Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-11
Baltimore Sun.

Leaning upon the rail OF the American
liner Philadelphia as she was being warp
ed into its New York dock was a sman,
slight man, acknowledging the warm sal
utations Of a large number Of friends
ashore. His mild blue eyes. beaming be-
hind gold-bowed spectacles, his closely
trimmed gray beard. his. modest dress did
not betoken the fact that he was James
A. Bailey, the commanding general OF an
army of the show world, who was just
returning home after i've years stay
in Europe.
''Then this is a real home coming. Mr..
Bailey?" was asked.
Eyes, I do not expect to return. II
do IL viii be only temporarily. My show
will be back here in November and will
go at once 10 winter quarters at Bridge
port, while will be In my Office here IN
town. have returned to New York many
times from foreign countries, but IL seems
to me that I have never before been so
glad to get back. Five years is a long
time to be banished from home, even n
the Punishment is voluntary. From a
financial standpoint there is, perhaps
nothing that should make me glad 70 be
back at home, for business abroad is
good, but then there are many things In.
this life that are more potent than money,
and one Of them is the love OF home and
friends"
''How do Europeans seem to regard
Americans and American enterprises, Mr..
Bailey?''
with the greatest possible admiration
and favor, so far as i can see, and am
at least ordinarily observant. Although
have always received the kindest eonsid-
Grafton and treatment from the London
public,I could not help seeing and feeling
the vast increase OF respect that followed
Immediately upon the receipt Of the news
OF the sinking Of the Spanish feet at
Manila by Dewey. And when the news.
came OF Cervera's downfall at Santiago
the respect was complete. Since then the
American has made triumphant eofiquests
in the financial world; American gener-
osity and magnanimity in the treatment
Of Cuba and American honesty In its deal
ings with oil the world have impressed all
classes in Europe with American magnf-
tude and might, until now IL IS the great
est of all honors and an open sesame TO
the respect Of every European to be able
to say, I am an American
ours Is the very first circus to travel
in Great Britain and the continent by rail
Our construction and use of 65 railway
cars, each 70 feet in length, Of the Ameri-
can pattern. could not fail to impress peo-
pie who had never seen cars more than
80 feet long.
when 1t was announced that we would
load these cars upon ship and take them
bodily to the continent, the statement was
laughed at as Yankee blowing, but we
did it. We were compelled to issue books
in IL different languages. giving photo
graphs and specific plans of our cars and
their American appliances, and the man
ner of loading and unloading them, for
distribution among the railroad officials
of all the countries we visited, in order
that they might learn how to handle our
trains
THE speed and accuracy Of all our
movements caused them to wonder at our
ingenuity and discipline, and might cite
the fact that officers from the armies OF
every country we were in were regularly
detailed to witness our every operation
in the handling Of material in order that
our system might be adopted IN their re-
spective armies. Much as they marveled
at what we had to exhibit really believe
that the one thing that most impressed
the common people of Europe was the
manner in which we fed our workmen.
at every meal our dining tents were
surrounded by amazed and envious
throngs, who saw US feeding our wOrkmen
with beef, mutton and other fresh meats.
Many Of them had meat Of that sort only
as an event in their lives, while with