Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-04
9 HE DIXIE, FARMBR ON THE LATE
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION.

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| TO the Editors of the Union and American:
| The editor of the Dixie Farmer, in .
i recent number Of his paper, complains
that lone ofsthe Oldest and most extern
sFe nurserymen = in this region q tried
I'd throw cold water ons' and prevent
tie holding of the late exhibition Alto
! gether, and leads his read ers to infer that
the opposition to having an exhibition st
tthat time must have had its origin in q
feeling of jealousy or indifference. After
| calling several times in vain at the Office
Of the Farmer, for the purpose of having
an interview with the editor, and after
waiting in vain to see whether subse-
qaent reflection would lead him to make
amends for the wrong done me in his pa
per, I have concluded that justice to my
self demanded some notice of the slur
attempted to be cast upon me. 4 As the
fling was doubtless meant for my
self I ask the privilege of
brief reply in your columns. /
did oppose the proposition to hold
the spring exhibition, and so did several
Of the most active and public>spirited
A4ASnOCio vi IuC OOClCtJ"Oub Siuot wi
past course is too well known to be in
jured before an intelligent public with
the unworthy imputation cast upon. it by
the over-zealouS editor of the Dixie
Farmer. With his zeal l find no fault,
but it would be better if his zeal were
guided by q msturer degree of knowledge |
in the science which he attempts to ex,
plain to his readers. sts
l took an active part in organizing the
Horticultural Society-attended nearly |
all its meetings since induced many to |
become members, and did all in my |
power to promote its legitimate aims and |
ends. Iopposed the holding Of tho last
exhibition, because in my judgment it |
would ipjure rather than benefit the
cause of horticulture. At meeting or two
previous to the exhibition, several of the
most intelligent memembers of the sou
ciety expressed their fears that there
would be failure. A motion was made
by Mr.. P. L. Nichol, to postpone the exhi-
bition until fall, and in sustaining the
motion l agreed that in the fall the sup
ply of fruits and vegetables would be
more plentiful. The proposed object of
the society being to encourage the growth
Of fruits and vegetables, more than any,
hing else, / felt that in arguing the
of the, exhibition / was
working for the best interest of the So
ciety, as failure would be worse than
10 exhibition at all. 1t was well UNDER
stood by every candid member who took
part in our meetings that did not in
end to exhibit any plants in the spring
lad not done so the spring previous, but
would always be on had at the fall exhi,
'itions. In the spring my whole time
vas occupied in filling orders, ari 1 was
entirely willing that amateurs and
lurserymen, who had less to do than |
myself should contend for the spring
lonors. That it would not effect my |
rade one way or the other Very few
# my customers cared whether showed |
'lsnts or not, so I could supply their
wants. / have as much custom as I can
ttend to, without any thanks to the edi>
or of the Dixie Farmer, or to the enemies
Who misrepresent the facts of the case to
lin behind my back. ss- --s
What particular spite the editor of the
)ixie Farmer has against me, am unn
BILE 20 conjecture, unless it be private
BUSINESS transaction, which he seems to
/,
II, aside from wellswritten compliment
airy articles in the newspapers, the last
spring exhibition can be called success,
hen there need be no fear of failure
lereafter. One small table Of vegeta-
les was the contribution Of the
itchen garden at that time. The public
xpect something more extensive and
ubstantial than that, certainly. Hr.. l.
l have withdrawn from society Of !
Thich the editor Of the Dixie Farmer,
nd one or two others, are supposed to
eading spirits. L. c LIsHY.