Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-04
NASHVILLE UNION AND AMERICAN SATURDAY. MAY 4y2
THE EXPOSITION.
Additional contributions YesseFaa
Many stranrers In Attendance.
aIore Homo Inlerest wansed.

More Home Interest Wanted.
The day opened brightly, and the weather
was much more pleasant than the previous
evening. While many strangers visited the
building during the day, the attendance
on the part of our home people is NOS as
large as might be expected. Our ExpOsi-
ton affords greater field for study, admit
ration and pleasure than was ever viewed
at any one previous period in the South.
The buildings are magnificent in size, con-
venient in the various appointments, afford
ing fine facilities for the display of the large
collections. The promenades are wide,
and there is no reason why the citizens Of
Nashville especially, and from every section
of the State should not give encouragement
to such an important enterprise as this is.
Yesterday the visitors ware, with but few
exceptions, from a distance, and shows that
proper interest in the success of the Expo
sition is not as great as it should be among
our citizens.
IS THIS TEMPLE OF INDUSTRY APPRECI-
ATED?
Its importance does not seem to be real
lied here, and is doubtless regarded as an
advertising show. This may somewhat ex-
plain the seemingly want of interest on the
part of many of Nashville's citizens, the
very persons who should assist and promote
whatever plan of public character is in
augurated for the benefit of Nashville and
the State Of Tennessee. With the brilliant
record of last years Exposition, Nashville
stands now pre-eminent among the cities of
progress and active advancement in the
United States. With that grand achieve
ment, as recommendation of her energy
and guarantee for future growth, she has
invited men of means, of education, andi of
worth to again behold her second effort.
Shall this effort go by without attaining its
expected resultsp Is it desirable that the
Exposition Of 1872, containing twice as
much as that of last year, should be no
la. yer attended? The entries are three times
IL large, and every train and steamboat ar
II ng swells the already vast collection.
Carpenters, painters and mechanics are
busy making room for the location of the
G. DIS and machinery that are hourly COM
ing in.
IN FULL BLAST.
Owing to the delay in the preparations
caused by the late day Of persons sending
articles for exhibition, great many think
there is, as yet, not much to be seen at the
Exposition. This is a mistake, and the er-
roneous idea will be agreeably rectifed by
a visit to-day.
CROWDS FROM A DISTANCE.
From every section of the State we hear
of large parties preparing to visit the Expo
sition. A general interest in its success and
a strong desire to behold the grand attrac-
tions, pervades the people of Tennessee.
Many of the principal female schools in the
State will also avail themselves of this OPP
portuni.y to witness much that is instruct
i've and pleasant. Much interest abroad is
! being manifested toward the enterprise, and
! there will be excursion parties from Indi-
ana, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois and the South
ern States. The Cumberland packets ex-
pect to come crowded with people each
| trip, and it is fair to presume our city will
| be overrun with visitors to
the Exposition, and therefore
| the citizens of Nashville should evince
a proper appreciation towards these visitors
for the kindly feelings they have towards
our city and its grand enterprise. CONNER
cial relations, social ties and bonds of good
feeling should and can be established be-
| tween States and cities which are yet COM
paratively strangers to the wealth, industry,
trade and hospitality of Nashville. By
large attendance from the citizens ofNash-
vile visitors from other cities and States
| will better realize our commercial and me-
chanical prosperity, and industrial progress.
| This will have the effect of showing them
that we are not dependent upon the re-
sources of others for that which constitutes
the greatness Of a city.
THE PRESS.
We are glad TO learn that the Press is
manifesting kind regard for the EXPOSE
| ton and is well represented. The papers
of Memphis, Louisville and Cincinnati have
their correspondents in attendance who viii
duly speak of the grand at fractions and
magnificent collections.
THE AFTERNOON.
The attendance in the afternoon was
much better than in the forenoon and the
music by the band was very fine. Among
the
NEW CURIOsITIES
that came in yesterday was the Bergmann's
Automatic Wonder, which ia a working
model, on an extensive scale, of various
kinds of machinery, comprising a grist-
mill, saw-mill, Oil-mill and smut-nill, with
an elevator and blacksmith shop attached.
The structure stands on an ornamental and
romantic base, representing hillside or
ledge OF rocks, with underground arch
ways supposed to be cut out Of the solid
stone, and communicating with the
building above. The house is built in the
modern German style, with mansard roof, !
bay windows and a series of balconies with |
verandahs and finely carved work. |
The Cornice is deeply carved, !
and belfry occupies a position on the roof |
between two wings of the main structure. |
All of the interior machinery is run by two |
oveTshot water wheels; the lower one takes
the waste water from the upper wheel to
which it runs at right angles. The auto
matte figures represented as performing la
Dor in the mills and about the villa, receive
independent motion from a weight and
spring concealed in the rear CT the model.
TIE water for running the machinery is ell
evated to reservoir in the
upper part Of the house by
means of a hand force pump, or it can be
supplied from hydrant. The building is
surrounded by II, es and shrubbery, drives
and walks, playing fountain, a running
stream, living spring and miniature lake.
The basement of the structure is occupied
by an old fashioned German linseed oil
mill, in full operation, with one automatic
attendant, the sole business of which is to
remove the oil from the stump to the tank.
On the top of the tank is a barrel, while
two barrels ready for shipment are seen in
side of the underground vault. On the
right is a tunnelled road along which pass
now and then men on their way from the
oil mill, farmers in their wagons loaded for
market, and a woman with a pitcher
goes to the spring for water and
retires through a winding path to the villa.
Farther to the right is the lake, half hidden
by the rocks and foliage, ferryman in his
boat here carries passengers back and forth.
On the opposite side he has just lande
sailor, who takes off his hat, stands erect,
and then takes a look at the surrounding
scenery. To the far right is road leading
to blacksmith's shop, in vault beneath
the rear Of the building, the bellows are in
motion, the fire burning in the forge, while
two blacksmiths are busily engaged in al
ternately striking a bar of iron on an an
vii, the strokes of their hammers being dis
tinctly audible.
Near the border OF the lake is a winding
stairway cut from the rock and leading to
the open court of the villa above, in which
is the fountain throwing up jets of water.
Tho bocn of tho fountain iS artiStipa llv or