Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-23
INDUsTREAL EXPOSITION.
Meeting of the Beard Of managers.


Meeting of the Beard of Managers.
The Board of Managers of the Nashville
Industrial Exposition met, with President
Parsons in the chair, at the usual hour last
night.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Motive Power reported
that the shaftings used at the last EXPOSE
ton had been carried to the Exposition
building and placed in the hanges. Messrs.
j. P. Dale 81 Co. had applied for space in
which to exhibit an engine 10x20 and a
line of about 80 feet of shafting, with the
necessary pullies. J. B. Romans, ESQ.,,
had applied for space to show a 100
horse power engine, and Messrs. Stewart g.
Geiger for space to show a 80 horse power
engine, besides other negotiations in re-
lation to engines and boilers were pending
from various persons. The committee ask
ed Gan appropriation of $500 to enable
them to arrange their department without
delay"
Mr.. Campbell stated that there was every
reason to believe the horticultural Depart
ment would be adorned with a magnificent
display.
Various committees made reports show.
ing favorable progress and unprecedented
advance in their duties, bespeaking a mag
nifcent success for the coming Exposition.
DR.. Stafford said he thought it desirable
to have display of electric lights.
Capt. Thatcher made some remarks in
relation to the display of red, green and
white lights, which would be quite an at
traction, etc,
The Secretary, Mr.. Campbell, presented
a suggestion of Gen. w. A. Quarles, of
GAINESVILLE, in relation to Montgomery
county renting a space in the Exposition
building for the display of her resources,
inventions, ETC., to be fitted up by a COM
mittee from the county, and ornamented in
such manner as would do justice to the
county.
The suggestion was adoped as one of
eminent benefit towards the success of the
Exposition, and other counties were re-
quested to follow the example afforded by
the suggestion.
DR.. Stafford reported that the committee
having charge of the meteorological depart
ment we're making progress, applications
were being made, specimens forwarded and
promised, and that Capt. Raht, of Cleve-
land, proposed to supplement the collection
of Duck town minerals with refined speci-
mems of copper metal.
Mr.. Campbell stated that Capt. John E.
Clark, Superintendent of the Poplar Noun
tain Coal Company, had signifed his will
ingness and desire to send to the exposition
bottles of crude oil obtained in the locality
of those mines, and also blocks of coal iron
ore and various specimens of sand stone.
Mr.. Alden, of the Greene County Iron
Works, also expressed his intention of ex-
hibiting specimens of iron ore.
One gentleman stated that al insurance
agent for Cincinnati Company had writ
ten to the home Office, and in reply was in
formed that the company would take a pol
icy ON the Exposition building supplied
with gasoline or gas made from it, still they
would not prefer its being used there, be-
cause it might lead to the introduction of
this gas in residences.
After transaction of other important bus
mess the Board adjourned to meet next
Friday night.
PERSONAL.
Professor Hunter Nicholson and the Pre-
sident Of East Tennessee University were
elected honorary members Of the Board.