West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-11-14

We finally went to sleep and
woke up next morning in Georgia,
the Empire State" of the South.
The writer and President Reed oc-
cupied berth under Bob McEl-
downey, who stands six feet and
three inches In his sock feet and
weighs over 800. As soon as we
found who was to sleep above us,
We had taken out Accident Insur-
ance Policies. The Colonel had
gotten to roost with the assistance
OF two darkey portcrs and a step
ladder. All went we'll till about
day break, when something else
broke also and down came the old
heb like the Fall of Babylon. There
was heavy jar, and we thought
there had been q collision, but were
relieved by some remarks of the
Colonel not found in the catechism.
We don't know yet whether the
earthquake that morning shook the
Colonel out of his berth or the
Colonels downfall caused the earth
quake. The next thing we heard
was julie Fleming, of the Dominion,
asking "What in thunder had be-
come of his pants ?" Senator Reed
raised the car window to get a
breath of fragrance from the "sweet
magnolia bloom" and the rush of
cold air nearly took his breath. We
were In the mountains OF North
Georgia, and it was cold, raw,
wet morning. We travelled on to
Atlanta in a drizzling rain, which
dampened the ardor of the whole
party. Our first impression of tho
Sunny South" was anything but
pleasant. 1t was damp, cold, wet
and muddy all day, and we voted
the sunny part of it delusiou.
The Exposition grounds are out
at Piedmont Park, about three
miles from the main part of the
city, and we passed right by them
before getting into Atlanta. The
Union Depot was a scene of noisy
confusion, but we got across the
street to the Public Comfort office.
where we were besieged by hotel
runners. About the first person
we met here was w. B. Parkhurst,
of Klngwood, official stenographer
for his Judicial Circuit. He had
been here several days taking in the
Fair, accompanied by his wife.
They were stopping at the st.
Charles Inn. Our party was to
have been quartered ut the Oriental
Hotel, but decided after reaching
here to come to the Alhambra, a
splendid place out in the residence
part Of the city on Peach Tree
Street, celebrated far and near for
the beautiful and costly residences
that line both sides of the broad
avenue for miles. The only reason
we could discover for the name of
the street is, that there is not
single peach tree along it from one
end to the other.
Hotel rates are reason able here.
considering everything. We pay rs
cents per day for our rooms ION the
first hoor), and get our meals here
or wherever We please. At the
Model Restaurant or Abbey. down
street, you get good meal for 25
cents, and everything clean and
well conducted. There are several
other places equally as cheap. At
the Oriental, right in the heart of
the city, you can get rooms for 81
per day. The Aragon Hotel, Just
above the Oriental, is having a big
rush now, as President Cleveland
stopped there when he was here
last week, but the Kimball House
is the leading hotel of the city. Out
IN the Fair grounds you can get
good meal for so cents and a good
hot lunch for 6fteen cents, but don't
buy anything, angi0here, without
first asking the price, unless you
want to get robbed. After you have
been here few days and learn the
ropes, you can get along very
chesply, but you are apt to pay for
your experience, if you are not
careful.
One of the officials Of the Fair
came to the hotel soon as we got
quartered and kindly issued passes
to the whole party. As 1t was At