Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-10
BY w. T. WATERS JR.


GAINESVILLE, Ga, Feb. 9.-Gaines-
Vile yesterday met the AGRICULTURAL
train with a tremendous crowd, proba-
bly, the biggest that the train had found
until that point, though Commerce es-
tablished q record right at the start,
Tuesday. The train reached Gainesville
at 1910 o'clock and did not leave TIL
2:30, after everybody had passed
through the exhibit coaches.
1t was a busy stop. The formal
speaking program had to be displaced
on account of the size OF the CROW d.
Mayor r. ID. Mitchell gave the train
informal welcome, greeting DR.. Soule
and his associates personally. All the
members of the city council visited the
train.
DR. SOULT SPEAKS.
DR.. Souls spoke from the door OF one
OF the exhibit coaches, the machinery
having been started and the noise Of
1t being too much for anyone to speak
against A large portion of the crowd
listened to him while their Fellows went
through the coaches.
In the meantime the pupils Of the
high school, numbering lao, and those Of
the seventh grade grammar school
about IS more, were assembled in the
depot waiting room About 500 more
school children, the smaller ones, were
left in their class rooms on account OF
the Indictment weather.
J. A. Mershon, superintendent Of the
Gainesville public schools, spoke first.
introducing the former superindent.
Prof. Henry Robertson, who Is now
grand master Of the Odd Fellows OF
Georgia Professor Robertson in turn
introduced Commissioner britain, who
in an eloquent speech stressed the Inn
portance of politeness and courtesy, and
told his young hearers to learn those
qualities thoroughly in order that they
may deal with their fellows to the best
of their ability later In life. He urged
also the value Of q good training In the
English language. d. D. Kenyon, prtn-
Opal of the high school. spoke briefly.
concluding the program. BY then the
elders had about all passed through the
train, SO the children were marshaled
In line and shown the exhibits under
charge Of the superintendent and prin-
cipal and the other members of the fac
uity-Miss Nell Murphy, Mrs. Pope.
Miss Minnie Dunlap and A. Matthews.
The coming of the train had been
given wide publicity In and around
Gainesville. The leading men OF the
community had extended their indorse-
ment and support to it, and the local
press had kept 1t before the eyes Oh the
farmers. A unique feature Of this pub
licity campaign was q large card which
was tackled up in every place where peo-
pie might read It It was headed. stop!
LIooki ListenT" and told In attractive
phrase the various details Of the event
BAND MEETS TRAIN.
Gainesville honored the visitors with
brass band. The Woodmen OF tne
world band. Of 2S pieces. under the d.
rection of Prof. d. N. Baldwin, was
right on the Job when the train rolled
up to the station and stopped 1T had
been discoursing music for nearly an
hour. rendering the assemblage an ex-
temporaneous concert; but one would
never have guessed that the musicians
had been hard at work, for they were
playing with rare fervor when the
train stopped.
At Gainesville, Diector Hite and his
assistants found their first opportunity
cor q really directive display OF the
prize Stock This feature Of the exhibits