Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-20
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
AN APPEAL In BEHALF OF 4 WORTHY
ENTERPRISE.
To the Friends of the Eastern Division
Fair,

10 the Friends OF the Eastern Division
Fair.
Recently was honored by being elect
ed President of the, East Tennessee Division
Fair. This was done because it was sup
posed / would work for its success with
energy and enthusiasm This I will do.
[ shall do nsy duty. Will the committee
sustain me, and second my efforts ? That
is the point of this communication. |
know the Directors and the efficient EXecu-
tive Committee, and the ever jealous Sec
rotary and Treasurer will. But what will
our merchants, our traders, our hOtel-keep-
erS, our real estate owners, our livery,
hack and omnibus men do" A6OUe all,
what will the farmers do? Will the lat
ter class stand alOOf from an enterprise in
which they should feel a just pride and in
which they should take the lead? 1t will
not do for them to say Knoxville controls
the Fair. The stock books are opened and
| they can take sufficient stock to control
it themselves. We ask them, we entreat
them to do so. 1t is reproach to them
that they do not do so. In nearly all 9TH
er communities, the farmers do take the
lead in such things Why ,0iU they not here,
also They are now most earnestly in
vited to call on &. w. Charlton, the Sec
rotary, and take stock, if only ten dollars
each and we could wish that every far
mer, who may read this appeal, might
promptly respond, and that in this way we
could invite the influence of all in be-
half of our enterprise, whose OnIV Oh
iect and aim is to promote the prosperity
of East Tennessee.
We want money. WemltSt hare money.
We are determined to make the fair next
fall decided success. 1t can be done
Our premium list and the display of stock
and articles, shall be so large and attrac-
tive as to draw the people here by tens of
thousands. We notify stock men in adj
vance that they p;aaIHf ulfient such as they
hive never seen before.
But we must have money to prepare for
these things. Debts now press us. I'M
provements are to bemade. The fair grounds
must be planted with shade ''trses,
Larger and more perfeet acc0snmodat
tons must be prepared for stock and for
the comfort of visitors. Gullies must. be
filled up, and some beginning made to-
wards identifying the Peoples Grand
Park.
| Will the people of Knoxville, will the
| farmers, will the stock raisers, will the
| friends of agriculture throughout East
Tennessee, come forward now and help to
make this enterprise d blessing to and the
pride of our section? L pledge large part
! of my time from this until October, with
out compensation, TO the success of this
| enterprise, III which l. nave no more Inter
est than those whom / address. Will not
| the farmers send us forest trees, such as SUI
gar trees, maple, elm and ash, to plant in
| the fair grounds? A few by each farmer,
| thrown in his wagon, as he comes to town,
and left at Atkin & COffman's store, shall
| be planted, and the name of the donor
shall be gratefully mentioned in the news
| papers.
We want 500 trees Who iOiU first re-
| spond to this appeal, and get the first hon
Ord6Le mention Of his name Weshall see.
| What farmer also will first put his name
OH the Seeretary's book for stock? We
! wish to publish it. And who of our own
| immediate citizens will come to the aid of
| this noble enterprise? Let us see who will
| be first. His name also shall appear. We
! expect all to aid. And how many will
subscribe from five to fifty dollars annually
| for three or five years, to be used alone i'll
! identifying the Fair Grounds? Let us
| see who will be first.
| And what or how much will each of our
! citizens and the farmers of the country
| give as special premiums for next fall +?
| We want-must have, indeed-a magni-
| ficent premium list, such as will draw all
our farmers out, reaching five or ten thou
sand dollars, if possible. With the hearty
| cooperation of all classes, magnificent
| success is certain. The premium list is
| now being prepared and we must know
soon what aid we are to have.
| More tomorrow. D. 2. TEMPLE.