Evening journal., 1891-04-17
FROM Georgia into AIabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April l1.-EXtensive
preparations had been made for doing
honor to the president by the Georgia Pa
cific Railroad company, over which line
the presidential party journeyed. From
Atlanta to Birmingham all the stations
along the line of the road were decorated
with the national colors, and the gigantic
locomotive attached to the train was COW
ersd with bunting and had a large portrait
OF President Harrison fastened above the
headlight. There were no pains spared BY
the people Of Tallapoosa, known as the
Yankee town under a southern SUM- to
make the president feel that he was well
come. The president made an eloquent
speech, and just as the train was leaving
Mrs. Harrison received several bouquets,
and the postmaster Of the town presented
Mr.. Wanamaker with a polished hickory
cane. Shortly after leaving Tallapoosa
the train passed from Georgia into Ala
bama.
Nothing was lacking in the completeness
of welcome given by the citizens Of Annis.
ton, Ala. Whistles sounded, bells rang
and flags waved everywhere and ON all
sides Half the population Of the city were
in and about the station. The president,
standing bareheaded in a passing shower,
delivered an interesting address.
Welcomed to Alabama.
Governor Jones and the members Of his
staff, in full regimentals, Colonel H. Talli-
ferro and a reception committee of citi-
zens of Birmingham boarded the train at
Henryellen, twenty miles from Birming-
ham, and welcomed the president to the
state of Alabama.
This was the warmest day Of the season
In Birmingham but IL was not warmer
than the reception given President Har-
rison by the people Of the Magic City,
Half dozen miles from Birmingham fac
tory and locomotive whistles began TO
sound their shrill notes, and hundreds Of
other whistles taking up the strain, the
noise became almost deafening TO those on
the train. Along the track signal tor
pedoes had been placed, and from the time
the outskirts of the city were reached I'M
til the train came to a standstill at the
station there was a succession Of sharp re-
ports added to the pandemonium. Boom
ing of cannon and shouting from thou
sands Of throats greeted the appearance Of
the president and party on the platform Of
the train.
The Calamity Of War.
In the course Of a long speech the presi-
dent said:
judge from what we have seen as we neared
your station that we have here at Birmingham
the largest and most enthusiastic cOncourse Of
people that has met MS since we loft the national
capital. Great and prolonged cheering) For
all this / am deeply grateful have read Of the
marvellous developments which in the last few
years has been stirring the solitude Of these
southern mountains and / remember to-day
that not many years after the war, when had
assumed my law practice at indianapolis, that
was visited by Colonel Powell, gentleman
known, expect, to all Of you, upon professional
business. listened TO his story Of marvellous
wealth Of iron and coal that was stored in your
region, of their nearness 10 each other and 10
the limestone necessary for smelling TO his cal
culations as TO chcapness with which iron could
be produced here and his glowing story Of the
great city that was 10 be reared, with a good
deal Of incredulity.
thought he was visionary, but have re-
gretted ever since that did not ask him to pay
my fee in town lots in Birmingham. daughter
and cheers,) My countrymen, we thought war
calamitous and so it was. Destruction Of life
and Of property was great; sad beyond express
sion, and yet we can see now that God led us
through the Red sea to development in material
prosperity and to fraternity that was not other
wise possible. CCheers.)
A New Industrial Birth.
Industries that have called to your midst
many leading men are always and everywhere
concomitants Of freedom. Out Of all this free.
dom from the incubus of slavery the south has
found new industrial birth Once almost
wholly agricultural you are now not less fruit
ful In crops but you have added all this
(Cheers) You have increased your production
OF cotton, and you have an added increase in