The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-30
MIR. p1ANrs aern B1RrHDAY.


A Splendid Tribute to President IL. Il. Plant
of the Plant Railroad and steamship Sys-
tenn and of the Southern Express Co.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 29.-Three train
loads of employees OF the Plant railroad
and steamship system and Of the
Southern Express company, came here
yesterday to celebrate the seyenty-sixth
birthday of President H. b. Plant. Mr..
Plants railways and the express COM
pany of which he is the head, ramify
the whole south. His employees were
given a holiday to come to the EXPOSE
ton, and 1t was in the auditorium on
the exposition grounds that the anniver-
sary was celebrated, Many of the gem
eral officers of the Plant properties
came, and every department was rep
resented down to the track hands.
President Hemphill of the exposition
made the welcoming address and the
was followed by Mayor Porter King.
Morton F, Plant responded for his faith
er. Judge Robert Falligant of Savan-
nah spoke for his city, which is the
headquarters of the railway lines. A..
A. Aveilhe, one Of the division superin-
tendents, expressed the cordial good
will and thorough desire of the en-
ployes to cooperate at all times with
| the president and his general officers.
Mr.. Plant, who had come south from
New York to attend the celebration,
was deeply moved by the remarks add
| dressed to him. He replied with emo
| ton, thanking the Exposition COM
pany, Atlanta, and his employees for
their consideration. He said that he
would take advantage of the occasion
| to address some advice to his men. He
told them that when patron intrusts
property or person to a transporta-
ton company he expects the employees
to regard the trust as though it were
the employees personal property The
utmost courtesy is expected by the pa
| iron and required by the company. The
| greatest care is expected to be shown
for all manner of traffic, and the ut
most consideration for connecting
| lines. Mr.. Plant stated that it had
been a rule of his life to deal with his
| connections with perfect fairness. He
| enjoined his men to remember that,
no matter how strong a line may be,
| it should maintain a friendly and CO.
| operating spirit with connections.
| One line cannot handle all the bust
ness, and the public can be best
served by fair dealing between con-
nections. Mr.. Plant asked his men to
give faithful performance of duty, as
surfing them that promotion was only
won by merit. He greatly appreciated
the words of affection and esteem
| spoken for him. He pointed with pride
| to what the Plant companies have done
| in developing the country they trav-
erse He stated that from the first he
had been interested in the success of
| the Cotton States exposition, and had
recognized the value of creditable ex-
| hibit here. Hence his representatives
had lent their aid to cheerfully prepare
an exhibit to fully illustrate the re-
| sources of the south, especially of
| Florida. He had many kind things to
| say of Atlanta and the exposition, and
declared that he hoped to see all the
southern cities emulate Atlanta's pro-
gressive spirit.
Mr.. Plant was enthusiastically APP
plauded by the assemblage which num-
bered 5000. Last night Mr. Plant was
given a banquet by the exposition com.
pany.