Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-25

ATLANTA. Ga, April 15.-Ihe trip |
from Chattanooga to Atlanta was made
over the Western & Atlantic road.
AS soon as the presidential train
reached the city limits the signal was
given by the Exposition cotton mills
and one after another of the hundreds
of mills along the line chimed in, and
hundreds of railroad engines in the sew
eral railroad yards in the city joined
the chorus. The car mounting one OF
the heavy guns of the Atlanta artillery
ran in advance of the presidential train,
the cannon firing as the car rolled on,
adding to the tremendous din by which
the entire city was notified that the
presidential party had passed into the
city limits.
President Harrison stood on the plat
form of the rear coach as the train
rolled into the depot, bowingin aclSnowl-
edrment to the welcome with which
he was greeted. A public reception fol-
lowed, at the conclusion of which the
party took their carriages and were es-
corted to the Louisville Il Nashville de-
pot, the train in the meantime having
been transferred there. Here another
reception was held by the entire party,
a large crowd passing through the
train. A number of beautiful floral of
rerinps from private citizens were
placed all around the train. Just previ
ous to the departure of the train fol
birmingham, the president IN respons'
TO loud calls for speech, spoke as fol
lows:
NV FELLOW CITIZENS: I desire in partn
r,3xy n f1tNh aVnrnSSlOl
isfaction and enjoyment in the prief visit to Al
lantu | saw this city once under circumstance
OF a very unfavorabie character. did not tnin
then would like 1t. although we were maxim
a great effort to get it. am glad after al thes
years to see the great prosperity ana develoI
nent that has come to you. think am abl
10 understand some OF the influences that ar
at the bottom OF il all and am sure that
look into the face of community that VIVA
ever the differences be or have been, howeVt
il viewed the question of war when IL was upo
MS can have but one thought now as to whi
soldier who carried u gun for what seemed
him to be right that the Lord knew better tins
any Of us what was best for the country III
for the world.
You are thankful for what he has wroug
and chiefly for the emancipation it has opens
up for diversified industries in these states Tn
were otherwise exclusively agricultural, al
made it possible for you not only to raise cott'
but TO spin and weave it. and has made Georg
such state as II could not have been una
the old conditions. am sure We now ma
many common purposes, and as God snail 81
us the power to see the truth and the right,
No do our duty and while exacting all our oN
rights let us bravely and generously give
every other man his equal rights before I
law / thank you for your reception, whlch n
been warm and hospitable. go from you We
grateful for kindness, very full of hope for &c
future. / can not wish more than that the
terprisng land owners whose WORK IN graui
and laying out the new additions saw vest
day will realize all their hopes. l am sure Il
il that is done Atlanta will not long be RAJ
the second city OF the south.
At Birmingham, Ala.
BrRM1yGHAM, Ala, April 16.-T
presidential party had delightful
hours trip over the Georgia Pacific re
from Atlanta to this city. The pre-
ent's reception in this city was gel
inc ovation, and the demonstration
the noisiest that has been eXperien'
on the trip thus far. Addresses of W
come were made at the station by G
Jones and Mayor Tame, and when
president arose to respond he '
Greeted with deafening cheers. WI
quiet was restored he said:
GOVERNOR JONES' MIR. MAYOR, AND l
low CrrIzENs: The noise OF your indust
will not stay themselves, fear sutiicient,
enable me to make myself heard by man
this immense throng that has gathered to
come US | Judge from what we nave seer
we neared your station that we nave ner
birmingham the largest and most ehthsit
concourse OF people that has met us since
left the national capital For all this
deeply grateful Ihave read OF the marve
development which in lhe last few years
been stirring the solitude OF these sout
mountains and / remember that not n
wears after the war, when had resumed
law practice at lnpianapolis, was 81 visited ii,inn
SSrnfassional business but he seemed I
more interested in talking about Birminf
than ANYTHING else. That man was Co
Dnyyal one of the early promoters OF your
I listened to his story OF the marv'
wenlth of iron and coal that was stored II
region OF their nearness TO each otner, u
tbs limestone necessary for smelling; I
Calculation as TO the cheapness with which
acould be produced here and his glowing
of the great city that was TO be raiseoi