Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-04
THE CITY.
SECOND ANNUAL FAIR
Tennessee Agricultural and Me-
chanicai Association.

Il
The second annual fair of the Tennessee
Agricultural and Mechanic Association
opened yesterday under favorable auspices.
The attendance was not very large, but
| equal to that seen at fairs on the first day.
The Odd Fellows Band was present, and
discoursed sweet music during the day.
The Fair was formally opened with pray
| or, after which Col. 7 B johnson, the
President, addressed the audience in a few
brief and pertinent remarks. He said that
| peace and plenty have returned, and We
had reaped an unprecedented harvest. Our
hills are clothed in green, our valleys
| abound in corn, and pestilence that slideth
F.! in darkness and stalketh abroad at noon
| day has been kept away from us. This is
| an opportune occasion for grand holiday,
or rather kind of jubilee, and he was
there on the part of the Association to
| greet b is hearers with hearty welcome to
this industrial exposition, and to join in
mingling mutual congratulations with the
husbandman and those dependent
| on his success. He cited with
pride to what had been accomplished,
as the results of the Fair, and the farmers,
horticulturists, florists, amateurs, mocha
MICS, 'artizans, our noble matrons and fair
maidens were vieing with each other in at
testing its benefits. He said that it be-
hooves us to dig deep and lay the founda-
ton to perpetuate progressive improve
| ments in agriculture and the mechanic arts.
l We could demand of our lawmakers some
encouragement aud help in having agricul
tural and mechanical professorships in all
| our leading male institutions of learning.
After referring appropriately to the Fairs
| and the good results to be derived there
| from, he introduced to the audience the
Rev. DIR. Baird, who spoke substantially as
follows r..
| LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The true idea
| of a fair is very old idea. Classic au-
| thors tell US that the ancient Greeks were
| commanded by Jupiter to assemble them
selves together on a certain day of each
| year, and hold thanksgiving feast. And
at this feast each man was compelled to
bring up sample of the product of his
labor, and decision was passed upon two
| points, viz: perfection and usefulness.
Were this idea rigidly executed, would
not many men be slow to attend this fair
! Industry is the open door to bOuntiful
aud substantial prosperity; idleness to dis
sipatiOn, crime and poverty. Industry
aims at profit; idleness wants amusement.
| The profits of industry are multiplied
manifold by smoothing the channel
through which they flow, and this is best
accomplished by a comparison of pro-
ducts.
When we bestOw gifts, We love to see
them appreciated and wisely appropriated.
Gentlemen, can anything else please the
Great God, who has given US this goodly
| country, and the fruitful seasons that are
now closing A wOrshipful anthem of
praise goes up to Heaven from every well
titled field, and busy, well-ordered factory
and store. The little shop where the
lone hammer rings out at dawn has its
echo on the adjacent dewy hillside in
Virtues happy home Good Nature opens
her flowing breas s to the whistling plow-
boy, and sets him down in honest con-
tentment by her high piled gamers, but
sweeps the weasel and the chaff to the
idler that begs at his door. r ... ..
1 We are just beginning TO learn that
there IS skill in the farmers brain, and a
noble power in the mechanics strong arm.
Constant production is the only true
badge of Independent nobility. At the
base of yOn tall shaft, that stands like a
bold young sprOut in its first summers
sun, tolls one of your Oldest and most
honored citizens, backed by many of the
best citizens of your capital. At its base
in less than twelve months you will find
a large sub school of well supplied chill
dren. Other enterprises less IN dimen-
sion, but all-important, have come into
being within the past year. Just five
| years since, a man stood al his wheel ty-
ing broom in our city. Many others
have come TO his aid, and to-day our pro-
ducts are supplying the trade
from Norfolk Sound to the RiC
Grande. And, gentlemen, you have
opened and are Ornamenting these
beautiful grounds as a grand focal exhi-
bitiOn of our industry and skill. You have
noble and responsible part to perform
in the development of this heaven-blessed
land. We are glad TO meet you here, and
join you in your grateful recognition OF
that great truth that the Mighty Jehovah,
whom we adore in our quiet sanctuaries,
is the same munificent sovereign of OuI
fields. You all agree that there is a
sober public heart that will not consent
even TO material prosperity at the ex-
pcnse of its morality and religion. And
so soon as it is fully satisfied that this is
your fixed purpose also, it will hold its
| joyous courts in this spacious amphi
theatre, and our annual greetings at this
universal festival will be hailed by young
and old. The blessing of your God ant
mine be with all evermOTe.
TIORAI HALL
This department is fast filling up with
textile fabrics, household fabrics, fine arts
needle work, fruits, plants, flowers, shrub
berry, etc. The display of plants and shrub
berry is equal to any former exhibition il
Tennessee, and shows that our horticultu,
ralists are fully alive to their interests TC
the fine display in this particular, visitor
to the fair are indebted to Truitt & Sons
J L. G. Lishy, VIM HEAVIER, Hugh Carroll
Dan McIntire, DR.. Cheatham and Thoma
Garland all of whom exhibit specime ns
of the rare and beautiful,
The fine arts have not been neglected
and the contributions of crayon, portrait
and fancy oil paintings promise to be large
and attractive. Already Floral Hall i!
teeming with the various articles unde
this head, which is good sign for the frs
day.
In Floral Hall, too, are to be seen speci
mems Of Tennessee cements from McMinn
vile and Clifton, contributed by VIM
StOckell x Son, and variety of fertilizer
by the same firm. There is also on exhibi
ton choice fruits in variety Gray & Nobl
} have beautiful show ca.e, containing furs
hats, and an assortment of furnishing
goods. Crane & Whitney have a handsome
case filed with pipes, cigars, tobaccos, an,
) fancy goods. LillaId & Sniveley have
case of extracts, colognes, elixirs and es
sences. We also noticed large assert
ment of fabrics, ornamental rustic frames
specimens of granting, etc etc. A gen
tleman on the grounds, who had previous
} " visited the Horticulture! and Pomolog
! ical Society of Boston, tie American In
stitute, New York, Canton Fair, Ohio, an(
: State Fair, Harrisburg, Penn says neithe
| will compare with our Floral Hall
FIELD AND FARM PRODUCTS.
The spacious room under the amphithe
+. atre, formerly used as dining hall, is de
voted this year to the exhibition OF fell
1 and farm products, and inthis particular "
never have seen finer display The con
tributions of sweet potatoes, beets, pepper
: onions, snaps, Irish potatoes okra, egl
plant, cucumbers, turnips, cabbage, toma
toes, parsnips, carrots, ETC., would do TO