The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-16
In Atlanta.

building proposition on his hands, and think
ing that he might catch an idea by visiting
Atlanta, he last week asked and received
q ticket to Atlanta and back home over the
8. A. L. Seeing the big advertisements of the
newspapers which promised to flash the news
ON the walls as fast as received, we arranged
to 90 over Tuesday afternoon. Promptly the
flash lights began TO tell the news to what
seemed to be an acre or more Of people. The
drift Of the tide set in at once in favor OF
Roosevelt. The crowdl looked in silence. In
a little While we were possessed of a feeling
of indignation at the newspapers which had
30 persistently claimed that Parker had a
fighting chance when the fact is a good look
ing wooden Indian sign from. the front Of a
cigar store could have beaten Parker.
Parker is no politician, and after his
speechest lamenting and weeping over the
fact that the trusts wouldn't help to elect
him, he must have felt exceedingly small
when he congratulated Roosevelt. who had
only q few days before denounced his utter
ance In the strongest parliamentary language
permissible for q President. The abuse
which was heaped upon Senator Latimer and
the New York Herald for telling the truth
about the Democratic prospects come wildly
TO nina 6S We EcAu IL tolS6lauss Up "
this time we have not discovered a reason for
the unanimity OF action in holding out I'M.
founded hopes. Thoroughly disgusted. we
went to bed at an early hour. Up to that
time not q responsive sound had been heard
from the assembled multitude. But when
we were in bed we heard cheering. By whom
or for what 1t was given We do not know.
The Atlanta lime Is one hour slower than
ours. It takes q man q long time over there
to set up late at night, but their time Is all
right to get up by.
Next morning It was ten O'Clock by our
watch when we got out of bed. Reckoning b!
their time 1t was nine o'clock when we
reached the breakfast table. We sat next
seat to q Marylander. The result OF the
election was the topic. He knew Senator
Latimer's son, whom he had just left IN the
lobby OF the hotel, and remarked on the fact
OF Senator Latimer's lecture from the news
papers. In conversation. he advanced the
idea that the South had done more than
Roosevelt to excite race issues. He thought
the people OF the United States admired
Roosevelt because "he would do things" He
thought North Carolina and South Carolina
would be among the first Southern States to
90 into the Republican column. When we
recall the fact that there are more spindles In
South Carolina than in any State, except
Massachusetts, and when we remember that
North Carolina. while not having quite as
many spindles as are set down to the credit
OF South Carolina, yet has q greater NUMBER
of mills, we are not prepared to dispute the
Marylander's proposition.
Whatever the facts may be, we believe that
very few cotton mill men can be extreme
Democrats. The Northern stock holders, as
q rule. are all Republicans. The personal
associations, and the unity OF interests TO
others with the fact that cotton mills could
not exist without the tariff laws, leads us to
believe that few, II any, cotton mill men are
tariff thinkers.
In going over to Atlanta we met on the
train Mr.. w. v. Young. brother-in-law OF
DR.. Killingsworth, Of this city. He Is q con
tractor and o man Of affairs. He lives al
Winder and was going over TO Atlanta to see
the election returns. Among other things
he said, he had been making good money at
building Oil mills in Alabama. he said the
trusts had not intimidated the people In the
building Of oil mills, but on the other hand,
they had given confidence in the business.
The farmers were pleased at the increase IN
price Of seed, and the trusts insured 10 the
mills Q staple price for their product. By
getting large cotton powers to a stock, an
abundance OF seed was secured for the in.
dependent mills. Without land, houses and
engine, q twenty ton mill costs Sl2,50O.
Among the on.lookers at the election re-
turns we were glad to meet DIR. and Mrs.
Mitchiner, who were recently 80 we'll and SO
personally known in Abbeville. The Doctor
enquired for DR.. Harrison and others, and
both expressed the most kindly feelings Tor
Abbevills and our people, while saying that
it was to their interest to live in Atlanta.
MI. Sam Seal was fading an interest in the
election. WI we're pleased at meeting him.
He is looking we'll, and tc all appearances,
he is doing as we'll as he looks.
As q rule, the Atlanta people know nothing
of each other, and their knowledge OF the city
is about equal to what they know OF each
other. We remarked on these facts to some
one, and he replied: "Oh, they are copying
after the New Workers to create an impress
sion OF the greatness Of the city" On q former
occasion, we met an old friend on the street,
and as a starter In conversation, we said that
Atlanta is bigger than Abbeville. Our friend
replied: Oh yes, 1t is nearly as big as
Greenwood. Another gentleman in speak
OF South Cardinals dispensary said: W
have In Atlanta eighty bar-rooms. They pay
to the city $4,000 in license fees" This was
all the definite Information we received about
the city.
While in Atlanta on this trip We met on
the street Mr.. W. W. White. Mr.. White, 1t
will be remembered, built several fine houses
in Abbeville last summer. he left Abbeville
suffering from paralysis, and was then re-
garded as In a serious condition. His pres.
ant appearance indicated to us that his gen
eral heath was good and that his mentality
was normal. BE said that he made a mis-.
take in leaving Abbeville when he did. He
thinks II he had taken the electrical treat
ment from DR.. Hill that his ailment would
have been arrested before the disease had
made such progress. His first medical treat
ment in Atlanta did no good, but under the
electrical treatment he Is recovering. He
looks we'll and, except for lameness in walk
ing, he seems to be in good health. BE takes
treatment every other day. In the arm one
day, and in the leg next time. The electricity
Is not applied directly to both limbs in the
same day. He came down town on Wednes-
day. we presume, for treatment.
In our trip to Atlanta we missed two most
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