Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-07
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To the Manufacturers, the Mechanics, tho
T Artists, the Artisans, and the Ap-
preHtices Of Memphis.

+ The arst ~exhibition Of the memphis
Mechanics' Institute" Will be held .tha
present fall, under and by a consolidation
with the Agricultural Society, and by
uniting the two societies, We hope and
desire TO put forth a manly and creditable
show TO the world of inventive talent and
| mechanical Ingenuity and skill in all the
| departments Ia which you are interested.
The whole control of the mechanical de-
partment Ofthe next fair has been given
to our society, and vigorous efforts are
being madeto develop the industrial pcr-|
suits of the South. The whole valley of
the Mississippi, South and West, will
look with interest for akgrand and de-
serving display of your scientific skill and
your ability to compete with your breth-
rem of the North, who have hitherto oe-
cupied the field without opposition. moi
a steamboat passes a city, going South,
fails 10 exhibit ON her deck, immense
supplies from their shops; from the hat
on your head to the sole of your boot
the carriages you ride in, the wagons we
dTive-your saws, hammers, axes, and
-planes-from the cradle that rocks your
Infant tothe coffin that shuts him up in
the house of death-the beds you sleep on
-the table you eat from-the window
that gives you light-the o that shuts
out The winter. and even the house you
Il NV I AAsuAA ~ IA Aho hAN VI VIZ ACN1
the anvil and the lathe, 10 which we pay
the tribute of the consumer to the skilled
produceri And the reason why, is better
answered by asking you how long such a
state of affairs shall exist.
That there is talent, ingenuity and
skill among you, we need only point you
TO the Grader Cotton Gin,the new devices
for cotton presses, and the list OF patents
which has lately been awarded to South
/ arn mechanics and inventors.
A new order is dawning upon you;
| already the keels of two new steamboats,
/ lie side by side at our ship yard; the
foundation of a new branch of wooden
ware manufacture has already been
laid: soon two furniture factories will
be in successful operation, while
a new Southern railroad, in q
few months will tap a new and
/ better supply of coal from Southern
mines, while the Iron Mountain railroad
will cleave its way through the most re-
markable mountains of the best and most
eXhaustless iron known to the world. A
new world of enterprise is opening upon
YOU, and you must occupy il. The Mem
phis Mechanics Institute, a home society,
composed of Memphis working mecoan-
les, long identified with the best interests
of this city, and we'll and favorably
known, is founded for the purpose of
aiding and encouraging you, and one OF
our most effective means of doing so is to
urge every mechanic, artist, manufactu-
rer and apprentice, from a manly patriot
lsm and from personal and professional
pride, to come up to the demands made
upon him, and show the fruits OF his la
Dor.
Let every one prepare fair samples of
his workmanship for exhibition, not so
much for the premiums he may win, but
to show the advancements already made,
1 aaA tho ouf1anaou arnRn~ which NEa haQn
our hopes of successful composition with
the world hereafter. The best advertis-
ing card you can possibly make is the
proof of your skill in the exhibition of
your hsndiwork. Although handsome
testimonials and premiums have been
prepared, yet they form a small part OF
| the advantages to be derived from an ac-
tual exhibition of a fair specimen of the
article YOU make and offer for sale. Every
man who is engaged in mechanical pur-
suits, and who has the pride of a worker
and the master of his calling, ought to be
represented by the product of his labor
at the next fair.
In a short time the catalogue will be
published, and copies may be had of the
officers of both societies, from which 1t
Will be seen that a liberal and magnificent
list of premiums have 9 offered, en-
bracing every branch of trade, while q
large discretion has been given meritori-
Gus works for rewards, whether specially
| enumerated or not. Thus, not only the
product of every trade rs represented, but
the apprentice, as well as the artist, is Of
fered encouragement to rise in his strength
and "strike for the prize" In every list
apprentice work is eligible to distinction
in distinct apprentice competition.
Mechanics of Memphisl we must build
our houses, our steamboats,, our machine
ry, our implements, our cars and railways
and our wood and leather wares at home!
What we onsume and employ there must
be made there, and to do so so we must
make specimens and show them at home
to our people at their homes.
By order OF the Mechanics Institute.