Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-21
ATLANTA is READY.
Preparations for Opening Her Great Er-
position Complete.

position Complete.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 1.-THE multi
tudes whose presence denotes that the
opening of the cotton states and inter
national exposition is at hand already
fill the streets of Atlanta and every i'm
coming train brings hundreds uf trav-
elcrs,
Inside the grounds of the exposition
the buildings are receiving their fin-
ishing touches and the passageways
are obstructed by piles of exhibits
which are being rapidly placed in posi-
ton.
On Wednesday at high noon the peo-
pie thus assembled will gather in the
main auditorium to assist in the open
ing of the first great event IN
the southern states since the war
which is entirely divested of sec
| tional character and full grown to
national proportions. Several feat
ures of the programme for opening
day attest this TACT. To begin with,
the exposition was suggested by men
southern to the manor born, vet on
Wednesday We opening address will be
delivered by Judge Emory Jones,
of the United States district
court, who won his laurels and
his Office as a republican fight
| ing democratic traditions Occu-
pying a prominent place and sand
wiched in between prominent men of
all sections, with the audience
largely white, Prof. Booker Z. Wash
ington will hold the attention of
the audience and will speak of
the hopes, ambitions and accomplish
ments of the negro race. Near by
will be found one of the largest build
ings of the grounds devoted wholly to
the exhibition of the work of the ne
gro during the thirty years of freedom
These facts show how far the south of
1895 has moved away from the south of
1865.
A general look over the field just
preparatory to its occupation by the
thousands of sight-seerS who will come
in from all parts of the union shows
the solid development which, as proved
by the exhibits, has been made in
those states south of the Mason and
Dixon liue. In the manufactures, in
the inventions, in the arts, everywhere
there is evidence of progress and a
high state of perfection.
1t is calculated here that fully so, 900
strangers will witness the turning of
the machinery on Wednesday after
noon, when, at the pressing of a but
ton by President Cleveland at Buz-
Yards Bay, the wheels will revolve and
the world will be given notice that the
cotton states and international expo
Eition is thing of life.
Thara will he a oreat MANY SneciaL
features during the exposition. There
have been booked for the month of
October visits from the state press
associations of thirty states On
. Friday next the Grand Army OF
the Republic, which has been in
session in Louisville in such large
numbers, will, after stopping at Chick
amauga, continue on its way here and
visit the exposition, where it will be
greeted by the confederate veterans
Friday has been designated as gray
and blue day. On October % President
Cleveland has promised to be present,
and on that occasion it is estima ted
that not less than 100000 persons will
crowd into Atlanta.
. One of the great features of the en-
tertainment department of the exposi-
ton, which was supposed to have fallen
through, has been revived in that the
!, bull tightsare now certain to take place.
1t will be recollected that the societies
for the prevention of cruelty to ami
. mails made strong objection when the
project was first broached and William
j, Hosea Ballou had much to say in
: the New York press of the atrocity
= of bull fights. In answer to these
criticisms it was decided by the
y exposition board that the bull
. fight feature should be abandoned
Monday, however, President Porteus
. who is at the head of the company
, having the concession for the Mexican
4 village and of the bull fights, arrived
: and is putting everything in shape
, The arena wherein the bull fights were
;, scheduled to take place is completed
and the bulls are now on the way t.
Atlanta.