Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-29
H. B PLANTS BIRTHDAY Celebrated by His Employees at
 the Exposition. HE DELIVERED AN ADDRESS Which Was AttentiveIy Listened to by Five
 Thousand People. THE INTEREST IN W0MAN'S SUFFRAGE Is Greater Than That Manifested in Any Other Matter Except Buffalo Bills Show. Mrs. Ball Read Paper on Con-
 pulsory Education.
THE INTEREST IN WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE

Atldnta, Oct. zS.-Three train loads or employees of the Plant Railway and Steamship system and of the Southern Express company came here today to celebrate the 76th birthday of President H. B. Plant. MT. Plants railways and the express companies of which he is the head ramify the whole south. His rall- ways cover the states of the South At lantic coast his steamship lines extend from Nova Scotia to Havana and Jama- ica, and his express companies cover all the territory from the Potomac to the Rio Grande. He has been conspicuous figure in transportation circles in the south ever since the war, and he has been a constant developer. His employees were given a holiday to come to the exposl- tion, and 1t was in the auditorium on the exposition grounds that the anniversary was celebrated. Many of the general officers of the Plant properties came, and every department was represented down to the track hands.
 Vice-President Hemphill of the expo- sition made the welcoming address, fol- lowed by Mayor Porter King. Morton F. Plant responded for his father. Judge Robert Falligant of Savannah spoke for his city, which is the headquarters of the railway lines. A. A. Aveilhe one of the division superintendents expressed the cordial good will and thorough desire of the employees to cooperate at all times with the president and his general of1l- cers.
 MT. Plant, who has come south from New York to attend the celebration, was deeply moved by the remarks addressed to him. He replied with emotion, thank ing the exposition company, Atlanta ana his employees for their consideration. He said that he would take advantage of the occasion to address some advice to ms men. He told them that when patron entrusts property or person to a trans portation company he expects the em- ploye to regard the trust as though It were the employers personal property. The utmost courtesy is expected by the tpatron and required by the company. The. greatest care Is expected to be shown for all manner of traffic and the utmost consideration for connecting lines. MT. Plant said that 1t had been rule of his life to deal with his connections with per fleet fairness. He enjoined his men to re- member that no matter how strong a line may be, it should maintain a friendly and cooperating spirit with connections. One line cannot handle all the business and the public can best be subserved by fair dealings between connections. MT. Plant asked his men to give faithful per- formance of duty, assuring them that promotion was only won by merit. He greatly appreciated the words of affec- tion and esteem. He pointed with pride to what the Plant companies have done in developing the country they traverse. He stated that from the first he had been interested in the success of the Cot ton States and International exposition and had recognized the value of credit able exhibit here. Hence his representa- tives had lent their aid in cheerfully pre- pairing an exhibit to fully illustrate the resources of the south, especially of Flor ida He had many kind things to say of Atlanta and the exposition and de- clared that he hoped to see all the south ern cities emulate Atlanta's progressive spirit.
 Mr Plant was enthusiastically ap- plauded by the assemblage, which num- bered 5000. Tonight MT. Plant was ,dined by the exposition company.
 Woman's Suffrage Congress.
 "Wowan's Suffrage" was the subject-o of discussion at the Congress of Women in the womans building today. The audi ence was larger than most of the con gresses have had, evidencing a greater interest in this question than in many of the other matters. Miss Florida Gun ningham of South Carolina, who was a member of the woman's board of the Worlds fair, made the opening address. She said that she was convinced that the unbiased men of this country realize that the ballot is essential for women in this advanced age. Mrs. Ball followed Miss Cunningham with paper on "Compul- sorry Education"
 Buffalo Bill gave his initial perform ance at the exposition today to an inn emense audience. He is camped at the terminal of the Southern railroad. The Missouri Press association, 200 strong; the Arkansas Press association, 100 strong and the Illinois Press associa- ton, with 150 people, are visitors at the Atlanta exposition today.
 President Andrews Sensation.
 A paper was read from President An drew of Brown university at today's national educational congress, which caused a sensation. President Andrews