Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-28
From the Louisville Journal, Aug. 25.
The National Fair.

The improvements on the grounds of the South.
Agricultural Society, for the benefit of the
o. S. Agricultural SOcietys Exhibition, are rapidly
progressing toward completion. Each of the
buildings are admirably located, and already the
grounds present a beautiful appearance. They
have been considerably enlarged, and now include
the beautiful grove the west of the old enclosure
the residence in which will be appropriated to the
ladies a retiring room in addition to the build
ing heretofore used for that purpose.
The booths and shops and dining establishments
which formerly numbered the ground and also the
cross fences which DISTRACTED communication with
different parts Of the enclosure have all been re-
moved, and the whole presents one uubroken
lawn carpeted with Verdure and covered with shade
trees, Interpreted here and there with the ele
CANT and spacious structures devoted to the exhi-
bition, and the picturesque tents Of the officers Of
the Society," all of which wave in free and gilt
tering folds the and stripes and the flags of
the various departments of the exhibition.
The stables, which i'll number about eight hun
dred, have been re-arranged so as to be at the
same time more convenient Of access and more
slightly. The number of entries of horses and cat
tie already noticed indicates that there will be
demand for all the stables provided, and perhaps
for many more.
The Floral Hall and Gallery of Fine Arts is
light and tasteful building situated to the east OF
the amphitheatre. 1t will be tastefully decorated
and filled with contributions of interest. A band
of music will be sta toned here, and this will doubt
a
love flowers, fruits, and fine arts. Some Of the
most exquisite statuary and finest paintings in the
country will be placed exhibition in the Gallery
of Fine Arts, which viii be novel and attractive
and truly interesting feature of the exhibition.
Manufacturers Hall, Southwest of Floral Hall, is
a magnificent tent OF mammoth proportions, afford
ing cover for all the contributions that have ever
found place in the balls of the Patent Office.
Next to this comes the implement and Machine
Hall. Here is of the grandest features of the
exhibition. A shaft of over hundred feet IN
length, supplied with ample power, furnishes mo-
! ton to a vast number of engines and machines OF
Undesirable usefulness, all whzZng and buZzlng
| and doing the work OF thousands OF men.
| beautiful fountain will be placed in approp IL
ate location, which will be continually casting It's
| refreshing showers Of spray around It,
Under the control of "mine host of the Gait"
Mr. John Rline, an extensive dining and binquet-
ing saloon has been prepared, where dinner will
be served daily for the million in style equal to
that OF our first class hotels.
Mr.. Stevens, the coufcctioner, has erected seve
raj saloons, where ice-creams and othe. cooling
preparations and CONNECTIONS OF all kinds will be
ever ready to be served.
Altogether the preparations for this exhibition
more complete and made upon a grander scale
than has ever been attempted at any exhibition IN
the country. The show OF stock and horses and
implements, &c, and the concourse of visitors will
be fully worthy OF all the extensive preparations
The entry books are now open, and a considerable
number of entries already made. Exhibitors
of CATTLE horses, &c, will find it much to their adj
vantage TO make entries at as early day as posi-
BILE, in order that stalls may not ouly be assigned
but that card having the name and age OF the
animal may be prepared and put up in the proper
stalls. II entries delayed until the commence
ment of the exhibition, it will be impossible to have
the cards prepared. A large number OF our most
distinguished couutrymen and some OF the Repre-
sentatyes OF foreign Governments will be present
and a host Of the most successful agTcultursts and
cattle-bTeeders in the Union have already aunounc-
| ed their intention to attend the Fair.
This Fifth Annual Exhibition OF the United States
Agricultural Society at Louisville viii be oug re-
membered as one Of the most interesting ana sue
cessful popular meetings ever held The people
of the West should take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to attend the exhibition, it may be seve-
raj years before it will be held in the West again.