Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-04
ANNUAL FAIR
a OF THE aAst1 rLts
Tennessee Agricultural and Mechanic
Association.
Floral Hall Crowded with Attractive
Articles.
The Finest Vegetables ever Exhibited
In Tennessee.


Good Attendance for the Opening Day
The Third Annual Fair G the Tennessee
Agricultural and Mechanical Association
opened yesterday under flattering auspices
The day opened rather gloomy, but towards
noon the clouds disappeared and the SUI
shone out brightly.
THE GROUNDS,
situated a convenient distance from the CITY
are upon an extensive scale, and the i'm
| pfovements from year to year since the pur
chase was made, have been noticeable. The
! grounds are easy Of access, being situated
between two pixies, with broad thorough
fares 10 the respective gates In ad
ditiOn TO these approaches for the accommo
datiOn Of public and private vehicles, thert
is branch from the Northwestern Rail
road, and trains leave the depots of the
Louisville and Nashville and Nashville and
/ Chattanooga depots at stated times through
! out the day. The street railroad too has
I been extended TO the Grounds, and al
though not what might be regarded as a
/ fast line, additional cars have been secured
and will be put on the track to-day, and we
are promised that the facilities by this route
will he much improved. With the street
cars running smoothly, with cars say every
five minutes, it would afford accOmmOda-
ton for all visitors from the business pOr-
ton of the city, who could without any
trouble jump aboard on College street. the
Square, Cedar street, Cherry or Church
streets.
The exercises were opened at the grounds
yesterday by Col. johnson, the President of
the Association, who spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: | am happy to
meet so many old friends and to welcome
so many new ones-prOud to mingle our
mutual congratulations in the promise Of
the brilliant success which looms up so en-
eouragingly before us this morning. Most
heartily do we thank the Mechanics Insti-
tute, the Davidson County Farmers Club,
the Horticultural Society, the Apiariau So
ciety, the citizens of Nashville generally, and
above all, the fair daughters of Tennessee,
who lend the radiance of their presence and
their sunny smiles to gladden. the occasion,
with the specimens Of their handiwOrk,
which add so much TO the attractions of
this exhibition. Their approval of the me-
chanical skill and native genius of the rival
contestants, in achievements both useful
and ornamental, cannot but result in good,
stimulating to renewed exertiOnS after eX-
celence.
/ am proud to be authorized to proclaim
from this stand, that the association which
represent, have not invested their money or
employed their heads and hands in this en-
terprise for sordid peeuniary gain, but for
the common good, looking for their recon-
pense only to public appreciation, and to
their legitimate proportion of whatever pub
lie good may be effected.
In the development Of the material, in
dustrial interests of our country, recognizing
as we do, the hand of Providence, in all that
tends to ameliOrate the condition of man, it
behooves ns to invoke the guidance and pro-
lection of Him who rules all things. For
this purpose introduce to you the Rev. I.
G.. Jones, the pastor of the First Baptist
Church of this city, who will now ask the
Divine blessing upon our undertaking.
PRAYER BY REV. DR.. JONES.
o! Thou. who art the King eternal, i'm
mortal and invisible, the only wise God and
Our Savior. Thou art worthy the homage and
the alteration Of all men, always, every
where. For Thou art the Makerand Bene-
factor of all; the Father and Preserver of
all. Thou givest US life and breath and all
things. Thou causest thy sun to shine, thy
rains 10 descend. thy dews to distill on all.
TO Thee We owe all that We are and all that
We possess. The fertility of our fields, the
abundance of our harYeStS, the rewards of
our toll and industry in agriculture, in me
in commerce, and in all departments
Of enterprise. and Of effort ara of Thee.
And we are here this morning as indi-
yiduals and as an association of indi-
vidUals of various spheres and interests to
make public recognition of Thee-Of Thy
presence and Thy power, Thy authority,
Thy supremacy and of our dependence on
Thee for all things good and excellent.
Deign to. be present with Us, to look be
nignly on us and bless us, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. May Thy gracious regard
be upon the officers and members of this as
that their counsels may be wise
and all the measures they concert prOInOtiye |
Of the glory and the well-being OF the peo-
pie whom they represent and over whom
hey have influence. Bless our whole pOpu- |
alton with pure morality and true rehg- |
on-With the spirit of industry, economy !
ind thrift. so that our weakened energies |
NAV he recuperated, our diminished re-
sources replenished, our waste places re- |
paired and our whole land blessed with I
paace and Astounding prosperity. And in /
urtherauce of these important ends, may !
he association, under whose auspices We |
,re now assembled. bear high and honor I
lble part and thus win Thine approval and I
he grateful plaudits of all the people. /
This we beg, through Jesus Christ, our Lori. /
Amen.
THE ATTENDANCE.
When We arrived on the grounds yester
4 H., r..
lin, and we imagined that the prospect for /
successful opening were anything but IA
-Orable. but towards 12O'clOck. crowds CON
inued to pour in by all routes, and this ill.,
lux was kept up until o'clock, when the
presented busthng appear
lnce. with large crowds, also at the different
lalls and promenading on different parts of
he grounds. We heard no one make an
,stimate Of the crowd in attendance, but it
,eemed to be generally understood that it
vas the largest that has ever been present on
opening day.
FLORAL HALL
; the principal feature Of attraction this /
-ear, as it well deserves to be, for it is COM
,letely flied up with the beautiful in art,
abricS, horticulture, and, in fact, little Of |
,verything There is an endless variety Of |
extiIe fabrics and materials, with suffi- |
lent number of bed quilts 10 20 through |
his and the next generation. Among the
many articles worthy of special mention are
he fine collection Of blankets, which would /
10 credit to any exhibition in the world. /
Tie same can be said Of jeans, homemade |
'arpets, the bead work, worsted work, silk,
inen and cotton braiding, tapestry |
work, the large variety and collection
# crochet work, silk embrOideries, milli-
lery goods. the feather and wax work, which
5 indeed exquisite. We noticed on eXhibi-
ion pair Of socks knit by a lady 73 years
# age, and another pair by a lady 90 fears.
N the way Of oil paintings, crayon sketches, !
.ngrayiugs, photographs, and other works Of
lrt, the display is creditable to our city, and
dds much to the attractions in this hall.
The work made on the different sewing ma
hines must attract the attention of all. No
adv can visit Floral Hall, and fail to observe
he contributions of this character. We
lotice a beautiful case of goods contributed
" Gray Il Noble, All attractive case of Ten
leSsee Furs entered by Laude Il Brother,
ase of hoops and corSets from the house OF
.oveman & Co., and case of boots and
hoes contributed by Ranage & Son,
ase of guns from Bitterlich & Leger, a case
# bOquet holders by p. l.. Niehol. The
lome made shirts and pillow slips, for which
here is a special premium offered, are nu-
nerous, and lively contest in these articles
nay he expected. One of the handsomest
how cases to be seen in Floral Hall is that
contributed by Hart & Hensley Wei