Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

that they are worthy Of the attention
given them.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
RI. Anderson, of Jefferson county,
Offered the following
RcsOiUod, That the thank and CRATE
/ ful acknowledgements of TIM az
/ hereby rendered to the c.Ifl ne -.
Knoxville for the very corded manner
/ i'm which they have received US and
/ the sumpluous manner in which they
/ have dispensed to us their generous
/ hospitality.
/ Mr.. Anderson made somr remarks
/ in behalf of the resolution he offered.
Col Hubbard made some remarks.
| He was glad to see the kindly feelings
! existing between the citizens of Knox
vile and the Changers.
At Nashville the tatives Of
/ the Supreme Grange of the United
/ States were met 10y the Governor and
all the officials by. all the capitalists of
the city, the manufacturers, the
+ bankers, the merchants. They were
met with cordially unsurpassed, and
shown around the city. Office room
was offered free of charge for five years,
and halls to hold the annual meetings
I
wears The natural resources of the
State were laid before these represent
tatives. The educational advantages of
the state were impressed upon the
minds of these delegates, and they
were impressed similarly to the dele
yates now i'm Knoxville. He hoped
that all would 90 to work. LeJ the
mechanic hp asked to take % part. Let
The farmers who are not Changers b.
asked tu take part. Let the COM
meTc,al man ue asked and the capital.
lists be made to feel an interest ia the
movement. Let ali take hold aud
make the Fair grand success.
The resolution was then uuaui-
muusly passed.
Judge Vandyke was called for and
made a few remarks He was no
Granger, but had watched the move
meuts of the Changers aud be would
well hold up their hands. He felt that
East Tennessee, from one end 10 the
other, was deeply interested in the
Fair, and he would object to the Fair
being held in any other portion of
East Tennessee. Knoxville, and
Knoxville alone, was the point to hold
AN Eastern Division Fair. He
made some remarks on the Centel-
NAL Celebration of 1876, and urged all
that they should see that East Ten
nessee is well represented in the Phila
delphia Exhibition.
Mr.. J. Monroe Meek, offered the
following resolution:
Il, SOh'ed, That committee of one
from each county in East Tennessee
he appointed, to select from such arti.
Gle as may be exhibited at our next
Fair, aud set them apart for exhibition
at the Centennial.
Nh. John NJ. Meek moved that it be
laid on the table, and gave il as his
reason, that the Center~ial was not
before the Convention, - the East
ern Division Fair.
Mr.. Reeves, Of Washington, thought
that the Eastern Division Fair ques-
ton was in the hands of the commit
/ tee, and there was no better time than
the present to discuss the Centennial.
| He wanted the people to take hold of
| the matter, and have the Centennial
at the fall Fair.
/ After several other speeches on the
subject, the resolution was passed.
The committee on conference with
| the Trustee returned, and the chairs
man read the following proposition
from Capt. Kicks
As Trustee of the Eastern Division
Fair Association, | propose to sell to
the Association to be organized by the
Changers of East Tennessee the Fair
Grounds and improvements thereon,
situated about one mile east of the
city, said Grounds to be used by said
Association for the sole purpose of
holding a Fair for East Tennessee,
for the sum of 1000. One-half
payable on the LIST day of November,
1875, and the balance on the lst day OF
November, 1876, with interest on that
/ sum at six per cent. per annum. |
will retain a lien upon the property
for the purchase money and deliver
+ possession on the LIST day of July. This
includes the implements and tools
mentioned in the deed of trust.
A. j. KICKS, Trustee.
The Chairman further stated that
, the committee were i'm favor of ac
! cepting, provided that the first money
on hand after deducting their ex
, penses for running the Fair should bt
used i'm paying the outstanding premi
, ums Of last year.
NIGHT SESSION.
r The hour for opening the Conven-
ton having arrived, the Presideu
1 called the meeting to order.
Mr.. Reeves, of Washington, moved
g that speeches be limited to five min
I utes, and none be allowed to sneak