The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23
AMONG GEORGIAN HILLS.
Scene Of The Titanic Struggles Between
Hood and Sherman Revisited.
PROMINENT VIRGlNIAHS In ATLANTA.
Great Preparations for the E1pos't'on-i"e
Journalists OF tho Queen CiiY-"""
Grady's Monument Recalls.
lsneolal correspordence Of rhe Tlmes)

Atlanta. Ga, Dec. Il, 1884.
Recalling the old-time TEDIOUS SnaL5es
and iolIlngs OF journey from ne the
a. his Oueen of the Georgian NILS the
confort and swiftness with when QUE
IL whisked over the distance py lne
modern yestbuled flyers Is sonietIlins
almost marvellous. Boarding the luNullI
ous atlanta Special" CT the SeapoaIu
Air Line. i'm Richmond after midhight
on Tuesday morning, we ,a,ne uhueI we
shadow Of kennesaw mountain az cat.S
dinner-time of the same day ana Wei
drinking of the waters OF the ploou-
stained Chattahootchie almost before the
flavor of the muddy James had GROWN
stale upon the palate. - .,,s.o1
In the nine years tnat nave ieI9o,i
since your correspondent last ~, IGoH r.
mon the scene of the Titanic struggle pc
tween Hood and Sherman. Atlanta nas
grown from an ambitious town M m,
an aggressively prosperous CITY ,.a,.,,-
signs Of energy and OF thrltt are ~
where IL IL almost startling 10 nliu ~
characteristics of typical western . ,'nr,.
munfty asserting themselves IN the NeiS
heart of the cotton belt. the ellect -
very much that produced upon rr,
tourist on seeing electric HsntS5 !" ~
irg'g sleepy Hollow. But the sofa gran
lie structures the crowded tnoI yusH-
fares. the rich furnishings OF the snop';
the constant rush of traffic ana uaNJi
on the numerous nhe5 OF l@' 100 me
show that this is no ephemeral cooHl' nue
"A substantial prosperity, Win i"t'vt'
d'etrc which has come not only 10 sup
but TO grow and spread. \ sighllc
sample OF the daring enterprise On VI
community IS the fact that its WholeSale
merchants send drummers an lhIVlsn
the States North Of them As TAR as VIZ
ginia thus setting at naught the OIulhai
Disadvantage Of greater distance iioH III,
markets OF supply Here commerce ana
manufacture aupear TO be happily we'd
ded There is variety, but not dlNersly
of interests. and unity of effort Is pro-
dueirg the usual result.
TIE GRADY Memorial.
I'm the great square Of which the post
Office forms I'll conspicuous PLANK s.d.,t'
a granite monument to Henry Eiaug, uie
pllqueut apostle of the New SCUM iii
whom the progressive spirit OF Atlanta
found a forceful exponent The siEntleS'
eyes are turned towards the idpluly e.
tending vistas Of that metropolis "hlch
mis- mental vision foret- id, ana the
statue is an appropriate presiding
genius of the scene OF restless acuNliy
above which II towers. Mention OF Grady
naturally suggests the journalism OF At
ianta. represented Ina leadership by the
Constitution and The Journal, and the
journalists upon whom 1t has fallen TO
convert into a banner of achievement
his mantle Of prophecy. \ galaxy OF tai
ent ad0rns the profession mere, compose Il
OF names familiar and famous now ih
every line Of literature; amons them that
inimitaDle Joel Harris, known To al the
world a. Uncle Remus" and Frank
Stanton. who sings on southern themes IN
melody of such infinite variety and
with o. ch $50 true and tender that no
part Of our cline and time approaches
him. The Howells give editorial direction
10 The Constitution, and HOte Smith
and Cabiuess to The Journal while on
the staff of the former are young CraW-
ford. whose grandfather so nearly
achieved the Presidency of the United
States. and Brulty, well known In the Val
ley of Virginia.
The city is too cosmopolitan to b. abe
sOrbed in any one object. however great
but ito the most casual observer is 1p-
parent the Importance which every
citizen attaches TO the approaching IN-
position The preparations are on the
most liberal scale. The location of the
grounds is beautiful. well selected w.t. a
view 90 facilities of transportation, and
the plans for the buildings are ornate
and extensive. The lavish willingness
to contribute time and money 10 the en-
terprise, and the proud confidence OF
success which pervadc the community re-
mind We of Chicago I'M the earlier days
OF her great unaertaling-Wh is "a
good augury of the result. Tie ladies'
are an agOg with schemes to raise rev.
enues 20 equip tae WOman's building
and are holding bazoars doll receptions
and fedsts ad inhnitlm. into which woe
bet.de the unWary man who enters with
unguarded purse.