The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-26

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most choice and most interesting In
each particular class, for the large ex
perience afforded by the Columbian
has enabled exhibitors and the man
ayers to avoid the mistakes and i'm
prove upon the methods of the latter.
This is especially the case with the
government exhibit, which is admira
BILE in every particular, and compares
most f~avorably with, if indeed it is not
superior to, that at Chicago.
The Chicago fair was so vast that
few were equal to the physical exer
ton of seeing it thoroughly in a rea
sonable time, while the Atlanta is sui
fciently large to accommodate the en-
tire range of exhibits, which may be
seen without great fatigue, and which
are we'll calculated to be entirely satls
factory, and to leave upon III mlnos
of visitors the most agreeable impress
sions.
Whatever may be the degree of sue
cess achieved in the objects OF this
great undertaking on the part OF the
new South, which are the extension or
commercialreIations with other sections
of this country and with Mexico and
the Countries of South and Central
America, the PROMOTION of manutac
turing industries and encouragement
of immigration, that success will be
largely due to the first class t%ranspOr
tation facilities furnished by that great
combination of railro ads, operated by
a single management with headquar
ters at Washington, D. @ under the
name Of the Southern Railway" and
it is altogether likely that the energetic
and far-seeiDg business men OF the
South would never have undertaken
such an enterprise without the aseis
lance and active CO operation Of this
great railroad corporation.
About thirty Independent roads have
been merged into the Southern Rail
way, and its tracks fairly gridiron the
country south of the Potomac and east
of the MISSISSIPPI, making close connec-
tions with other trunk lioes to every
point of the compass and affording
through transit from the principal
Eastern and Western States Of travel
to Atlanta and other cities of the South
and Southwest without change of
cars.
The inf fence and trade of the Gate
City of the South has not only been ex-
tended to the North by the Southern
Railway, but to Mexico and the Pacific
slope, by a double daily service of the
United State Fast Mail" and Wash
ington and Southwestern Limited" be-
tween New York and New Orleans,
connecting with the Sunset Limited"
of the Southern Pacifs for San Fran
cisco and the City of Mexico.
A correct idea of the high character
of the service furnished by this great
of travel between the North
and South may be formed from the
fact that it now operates IN connection
with the Pennsylvania Railroad three
through daily trains each way between
New York and Atlanta, CONSISTING Of
day coaches, Pullman sIeepers, buffet
and dining cars. all solid v%estibuled,
and landing passengers directly In the
exposition grounds, being absolutely
the only road epj )ying this high privi
lege The running time between the
Two cities Is twenty four hours.
The idea which was once prevalent
that the railroads Of the South are IN
ferior to those in other parts Of the
country will be speedily dIssipated from
the miaGs Of all who travel over this
line, for not only are the cars provided
with all the latest designs for the pro
Of cOmfCra, convenience and
but in roadbed, bridges, equip
ment, ballast and other respects IL is
fully abreast of the best construc
UlOn.
Ing0iUg from Washington to Atlanta
the road passes through the States of
Virginia, Nor5h Carolina a, d South
Carolina, over ground possessing much
historical interest in connection with
the war, and much of iG consecrated
with fraternai blood, as at Manassas,
Brandy Station and other places in
sight from the train, where the fields
conceal beneath their peaceful b0soms
the bones of hero dead aud rusty im.
plements of war. We pass through
quaint Old Charlottesville. the seat of
the Univ. rslty of Virginia from which
orators and warriors have
gone by tue score; through Lynchburg,
still famous for It's tobacco market:
DAnvlile' the centre of a large area OF
fertile land; Charlotte. the canrra of