New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-20
ATLANTA'S OBJECT LESSON.
WHAT HER GREAT EXPOSITION STANDS
FOR
THE BURIAL OF DEAD ISSUES AND THE DhA"'''
CLOSER TOGETHER OF NORTH AND SOUTH
GEORGIA EDITORS DAY AT THE FAIR.

CLOSER TOGETHER OF NORTH AND SOUTH
GEORGIA EDITORS DAY AT THE FAIR
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNEl
Atlanta Ga. Sept 1s-There fairly good
attendance at the Exposition to-day IN spite Oh
the intense heat. With the exception OF 'he
Fine Arts and Government buildings everything
is yet In a rather chaotic state the heaVy
rains which prevailed in August seriously deiaSeu
the work the buildings. and many exhipi'oIs
have been remiss In forwarding their eNhipits III
time, but the unfinished condition OF the hNpos-
tion evinces lack of interest on the part OF 'he
directors and the citizens )l Atlanta or Oh 'he
part OF the exhibitors. Atlanta has done ana 's
doing It's full duty In the matter. and so far as
the exhibits concerned the directors were IN
many cases obliged to add annexes to the puiiu-
ings, and even with these they have not space
enough to accommodate all who would ike TO ex-
hibit. When the finishing touches are put on
the various buildings and the exhibits are IN
stalled. the Exposition will be one of which the
whole country will have right to be proud.
The citizens and visitors are still talking about
the occurrences Of the opening day. and 1t Is thc
universal belief that the Exposition will be an
object lesson Of National unity, and that the fos-
sils on both sides of Dxe's line will hereafter
further strengthened by the Chickamauga re-
union. Atlanta and Chickamauga have revealed
the South to itself and have shown to 1t how
near II is to the North in sentiment and ann or
it may be how near the North is TO IT, Here ana
there few old-timers may still be found IN the
South who live in the past, but the South or To-
day wants to forget the issues Of the past ana ad-
dress itself To the duties and opportunities OF the
present. And the one great object Of the Atlanta
Exposition is to emphasize that fact, ana at the
same time remind the rest Of the country that
in the last few years the South has been making
great industrial progress.
To-day was Georgia Editors Day, and about
a hundred editors from all parts of the state
were present as the guests of the Exposition.
After a feast of good Southern oratory in the
Auditorium the editors were taken through the
various buildings. II. H. Cabaniss. of The At
lanta Journal" and Colonel W. A. Hemphill. or
The Constitution" did the honors for the jour
rasts of Atlanta.
The electric fountain is expected to work to-
night or tomorrow night. II was constructed by
Father Stieringer. who built the Chicago cleo
trcal fountain and ne says that the Atlanta
fountain will be the finer Of the two.
Saturday is to be Blue and Gray Day. when
the old soldiers on both sides will meet in friend
ship and goodwill. The whole city is in hearty
sympathy with the sentiment. and 1t is expected
that the day will still further emphasize the les
son Of Chickamauga field. The expected visit
of Governor Morton. OF NewYork. on that day Is
also looked forward to with great interest.
The address of Booker T. Washington, the rep
resentatve Of the negro race. yesterday has at
tracted the attention Of all the country. Tele-
grams pouring in asking for the full details
Of Mr. Washingtons history and lifework In
education. The incident has called particular at
tention To the display which is now being IN
stalled in the Negro Building. Enough OF II is In
place 10 show in attractive way what the race
can do in the higher class of handicraft