Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-23
The Streets ThrOnged and the Hotels
Crowded.
Another Great bush TO-Day.
Apartments Already Being
Engaged.

| at the Exposition yesterday. Iney were Oe-
| lighted with their excursion. Mr.. Stone made
| them comfortable and happy on the train, for
! which he has many thanks. Mr.. Barnes met
| them at the depot and provided transportation,
| and was SO kind and attentive that he again
| brought us under obligations. The children and
/ all visited the Capitol and received every cour-
| tesy from Mr. King, Butler and Mrs. Gen. Heis-
| kell she was so kind. The children were de-
| lighted registering their names at the Capitol.
| The entertainment at the Maxwell was all that
| could be desired both in attention from Mr..
| Kean and fare at the splendid table which is
! always ready for his guests. All join i'll thanks
to him for his kindness to the Sunday School.
| The afternoon was spent in the Exposition /,
| building locking at the miracles OF art and in
| dustry which crowd the large building from
| base to dome. The universal expression OF adj
miratiOn at the display of mechanics, flowers,
paintings and machinery is proof of the necessi-
ty and usefulness of the institution. All parts
Of the State and country are represented, both IN
people and productions. The Sunday-school was
in charge of young man, Mr.. James Eland,
who managed all the business of the excursion
most admirably. Mr.. Jos. P. Tucker rendered
himself very useful in making all comfortable
and pleasant. Rev. A. w. Smith was with the
children, devoting his attention where needed.
Again let us express thanks TO all ALPHA"
From every section of the State we hear of
schools and colleges coming to the Exposition, and
we fear many will not be able to attend who have
deferred their visit or been compelled by clrcum-
stance to postpone the time for coming. We have
heard it suggested that the Exposition be kept
open one week longer to the seventh Of June in or
der to accommodate large nmber OF persons
who have been prevented from attending. The
suggestion is a good and if adopted will doubt
less be profitable to the Exposition and apprecia-
ted by very large number of citizens, living in
adjoining counties and in Middle Tennessee. While
it is desirable, do not think it will be done by
the Board of Managers who not from any
ill advised reason, but because of the time and at
tention already devoted to the Exposition are
almost physically unable tofurther neglect their
business. For it must be remembered that the
MAJ Ger rec
ton of a pecuniary nature for the time, the
trouble and the attention they are deyOting to
this great enterprise, the brilliant success OF
which bespeaks the earnest and honest efforts
they have made in its behalf, efforts that cannot
be too extravagantly estimated, as they are not
in any manner compensated, save it be by the
appreciation we all should have for these gentle
men, whose disinterestedness is most commend
able. For months they have wiled and worked
to consummate the great plan whose attractive
reality has thrilled our city with new pulsations
of trade and convened here people from every
State in the Union. In this connection we would
again urge the Importance Of making
THE NASHVILLE INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
permanent institution for the annual exhibit
ton of our products skill and industry, side by
side with that of other States. The convenience
of such an institution is commensurate with its
benefits and its benefits are co-extensive with Its
feasibility, the doubt of which is not to be enter
tanned by mind sanguine of the industrial and
commercial development of the agricultural and
mineral growth of Nashville and Tennessee and
mind discovers but little that is elevating and
grand in the plan of an annual industrial expOsi-
ton, yet that one which has had an opportunity
OF witnessing the results spring1ng from them
must ow in grateful appreciation before the
light of the great intellectual star of
modern civilization, beneath whose crest OF
sparkling radiance is couched the kInglest
knowledge and the mightest power. This is
essentially, necessarily progressive age, TEEN
ing with magnificent productions of genius, and
followed by the grandest achievements OF SCI
ence. The human mind proud grit as the eagle,
has scared on the wings of discovery, far up to
the cloudy SUBMITS of a mysterious region shap-
ing magnificent wonders from the grand domain
of the universe, to adorn, to enrich, to beneft,
to improve. The great workings OF human
thought glittering in the majesty of its splendid
power swept by intellectual desires and thun-
dered by necessities of which past generations
knew not, has achieved results that scarcely come
short of divinity itself. Yet all and every proud
