Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-07
THE FARMERs' SHOW AT PHILA.
DEIPGIA

ample opportunity for proving our
assertions, and exhibiting the evidences
Of our native wealth before the mil
lions who viii flock thither from the
Northern States, the Canadas and Eu-
rope. In letter to G. W. Charlton,
published in the KaogUille Age, Col. J.
B. Kinebrew well says that we cannot
afford TO make a failure at the Centen-
NAL. Whether we oppose the exhibition
or not, the fact is patent that there
will be gathered together the products
and the fruits of industry from
every country. They viii be displayed
to the gaze of the world, and snail
Tennessee, so gifted by nature with
every natural resource, with such vast
capabilities and such splendid advan-
tages, and such a happy combination
of physical agencies, neglect such an
opportunity? There can be but one an
swer to this interrogatory from any
one interested in the future of our
State. The only question is, how to doit.
Col. Killebrew wishes to secure the
most valuable farm products for exhi-
bition at the Centennial and as speci-
mems for the State museum. He will
want a half gallon of the best
wheat from each county; also, rye,
barley, buckwheat, peas, beans, eto.
Specimens of corn in the stalk, wheat
in the sheaf, bundles of the various
grasses grown for forage, ETC., would
be valuable. If a collection of these
articles is not made now and dried, it
win be impossible to gather them In
time next summer for the exhibition.
Tennessee can make exhibit of a greater
diversity Of excellent products than
any State, North or South, and there
is no excuse for not doing it. Her
greatness consists in her variety of
farm products, as well as minerals,
timber and building stone. It is ex-
pected that the Grange organizations
in the various counties viii assist ma
terially in the necessary work. Incor-
pOrated IN this letter we find some
words of cheerful wisdom that we can
not do better than trsnscribe In Col.
Killebrew's own language
Despite the croakings of constitu.
tional grumblers and their lugubrious
Vaccinations, an satisfied that the
State Is marching onward. This is
manifested IN the increased energy dis
played in every department of industry,
and especially IN agriculture, that
nOurIshIng mother of all the arts. Men
are more hopeful, and according to my
observations IN various parts Of the
State, notwithstanding the disasters
which have overtaken the wheat crop,
the t1atter'ng prospects fora good corn,
cotton and tobacco crop have appre-
ciated productive farms, not in the
market, but in the estimation Of the
owners fully twenty-five per cent. ]
am born hateT Of aIlthOse who are con-
stantly crying down our State. Such
men ought 10 move away and give room
for others who viii put their shoulders
to the wheel and propel the industries
Of the State forward. These fellows
who throw a wet blanket upon every
undertaking and weak enthe energies of
those who are striving for the advance
mrnt Of the State, are public nuisances.
They tear down what good men erect;
they undermine the foundation while
others are building the superstructure.
They are death heads that thrust them
selves with their CHASTITY grinnings into
the abodes Ofindustry and cheerfulness.
If The sky is clear they predict a storm;
If 1t Is cloudy, they foretell unutterable
disasters. In a word, they are theOWls
Of society, that disturb the peace and
quiet, the hopes and happiness, and the
Joy and cOntentment of the industrious
class, emasculating their energies and
blIghtIng and whitening their ambi-
tons by hOOting out failure" from
every tree top. The bright sideis theright
side. The industry of a country is not
nurtured by gloomy forecastings.
Convince a man that he viii do wei,
and he will work with an energy that
viii insure success. Discourage him,
and the "drag-heel" viii seize him, his
muscles viii become paralized, and
failure will be the inevitable conse.
quence. The best way 90 find a ghost
Is to look for it. The surest way of
securing a fai ure Is to predict it. l
have long been Of the opinion that the
best division Of parties ID our State is
the live party and the dead party.
Surely, never within It's history are
live men more needed. am sure, too,
that the live party is gaining IN
strength and influence. The healing
draught Of our people must be drawn
from living fountain. No stagnant
pool, with the green SUM Of fogyism,
can ever restore life to the common
wealth. We must pull together, shout
der to shoulder-all the live men
until the principles of progress and
development move with the strength
and majesty Of a national instinct.