Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-28
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The Tennessee Agricultural and Me-
chauicaI Association.
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In om article on yesterday in regard to
the Indebtedness of the Tennessee Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Association, it was
stated that plan had been authorized by
the Legislature to enable the Directors, by
scheme of distribution, to pay out the
whole Indebtedness, but was not carried,
out because doubts were entertained as to
its legality. We should have stated in that
connection that there was a minority who
peIsistently and resOlutely opposed all such
means of raising funds, and positively
refused to cooperate with the major
ity in the proposed plan OF relieving
the association of its indebtedness. Since
the abandonment of this scheme, however,
all the directors are now working shoulder
to shoulder in their efforts to increase the
stock, pay the debt and enable the ascot
alton to take that stand TO which it Is en-
titled both by its location and the vastness
! Of its designs.
Considering the magnitude Of the enter
prise and its beneficial effects in increasing
the products of the soil, improvement of
domestic animals, encouragement OF the
manufactures, and indeed building up all
the industrial and domestic enterprises and
resources of our common country, we
think the assistance asked for is very
reasonable. The managers have struck
out on a large scale, and have thus
shown what ara their views OF the
wants of Nashville and surrounding
country. The Ampitheatre is unsurpassed
by any in the Intoxicating some six to
eight thousand persons, all in full view OF
the most interesting features of their eXhl-
billions. The grounds are very large and
otherwise handsomely improved, and pres ent
a practicability of adding to the Fair inter
ests beautiful and much needed pleasure
Grounds or Park, for the convenience Of the
city and an attraction to strangers. We are
informed the Directory look with special
interest to this feature-which must neces-
sarily require little lime, and we think the
success of the last fall Fair-the distribu-
ton of some thirty thousand dollars in
premiums as rewards of industry and inge-
the financial skill and
energy of the Directory and the interest
they are taking themselves and their own
willingness to still invest additional funds
IN the enterprise, rather than let it perish,
afford a guarantee that the relief asked for
and supplied will be well invested, and we
earnestly suggest that every citizen OF Nash
vile and vicinity is interested in its success,
and as such can well afford 10 lnVeSt-tne
additional amount asked for.
1t would be crying shame and disgrace
to the citizens of Middle Tennessee, and
especially to the citizens Of Nashville to let
this enterprise fail for want of proper sup
port. Every State in the Union has
its fairs. Shall Tennessee, so long known
and appreciated for the enterprise and in
dustry of her people, the variety and excel
lence of her products, and the health
fulness of her climate and beauty
of her scenery, ofe= no temptation
in the way of fairs to attract persons
from a distance. We never felt the in
stincts of State pride more than when, last
fall, we observed intelligent strangers from
the Northwestern States speaking of the
vast superiority of the products of our soil
to theirs. Many of these men, we know,
went home with exalted ideas Of our State
and her citizens. Let the amount be sub
scribed at once, and let the next fair be
such as to shed increased renown and glory
upon our noble old State, which now re-
deemed from its political thraldom can en-
ter upon a new career of material and in
dustrial development, blessed and guided
by the intellect of the Saxon race.