Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-03
ATTENTION, CHANGERS.
Practical Work for the Cen
tennial.
OppOrtune Suggestions from Mas
ter Maxwell and Col.
KillebreW.

How the Varied Fertility of Tenness
see Soils May be Represented at
Philadelphia.
To the Union and American:
HUMBOLDT, Tenn, July 30.-Patrons:
The Importance Of having Tennessee rep
resented in her agricultural products at
Philadelphia, and also that there may eYef
be a representation Of she same in her State
Capitol, and it being within the power Of
the Subordinate oranges Of the State TO
make the collection and do the work more
readily and in a shorter time than any
others, and inasmuch as there Is 10 time
to spare if the work would be done, and
believing you who compose the Oranges
are the people of all others who are inter
ested in the agriculture and in the re-
sources Of the State; and as Col. j. B. Kill
Hebrew, one Of your Order and one Of
the Centennial Commission Of the State,
has kindly offered the benefit of his skill
and ability and experience in arranging
and classifying, and, in fact, has come up
the right man in the right place and offered
his services in that work, we feel the
greater freedom In calling on the Order
through the Subordinate Oranges to aid in
thatwOrk, in fact, to do the work. Then
will every Grange at once act and do its
part? We ask sou to do so, and as a guide,
will give you herewith a copy Of cOmmu-
nicatiOn received from him this day. This
was received az the time of closing report
we are making to the Executive Committee
of the State Grange, and follows up the
thoughts therein brought to the notice Of
the committee. Col. killebrew says, adj
dressing his letter TO me, and authorizes
me TO make any use Of it l see proper:
''Gov. Porter having appointed me one of
the State Centennial Commissioners, L am
exceedingly DESTROYS Of working in such a
way as 10 be most efficient.
desire first Of all to collect The best spe-
eimens Of agricultural products, not only for
exhibition at Philadelphia, but TO place in
the State CAPITOL 20 show he world what
Tennessee can raise. l want specimens of
wheat, barley, buckWhelt, rye, clover, tim
othy, herds-grass, orchard grass, German
millet. Dutch millet, Tennessee millet,
Missouri millet, Hungarian-gTass, corn on
the stalk with fodder, tobacco on stalk and
stripped. All these l want as they grew,
and with each specimen a half pint Of seed
to place with the specimen and immediate
" under it when hung up, 50 that the OBJ
server may be able at a glance to see the
plant as it grows and the seed. A good
sized bundle, say eight inches in diameter,
of each will do fO- a county. Let it be the
best.
81 should also be glad to get specimens
Of all the nuts, beans, peas, and corn on the
ear, wheat cleaned, say half gallon Of the
latter, Of each kind, put in jars or bottles.
l want also specimens Of the various woods
that grow in the county. The best way to
get these is to take a tree and saw of a sec
ton a foot long. One side Of this could be
dressed and vanished and the bark left on
the remainder. This much Of the work
necessary to make nv collection one of tie
best in the United States, can be done by
the 1000 Oranges in the State. The pOr-
ton of my work relating to minerals and
manufactures, l shall accomplish through
other agencies.
snow, my dear friend, issue your prOcla-
nation right away, for We have not one
minute to lose, and let us get the Oranges
throughout the State to make their nObleSt
exertiOn in behalf Of their State. Nothing
can do us more good than to show the
world what we have got and what we can
grow. Let us set to work and make the
grandest display.Of agricultural products to
be found anywhere. The collection can
be divided, one half to be sent to Philadel-
phia and the otlrer ARRANGED in the State
Capitol. Vegetables need not be sent, as
they will not keep. Let all collections be
directed to me at Nashville, and 1 will turn
them over to the Executive Committee.
Let each bundle have a paper attached
showing where it is from, etc.
"YOurs truly,
81. B. kILLEBREW."
Patrons, we make this request Of you in
behalf of the interests of the State of Ten
nessee, of which you are all justly proud.
Win all the papers in the State keep this
before the oranges, and ask the railroads to
deliver the specimens that may oe sent free
Of charge, as there are no funds provided
by the State or by other authority.
W. MAXWELL, Master State Grange.