Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-02

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!, and sugar mills, oat cutters, reapers, hoes
: plows, rakes, wheat fans, harroTs, cor
. planters, etc.
J, The exhibition Of thrsshing, moving AMI
! reaping machines Is unusually large, ev err
8 mandatory In the United States bein
{ represented.
3 Near the angle formed by the secon,
+ cross or nave, Is wide door leading to thu
open space above referred TO, on SpFue'
street, along which from Broad runs plank
, fence twenty feet high, forming an inclosurt
J where
STEAM SAW MILLS
and other machinery too large for conve-
nient location in the interior of the build
ing are exhibited, operated by shaftings
when necessary, from the power hall
MISCELLANEOUS
Several portable steam engines, boilers,
ETC., In this enclosure.
Inside and between the door and Power
Hail is a section devoted TO the exhibition
of scales, both large and small.
To the lett, as you enter the opposite side,
including the nave, corresponding with the
geological section, Is used to exhibit stove
work, iron ware, nantes, cornice, railing,
moulding, and articles of like character,
including architecture, carriages, etc.
Last night we noticed forty seven differ
eut kinds of stoves, all Of new designs and
elaborate finish.
The mantles arranged along the walls
are very attractive, and the number on
exhibition is twenty-seVen, each differing
in color aud pattern from the other.
Over the wall to the left of the entrance
is display Of leather by the Chattanooga
Manufacturing Company.
WORTHY OF NOTICE.
The brick used at the last exposition as
mechanics hall has been most handsomely
fitted up, and is occupied by j. j. Venable
& Co., Che of the Maxwell House) as q
confectionery and ice cream saloon, where
the choicest vianos are served - visitors.
| This building connects with the horticultu-
raj garden, where also tables will be placed
to-day, aud the patrons Of the establish
ment will therefore have an opportunity Of
INDUCING In sherbets and creams, and at
the same time look out upon the orange
trees laden with fruit, and drink In the per-
fumes Of the sweet scented geraniums and
heliatropes that surround them.
THE CONTRIBUTORS REMEMBERED.
We have devoted considerable space
|
ners which make up the decorations. In
addition TO those mentioned there is dis
| played around the roof of the old building
similar in size to those described, nd bear
tho names of those cities in the United
States which have contributed most to the
| Exposition. They are as follows:
| Dalton, Ca; Chicago, ILL.,; Washington,
! D. c.; Wheeling, W. Va; Lexington, XIV;
Philadelphia, Penn; Marietta, O.; Nash
! vile, Tenn; Rome, Ga; San Francisco,
! Cal; Atlanta, Ga; Covington, Louisville,
! KY; Pittsburgh, Pa; Tallahassee, Fla;
Bowling Green, KY; Hartford, Conn.,;
| Providence, +. l.. Baltimore, Nd; Savan-
nah, Ga; Decatur, Ala; Albany, Il. Y;
| Augusta, Ca; Rochester, n. Y; Baton
/ Rouge, La; Newark, n. j.; Pensacola, Fla;
/ Norfolk, Va; Raleigh, N c.; Montpelier,
| VT; Harrisburg, Pa; Detroit, Mich;
! Frankfort, Ky; Madison, Wis; Montgom-
cry, Ala, Austin City, Tex; Knoxville,
| Tenn; Richmond, Va.
THE HORTICULTURAL GARDEN,
! This is one of the principal features Of
the exhibition. The ground on which the
garden is laid off comprises an area Of
! seventy-five square feet, and Is partly
| covered with a canopy. A magnificent
| fountain stands in the center, and is sur
! rounoed with handsome Horticulture and
| landscape decorations. The garden is laid
| of into plats Of d fferent figures, having Dor
| deTs # sod, with red cedar sawdust In the
! enclosed space, while ths walks ara also
| covered with white saw dust. The garden
| is filed with many rare exotics, among
which We noticed a noble palm, beautiful
butterfly palm, and also a sage palm; sever
| al banana plants, fine specimens of the
India-rubber plant, orange plants, with
tempting fruit on them; specimens Of In
dian azales in bloom; BECOMES, aud other
| plants too numerous to mention. The
garden is in charge Of Mr. T. II. French,
! D. F. Wilkin and afr. Vim. HEAVIER.
TIE GALLERIES.
The galleries are crowded with every va
riety Of light and fancy goods, ornamental
work, sewing machines, fancy articles, can
dies, books, jewelry, pictures, photographs,
saddlery, harness, ornamental work, etc.
The pictures on the gallery wal are of the
finest and most valuable character. The oil
paintings number 81, and many of them are
from the hands Of eminent masters
IN this art. There are forty paintings from
Wards Seminary, beside large collection
of photographs and chromOs, including
PraDg's copy Of Hills Yosemite Valley, the
original of which cost $4,000; besides a
Madonna and six other pictures, sill valua-
bic.
THE INAUGURATION CEREMONIES.
The Exposition opened last nigh and
was 3 more decided success than could
have been expected from the most ardent
we'll wisher Of the grand enterprise.
The exercises commenced with music
by the Post Band. Then followed an an
them, 1.-The Earth is the Lord's," by the
choir, composed Of the members Of the
various churches in the city and Edgeield.
The President of the Board Of Managers
next introduced Rev. DR.. r. A. Young,
who delivered the following prayer:
PRAYER OF DR.. YOUNG.
Rev. DR.. Young: Almighty God, our
Heavenly Father, we unite our voice and
neart to magnify and praise Thee on this
occasion. Let thy loving presence be with
US now. We thank Thee for the prosperity
of our country and grant that it may con-
tiuue. Grant that this Exposition
may be so conducted that it will
be conducive to Thy good, the good
of all Thy people and the commonwealth
of the State. And now let Thy favor and
the Holy Ghost rest upon Us and this In
dustrial Exposition, We ask, to whom is
due all praise, forever aud ever, amen.
President-The audience will now listen
to trio by the choir.
Then came trio, ''Ohl come to the sea-"
b. Mrs. Hart, James Anderson, and John !
{. Stewart, with piano accompaniment. It !
was loudly encored as il deserved to be.
Gov. John c. Brown was next introduce |
ed TO the audience by the President Of the /
Board, who delivered the following welcome
address.
ADDRESS OF GOV. JNo. C. Drown.
Ladies and Gentlemen-As the chosen |
representative Of She Board Of Managers, |
extend to you, in their name, cordial !
welcome TO the second annual meeting Of /
" The Nashville Industrial Exposition" |
an enterprise that was inaugurated but |
little more than one year ago, under the |
auspices Of the Nashville Mechanical Asso- |
citation, and the Horticultural Association. |
And without capital or subsidies-with ut /
influence or cooperation beyond very |
limited circle in this city, a beautiful build |
ing grew up, as if by the invocation OF magic, |
aud the splendid display Of machinery and !
mechanism, fabrics and curiOsities, drew /
thousands Of astonlshed and gratihed visi- /
tors to the capital. And if the success of /