The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-15
THE E. d. F. ASSOCIATION.

after them. They sometimes point
a moral or adorn a tale, and oftimes
fail the good purpose of either. To
take no thought of the means unto
the end, and float on the surface of
the occasion and await the sublimity
of luck, is indeed pleasant-when
luck is wreathed with jolly face and
mien.
-But-well-admitted! Where
fore such phiIosophizing?
Oh! beg pardon We were intend
ing to observe that last week we Wis
tied Knoxville-the metropolis of
East Tennessee city with hopes
immense and desires reaching the
confines of immensity-whose lofty
spires, domes and columns mot Cor
inthian) fout and mock all the little
hamlets of East Tennessee.
Four mortal days and unnumber-
ed minutes record the period of the
Fairs duration And at last it was
-finished--ominously, it is
whispered, for 1873. It is not our
funeral IF that's the word, and we
use it in its Pickwickian sense and
therefore it is not our province to
trump its eulogium. Let a Herald
and a Chronicle do the work.
From this Doint of Knoxville's IL
Illuminated radii we venture on our
own part a few faint and feeble
notes. We sing the chorus-the
same sung all over East Tennessee.
Can Knoxvillians translate Meme,
meme tekeI apharstn. That is the in
itial line in the first verse.
But we will do the fair thing. II
the Eastern Division Fair Associa-
ton Of 1873 went to the wall-it did
so gracefully. The old E. D. f. or
ganization of 1912, lived long for
this climate, and died, let us hope,
full of honors. 1t was an agricultu-
raj thing and pandered to the tillers
of the soil-you'll observe. It was
a fair enough thing, but it forg the
merchants, and Knoxville, and gate
fare. and premiums to the great in
terest of Knoxville. 1t gave. big
figures Oh wheat, corn, and potatoes,
and slightly remembered the paint
ings in water, oil, &c, &c. 1t gave
its dollars to the cookery of the
housewives of the farmers, forget
ting what Kern, Spiro, ct ais could
do in ornamental cakes. OF such
the old Fair died. Regrets follow
the bier, but no odds. It's offspring
of 1873 took up where it left off, and
like conquering host that never
lost q battle, marched on to victory.
Some people have already adjudg.
ed this rs thing a bastard-but this
is base calumny and shows how de
PRAYED is popular Judgment. Run
the lines q moment and see how
brilliant the comparison in favor of
70. The one of ~ had its officers
chosen from the people-they were
| known throughout East Tennessee
known for their bias with the
farming interests of the country.
Their President and Secretary were
liable to be stirred with questions,
annoyed with communications, both
cred with suggestions, and grated
in favor of the masses and agricul-
tural interests. The organization of
'73, worshipping the God of their
forefathers-the dollar almighty
when they conceive q fine point seize
the substance and don't run after
shadows.
This, perhaps, was the prime Sc
cret of their unparalleled success =!
We have been in speechless admira-
ton, at times, at the display Of SOL
omonism on the part of the rs as.
sociatioD. Especially was it be-
witching in its ,droit ttneSse in this
particular-Every officer, director,
&c, Of the organization was charged
at the gate. The revenue from this
source must have been immense.
Let the Louisvi lie and the Nashville
Expositions, and all others. examine
and adopt this admirable system
The premium list. too, was model.
but we have not time to notice it
further.
Rejecting seriously over the whole
affair, we are forced TO exclaim--what
a harmonious people Knoxvillians
are. They run in their smooth and
we'll marked grooves proudly, peace
fully. brilliantly. and always to the
4 tainment of perfect success! In
these times the enterprise of such
people is truly refreshing. All hal
the good and blessed people of the
metropolis.
After the exhibition at Knoxville
we can but feel that Hamblen should
awake Shake off the dew drops
that glitter on her garments" and
with Washington, GrSene, Monroe,
Bradley and Hamilton, go forth in
the business, thrilled by this inspir-
ing and happy teachings of our great
mother metropolis. in whose shadow