The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-09-19

Branches and Connections
Inc natural fertility of the soil. vas
INNER al resources, abundant waite
power, salubrious climate, and above
all the industry, enterprise and Nation
al spirit OF her people, richly en,itl,
georgia to be termed the Empire Stat,
OF the South, and her capital, the citv O
Atlanta, from its geographical position
ana lhe TACT that it is a centre from
which railroads radiate to everv section
OF the country, is aptly named the Gate
City OF the South
Atlanta is beautiful, thriving city
OF more than 10000 population. rich
IN factories, mills, large wholesale and
ie'aii stores, electric street railways,
electric lights, splendid water works
system, fine hotels, elegant residences.
spacious, we'll kept and beautiful parks,
paved streets and unsurpassed school
ana sanitary systems, grand public
buildings, everything, in fact, necessary
to constitute an ideal city and indica.
tive of that thrift, vim and enterprise
OF her citizens, which has won for their
city the cognomen of the "Chicago Of
the South" " and from present indica-
tons, in very few years it may prop.
erly and rightly be designated its me-
tropolis.
such Is the Atlanta of today, risen
from its ashes, brushed off the scars
and thrown aside the hates and preiu
dlces engendered by the terrible CON
fllct OF arms that ragged in and around
her and lett her desolate indeed, which
holds out her hospi,able arms to all
the world and invites to the Cotton
states and International Exposition to
| be opened on Sebtember 18th and
continue until the last day OF the pres
ent year, period of Io5 days.
This great undertaking has received
The Endorsement ofthe General Govern
ment, Congress having appropriated
$4,000 for a building and exhibit.
The building was designed by Gov
ernment architect and has a floor
space of $4,000 square feet. The Gov
eminent exhibit will represent all its
departments and will be in charge of
gentlemen selected because of their
special qualifications and valuable ex-
perience acquired at the Columbian
Exposition at Chicago, and these gen
uemen have severally promised that
the Atlanta exhibit shall in every res
pect equal if not excel that of the
United States at Chicago,
Besides that Of the United States
and the several State and other build
ings, there are twelve principal
structures, as follows: Manufactures
and Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, Agrcul-
ture, Auditorium, Administration, Fire,
Machinery, Mineral and Forestry,
Negro, transportation, Flect1icity and
Woman's. Their general style is
Romanesque, and architectural effects
are produced by outline and pro-
portion rather than by ornamentaton,
and they are well calculated to impress
the beholder with their simplicity, sta
oliilJ ohN ooopttoliil}.
In regard to transportation, partic-
ularlY by rail, in no respect has the
South shown her recuperation from the
devastations CT war and the general
prostration incident to sudden and
complete revolution in her labor system
by the abolition ofslavery, than in the
improvement in her railways, not only
in roadbed, motive power, equipment
and speed, but in the combination of
independent roads into great trunk
system under single management,
which affords facilities for travel and
traffic of character equal to the best
in the country. Such is the great sys
tenn now operated under the name Of
ihe Southern Railway, which, like the
branches of great tree, reaches every
part of the South and Southwest, with
connections to every part of the East,
West and Northwest, which is to the
entire southern section of the country
what the Pennsylvania and New York
Central, for instance, are to other sec
tons
The Southern Railway, therefore,
will afford the fullest and best facilities
to visitors to the fair, whether from
any part Of the South, from the East,
West or Northwest, without change Ct
cars, and without the annoyapces Incl
dental thereto, and will land them
either in Atlanta or in the fair grounds,
at their option, and at the lowest rates
that may be established.
Standing in Piedmont Park and
looking up to the crest of the hill at
the grand Auditorium, with is great
seating capacity and lofty tower, hold
ing the largest chime of bells ever set
up in this country, surrounded by ev-
licences Of new and brighter era Of
progress and development for the South,
remembering that the ground upon
which we stand is hallowed by the |
blood OF the thousands who here fell |
battling for and against the Union,
where the arts Of war, ll.nstrated Ly |
lntfench,nentS, b,eastworks, and rltie
pits, have happily been replaced by
those of peace and progress, one instinc-
lively turns to the emblem OF his coun-
tTy's greatness and sovereignty, grace
fully and proudly floating over the
picturesque and beautiful scene, feels a
thrill Of enthusiastic patriotism and
Iejoices that all sectional lines and
prejudices are obliterated, and that
the South is henceforth to be a potent
factor in the prog,ess in agriculture.
the arts, sciences and literature Of this
great republic, progress that has been