Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-07

village and town were the public wells
in the streets. In small pavilion the
windlass stands, from which depends
the moss. covered well-bucket, and the
people draw their supplies from these
public fountains in the old-fashioned
way.
Atlanta is a thriving, busting city,
whose population in 1890 was Is, 900,
but which now claims to have 100, 900
people within its limits. 1t is an I'M
portant railroad centre, having seven
or eight trunk lines. 1t has number
of cotton mills and congresses and a
great quantity of cotton is, of course,
handled here. Its tobacco business IS
very large. Among the other indus
tries are iron foundries, paper mills,
large Touring mills and agricultural
implement manufactures. 1t has some
handsome and imposing buildings
The State capitol is a magnificent
structure the postoffice and custom
house is after the usual style of gov
eminent architecture a decade or so
ago the Equitable building is an ex-
tremely handsome edifce and it is
said to be the largest structure in
Georgia the Y. NJ. C. A. building is
also very handsome the Kimball and
Aragon hotels are among the best hos
telries of the South and have fine
buildings; the Grand Opera House is
a magnificent establishment inside and
out. There are many very beautiful
private residences On Peach Tree
and Washington streets there are cost
ly dwellings with beautiful grounds
surrounding them, the style of archi-
lecture being Of a diversified charac-
ter most pleasing to the taste,
As before remarked, Atlanta is a
hustling place. There is rush and
vim, wide-awake manner Of doing
business, that impresses one instantly
that it is an up.to-date town. The
sidewalks are crowded with people
and its streets jammed with vehicles.
And yet one of the very frat things
we noticed in its busiest street was an
old-fashioned covered wagon drawn by
a pair Of patient oxen, whose "crack-
err driver guided them with piece
of pillow line through the multitude of
carriages and drays and changing cleo
tric street cars. On the side streets
could be seen ramshackle wagons,
drawn by horses, mules or oxen, which
had brought from the country load
of pine wood Or bale Of cotton upon
which was seated cracker" farmer,
sometimes accompanied by his entire
family. 1t was bit of country life
that seemed queer and out Of place on
the paved streets Of crowded city.
The climate of Atlanta is pretty
much like that of this section. 1t was
fully as cold there last week as it has
been here this week. Overcoats ware
necessity every hour in the day.
The foliage Of the trees was tinted
with the fall colors, but the leaves had
not fallen to the same extent as here.
The flowers in the yards were not al
together dead, but the last rose of
summer was left blooming alone. The
drought that had prevailed in this
section was equalled by the dryness
there, and both were broken by the
same rains.
One of the questions most frequent
" asked /. whether or not there is a
disposition to put up prices during the
exposition and to take advantage of
the stranger within the gates. There
is. For instance, the street cars have
doubled their rates and charge ten
cents fare instead of FIVE. One West
Virginia editor who needed a shave
rashly allowed some extras to be run
in on him, and it took 50 cents to set
tie the bill. Some Of the restaurants
and hotels charge unreasonable prices.
At others, however, the charges are
moderate and service Just as good.
The editorial party put up at the AL
hambra Hotel on Peach Tree street.
The rates there are $3.50 a day for a
room, and meals are served on the Eu-
ropean style-pay for what you order.
The length of this article prevents
description of the exposition itself.
Next week we will have something to
say about the big show. In the mean
time we advise those who have the op-
portunity to do so to visit Atlanta and
the great fair, The trip will be both
instructive and entertaining and the
cost need not be excessive. There may
not be better opportunity soon to see
the sunny South, and it is well worth
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