The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-14
NEW MEMco's COMMISSION.
GOV. THORNTON AND PARTY HERE
ON THEIR WAY TO ATLANTA.


They Were Entertained at Thunder
bolt and Visited BOnaventure.
They VIII Go Down the River To-
day on the AngIer-Judge y. {. Col
Her, Who Is With the Party, Re-
news Old Acquaintances-The
Leave Tonight for the Gate City.
Gov. W. T. Thornton of the territory
of New Mexico and party of commission
ers to the Cotton States and international
Exposition, arrived in the city early yes
terday morning via New Orleans and
Jacksonville. They are travelling in the
private car Of General Superintendent A.
G. Wells Of the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road a prominent division of the big
Santa Fe system. The car was stationed
during the day in front of the Plant sys-
TEN depot at Liberty and East Broad
streets.
There are in the party Gov. Thornton.
Judge Needham c. Collier, associate JUS
tice of the supreme court of New Mex
leo and judge Of the Albuquerque judicial
district of the United States court; Judge
Henry L. Warren, formerly chief justice
Of Montana. now a prominent attorney
of Albuquerque; Mr.. A. G.. Wells, general
superintendent of the Atlantic and Pa
cific railroad, and president of the Com
mercial Club, the leading social organi-
cation of that section: Mr.. E. w. Dobson,
a prominent attorney of Albuquerque; Mr..
NJ. W. Flournoy, vice president of the
First National Bank of Albuquerque; Mr..
A. A. Grant, capitalist and proprietor Of
the Albuquerque Democrat, and Mr.. W.
II. Pope, prominent attorney of Santa
Fe and one of the capitol commissioners.
Judge Collier is a former resident of
saYaanaN having pnaoticed law herr
about ten years. His friends were hearth
~ glad to see him here again, and he was
pusy shaking hands with them on all sides
during the day.
Mr.. Pope is a Georgia boy and a grad
uate OF the literary and law courses of
the State University, where he led his
classes, and took most prominent stand
lie was located for awhile in the Office
or Hon.. Hoke Smith in Atlanta, until
he found II necessary to go west on ac-
count of his health, which has been much
improved: His talents and abilities have
pushed him right to the front, and he has
many friends in Georgia who will congrat-
ulate him on his success.
Gov; Thornton and party were enter
tanned al fish dinner at Thunderbolt by
Mayor Myers, Aldermen Garrard and Wat
son and Maj. Edward Karow, after which
they went TO Bonaventure and other points
OF interest They occupied boxes at the
theater last night, and to-day will take
trip down the river for a view of the
harbor on the Angler, Capt. o. NJ. Car
All of the members of the party are
commissioners from New Mexico to the
Atlanta exposition, and they will leave
tonight via the Plant system and the
Southern railroad for Atlanta, stopping
a DAY en- route at Indian Springs, Judge
Golfers home. After spending two days
IN Atlanta they will go north via Chat
tanooga, Cincinnati and Chicago before
returning home
The party is an entirely congenial one,
and the trip combining business and
pleasure IS being thoroughly enjoyed.
We have been delighted with the hos
pitalities of Savannah" Gov Thornton
said to representative of the Morning
News. I'VE have heard of southern hos
pitality before, but we have been most
agreeably surprised in finding ii even
more than we had anticipated. Bonaven-
ture is the most beautiful cemetery have
ever seen. l am only sorry that we can
city,
With regard to the objects of the trip
Gov. Thornton said they were going to
Atlanta as commissioners to the EXPOSE
ton, and would probably remain there
two days He spoke of the natural ad-
vantages Of New Mexico and the great
advantage 1t offers to immigrants
"Out of the entire year, as is shown by
the weather statistics. we have only thir-
ty-seven cloudy days" he said. "Our eli
mate is the best thing on earth for lung
troubles But besides this, the business
inducements New Mexico presents are I'M
surpassed"
General Superintendent Wells was decil-
edly taken with the Thunderbolt fish d!n-
ners. IF there were absolutely nothing
else there" he said Its dinners ought
to give 1t a national reputation"
After the party returned from Thunder
bolt Judge Collier called on several cid
friends who welcomed him heartily. He
has recently added to his growing promi-
hence and distinction in the west by a
decision in the case involving the receiv-
ership of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
now pending in his court.