attainment is due to patient thought, incessant
toll and careful comparative analysis, which
alone suffice to reveal grand truths and bring to
light those principles which underlie eur very
being. OftentimeS the mind fOams with its eX-
cited ambition into splendOr, but it is only
wild fash quickly gone as the CLEAN OF the morn
ing ray OH the rounding sea-waye. Often the
spasmOdic fash of genius mOmentarily throws
light across the hidden wales of science. but its
like the rubric glare of the lightning on some
hidden lake-the Light is beautiful, but 1t is not
of use or benefit. What this age needs is practi-
cal knowledge and not graceful theory. The
American people of all others are most practical
and consequently have more of material philOs-
Ophy in their composition than Is
to be found in any other land Foreigl writers,
it is true, have heaped uaducive comment
on us because we have not as the French allied
refined cultivation with our more materlallstlc
prOpensities or as the Germans have not that
luxury of mystic subtley connected with our prac-
teal IDEAS. Yet with all this, we are great
people; one who merit more immigration than
any other on earth. What we need is a cOncen-
tration of that power and unity of purpose which
will bring all knowledge into one kSreat centre,
SO that it can be viewed in manner beneficial
and interesting. That is practical ana most
powerful In tact, there is tendency to dispeTse
and scatter the rays of knowledge and OF scien-
tifc invention too much, and as consequence
much which might have been permanent in
its nature and general in its results is
fragmentary and fugitive. An Indus
trial Exposition cures to some extent this
great fault or feature in our character as ma
tional folk By seeing collection OF all that is
useful and of latest Improvement we are more
apt to discard what is not so convenient and SUI
peruOus for the adoption of that which is better
in these respects. To be sure 1t requires money
and time to perfect any plan tending toward the
advancement of agricultural, mechanical and |
commercial interests; still the outlay of money
and the expense of time Will be more than re-
warded by the accruing results. Other cities
have already seen, and seeing, appreciated this |
sufficient to rear greattempes of industrial sci |
ence and art, by which are perpetuated the |
grand attachments and glorious consumma-
ton of efforts in this direction. There is more
capital living idle in Nashville than in any other
city of its size in America Why it should not 1
be used in this connection cannot be well ex-
planned, in the absence OF desire to invest it in
any other enterprise, than which none can be |
more general in its interests, or of more benefit
to our city and State. BY organizing a board of /
twelve directors, who shall receive remuneration /
as their services may require, we can very easily
make our Exposition permanent feature in the ]
character of our people. 1t is sub |
ject of such vast Importance as not to be over l
looked by our business men, all of whom are |
much interested.
POWER HALL.
This great department of our country's me- /
cham cal skill and genius is still favOrite and
interesting feature in the Exposition In fact it
is attracting as much attention as when first
its gigantic wonders were displayed to visitors. /
The novel machinery, late Improvements and L
struction with delight, that are not unappreci- 1
ated by the thousands who daily attend.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.,
more generally represented than any in /
the Exposition, has enough of varied con-
buttons from the principal cities of the i
United States to claim the attention and invite Il
examination from every farmer in Tennessee and L
other Southern States. The amount of imple- i
ments exhibited is wonderful, and the manufae- Il
turers represented are those who are most favor
ably known in America. Wagons, tllreshers,
plows rakes, presses for cotton and hay; wheat Il
fans, smut mills, separatOrs, mowers, harrOws,
hoes rakes and pitchforks are displayed almost Il
in endless variety. Never have so many agri-
cultural implements been exhibited at 4
any one time before in this county. /
There are gentlemen here to explain the Il
character and show the respective merits of these
and machines, which should be ex-
lmined carefully by every one interested or con-
cerned in the agricultural prosperity of our
country. To save labor and time has become
ne great desideratum of our people, and is one
which in the absence OF any well defined or re-
liable system of labor cannot be too highly APP
Dreciated OF too earnestly striven for.
SWEET THINGS.
The display of fancy candy and CONNECTIONS is
,artaink as fine and tasteful as we have ever
seen in any city. Nashville has large /
wholesale grocery trade, q fact well |
and generally known, but its trade in fine