Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-30

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And they will not be controlled or Ia
terfered with in any way. But the
Centennial Commission that met at
Nashville in May last. appointed a
General Committee for East Tennesst q
to select such articles as should be sent
to Philadelphia. This was absolul el Y
essential and necessary. For if there
were no persons to select articles, too
many of one kind and not enough OF
another, might be forwarded and then
specimens might be sent that, instead
of being a credit would be discredit
to our country. We hope, therefore,
our friends will readily perceive that it
was necessary this power should be
lodged somewhere, The General Com.
mittee on selections Is com posed of p.
Dickinson, Peter Staub and G. w.
Charlton
We hope the friends of this cause
will go to work at once, and work dill
gently and faithfully to make prepar-
alton for creditahle exhibition of the
resources Of East Tennessee at the Gem
tennial Exposition next year at Phila-
delphia.
Many of US have honestly believed
and sincerely said that for salubrity of
climate, ami in mineral and agricul-
tural resources, we have a country that
is unsurpassed by any other in the
world. We have now the best oppor-
tunity that can be offered to us to eX
hibit the foundation for this opinion
Such an opportunity probably will not
occur again in an hundred years. 1t il
due to ourselves, to our children, and
TO future generations that we shall not
allow this opportunity to pass without
making a becoming and manly effort
to show the advantages and immense
resources that our country possesses,
to the representatives of the world
who will next year attend the Centen
NAL Exposition at Philadelphia. Eas
| Tennessee is comparatively an un'
known country. Now Is the time tC
make it known. five are true to our
selves, and make proper and judiciou'
| exposition of our great resources auC
immense advantages at the Centen'
NAL Exhibition next year, the bene
| fetal consequences of our industry anC
expenditure of our means will be be.
You'd anticipation or calculation. CAPT
tai and population will flow in upon us
Our immense mineral resources will
be developed, and our agricultural pro
ducts increased to an enormous eX
| tent.
We will not anticipate that we shall
fail to discharge our duty in this CRANE
work, on account of the lack of a small
modicum of means or the failure to APP
| ply the necessary industry, enterprise
and energy to secure the great results
that will follow the little sacrifices W,
may make.
The time for preparation is not long
The buildings will be open for tn
reception of materials for exhibition
the first of January next, and will b
closed 20 the admission of any article
the first of April. The Exposition
will commence the first of May. w
consider it very important that on
friends should go to work at once anC
have as mang articles rs they possibl!
can prepare against that time, read,
for exhibition at our Eastern Division
| Fair, which takes place at Knoxville
in October next. Selections can theI
be made of many articles to be exhib
tied at Philadelphia, and the work o
selecting done with great facility ant
convenience. 1t will also be an appro
pirate time to look over the work tina
ha- been done and supply any def
ciencies that may have occurred.
The suggestions we have made w
hope will be improved upon by GU
friends in the different counties. A
first we may overlook many thing
that ought to be done, but when W,
begin the work, experiences will sug
gest to us what ought to be done anC
| how il should be accomplished.