Evening capital., 1895-11-26
WASHINGTON TO ATLANTA.
What the Editor of the Capital Saw
at the Atlanta Exposition.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS ALL
ALONG THE ROUTE.

ALONG THE ROUTE.
There is an old and true saying, that
'sthere is nothing new under the sun,
but this does hot hold good with the
Atlanta Exposition, for here one sees
many new and wonderful things they
never saw before.
1t was Our pleasure, in company with
the Maryland Democratic Editorial As
sociation to visit this exposition, and
take in some Of the wonderful things to
be seen in and about this great city Of
the South.
The following editors, their wives and
daughters, met in the parlor at the ST..
James Hotel, Washington, ID. O., on
| the morning of the 18th instant, which
was kindly rendered them by the pro-
prietor. until the hour of starting: Mr..
| Fred. Sasscer and wife, g. III. Wander.
ford and wife, j. Brisc0e Bunting and
sister. Il. B. Suter and wife, /. 5. Will
SON and wife, w. w. Busteed and daugh-
ter. J. B. Oder and daughters, Mrs. j..
w. Averitt, Miss Spriggs, +. M. Flan-
merry, Frank J Flannery, G. q. Street,
L. j. Cook, Mrs. r. G. Briscoe, William
M. Abbott and wife. j. b. Litzenger, II.
v. King, r. G. Coombs and wife, j. B.
Plummer and wife, j. B. Littlejohn and
daughter.
In the meantime Pullman sleeper
was secured, and all necessary arrange
ments made for the trip, and at the
hour of 4.39 the jolly party moved out
of the Pennsylvania dept, over the South
ern Railway, one of the best equipped
roads leading into the Gait city" OF
the South, for Atlanta. The transit was
rapid and without the least discomfort.
We had not gone many miles when night
shut us in from view. Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia,
were each successfully passed over, until
we reached our destination, about ll.45
the next morning. Many interesting
and ludicrous scenes were to beiseen all
along the route. AT every station one
was besieged by the little pickanninies
with arms full of cotton pods, singing
out "heres your cotton, right from the
| field-only a nickel bunch. 1t is
useless to say that nearly every lady
on the train adorned her breast with a
cluster of. the iieecy balls. The log
cabin was prominent all along the route,
and the country did not present Thrift
ty appearance. while the dwellings and
outbuildings were i'll keeping with the
surroundings.
ATLANTA.
Atlanta, in many respects. is a typical
Southern city, notwithstanding some of
her business houses and residences, will
compare with some of our more enter
prising cities of the North and West.
1t does not present an inviting appear
ance at first glance, but when one gets
| into the interior, many of its residences
are models of magniiicence, wealth and
comfort. Her people are noted for their
| hospitality, which covers multitude of
sins and makes the stranger feel at
home. tits a real, sincere hospitality
and not Of the pretentious kind.
Atlanta has population of 10s,644.
| The area of the city is 20a miles. 1t
has 200 miles of streets; 94 miles of elec-
| trio street RAILWAYS: assessed valuation
of property S65, 900, 100, 900. The expo
sition is credit to the city and State
and will compare favorably (except on
a smaller scale) with that of the Worlds
Fair. The following are the principal
EXPOSITION BUILDINGS
Manufacturers and liberal arts, 206
feet wide, 356 feet long, and 80 feet high,
with side and end galleries, including
second and third stories in towers.
Machinery, 11S feet wide, 500 Ofeetlong
and so feet high.
Minerals and forestry, 110 feet wide,
$50 feet long and so feet high to centre
of dome.
Agriculture, $50 feet wide, S04 feet
long and 10 feet high to center OF dome.
Electricity, s5 feet wide, 262 feet long,
and 100 feet high to center of dome.
Transportation $50 feet wide, 450
feet long and 6S feet high, with two end
galleries AS by III feet.
Negro building, 112 feet wide, 276 feet
long and 20 feet high.
Administration building. combining
main entrance, fronting 240 feet OIL
Piedmont Avenue, so feet wide at center,
and three stories high.
Auditorium, including police depart
ment and express offices, 200 feet long,
l35 feet deep and four stories high, with
meZZanine stories.
Fire Building, 2O5 feet long, so feet
wide, and two stories high.
Woman's s Building, $50 feet long, l2s
| IeeL deep ana W leeO 10 Top Vi 6ldeue Vh
central dome.
Fine Arts, 100 feet wide, 245 feet long
and so feet high.
All of the buildings are built after the
style of the Chicago Worlds Fair
! Tie topography of the gounds show of
| the buildings and fair to much better
advantage than that OF the Worlds Fair.
The land is rolling and undulating. and
| the terraced hills, upon which all the
principal buildings are situated, gives a
| fairy-land scene.
We could not begin to give detailed
| description of all that is to he seen at
| this Exposition, and will only conhue
ourselves to a few Of the more striking
and interesting ones in Tomorrow
CAPITAL.
County Commissioners.