The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-09-26
EXPOSITION NOTES.
Items of Interest About the Great At
lanta Show.

The attention of the public is called
to the fact that the Public Comtpr,
Department of the Exposition Com
pany IS IN shape to assign people 10
Accommodations, either at hotels, board
ing houses or private residences, and
IS anxious to asst On as many people iii
advance as possible in order to iacil-
tate the handling of large crowds.
With this in view the public is invited
to address Alex w. Smith, Chief. ut
38 Wall Street, stating when they de
sire Accommodations, for how many peo
pie, and at what rates, and the neCcs-
sary information will be given by re-
turn mail. There will be no charge
for such information. The following
rule governs when engagements are
made in advance: "When definite
engagement is made for accomoda
tons in advance, at least one days
rate for each person shall be paid be-
fore such reservation is binding. The
said advance payment will be for
feited and said Accommodations reas-
signed unless parties claim the
room during the first twenty four hours
of the engagement"
Mr.. X. II. Edmonds, editor of the
Manufacturers Record, writes from
Baltimore that the New England Cot
tan Manufacturers Association will
leave Boston in special sleepers, Octo-
Der 2Ist, and arrive in Atlanta on
Wednesday, October 2Sd. Mr.. Ed
monds has been largely instrumental
IN inducing this important body of
manufacturers and capitalists to visit
Atlanta and study the possibilities of
cotton manufacture in the Southern
States. He thinks the sojourn of the
New Englanders will promote good
feeling and rebound to the benefit of
all concerned. Committees from the
Exposition Directory, Chamber of
Commerce and the General Council
are preparing a royal reception for the
visitors. 1t is understood that a fea-
ture of the occasion will be a banquet,
rendered the visitors by the citizens
of Atlanta.
Monday, October 18th, has been
designated as American Newspaper
Publishers Day, in honor ofthe heavy
weights of the profession. Mr.. Will
liam &. Bryant, of Brooklyn has been
notified and requested to invite all the
members Of the Association.
This brings the publishers to Atlanta
about the middle of October when the
Exposition and the weather will be at
their best.
The Phoenix wheel, made of struc,u-
raj steel is 1e5 feet in diameter, stand
ing on Midway Heights, seventy five
feet above the lake. The upper rim
rising two hundred feet above the
lower part of the grounds, cuts a re-
spectacle figure against the horizon.
The wheel carries twelve cars with a
capacity Of twenty people each. On
Saturday the conCeSsionaires invited
the Exposition directors to take a trial
trip on the structure.
The movement to bring the school
boys and school girls of the South to
Atlanta has met with proper encour
agement, both from the schools and
railroads. The Chief of Publicity and
Promotion is in receipt of letters from
General Passenger Agents from a
number of railroads, saying that they
will cooperate heartily in the matter,
and printed matter has been sent out
through the railroads to the schools.
In this connection information
comes that the University of Tennessee
will send down a battalion of cadets
from Knoxville to Atlanta in Novem-
bea to go into camp near the Expos-
ton. The University will be repre-
sented also by a fine exhibit in the
Liberal Arts department.