The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-17


After the examination of the quar-
ries the marble blocks, and the finish
ing mills, Major Tate led the COM
mission to his office building. where
he had provided an elaborate luncheon,
the principal dish of which was fried
partook sparingly, saying that a
Georgia chicken did not taste natural
to him unless it was caught on the fly
and cooked on ramrod over camp
fire. About this generous and hospi-
table board was discussed the indus
trial progress of the south and the de-
velopment of these wonderful marble
quarrieS. We learned that the state
capitol of Minnesota is constructed of
| this marble. and that many of the
finest buildings in New York, Buffalo.
Cleveland, Richmond, Cincinnati, Mon
treal. Toranto, Detroit, Atlanta, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Chicago, and
many other cities are built in whole
or in part of marble from these quar-
ries. The Vermont marble is it's main
competitor. On a recent building in
New York Georgia marble was selected
over Vermont marble, though the Yer
mont product was offered $4,000
cheaper
The commission returned to Atlanta
Saturday evening, and were rendered a
dinner at the Country club by Mr.. John
L. rye, general counsel for the South
ern railway. There were present to
meet the commission Governor-elect
John M. Slayton; Joseph H. Lumpkin.
justice of the Georgia supreme court;
Hon. Charles E. Caverly, Colonel H.
H. Cabiniss, editor of the Atlanta Con-
stitution, and other distinguished
Georgians. Governor Hodges splendid
ly represented the great state of Kan
sas, explaining the progress We nave
made in the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory, liquor law, our enfranchise-
ment of women our blue sky law, and
the general advance and progress of
the state. We found that Kansas stands
well in Georgia, and that these repre-
sentative citizens of that state were
anxious to learn about our laws and
our methods of dealing with state
problems, and state institutions. They
are just now graphing with the liquor
evil and are determined to put Georgia
in the front rank of progressive states
in this matter and all other problems
pressing for solution in America
Ironjaw Browns Speech.
Speaker Brown was called on to
tell his views and means to carry for
ward state progress and State-eff1-
cheney, and he acquitted himself we'll
He was heard with interest, and was
asked many questions about the Kan
sas manner of administering her in
situations, and especially about the
state publication of school books.
Georgia has had her troubles with
the book trust and would gladly break
away from it. Governor Stay
ton was for several sessions speaker
of the Georgia house, and found his
exchange of experiences with Speaker
Brown on this subject very pleas
ant topic.
Harrfson's War Stories.
But of all our party Colonel Har
rison proved himself the most popu-
Gt0r -{o ~
his jokes, his wit and personality
won the Georgians. They assured
him that if he would move to Atlanta
he would be elected governor of
Georgia within two years. When Mr..
Tye spoke of his grandm other losing
seventeen ducks in the war days
Colonel Harrison promptly owned up
that he got them and looked about
for more. We found not the slightest
feeling against the north about the ,
war. 1t is dead. Colonel Harrison
said that the war had made Atlanta |
a great city by demonstrating its
strategic position; and the same of |
On Sunday the commission was
given an invitation to dinner by Will
bur c. Hawk deputy warden of the
federal prison, and we had an en-
joyable hour there. Mr.. Hawk is a
and lives at bingham. He
is making good in his position, as /
Kansans always do. We hoped to
meet Tom Morgan there, but he had
been called home on Friday by a |
telegram He was looking the At
ANITA institution over before taking
control of the federal prison at
LeaVenwOrth.
On Chickamauga Battlefield.
Sunday evening we left Atlanta for
Chattanooga. On Monday we went
over the battlefields of Chicka-
nauga and Missionary Ridge; and we
vent to the summit of Lookout noun
ain On the field of Chickamauga
We stood uncovered before the monu-
nent to the Eighth Kansas. COM
handed by Col. John A. Martin, and
which lost ga per cent of its men in
he battle. Standing there our hearts
,welled with emotion and pride for
he heroic sons of Kansas who made
| record equal to the best and bray-
EST on that bloody field. Colonel
Harrison pointed out the positions of
he troops, and led us around to the
monument erected to Col. John T. |
Wilder, his commander; also to that
IF his uncle, Col. Tom Harrison. |
Pointing across a fine grass grown
7alley he said he charged back and
ort there several times on one of the
lays of the battle. No man can view
he ground so fiercely fought over