Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-19
THE MECHANICS,
Meeting OF the Mechanics and Man
ufactur Nigh
Interesting PROCEEDINGS.

Meeting of the Mechanics and Man
| ufacturers'AssOct Mig b
interesting Proceedings.
This Association met at their Hal
last night, President Stockell in the chair
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
| Mr.. Kreig, from the committee ap.
| pointed to consider the feasibility OF &C.
cepting the use of the County OOurt room,
| in which to hold the future meetings OF
| the Association, in accordance with the
kind offer of the County Court for them so
to do, reported greatly In favor of accept
ing the use of the Hail, a. it was most
elegantly adapted to their use. The re-
port was received, and, on motion, the
Hall was accepted, and hereafter the Asso-
citation will hold their meetings therein.
President Stockell here took occasion to
address the meeting upon the matter
which was of special importance at this
meeting, which was to appoint some COM
mittees whose duties should be to go
among the mechanics, artists and manu-
facturers of this city, and stir them up in
an effectual manner in regard to preparing
articles in their respective branches to be
placed on exhibition in the grand Tennes-
see Industrial Exposition to be given in
May, which was now ascertained beyond
all doubt to be q certainty, as the time was
certain. The President dwelt at length
and earnestly upon what was expected,
and what was the duty now Of not only
every member of the Association, but every
mechanic and manufacturer in the city, in
the county, in the State, for that matter.
This great Exposition was in fact child
of Io1f oh ha
chsnics had originated it, it must be ac-
knowledged that other associations, since
it left their parental root, were entitled to
equal praise for the manner IN which they
had taken hold and been mainly instru-
mental in bringing the Industrial Exp0si-
ton enterprise up to its present status.
But now that the finances and other diff
cult and most essential features to its sue
cess had been surmounted, the thing now
reverted back to the manufacturers and
mechanics again, for them to come to the
rescue in the last great requisite to make
the Exposition a credit to the State and
its citizens and manufacturers, by each
and every one, from the most humble to
the greatest contributing some specimen
Of his handiwork for exhibition, and that
the committees appointed at this meeting
were intended for this especial duty-see-
ing personally every one IF them, and OK
citing an interest, and beg of them to put
their shoulders to the wheel and come up
with some article or articles OF their pro-
ductiOn, and to show to them the great
Importance of this enterprise not only to
the State at large, but to every individual
represented there by works Of art in any
branch whatever.
On motion the President was instructed
to appoint three distinct committees, with
duties assigned them as indicated above.
The following committees were appointed:
On Machinery, Ironware, Tinware, etc.
-Messrs. Walker, Ashley and Harris.
ION Woodwork, etc. - Messrs. KEeig,
Spur and Dunivan.
On the Fine Arts, Fabrics, Needlework,
etc -Messrs. Warren, Hamilton and Jo-.
seph Brennan.
These committees were instructed to re-
port at the next regular meeting-next
Saturday night.
Mr.. Warren from the committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting to supervise
the arrangement Of premiums in the me-
chanical and manufacturing branches Of
the catalogue being prepared by the Agri-
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their next Falls Fair. reported that they
had completed their task, and they were
accordingly discharged. He also stated
that the Agricultural and Mechanical As
ISOLATION had requested this Association to
appoint either Superintendent or COM
mittee, as it might deem best, to repre-
sent this Assassination at the Fall Fair,
and to take charge of the mechanical and
manufacturing department thereof
On motion, the chair was instructed TO
appoint committee Of three as such
Board of Commissioners. The motion
was amended so as to have them elected
by ballot instead of being appointed. The
ballot resulted in the election Of Messrs.
Warren, Brennan and Jones.
After considerable kindly interchange
of views and ideas upon very many I'M
portant subjects incident to the occasion,
the meeting adjourned to meet in the
County Court Room, in the third story of
the Courthouse, (south end next Saturday
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