The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-08-10

Il Sounds the Reyeills of a EeH
Era in Giles County.

The Exposition Of the Giles
CountT Fruit Growers Sociefy has
inaugurssed, as We prophecied i
would, = new era in the history 81
the county. u linked hands With
progress ~ the outset znG despite
lzhzt seemed % be fnsurmouutable
obstacles IL has eliminated In 3
grand { sunph. The men EhO
conceived Il belong % the advanc-
ing ranks Of that enlightened and
progressive movement which seeks
TO thoroughly dereloR the material
Tcs0Urces ofthe South and through
lhe inviacfbls agencies Of wealth,
energy and intelligent industry,
place rs high among the most pow
erful sections Of the country. The
noble achievements Of such men, who
dIsdain the fEitterings or politics
and apply themselves % the build
ing up OF q country des0lated By
var, vii not fail 70 be lauded BY
TosteritF. The Exposition opened
gFith gTezt solzf last Thursday
morning, The opening OF the
doors 81 the hall about I04 O'Clock
vas the signal for = general rush
for the interior OF the battling In
fact 4 large crowd Of ladies and gen
tlemen had been co1grsgatsd IN
front Of the haII before that hour
awaiting With feverish anxiety the
opening scenes Of an went that was
80 likely 70 produce the most i'm
portant results As nothing had
been talked Of for weeks but the
Exposition. and as the heroic and
indefariEabie efforts Of the different
committees had been noticed by
The entire community, expectation
stood On tip-tce and anxiOusly
awaited the commencement The
Fruit Growers Society having de-
cd5el upon holding the expOsi-
ti0n we're determined that It should
not prove a faiiure-that 1t should
show 70 the people Of the State 4
spectacle Of pTogresS-aH abandon
ment Of saicidaI faruIing-aR ahro-
cation OF King COttou's sEEy-on
the part OF a people Who were wise
enough 70 improve the b0unteous
opportunities offered By Him whose
greatness and glory are manifested
IN the leaves OF the trees aud the
petals Of the flowers 1t cannot be
denied that the Exposition vas II
almost every respect an experi-
meuE not 3 hazardous one howev-
e, when We remember the ladies
and gentlemen who comprised Its
management, but is E-as GeveFthe-
less IN experiment. Those who
had seen the falacTOf wasting our
rich snd productive soil in the CUl-
ture Of cotton and had Of bate turn
ed their attention to that fruitful
source Of wealth and prosperity IN
2 climate like this viz fruit grow
ing, mere determined To show their
less progressive ueighbors who were
still hugging the skeletons OF anti
Quated notions that there vas Al
ways room for Improvemeut-th
progress never stood fixed and i'm
movable, and that hers was 4 step
As untirinz as that Of the Wander
ing JeW-that her footballs kept
pace with civilization and centuries
We may sppeaT 70 be occupying
high ground IN saying all this but
however that may seem 60 the old
fOgy element II Is apparent beyond
dispute thst the enlightenment Of
the age Is making farming 4 science
and lifting It To a mere elevated
position than It has ever occupied
before. Il has become = f0regO1e
conclusion that the regeneration OF
the South and her resumption oi
the vast political aud social power
she wieIdesi In the nztiou before
the war depends not upon political
iltrigueS and combinations bat up
on the industry Of her people, their
speedy adoption Of every improve
ment in the cultivation of lands and
every valuable suggestion that sci
euce offers In working upon 3 new
system and producing Other
crops than those to which our an
ceStors devoted the sCIL when slav-
cry existed and labor was different
from what It Is now The 0pening
OF the Exposition was therefore
looked upon with great anxiety, not
only BY the Society itself, but by
the people also. It had excited
great hopes st home and great hopes
abroad. EisitO-s from other c0un-
ties would attend aRd county pride
hsviug d0ae It's utmost TO insure 4
erelitable display Of fruits, flowers
vegetables. &c awaited the result
with considerable anxiety. The
opening 81 the haIl Thursday morn
ing, the large crowds IN tCEn- CON
prizinE large numbers Of citizens
fr0m abroad, the EzaguI6ceas ap-
ueaRace ofthe hall with its superb
deeorations sud cvcrf0winE con
tents the enthusiastic interest sd
palpablF manifested n geEsrd q
the Exposition, ali ease1 the public
mind and infused perfect coufdenes
IN the faintcst hearts Prof Bald
ems Ene band from Nashville
opened the Expositioa With son,
magnificent music and under thc
most fattering and brlIlIzat auspi
ees the FrRit Growers Exposition
begau. To Eive 3 minute de-
seriPtioa ofths decoras5oas Of ths
hzd would sForl IS pleasure, Bat
our limited space and the maIt5tu Z.
ct articles exhibited Of which mea
tiOu must BE made preclude such
"A Agreeable duty, and we VII b<
compelled to co1fne oaEseE % d
seneFal notice The interior % ths
haii presented q gorgeous spectacle
ne stage vas 3 rsszsi In elaho@a1E
taste - represent s PARK Gad
gr0ups OF GasIoW deer st1udiug
smoag the trees served e. Feudei
the sceue more natural In froa.
ct the stage Was the magnificent