Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-27
NASHVILLE INDUSTRIAL EXPO
SITI0N. a6
Enlargement Of the Buildings and
Preparations for Grand Exhibit


ever had in this city. Last year thousands
of visitors were here from every State, and
this year the number viii be larger we be-
lieye than our citizens expect. Knowing
how much other people and cities. expect
from Nashville, our citizens should be active
in preparing their articles for exhibition.
Every mechanic should have some
thing at the Exposition and every
business man be represented. Thus far
Nashville has won more than an ordinary
triumph at each OF her Expositions, and
this year she must add other flowers to her
chaplet. The committees are kept very
busy attending to their respective duties, and
in few days the bulldog will be ready for
the reception of goods. Many desira-
bic improvements have been made
in tie building, one Of which is the
abolition of power hall and the construction
of an addition for this purpose, rs by SO
feet fronting Spruce street. The machinery
being in this new hall is so far removed
from other pgrts of the enclosure that visit
ors need not be disturbed By its
noise, nor always covered by the
smoke. Goods, pictures, and other
delicate articles placed on exhibition will
not be damaged by the clnders from the
mechanical department. This is most de-
sirable. and certainly will be pleasant. A
high plank fence is building from the Vine
street to the Broad street front, and incloses
the hitherto vacant lot. The fence is raised
very high at its angle with Broad and Vine
streets SO as to allow Of pyrotechnlcal DIS
PLAYS within the enclosure, only the visit
ors in the building will have good vieV oil
the fireworks. The Old brick building I'M
mediately left of the Broad street entrance
is being neatly fitted up for general ticket
office. To the left ooliq1e of this and ad-
Joining the flower garden, is building
THE ART GALLERY,
which ia As By Is feet. Ii has a division
wall, and has 1000 feet p.riatal surface for
the display OF paintings aud pictures. Id
rider to have sufti .ieot light, the root Is Oh
thick glass. Surely the g)lden rays Oh
heaven could not beam their brightness on
| fa;rer works of mans art than pictures, OF
in more Joyous creations of natures hano
than the laughing flowers near by. 1t Ii
well to have these expressive works o
mans art so near to the commonwealth Oh
esrth's flowers, whose music breath o.
beauty
Floats in blissfui fragrance there
|
We regret this department is not large
and higher, for ''distance LENS enchant
ment to the view" even IN the perception
of some finest works of art. OfaeI
an elevation to picture may 'show it Il
advantage" for thsy, Of all art-creations
illustrate the philosopAic theory thai color
a property depending on the relations o
light to the eye. The clouds that sal
dreamfully in the suniit valley OF tn
heavens are more beauteous than the smok
in the muIky wales below.
A Grand feature, one which most highl
testifies the elegant taste of the decorating
committee (Messrs. Thatcher, Davis an
Dortch), is the
SCENIC GRANDEUR
of the building viewed IN any olrecuo'
from the interior. Instead of the 'plai
unvarnished" arch points, visitors Elh be
hold, in wondering admiration, grand pit
lures, with appro Hriate designs and TIC
flowing drapery. The front OF the
VINE STREET ARCH
will have painting 60 By 80 feet, repre-
senting "clvilization aud enterprise" illus
trated by farmer at his plow in one co
ner and a mechanic at the anvil on tn
other side-in the center is line OF tel
graph and a railroad train, herd OF butfal
being seen to the right, no less alarmed .
the fiery speeding car than the moun9ea Ii
dams to the left. westward the star
empire takes its flight" and soon the VII
child of nature must seek another nom
: for his untamed spirit shrinking from u
glazing light of civilization, breathes u
poets melancholy strain
seThy voice is a complaint, o, Crowned City,
The blue sky covering thee, like coos gre
pity"
The southern front arch of the new bull
ing will be gorgeously draped in imltatlc
of lace Tork-in the center being Yignat
representing
AGRICULTURE, ART AND SCIENCE
The drapery is rich royal purple wi
heavy green tracery, and will doubtless at
, tract the attention Of the ladies'. The arr
, front, at the intersection of the old al
, new buildings, will have national coat
arms. The right section is an ocean visN
+ its nearest foam crowned waves Of gree
contrasting gracefully with the colors oft
+ national Asg carelessly folded about star
of arms. The other side is a landscape
. diversified scenery, with pleasing Pc
pect, etc. A coat ofarms OF The
!, STATE OF TENNESSEE
is on the skylight above, that OF I
? CITY Of Nashville crnamenting, in I
: same tasteful manner, the sk
: light over the Vine-street entrant
. Those to the right and left wing arches a
d ornamental with drapery in limitation
satin and purple. The arch front over u
Broad street entraEce has scenic b1c
ground, representing train at full spec
On the gallery, in front ofthis back groun
Is what scenic artists term "a cut fores
This gives bold relief, and opens {
Iigbtftll vista to the vision. This seer
II when illuminated at night, Will be me-
II beautiful in its effscs. The arch left OF
: Broad street entrance will have picture
ct NIAGARA FALLS,
6 the execution of which is most effective
l every respect. This picture is sixty
u twenty-eight feet wide, and in The oppos
p arch is one oflike size, 'tIoplcai scene
} moonlight" the pale rays resting with
IS chanting sof5ness on the flowers aud wat
-s All of the posts and shsfCiBg beams hav
Of been removed from old power hall, It's arc
}? front will bear grand picture representa-
San arctic scene," ffom either side OF VIII
d push six str 4ams of water falling into
F. BEAUTIFUL CASCADES.
70 At the base will be miniature lake frlnt
o. with natural moss and dotted with re
of gemmed islets. Gold and silver fish
ID Snort in the waters and the cleaning sp
ne from the cascades will constitute T.
I'd ensemble of fairy-like beauty. SIM
to cascade with ''forest scene" will be uni
ne the Spruce street arch. At the angle OF
it nave facing the entrances from Broad
he Vine streets will be
re THE MUSIC STAND,
d, octagonal in shape with balcony and
d, mounted with canopy. The panels (iol
RS, three in number) on The gallery over
rs Vine street door will each bear coVal
ed State arms and of the Territories.
yet center of the erained-arch in the build
en- will be decorated with national flags.
by capitals of the columns to the roof will
X festooned with drapery CT crimson, pn
nd and green, edged with an imitation OF
3 a fringe. The drapery will extend along g
as of the roof ribs to the center OF the graf
ew arch.
Die The ornamentalion of the building
ad the artistic designs are of unusual meri
ed
ct, THE COURTS.
sor
in PROBATE CoURT.-A. F. Whitman