Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-21
To the Friends of the Eastern Division
't Fair.
(CONTINUED.)


In continuation of my appeal in behalf
of this enterprise, ] desire to earnestly in
woke the aid of the people of Knoxville
and Knox county. [ ask the first to aid
no1O in enabling the Directors to 6eautVy
and Improve the grounds. They should
be made like park, with lawns, groves of
trees, drives and walks, and all be kept In
grass. Here, then, would be delightful
place, in all time to come, for pic-nics,
Sabboth-school celebrations, mechanical
celebrations and all things of that kind.
Here there would be perfect seclusion.
Shade is badly needed in the sultry days of
autumn while holding the fairs.
Without money we cannot make these
improvements, and we therefore ask our
people, of all classes, to aid us. Some can
give trees, some grass seed, and some
money. "A ...-3 -..r +. -.."r
Again, we want large list of special
premiums, the persons giving them desig-
mating the object for which they are given.
| This mode of raising premiums is very
common. At Memphis, in 1870, the
special premiums amounted to between
| four and five thousand dollars. All
who lived off the community, such
as merchants, hOtel-keepers, sewing ma
chine agents, cotton factories, dealers in
agricultural implements-in q word, all
classes gave literally for this purpose.
Their names and their premiums were
published in the premium list. Already
Hough & Church, with characteristic lib
erality and zeal in behalf of progress, have
| signitied their intention to offer several
| special premiums. Let all our business
men, and our farmers, and our railroad
officials initiate them. | need hardly say
that all are interested in drawing hither as
large crowd as possible, and especially
our merchants, hotel-keepers, railroad Off
GERS, and our hack men. Every stranger
who comes here to attend the fair will have
on an average. ten dollars.
But, besides the above wants, we must
have more stock subscribed. It's believed
by many that the stock can be made t
pay heavy dividend. / do not under
stand this to be the object of the present
Directors. 1t is our object to get out oil
debt first, and then to build up and foster
the industrial resources of East Tennessee
and make our fairs the pride and boast O
our people. ....,., 49,.
To this end, we most earnestly desire
our farmers all over East Tennessee, Il
take hold of this matter. We want then
to feel that this is their peculiar enterprise
Let them come forward and unite with us
Let them attend our meetings and consul
with us. Let them call into the Secreta
ry's office and give us their views. w,
want the advice and judgment of tn,
farmers as to the best mode of conducting
our fairs. We want them to take some
stock, if ever so little.
Let our farmers at once prepare for th,
fair next fall Let neighborhoods unit
and send off for pure blooded stock. Their
is no time to be lost. Let me say to then
that the day Of scrub stock of all kinds ha
passed by. Pure blooded, improved stock
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States will be represented here next fall
by pure blooded stock, besides Middle Ten
nessee, / hope, and it will be shame if W,
are beaten at home. / appeal to the native
pride of our people, and say to them, pre-
pare for sharp, active competition, and fo
a display such as we have not hitherto
seen. a.s. ....
There is no party in this; at least tn,
war is over. Then let all our people unit,
in one harmonious effort to develop anC
foster our industrial resources.
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