The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-29
THE SOUTH.
A Great Show of Georgia Colonels
for the Exposition.


Georgia has never suffered from a lack
| of coonels," says an Atlanta dispatch.
| ''buC at no time in her history has the col.
onel market been SO flush as it is to day.
| During the past week. Governor AtkinLon
| has made appointments to positions on
| his staff which gives him IL whole regi-
ment of colonies, very few Of whom have
ever seen military service, but all of
whom look very handsome in the gorgeous
uniform which attaches to their official
| position. There are now eighty one MEM
0ers of the governors staff, each one a
colonel, and it is said that the governor
| hopes to have an oven hundred before his
| term Of Office expires.
'The magnitude of the staff has grown
| steadily during the several State admin.
istrations since the war. The governor
who proceeded Mr.. Atkinson graduated u
class Of fortyfive full. nedged colonies,
and the man who proceeded him turned
| out about the same number, but Governor
Atkinson had not only II campaign for ro
election as governor, but fight for the
| United States Senatorship on his hands
| during his first administration, and all
this neoessitated more colonels.
THE recent exposition was also fruit
full of colonies, because the good. looking
men of the State liked to wear their uni
| forms when they showed their friends
around the grounds
Governor Atkinson and his entire
staff will attend the Tennessee centennial
at Nashville next month, and if they do
not make the hit of the entire season there
it will not he the fault of the colonels."
WANTS THE ABBEY.
The Nashville American says: "rhe
| citizens of Nashville must not forget that
| the location of the Rouss memorial is to
| pf nt 1ta ~ tha
crate Veteran Association which is
shortly to be held in this city. Nashville
| should have this great memorial, which
| is to contain the precious relics OF the
| Confederate cause, and the time to 90 to
work and secure it is right now.
| 1t must be remembered that this is not
to be temporary structure built fol- the
day, but it is to be noble edifce which
| is to last for all the time to come. 1t
will he treasure of keepsakes and will
| httingly honor the memory and deeds OF
those who fought the noblest fight in the
| history of the world. AS the years roll
| by this memorial and its contents will
| grow more and more valuable, aud it's To-
cation here in Nashville will attract Wis
| itors from every corner OF the globe. Nash
vile is geographically the most Inaccessible
OF the Southern capitals; it is the centre of
n battle ground rich in historic memories;
the appearance of u tnttered gray coat has
never failed TO elicit the fondest senti-
ments from the bosom OF it's inhabitants,
and, best of all, it's people want this me-
mortal and must h,lve it -
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN ATLANTA.
The Atlanta Constitution says: Guild
ing Inspector Pitman is kept busy these
days granting permits for new residences
and business blocks all over the CITY
For lhe last few days he has had to en-
ploy an assistant in order to keep up with
| his work. Mr.. Pitman states that an
average OF one house a day Is being com
| pleted in Atlanta. This Is a remarkable
record, considering the financial strln-
gency through which the city is passing.
About three hundred and sixty houses
were completed last year within the city
| limits. Some Of them were residences
! The building loom which seems to have
struck the city Is not temporary, and it
is probable that the building this year
Will. be greater than ever.before The in
| spector says that the total building this
| year will greatly exceed that OF last year,
| or, In fact, any year in the city's history,
| from dollar ami .cents standpoint. In
other words mole money lis being in
vested in buildings now than ever before"
ARCHBISHOP GROSS IN SAVANNAH
ut is very great pleasure to get back
to Savannah once more" said Archbishop
| W. H. Gross, in Savannah, Monday, hay
ing just arrived in the city, after serving
the cause of the church in Oregon for
eight years, since his last visit to his old
| home Savannah Archbishop Gross was
twelve years bishop of the Catholic
| Church in Georgia.
have been attending the convention
of Catholic Knights in Mobile, and hav
ing come so near Savannah, 1 could not
deny myself the pleasure of extending the
trip and paying visit to my former as
sociates and friends. came by the way
of Jacksonville, where had occasion to
enjoy few days with friends in that
city. | shall he in Savannah several days
and will then return to my work in Ore
gon. 1t is very pleasant out there The
climate is fine and the country is pictur
esque and grand. 1 have been there
twelve years, and since going there have
had the pleasure of visiting Savannah but
twice The last time 1 was here was eight
years ago"