Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
PRESIDENT HERE
Is MINUTES ON
WAY HOME
Looks Picture Of Health as He
BriskIy Walks Up and Down
Station Platform.

President Woodrow Wilson vas III
Atlanta fifteen minutes Monday, from
11.5O o'clock. when his special train,
running a. the second section OF the
New York New Orleans Limited,
stopped in the Terminal shed, TO
1906. when the President halted
his constitutional along the board
walk. stepped aboard his car, and
waved his hand 10 the conductor.
who transmitted the signal to the
engineer.
The President did Ave complete
turns" of the long car shed while
his train changed locomotives. II
was announced that he would not
,alk with newspaper men, but 1t was
learned that just before reaching At
anta he had told press service rep
Iescntatives on his train that with a
few minor exceptions, he favored the
plan Of a committee being organized
20 visit Europe, to study conditions
there with a view of establishing the
rural credit system in this country.
Trust Message Brief.
The President said also that ne
had finished his antitrust message"
and expected to deliver il to Con
gress early next week.
The most he would say about the
message itself was that it 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
we'll as from the excellent, ruddy col
or of the face under the famous golf
can. that he was In excellent health.
lie was accompani in his stroll
by Dr.. Cary T. Grayson. his physi
clan, and three secret service men.
Attracts Little Attention.
At first the little party attracted no
attention as they swung uD and down
the long platform. emerging at Ell
Their end into the sunlight just long
enough to give the struggling pho
tographers 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..
Grayson 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 12:0J
o'clock. running as an intermediate
section between the first and last
sections of No. SO
Greets East Point Children.
When the Presidents special reach
ed East Point there was a crowd OF
several hundred school children as
sembled at the little depot to greet
the chief executive.
The train wasn't scheduled for g
stop at East Point but it seemed as
if the | esident- had heard a rup1o!
Of the gathering, for the big racing
locomotive slowed down as the sta
ton drew near. and there was Mr.
Wilson, on the back porch of his
car. waving jolly greeting to the
children with the checkered golf cap
The children let out a we'll drilled
cheer as the train rolled by, then an
other as they saw the President. bow
ing and smiling, and third for good
measure-because three cheers make
up the usual number-as the special
put on speed and disappeared around
the curve