The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-10-31
A GREAT SYSTEM.
The Southern Railways Work at the
EXPOSITION.


Editor Manufacturers Record.
The Southern Railway has erect ed,
doubtless, the most classical building on
the exposition grounds. 1t is a most
beautiful and Symmetrical production
throughout, and in its pure white daint-
mess resembles gem OF most brilliant
q pearance and chaste design. Its gid
ed dome is surmOunted by Il heroic size
female figure representing modern rail-
way progress.
Its interior contains Il bureau of infOr
nation under the auspices of the paSsen-
ger department, and d similar bureau
under the auspices of the land and imml-
grafton department. and also contains
an exhibit OF rare and costly selection
of the finest gems of the South.
The building is set forth as an example
OF the best production OF the architect,
Mr. Bradford l.. Gilbert, and it was
constructed under the supervision OF the
management of the Southern Railway
Co.
Even more than the Pennsylvania
Railroad was to the Centennial EXPOSE
ton at Philadelphia, and the Illinois
central Railroad was to the Worlds Fair,
| the Southern Railway is to the Cotton
States and International Exposition at
Atlanta. This great system reaches At
Ianta from all four points of the com
pass, stretching out its immense arms to
the Potomac at Washington, and the
! Ohio River gate ways at Cincinnati,
Louisville, st. Louis, Memphis, cksburg
and New Orleans, and Preaching down into
| the interior of Florida and penetrating as
q network the entire Southern States, it
brings directly into the gates of Atlanta
trade and travel from all quarters of the
globe.
The Southern Railway being the only
| line of transportation entering this expo
sition grounds, it has undertaken to
proudly assert its recognition of this
| the most ample and accommodating ter
mnal facilities, at Lloyd Street Station
adjoining The Markham House and i'm
mediately opposite the Union Depot in
this city, and also at the grounds of the
exposition itself.
| The Southern Railway has arranged a
system OF quick train ST. ice between the
city and the grounds such as the South
| has never before witnessed. These trains
are arranged SO as to be run within three
| minutes of each other, and afford total
| carrying capacity of 1000 an hour in
| each directiOn; or q total movement in
one hour 10000 people, should necssi-
| tiesreguire.
Vice President Baldwin has ifnbued his
entire staff of subordinates a with spirit
| OF energy and enterprise in this under
taking that is bound to make it the most
successful OF the kind ever known.
The passenger department of the
Southern Railway has issued extensive
and beautiful ADVERTISING matter of
original and effective sort, and has par
ticipated very largely in the effort so
successfully resulting in arranging the
lowest rates upon the most liberal
basis for the Atlanta Exposition OF this
kind in the world
The freight department has lent SINH
lar aid and enterprise in providing for
the movement of the exhibits, and indeed
the watchwOrd throughout the entire
Southern Railway systems seems to be
"the Atlanta Exposition must be an
overwhelming success
Atlanta, Ga. [. W. AVERY.