The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-06-30
AsrERN pIHzs1oNFAIR
EETHAMBLENR E REPRESENTED.

LETHAMBLEN Be REPRESENTED.
The readers Of the GAZETTE are all
aware OF the fact that a convention,
composed largely OF Patrons of Hus-
bandry-almost entirely Of farmers,
was held on the Sd day Of Jane. at
Knoxville. which took steps TO re-
habilitate the Eastern Dixision Fair.
They are All aware of the propitions
circumstances attending the inangu-
ration of this nsoTemen& The old
Association was indebted, and had
no immediate prospect of paying out.
Between large attention given to
scrub racing, encouragement to lot
terry schemes. and the like, the East
err Division Fair had been brought
into such q eoHdition that it no lon
ger paid"
It is not ours to eriticise the ac-
tions OF those who have heretofore
controlled the iastitutioa-we are
not writing IN the spirit Of criticism
we are only expressing mi opin-
ion when we say that these tnstitu.
tiOns are only in their Legitimate line
when they are made Agricultural
Fdirs. Their managers are out of
their reckOntng when they rely on
any other than the agricultural class
es to give eclat and success to Fairs
in Fast Tennessee. Experience has
proven that the speed ring is distaste-
fal st least to the masses OF our peo-
pie. Everything that smacks of.
immortality tends TO drive from the
support of these institutions the only
class of our people who have the ma.
merical, coupled with the financial
strength. to insure successive mean
the weil.tOdo farmers Of the country.
In saying this we do not mean to
disparage the other classes which go
to add interest to such occasions;
for the mechanics and merchants of
East Tennessee are, as a class, as
moral and as deserving as the far
mers But these lack the numbers.
So it is: The farmers Of East Ten
nessee have taken charge of the East
ern Division Fair. They have ar
ranged satisfactorily its Indebted
ness, and have decided that during
the autumn of 1875 there shall be an
Agricultural Fair held at Knoxville.
Weprediet with confidence a grand
success. The farmers can. if they
will, bring together a larger and finer
of blooded stock-of the
products of the farm-of the dairy
Of the garden-of the orchard-than
has ever been seen gathered togeth-
er in East Tennessee. Then. the
ladies-the farmer wives and daugh-
yers! They have the taste-the in
1ustry. We believe the ladies de-
oartment will, in 1875, surpass any
hing ever exhibited in this line here
Add to these such a display
IS our mechanics can and ought to
make, and specimens of our mineral
.ealth-aH these combined will make
he exhibition worthy of the patron
Lge of our people. There will not
'e needed at such a Fair the scrub
Iuarter-horse, or lottery ticket. to
make the hours glide swiftly by.
We say to the people of Hamblen
nd adjoining counties, that they
'ught at once to take steps to aid in,
nd be profted by this enterprise.
'repare your fine stock for exhibi.
ion. Select and give attention to
our specimes of farm products, your
arden products. Ladies, prepare
our offerings-prepare to go to the
air and compete for the prizes. IF
on fail to get first premiums, you I
ill at least have a week OF enjoy
tent, and learn what your co labor
in other sections are doing. Then !
It there be samples oftour fine mar. !
les prepared and exhibited. Let /.
ur mechanics get up their fanciest !
lbs and take them down. They {
i'll be able, doubtless, TO "get the I
and sell the work" {
In short, we urge our people to do :
hat it is evidently their interest to t
o-lay to, and do all in their pow t
to make the Eastern Division Ag. 1