Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-16
THE ExposrrroN.
Meeting Of the board of Managers.

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Building Committee.-The Building
Committee report progress being made in
the erection of the buildings, which would
be completed in sufficient time. Received.
Finance Committee.-This committee
made quite a favorable report, showing
that subscriptions were being made in lib
eral manner. Received.
Committee on Motive Power.-The
Chairman of this committee reported, that
owing to the great demand made for room
to exhibit machinery, additional room
would be required for this. Received.
Committee on Printing.-This commit
tee reported that advertisements had been
put in the city papers, and arrangements
were being made to advertise in other pa
pers.
Transportation and Conference.-The
committee read the following letter as part
of its report.
To the Committee on Public Conveyance:
Gentlemen-We would respectfully In
form you that the Superintendent and OWL
erS of the different steamboat lines repre-
scented by Us, direct us to say that they will
transport all visitors TO the Exposition and
articles designed for exhibition at one-half
the regular rates, /. 9. By paying full rates
coming they will be returned free. That
they will also bring and return all speci-
men ores and minerals designed for exhibit
ton free Of charge; that they be sent on
any of our boats-Cairo line consisting of
steamers Tal;sman, Tyrone and John
Lumsden; Evansville line, steamers West
Wind and Eddyville; upper Cumberland
line of steamers, Ella Hughes, Burksville
and Umpire. Any aid we can render you
in the way Of distributing circulars, etc,
will be most cheerfully done.
Yours, truly, G. II. ARTHUR & Co.
Capt. j. N. Hatcher reported that he,
with the assistance of Mr.. Dalley and Mr..
Kean, had tried to effect arrangements by
which to obtain from Mr.. Fink, Sqperiu-
tendent, half fare rates for visitors and arti-
cles of exhibition over the Louisville and
Nashville, and Louisville and Memphis
Railroads. Mr.. Fink agreed to give the
first week over the roads in Kentucky and
three weeks over the roads in Tennessee.
On motion the report was received. The
committee further stated that efforts were
being made to obtain satisfactory arrange
ments for half fare rates of transportation
and travel over roads connecting at Evans
vile, indianapolis, Cincinnati, st. Louis
and other places.
On motion, the sum of 500 was ordered
to be appropriated TO the Committee on
Minerals for making the proper arrange
ments for the display Of the mineral and
geological specimens.
Committee on Gas.--The committee read
the following communication:
To Committee of Exposition Building;
7 hot fhara &c loy,hf In I,o
minds Of some of your honorable body in
regard to the practicability of lighting your
Exposition building with our Gas Genera
tor, and to avoid all controversy or feeling
on the subject in your board, we desire the
privilege of lighting up large chandelier,
consisting of fifty or more burners, free Of
charge, the chandelier to DC something sim
liar to the chandelier over the fountain in
the old part of the building, which the asso-
citation will put up at their own expense.
We will then silver or black varnish the
chandelier at our own expense, and theD
decorate it with fancy globes and burners
at our own expense. And we will
furnish the connection pipe from the
generator to the building. We will light
up at the same time the city gas is lit,
and turn off at the same time, and furnish
the gas to the Society free of charge. We
have procured permission of the party hav-
ing control of the government lot, to place
our generator on nth permission Of your
association. Trusting this proposition may
be acceptable,
We remain, most respectfully,
J. D. SPANG & Co.
A number of recommendations were
read in connection with the above commu-
nication. Mr.. Chas. Rich moved that the
committee be allowed to accept or reject
the above proposition, provided it would
not prevent insurance on the buildings.
Adopted.
POWER HALL.
The Committee on Motive Power re-
ported that the committee held a meeting
in the aft ernoOn at the Exposition Building,
and after due examination have concluded
that it would be essentially necessary to en-
large this hall in order to furnish room for
the large amount Of machinery to be eX-
hibited. The entire Committee on Motive
Power, together with Mr.. Eastman, were
present at the meeting, and 1t was important
to have this addition completed at least ten
days earlier than the other buildings. On
motion of Mr.. Parks the Building Com
mittee were empowered to contract for the
building of this addition to Power Hall
upon the cheapest terms possible.
PERSONAL.
A large number of letters were read from
gentlemen elected honorary members in
various cities, wishing success and promis-
ing commemorate efforts to promote the in
terest of the exposition; among the COM
munications received was the following:
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D. c., March IL, lST2-Dear Sir: The
President directs me to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter Of the 9th inst, in
forming him Of bis appointment as an hon
orary member of the Board Of Managers of
the Nashville Industrial Exposition" and
to thank you and the gentlemen connected
with you for the compliment conveyed.
He desires me to say that he does not eX-
pect TO be able to visit your city, however,
at the time of the exposition, though it
would afford him much qualification to do
so.
am your obedient servant,
O.E. BABCOCK, Secretary.
Mr.. g. r. PARSONS, President, ETC., etc,
Nashville, Tenn.
On motion the various communications
were ordered to be filed.
W. H. Perry and I. r. Pugh were elect
ed honorary members Of the Board Of
Managers.
Mr.. Parks was added to the Executive
Committee to ask the city authorities to
have the vacant lot near the Exposition
building graded by the workhouse gang.
On motion of Mr.. French the Committee
on Printing were instructed TO have such
of posters printed as were deemed
There being no further business on hand
the Board adjourned to meet next Friday
night.
Recovery of Stolen Goods.
Within the last few days the police have
been raiding the dens of thieves, capturing
quite large amount Of property.