The record-union., 1895-05-27
THE JOURNEY OF THE CONDUCTORS
Some of the Sights About the Pretty
City of Atlanta.
Servoss of Sacramento Elected to One
of the Grand Oftices-Who Are
of the Party.

lanta. Such whiZZing around the coun-
try, such mile-a-minute runs. such
twisting around curves, such receptions,
such sightseeing, is not accomplished by
railroaders every day and the average
citizen couldn't expect to enjoy, much
less endure. the Salvador gait that the
party keeps up. But the party, now
twelve days out, all feel like veterans.
and even Arizona Joe, with his bulky
weight, or Del Monte Smith, with his
ten-stone, follow their leaders without q
murmur and forget to growl when they
double up like jackknives in their upper
berths.
With Atlanta everyone was delighted.
1t reminded all of San Francisco in the
clean streets and the comfortable cli-
mate. There were rides and drives and
receptions, and the whole city that has
risen from ashes since its destruction in
November, 1864, was thoroughly looked
over. Since 1860 the city has grown from
10000 to 10000, and it is growing along
with the speed OF California town with
boom behind it. There are sky-scrap-
| ing brick and stone blocks; there are
| fifty miles of smoothly paved streets;
there are ninety-twO miles OF electric
| roads. Eleven railroad lines enter the
| city, and business, from all appearances,
is humming. Deposits of cheap coal have
drawn many manufactures here and the
total capital invested in these is said to
exceed so, ,000,000 One cotton factory
alone is reported to have done business
to that amount last year.
No one can go to Atlanta without hear
ing much of Henry w. Grady, the ora
tor, Journalist and patriot, whose life,
briefas itwas, made so great an impress, n
only on the city, but on the whole New
on the entire nation. His figure in
bronze greets the visitor to the city
among the first things. 1t stands oppo-
site the Postotfice In the center of the
main street, and electric cars and car
riages all circle about it, as if in hon
ored Difference to the great man it repre-
sents.
AS editor of the Constitutions, Grady,
though a young nlan-fOr he was only 80
when he died in 1SS9-wrote and spok g
for all that was best in human progress,
| and it was he, more than any one man,
who helped to bury the old bitter issues
that South and North once fought out.
l look forward and not back, and to bury
the past, to work for one country and one
! flag, were ever the keynotes of Grady's
| endeavors both in speech and in his
monument tells one secret of his power
over the people he addressed.
"He never held nor sought public Of
! tlce." it reads. aud again: when he
died he was literally loving nation into
peace"
Out at the exposition grounds there
was much to see and to learn. Here on
September 18th next will open the Cotton
States and International Exposition. The
a. nf q iS
1t will be anything but local ex hibition.
The park OF lS9 acres is a magnificent site.
The fourteen elaborate buildings are
large, substantial and artistic. The
preparations are on magnificent scale
that suggests another Colum bian Expo
SitiOn.
The managers say that the name Cotton
States Exposition Is misleading it should
rather be "Pan-American Exposition" !"
for especial attention is being paid TO dis
plays from all Central and South Ameri-
can countries. Halt the States of the
Union have already promised exhibits
and some OF them propose to put up spe-
cial buildings. Assistant Director EN-
eral Lewis told your correspondent that
California has 5000 square feet OF space
reserved for it, and 1t is hoped that the
Stale will make representative display.
The agricultural building, where most
of California's display will go, is 304 feet
long and lo0 wide and Ito high. The
manufacturers and liberal arts building
will be the largest Of the fourteen, being
500 feet long. 2O6 wide and 80 high. The
Government has appropriated 500, 900 for
a building and a display of all branches
of national scientific work. All the build
lngS are permanent structures and if the
coming exhibition is a success Atlanta
plans to keep the buildings for another
show few years later.
The exposition company has sold over
$1,000 worth OF bonds and has obtained
twice that by private subscriptions. 1t
is estimated that when the exposition
opens it will have cost fully S2.0O00O0.
After careful survey OF the exposition
plans and the arrangements made for at
tracing public attention to the show it
seems imperative from an Immigration
inducing standpoint that California
should have first class classified exhibit
at the exposition, ii not a distinct build
ing. Within radius of 400 miles about
Atianta-a less distance than from Sacra-
mento to Los Angeles-there are fully
10000, 600 people, and it is reckoned that
if only quarter of these visit Atlanta it
will make quite respectable crowd.
The conductors in convention honored
California by electing William P. Ser
voss Of Sacramento for Grand Outside
Sentinel. This is the first time that The
Pacific Coast has had an officer in the
Grand Division.
Leaving Mr.. Stafford of Ell Captain Di-
vision behind to look out for their inter-
ests, the party ran from Atlanta to Rich
mond. and thence to Washington, where
they have seen the President, the monu-
ment and the Capitol-the star attractions
but OF these more in another letter.
Following Is a complete list OF the
party: Il. NJ. Donne, Mrs. Donne, George
). Smith, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. T.. l.. Man
ME. Mrs. n. A. Mattoon. Mrs. C. Il.
keene, r. II. Plant. Mrs. Plant, Miss
Divine Plant, Miss NJ. Ball, Miss NJ.
Miller, Miss s. Wade, Mrs. Ben +. True.
James OGara, Mrs. d. l.. Steele, Mrs. G.
Il. Richardson, Miss q. Richardson, Mrs.
l.. Seamonds, Miss u. M. Mullee, George
Fisher. Miss otohr, G. s. Aiken, j. Is.
Street, Major j. b. Lauck, San Francisco;
Ralph knight, Fl. H. Wells, r. F..
Wyllie, Mrs. Wyllie. a. w. Avery, Mrs.
Avery, w. A. Dolan, Mrs. Dolan, Frank
G. A. Post, George l.. Colegrove, w. II.
Davis, John Tretheway. Mrs. Tretheway,
William Jones, e. NJ. Wilkinson, j. i.
Marr, Oakland; Mr.. Terry, Mrs. Terry,
L. l.. ONeil, Mrs. O'Neil. Miss Josie
Reardon. DIR. Benjamin knight, Mrs.
Knight, J. w. Beck, Mrs. Beck, Santa
Cruz; Mrs. J. Bernard, Miss l.. NJ. Ber-
uuIu, L. Il. Cuaso, NILS. OudSes w lilaIl
Hood, Mrs. Hood, Sacramento; w. j..
Murray, Menlo Park; G. r. Miller. Mrs.
Miller, d. l.. Houston, Mrs. Houston.
George A. Hardy, Portland, Or; X. Bal
entine, Mrs. Balentine, Pendleton, Or:
A. Hitler, Mrs. Hitler, Monterey; j. Nj.
Hansbrough. Roseburg, Or; II. c. Hub
bard, j. c. Fielding. Mrs. NJ. p. Wiggin,
Alameda; Miss f. c. Aiken, Berkeley; C.
Cullen, San Mateo: q. H. Derbyshire,
Ogden, Utah; Joseph f. Waddill, Tucson,
Ariz.; a. e. Epstine, Carson. New; Fred
Mrs. ]. III. Mccormick, Reno; E. S.
Clute. Menlo Park: r. E. Norman, Mrs.
r. L. Norman, Miss Hazel Norman,