The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-11-05

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Northern people and GUNNER resort for
Southerners. 1t has about 5000 people
but every last one of them is daisy. We
are indebted to Hon. B. r. Legg, Presi>
dent of the Board OF Trade, for many cour-
tesies. He took US IN his carriage to the
National cemetery where there are 10, 1856
Union dead and thence to Kennesaw
Mountains, from whose heights General
Sherman sent that famous signal to Gen.
Corse of Hold the Fort, for am Coming"
We visited q cotton gin and for the first
time saw cotton separated from the seeds:
we picked branches of cotton, dug sweet
potatoes ourselves and then went through
a marble factory where marble from the
quarry of the Bane boys, thirty miles
north, is cut and polished. Returning to
the hotel, loaded with trophies of our ride
we were serenaded by a colored band who
did so at their own suggestion. They
were all labOring men and each lost half
days work by coming out to show their
good will to Northern editors. What a
fine time we did have at Marietta A
pleasing episode here was the presentation
by the Mayor OF Marietta to the presidents
wife OF splendid tray OF roses. They
were simply elegant Fully a thousand
people were at the depot as we prepared
to depart The band was playing, the
crowd was yelling and our crowd was
hoarse with cheering, as our imperial
chariots drew out of the depot. Pleasant
recollections OF Marietta are due to the
untiring efforts of Mr.. Legg, Mr.. Boone,
the president of the First National Bank
Mayor Glover and others We are going
down there again some day and will stay
longer.
From Eau Claire Free Press.
One of the most delightful and popular
resorts in all the beautiful Southland.
Marietta was reached early in the alters
noon, and committee of citizens appoint
ed by Hon. B. R. Legg president of the
Board OF Commerce, Mayor Glover acting
In concert, met the Wisconsin party at the
depot and escorted them to the Elmwood
Carriages we're then provided and the
visitors taken over the city, TO the Nations
al Cemetery and to Kennesaw Mountain.
The Northerners were loaded with beauti-
full flowers. No feature of the trip was
more highly enjoyed than the visit to this
earthly paradise--the beautiful city of
Marietta, and long will the Wisconsin peo-
pie treasure the recollection of the courte.
sizes and kindness they received there.
From Mcmillan wis., Leader.
Everywhere and on every hand we were
the recipients of the most generous hospi-
tality, nothing was too good for us, every
facility was given us to see all the points
of interest at all Of the many places we
visited, to find out about the manufantur-
ing, and commercial and social affairs,
how the people lived, how their work
protited them, and what they were trying
to accomplish. Everywhere we found the
same hearty welcome, and in no one single
place did We see any indication of the bit
ter feelings sometimes talked about toward
the people of the North. AT every point
the refrain was the same, each succeeding
city evidently trying to Guido its neighbors
in the heartiness of their greeting, and in
their efforts for our entertainment. They
| all say they are glad to see Northern peo>
pie come down among them, they want
the northern get up and get to help them
out, northern capital to help develop their
abundant resources in minerals and other
natural products, to make use Of their fine
opportunities tor manufacturing, to make
their productive soils to laugh with the
harvest. At all the points visited by our
party we found many Northern people, all
actively engaged in business, all prosper
ing and all in love with their Southern
homes, some Of them having been residents
since the close of the war, and others from
later periods. The cities all show wonder
full progress since war time, many OF them
having been practically rebuilt. In the
Country dHd III tue SmalitE lUWuS bnST6
has not been so much change, and in
many places the buildings are of the archi-
lecture and the habits Of the people, their
manners and customs, of the period 'befo
de wah." The abolition of slave labor is
said by nearly everyone to have been the
greatest blessing ever received by tie
South, they think they are much better off
under the present plan, though many of
the negroes sigh for the good old planta>
ton times, when they worked as little as
they could, and always had some one to
look after their material welfare. Very
many Of the negroes, however, have accu-
INFLATED property, are thrifty, and some
are even rich The trip was revelation
to all or nearly all the party, aud there was
a great change of opinion on many points
Now Try This.
1t will cost You nothin. and will surely