Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-04-21
NOTES on A TRIP TO ATLANTA.

have written 80 much about Allan
Ia that feel delicacy In Offering the
following lettings" on my recent visit
there. Naturally fond of the place, I
had more reasons than ever for looking
forward TO this trip. An only sister
was to visit my brother, T. II. Walton,
and 1t was TO be partial family reun-
ion-all present but one. II was to me
a delightful occasion aud one that will
linger long in my memory. Since we
were last together my sister has been
made a widow and the thought Of her
fearful loss was the only mar to our
happiness
did not 20 over Atlanta much but
could readily see that the good city is
keeping abreast OF the times If not a
little ahead OF the procession Allan
Ia people do business in more bust.
ness like way. build more up-to.date
houses and walk faster than those of
any Southern town in knowledge.
With people OF such enterprise and
tact 1t is not surprising TO know that
Georgia's capital does not linger in the
background.
Several business buildings, regular
SKY scrapers, have been put up since
| was there in '97, bat the one deserv.
ing OF most mention is the Prudential,
which is indeed "a thing of beauty and
Is no donbt JOY to the owner, who gets
enough rent out of it each month to
buy pretty good blue grass farm. 1t
Is nine stories high, covers nearly "a
square and Is as white as marble. An
other building, the English * Amer
lean, is one of the things worth seeing
in Atlanta. 1t is in the shape of tri-
angle. is ii stories high and built al
most entirely of steel.
Peachtree Street is beautiful just
nov with its large, green yards and
magnificent shade trees. just beginning
to bud out. Atlantians are proud of
this street and justly so. The houses
are elegant, the streets are perfection.
while the pretty black-eyed girls who
live on it are good for sore eyes.
Georgia women are noted for their
pretty black eyes and are mostly good
looking. IL is pity though that as a
rule they are,not little stouter. im
agine that in evening dress they would
not compare favorably with our Ken
lucky beauties.
Mr.. G. X. Crow, former Lincoln
county man, Is one OF great many who
have made money in Atlanta. He can
still be found at the Miller Brady sta
BILE, where he has the confidence Of
not only that firm, but the thousands
who ship mules or horses there to be
sold.
While Atlanta is growing, her city Of
the dead is growing also. In fact, in
the large cemetery, lots can not be had
at all, because thew are all sold. West
View cemetery, with a beautiful loca
tion, has recently been opened and
there are already some very handsome
monuments aud vaults.
An idea of the efficiency Of Atlanta's
fire department can be had when it is
told that the city OF Knoxville recently
sent a delegation there to get one of
the tiremen from Chief Joyner's compa-
nv to be chief OF the department OF that
city.
Although the population Of CeOr-
I 81 = ,anital l. laaat IN anl-
ored and there are good many white
republicans, the RAIDS make no effort to
secure city offices. a nomination is an
election sure with the democrats, who
run the city from centre to circumfer-
ence and run it we'll.
AS bit of proof TO the assertion that
Atlanta is clean town, | will state
that the council has recently made it a
fine to spit on the pavements. The or
dinance against throwing banana peel
ings on the pavements has been in
force for wears and strictly enforced.
| had the pleasure of attending sun
day school and preaching at Trinity
church Sunday, IL is Methodist in de-
nomination aud has "a membership of
| 800. There were over 500 in attend
ance at the Sunday school, of which
ex-Mayor Hemphlll is superintendent,
and never saw a more interesting
school. The singing, with a half dozen
instruments, was simply grand. The
superintendent had just returned from
Cuba and Porto Rito, where he went
with Secretary Ayers party, aud be
gave an interesting account of his jour-
ney. The Methodists are the strongest
denomination Ia Atlanta aud have a
number of fine churches. &c. w.