The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-07
GLESSNER IN OHIO.
MAJOR GLESsNER TELLS OF HIS
TRAVELS


MANsF:gLD, o., Sept. 1-knowing that
Or pcopls feel deep interest in the efforts
being ,hado by the Central railroad to ad-
vcrtise the lcsources of Georgia throughout
the uorthwesJ, | write to let them know
with what success it is meeting.
Leaving AmeriSus on Wednesday after
noon, Aug. p, N'e reached Macon in the
evening, where the car was inspected by
General Manager Belknap, who expressed
himself as well pleased with its arrange
ment and appearance.
Leaving Macon THURSDAY morning we
reached Atlanta at 10 o'clock and laid over
until :35, during which time the car was
visited by Commissioner Henderson, Col.
Redding and large humber of others, all
of whom expressed their pleasure at its ar
rangement and the liberality and enterprise
displayed by the Central road in thus ad-
vertising our State so handsomely
The run from Atlanta to Cincinnati.
where we arrived at o'clock Friday morn
ing, was without incident, if we except the
crowds which gathered around the car at
every station.
We laid over one day in Cincinnati to
perfect transportation arrangements and
also to make arrangements for an excursion
to the state fair. While there | learned
that car containing the exhibit of the pro-
ducts of Utah had been in the city for sew
eral days, but left the evening before we
arrived From what l could learn the
car was arranged with cabinets and
cases so as TO exhibit in thu car. Those who
saw il say that in the matter of decoration
it was far inferior to our car. In fact,
everywhere we go the car is highly com
plimented as being the handsomest ard best
arranged of any car that has travaIei
through this section. The wonder to the
northern people, who have learned to re-
gard the south as without enterprise, is that
anything so good should come out OF the
south.
Leaving Cincinnati Saturday morning
we ran up to Dayton, where we laid over
five hours. Here met many who visited
Americus and other points in Georgia two
years ago, and during our stay the car was
filled With visitors the entire time. All
were greatly interested and wished that we
could exhibit at their county fair.
A MAGNIFICENT FARMING COUNTRY.
Leaving Dayton, we ran through a mag
niicont farming country to Mansfield. At
every station bills descriptive of the car its
contents and mission, were distributed to
those who were congregated at the depot,
and mt some of the small towns the porter
had time to distribute them along the street
near the station. In this manner we ad-
NCIll5o ArSOiEfd III every Town through
which We pass.
spent a portion of Sunday in strolling
around the city, where thirty-three years
ago / made my debut in the newspaper
business. The city has grown wonderfully
during that time, and now has population
of $4,000; but recognized number of the
old buildings, and was painfully and
forcibly reminded that it eclipsed ancient
Rome with its seven hills, for l
hoc
one larger and sleeper than the
Others. Although surrounded by rich
agricultural country, the city derives its
chief prosperity from its manufactures, of
which there are quite number of large
ones, principally engaged in the manu-
facture If agricultural machinery 1t is u
handsome city and its people are enterpris-
ing, courteous and hospitable, and all tried
and succeeded in making my visit a most
pleasant one
Monday morning the secretary of the
agricultural society and one Of the directors
drove me out to the fair grounds and space
was selected for our exhibit. They gener-
ously gave me all the space they could S pare
in most favorable location, and although
the exhibit occupied about !, 900 square feet,
it was crowded so that it did not show
its best. In fact l was surprised
myself to find that had so large variety
of products, and although the exhibit is by
no means a complete exposition Of the re-
sources of Georgia, it makes showing of
which any state might well feel proud, and
if our people had heard the many compli-
ments passed upon it, they would feel that
they lived not only in the empire state of
the south, but of the union.
ARRANGING THE EXHIBIT.
Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning
were spent in transporting our goods to the
grounds and arranging them, and by Tues
day noon we were prepared to receive visi-
tors, nor were we prepared moment too
soon, for they began focking in, and from
that time until Friday evening there was a
constant throng Of visitors, while on Thurs
day the crowd was so large that it was
impossible almost to move them
through, and personal explanations
were necessarily brief and unsatisfactory.
However, every article is not only plainly
labeled as TO name, but also as to its USE
The receipts show there was an attendance
of 5000 people at the fair. aud 1t is safe to
say that there was not one OF them that did
not visit the Georgia exhibit, for
it had been extensively adver-
tised as one of the chief feat
ures of the fair, and l never saw more in
terest manifested in any exhibit than in
this. Many Of them visited it every day,
and would remain an hour at time. Our
IoGlSUoI buON5 ONeI ,1oO anu uSlCuoi
women nor children registered, and on
Thursday the crowd was SO great that do
not suppose one in ten registered.
The chief point of attraction was the
cotton group. Very few had ever seen a
cotton plant, and it was an object Of Won
der and delight 10 them. and there was not
a minute in the day when it was not sur
rounded. This group was in the center Of
the display, so that all could pass around it.
In the center Of the group stood 500
pound bale on end, and upon it stood Cliff
Clay'S big cotton stalk, the bottom bolls
fully opened. At the four corners stood
baskets Of seed cotton, lint cotton, cotton
seed aud cotton seed meal and cake. Ma ~
and varied were the questions asked as to
the manner OF cultivation and handling of
tho haecy staple, and had | complied with
all the requests for samples, | would not
have had lock or a seed left.
THE DISPLAY OF COTTON GOODS,
which is really very fine, elected equal
admiration and surprise, for most OF the
people here have an idea that the south is
ages hehind the north in manufac uring
and other terprises and tins exhibit was
IN eyeopeuer All agreed that the goods
were OF II finer quality and better
made than those they W, re IN the
habit Of buying, and expressed the
wish that they could procure them. could
have sold evcry yard had / wished 10. The
blankets and bedspreads were especially
admired and praised, while Peacock's dunn
m with a. m e,,ft ~ ootton aIaa was n MN