Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-11
$ The Outing" of the Wisconsin Press
Association. 1891.
Special Correspondence


The twenty miles separating Mari
eta and Atlanta were soon passed
over, and our taking of Atlanta, which
was to be the last feature in our out
ing, was not with fire, sword and
pillage, as the northern party, under
General Sherman, occupied the city in
1865, but with pleasant greetings and
quarterings at the Kimball House, an
elegant, palatial hostelry occupying an
entire block in the heart of the city,
where after a needed supper our party
divided, some to be met and enter
tanned by friends; others to see the
sights Of the city by gaslight.'
Mr.. W. NJ. Scott, formerly Green
Bay boy, now an honored and wealthy
citizen of Atlanta, entertained some
of his old time Wisconsin friends,
while the writer was made at home in
the elegant and spacious residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh I. Inman, one of
the city's most influential millionaires.
Saturday, Oct. II, was devoted to
viewing this city Of marvellous growth:
first, the State House, where reception
by the state officers had been arranged,
Gov. Northern graciously and cordial
ly welcoming to the south, the news
reporters of Wisconsin, and seeming
pleased with the apt and witty re-
joinders Of our orators. The legisla-
ture adjourned only the day before our
visit, 50 we did not have the pleasure
of meeting Georgia's law makers. The
State Capitol is an imposing marble
building, modern in all it's appoint
ments, having been completed in 1889
One of the boasts of the citizens is,
that this magnificent structure, for the
building Of which 100000 was APP
propriated, was completed within the
appropriation, $1,118.45 having been
handed over to the treasury; showing
that the contract fell into honest
hands, and that the prevailing democ-
racy of Georgia is an honor to its con-
stituents. Capt. Milledge, state libra
rian, welcomed us to his quarters, and
we appreciated the pride he took in
our EXPLANATIONS of admiration; for it
is by far the finest state library we had
ever visited. Both senate chamber and
assembly hall, with their handsome
adjuncts, were in fine order, nothwith-
standing the legislature had just va
Gated them. Piedmont exposition
grounds were next in order on the pro-
gram. An annual exposition is held in
Piedmont park, where the gentlemen's
driving park is also located. We reach
it by street cars, passing through
Peach Tree street, the most fashion
able thorOughfare, where the private
homes and club houses are superb,
and many more of the palatial kind
are in progress of erection. The ex-
position was not to be opened until
the following Monday, but our hosts
wished to show us the resources of
Georgia in agriculture, manufacturing,
fine arts and horticulture. We found
agricultural hall quite arranged, and
as this was the most novel Of all the
exhibits to northern people, we did
not regret the unfinished booths of
other exhibits. The products of the
plantations are competed for by
counties, those displaying the largest
amount of staples and articles manu-
featured from them, carrying off the
blue ribbon. Large quantities of
sugar cane in the three varieties, the
unboiled sap, the molasses, and the
grained sugar; rice in sheafs and
cleaned; cotton in the bale, ginned,
and cotton seed oil; tobacco in plants,
and manufactured into plug and
cigars; fruits and those canned, pre-
served and jellied; cereals, in bulk and
bread all enter for the supremacy in
county products, and the planters were
assiduous in their courtesy and gener-
osity to those who were strangers to
cotton, rice and sugar, and our posses
sions were so augmented at the ex-
position, that an extra car had to be
provided to carry our products to our
home bound train. Many other points
of interest were called to our atten-
ton. The Henry Grady monument,
just erected to the gifted young orator,
stands in the center of Marietta street,
between the L. S. custom house and
the old capitol of Georgia. We only
saw the granite pedestal, and the out
lines of the yelled statues, as Mr.