Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-01
TnEFARN ExrwEEK.
Completion Of New Buildings, Inn
prOvement of the Grounds, etc.


Completion Of New Buildings, Inn
prOvement of the Grounds, etc.
The Directors of the Tennessee Agricrl-
tural and Mechanical Association are max
ing many improvements of desirable and
suitable nature, for they are determined
that the Fair which commences Tuesday
shall surpass, in every respect, those of pre-
ceding years, and their expectations viii in
10 wise be disappointed if energy and at
tractive premiums can be inducive of splen-
did entries and large attendance. The
means OF transportation have been greatly
facilitated by the completion of a street rail-
way to the grounds and the extension OF
Broad street, improvements of substantial
and material character. Workmen are
now busily engaged in repairing and
renOvating whatever is necessary to the
present buildings, and also in the erection
of new ones for the exhibition of the various
articles. There will be some new features
introduced, of which we may mention the
exhibition of different kinds of sewing ma
chimes. The under part of the amphithea-
tire, which was used last year for the dining
hall, has been converted into a department
for farm, field and garden. Space is also
allotted for the products of housewitery,
such as canned fruit, preserves, jellies, etc.
Several rooms have been assigned to agents
for the exhibition of sewing machines, and
others for the display of terra Gotta work.
The remaining ones will be refreshment
stands. But the most interesting OF the
buildings is
FLORAL HALL,
octagon in shape, with two wings at oppO-
site sides, both of which are new anCbsulta-
bly, arranged for the articles to be placed IN
them. One of the wings, called the new
floral hall, is ninety by sixty feet, and in the
middle, facing the entrance to the Octagon
hall, is placed the fountain used at the Ex-
position. Opposite each other, and facing
the fountain in the new floral hall, are two
wings, twenty by seventeen feet. In the
center of old floral hall is another large
fountain, the basin of which, fringed with
sod. is twenty feet in diameter. The ground
floor will be occupied with flowers, shrubs,
ETC., while the gallery above, overlooking the
fountain, the pool of water, green
plants and flowers below, is devoted
altogether to textiles, needle work, ETC.,
the railing offering a convenient place
for the display of quilts and other fabrics.
The entire plan for the arrangements OF
shrubs and plants is new and differs much
from that of last year, on whichit is great
improvement, showing more artistic taste
and being more attractive in its
appearance, all of which is due to Mr..
Thomas Gatlin, the Superintendent OF flor
al Hall which is now prepared to receive
10000 plants some of which have already
arrived. The following have already been
entered by Mr.. P. L. Nichol which may be
seen on the left of the door entrance from
new Floral Hall. Latania BOrbOnica, Scafor-
thia eIegans; coryphia Australia; Genahpha-
liurm. Peteris Longifolium; Pteris Argyrea.
The entries in the floral department will be
much larger than last year, the building
being double its former capacity. The
other building connecting with Floral Hall,
is the new Mechanical Department, 100 by
90 feet. in which all mechanlSms, machine
nv. etc, will be exhibited. The room is
in every respect quite suited to its purpose,
having a boiler and engine at the further
end to run all machinery. The boiler was
made in this city by Wood & Simpson,
and the engine also, by Stewart q Geiger;
it is of the same pattern and power 60
horSe) as that used at the Exposition. The
engine will be set in granite
block by feet thick and II
feet long, having engraved on its side,
Presented by the Board of Inspectors of
the Tennessee Penitentiary." The driving
wheel is II feet in diameter, with detached
arms and joint segments. This connects by
leather band with the fly wheel, which is
7 feet in diameter. In the center of this
building there is another fountain, making
three in all. This is a very pleasant feature
in such pleasant department as Floral Hall
that many must feel constrained to admire
the taste of such happy suggestions as led to
their introduction. Each post inthe gallery
of the hall is twined with cedar and adorned
with wreaths-and whose fair hands have
been kind enough to execute this difficult
work in which we see, as is required, so
much taste and appreciation of the beauti-
full? No lady even assisted, but
only think, they were made by
committee of gentlemen from
the Board Of Trade, The old Mechanical
Department will be used for agricultural
products. There are several horses in
training at the grounds, and the great trOt-
ting match will be hot and lively. The
following horses are there: Fuller's stable;
Brownies bay mare, Josephine; Capt. A.
G.. Fuller'S George; TaylOr's black stallion,
Col. Wadsworth; Gray's bay gelding; Z.
b. Ellison's bay stallion Kirkman, and Ten
nessee: MorTison's Kentucky stable-cream
gelding Rather, that made it in 2:29 on the
Nashville course last spring; gray stallion
Rival; bay gelding In and Out: roam geld
ing wears old. In addition to these
Matthew Smith, Pilot Temple and McVaw's
bav mare from Gallatin, are expected Mon
day.
The track is in splendid condition, quite
smooth and wide enough for passing, though
Fuller saws he will make it lively enough for
the boys before they give him the fly switch
er and get away with George, who is not
trained to snuff the dust from any horses
heels.
The great trotting match will be contest
ed for by Mathew Smith, Pilot Temple, Rat
tier and Tennessee, all of which, it is said,
have a record under 2:30; hence this trot-
ting match itself will draw a large
crowd to the Fair, which promises
to be largely attended and successfully con-
Quoted.
No pains have been spared tc have every
comfort and attention ready for the ladies,
who will be pleased to learn that the
LADIES' COTTAGE
is free and open at all hours during the Fair,
tidy and polite servants having been en-
gagged for every department, which are fur
nished and well supplied with all necessary
toilette arrangements and other fashion
able Indispensable"
New Music
The Farmers Waltz, "AIerry Laugh"
composed by Henry Farmer, and companion
to his famous '1gallop." Dedicated to Miss
Katie Ware Harris, of Memphis, and pub