
banks into the gold-tinted stream
that flowed hurriedly below. We
saw what was termed Lovers
Leap" which, it is said, is more
than eleven hundred feet to the
highest point. OF one thing we
are quite sure, if you will take
your girl to this point and pop the
question, and if she refuses, one
Jump will settle the matter for all
time to come-so far as the jump
ist is concerned. In behalf Of the
boys of the press, we would re-
mark that no jumping was done
OH our late trip to the Falls, tho
John Triplett, of the Thomasville
Times, was seriously considering
the matter when we last saw him
All in all, the visit to Athens
and Tallulah Falls was fraught
with many incidents of real pleas
ure, and the kind attentions of the
generous-hearted citizens of Ath
ems will long be remembered by
the quill drivers of the Georgit
Press Association.