Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-31
UNION AND AMERICAN.
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
Report of the Historic al Conn
mittee of the Old Board.
interesting Facts and Sta
tiSticS.

Before the formal dissolution of the old
Board of Managers of the Industrial EX
position. 6 Historical Committee was sp-
pointed to report the action and proceed
ings Of the old board to the new board.
Al a Joint meeting of the two boards at
the Board Of Trade rooms on Tuesday
afteraoon, the committee presented the
following able and interesting report,
which wss received and the committee
discharged 1t will be Rad with very
general interest:
When il December, 1870, it was sug-
gasted by the manufacturers and Me-
chanics' Association, that an exhibition
should be held Of the productions of this
State, in the departments represented by
them, much doubt was expressed as 70
iheiF ability 10 furnish sufficient speci-
mems of the industry of cur skilled arti-
sans to attract public attention; our peo-
pie, ever prone to look elsewhere for ar
ticles Of his class, could hardly be ex-
peCted TO I've much attention to any or
binary display. The committee appointed
20 take IAe matter into consideration, feel
ing tie great responsibility OF their posi-
tor, sumusOned The "Board of Trade" 10
their aid, waoaa turn appointed aeon
mittee of three, afterwards increased to
ten. To these were added, three men,
bers representing the horticultural So
ciety.n The following is list of men,
beers of each committee; viz:
Mechanics and Manufacturers Asso-
ciation.-Wm. Stocked, President; I. M.
Brennan, G. II. Barry, T. II. Jones, J.
L. Weakly, M. C. FCuk. B. G. Wood,
w. Il. Prewitt.
Board of Trade-F. H. French, Pres
ident; Il. G. Hensley, II. B. Buckner,
NJ. Kean, c. W. Anderson, w. Freeman,
a. a. Breast. c r. Parsons, 81. T. Mas
sepgale, w. L. Danley.
Horticultural SJciety.-W. D. Kline,
F. I. Fisher, r. A, Campbell.
The Board, under the management of
the ssBoaId of Managers of Tennessee
industrial Exposition, " organized by elect
ing JOS L. Weakly, President; M. Kean,
Vice President; H. T. MasseDgale, Sec
rotary; r. A. Campbell, Corresponding
Secretary, and T. Il. Jones, Treasurer.
A committee appointed to examine several
buildings suitable for the purpose, re-
ported that the Rink, with some aiters-
lions, might be made to answer the pur-
pose. The question at once arose on the
part of the management to what purpose
would it be. TO make partial display of
the unbOunded resources of this great
State, and in the event of failure, bring
discredit not only upon the Board, but
upon the State itself. In order to pre-
sent such an exhibition as would be i'm
posing and worthy the efforts to carry it
through, building constructed especially
for the purpose and of such magnitude
and architectural design, as would in
clude representation of the manufac-
lures, minerals, products and arts of the
State of Tennessee, became necessary,
and relying upon the well-known lbe1>
atty Of the citizens of Nashville to fur
nish the means. the Board of Mana
gers determined to adopt this means,
and to hold q Tennessee Industrial Expo
sition. To this end, the following com
mi tees were appointed; viz:
Finance.-H B. Buckner, c. r. Par
SON, NJ. Ke2n, II. G. Hensley, A. A.
Breast.
Printing aud Adve Using. II Jones,
Watson Freeman, w. u. Prewitt, VIM.
Stocked. a.-.... .-.
Public Conveyance and Transports
tion.-O. w. Anderson, NJ. FOulk, G. r.
Parsons, F. I. Fisher, II. G. Hensley, w.
L. Danley. ae.
Rules and Regulation. w. II. Prewitt,
L. II. Jones, II. B. Buckner.
Building.-W. Stocked, F. H. French,
]. L. Weakley, II. T. Massengale, NJ.
Kean.
Classification and Arrangement-F.
II. French, VIM. Stocked, T. Ii. Jones,
A. A. Breast, G. II. Barry.
: Art ard DecorstiOn.-H. T. Massen-
al, NJ. c. Foulk, r. A. Campbell, A. A.
B east, NJ Kean, w. d. Kline.
Machinery and Motive POwer.-B. G..
Wood, T. NJ. Brennan, Geo. II. Barry.
Amusements.- A. Breast II. T..
Massengale, Geo II. Barry.
Minerals, Ores, Erc.-Prof. Stafford.
While the Finance Committee were en-
gagged in obtaining the ways and means
for accomplishing this object the Build
ing Committee Lad obtained from Messrs.
Dot. on and Williamson the architectural
designs for the new buildings, after plans
submitted by them, which they carried
out with their usual excellent taste. Ii
was soon discovered, however, that the
amount of room would not be sufficient
TO accommodate the large number OF ar
ticles offering, and large addition was
determined upon. The contract for the
buildings was given to w. S. Deovenanl
who deservts great credit for his faithful
performance of every guarantee and fol
The care ard pains taken by him to make
his work not only satisfactory, but 6
credit to the management The style OF
the buildings are too well known for fur
ther description; suffice it to say they