Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
HERE
Is MINUTES ON
WAY HOME
Looks Picture of Health as He
s BriskIy Walks Up and Down
Station Platform,

President Woodrow Wilson was in
Atlanta fifteen minutes Monday, from
1l:60 O'Clock. when his special tram,
running as the second section or the
New York-New Orleans Limited,
stopped in the Terminal shed, To
l2.05 when the President halted
his constitutional along the board
walk. stepped aboard his car and
waved his hand to the conductor
who transmitted the signal TO the
engineer.
The President did FIVE complete
turns" Of the long car shed wnlle
his train changed locomotives. IL
was announced that he would not
talk with newspaper men, but 1t was
learned that just before reaching At
lanta he had told press service rep
resentatives on his train that with
few minor exceptions, he favored the
plan of a committee being organized
ia visit Europe, 10 study conditions
there with a view OF establishing the
rural credit system in this country.
Trust Message Brief.
TIE President said also that ne
had finished mis- antitrust message
and expected to deliver it to Con-
gress early next week.
The most he would say about the
message itself was that II was very
brief
II was evident by the sprightly way
il. which the Chief Executive stepped
down from his car the Ideal" and
strobe UP and down the platform, as
y ell as from the excellent, ruddy col
or of the face under the famous golf
cap. that he was in excellent health.
He was accompanied in his stroll
by DR.. Cary T. Grayson. his physi-
clan. and three secret service men.
Attracts Little Attention.
Al first the little party attracted no
attention as they swung up and down
the long platform, emerging at Ell
Their end into the sunlight just long
enough to give the struggling pho-
iogra piers a futile chance TO shoot
the President in the back of the neck
as he wheeled with military precision
at the end OF each lap.
The President walked with DR..
(srayson and two others in the front
rank. Two secret service men walked
Just behind. and that formation was
maintained all during the quarter of
an hour walk. In the last five min
.utes quite a crowd gathered from
among the passengers of other trains
in the carshed, but they stod at a
respectful distance and there was no
cheering.
The special train departed at 1905
O'Clock, running as an intermediate
section between the first and last
sections of No. 3S
Greets East Point Children.
When the Presidents special reach
ed East Point there was a crowd of
several hundred school children as
se.nhied at the little depot to greet
the chief executive.
The train wasn't scheduled for a
stop at East Point, but il seemed as
II the ! .esident had heard a rumor
of the gathering. for the big racing
locomotive slowed down as the sta
tion drew near. and there was Mr..
Wilson, on the back porch" of his
car. waving a jolly greeting to the
children with the checkered golf cap.
The children let out well-drilled
cheer as the train rolled by, then an
other as they saw the President, bow
ing and smiling, and a third for good
measure--because three cheers make
up the usual number-as the special
put on speed and disappeared around
the curve.