The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-09
1 NOTED VISITOR.
Ex-Gov. Bullock, of Georgia
Passes Through the City.
HE IS PLEASED WITH SEATTLE.
As . Government Director Of the Union
Pacific Company He IL Making
Flying Tour of Inspection.

Ex-Governor OF Georgia Rufus Brown Bull
lock- arrived IN the CITY yesterday morning AZ IL
O'Clock from Tacoma and be left on the steamer
Victorian az O'Clock last evening .or victoria
The governor is q hale and hearty appearing
NAN, though the many winters which have
passed over his head have turned his hair al
most snow white He has kindly eye and MS
rugged features suggest great force OF cnarsc-
ter.
Governor Bullock is one of the government
directors OF the Union Pacific Railway Com
pany, aud his present trip Is purely one OF bust
ness. thongn he says be is sandwiching IN ali
tie pleasure possible. He is accompanied By
Mrs. Bullock.
shortly after the arrival Of his special car
from Tacoma the governor and his wife were
driven about Seattle, and 10th expressed sur
prise at the magnitude OF the city, the large
number OF splendid business blocks and the IN
looked-fer evidences everywhere Of thrift, energy
ard wealth
This is q great country" said the governor
last evening. 81 was pointed out the districts re-
Gently swept By FIRE while driving about the
streets today, and the speedy and substantial
manner In which the city has been rebuilt 10
truly wonderful. Our home, Atlanta, suffered
from confagration IN a similar manner at one
time, but that was long time ago
The governor was accompanied On his trip to
Victoria by Port Captain Z. K Rathbone, OF the
Union Pacific Company, whose guest he will Ds
during his stay in Victoria and until mis- return
to Seattle. His visit to Victoria win be very
brief He returns 10 seattle on the Victorian
this Afternoon CT 1;31 o'clock and will proceed
Immediately TO Tacoma There he will be met
BIZ bis special ear and leave for Portland. His
Official tour viii end there, and he goes 70 San
Francisco. Alter a short visit in California no
viii Leave for Ogden over the Southern Pacific,
and from there he goes 70 his home in Atlanta
Governor Bullock has an interesting history.
He was born in Bethlehem, Albany county,
y. T., March q, fsA He graduated at Al
bion n. " academy in $50, and after various
pursuits, was sent, during 1890. TO organize
the business Of the Adams Express Company in
tie South Atlantic states. His headquarters
were at Augusta, Ga, where he formed the
southern Express Company and became one OF
its active managers. During the civil war no
continued this occupation under the direction
OF the Confederate government, establishing
railroads and telegraph lines on interior routes.
Later he was placed in charge of contributions
for tho officers and men OF the army of
Northern Virginia, and at Appomattox he
gave his parole an acting assistant
susr.ermaster general After the cesession OF
hostilities Mr.. Bullock resumed the genera.
management of express affairs, and was selected
one OF the trustees end secretary OF the south
ern Express Company. Its present magnitude
is largely due TO his management at that time.
He was also associated in the organization
OF the first national bank of Georgia,
and was president of the Macon 4
Augusta railroad. In 1867 he was
chosen delegate to the convention called to
frame a constitution under the reconstruction
laws, then recently passed. His course at that
convention met with the approval of It's pro-
gressiye members, and he was their unanimous
choice - candidate for governor After bitter
canvass in the spring OF 1865 the new constitu-
ton was ratified and Mr.. Bullock was declared
elected But the reaetionists obtained a majority
in the legislature, and expelled the colored
men who had been elected and seated Against
this action Governor Bullock earnestly pro-
tested. and after its accomplishment brought
the matter to the attention OF congress-, by
which he was empowered to reassemble the old
legislature, including the expelled colored
members. This struggle for the rights
OF negroes to hold Office rendered him
very unpopular in his state. and
he was overwhelmed with abuse. At the next
regular election the opposition seated large
majority of the general assembly, and, just
prior 10 its converting in November, Is7c Coy
ernor Bullock resigned Office. Charges of cor
ruption were made against him, and, after
hearing in the state courts at Atlanta he was
acquitted and thoroughly INDICATED from every
accusation. During his term of Office over 600
miles of new railroad were built within the
state. and the value OF property, as returned by
its owners for taxation, increased over $780,
000,0o0 Governor Bullock continued his resi-
dence in Georgia, and became president of one
of the largest cotton mills in Atlanta He has
taken no public part in politics since his resig-
nation OF The Office OF governor.