Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-10
COMMISSIONER McWHIRTER.
The Good that Has Resulted to
Tennessee From the Boston
Exposition.
What Shall Our state DO About
The Worlds Fair Rt New
t| wv Orleans.


Cores pondence NashNllie American.
BosToS, November 3,-The great New
England Manufacturers and Mechanics
Institute Fair closed last night at l0S0g
o'clock, among the heterogeneous and
deaiening din Of steam whistles and
drum corps, The exhibitors will begin
the work Of packing up early Monday
morning next, and by Thursday II Is
believed that the entire space will be
cleared and converted into skating
rink. -.
From the comparatively meager exhibit
Of the wonderful capabilities and resources
made By Tennessee. she has already
determined TO that State some New Eng
land capital for investment in forest pro-
ducts and machinery for converting the
same into spokes, hubs, lumber, etc, etc,
and there IS now upon her soil from New
England several gentlemen OF
capital seeking. investments IN
her coal, iron and zinc
lands. ] would not be surprised If one Of
your competitors, the Hon. Henry Gib-
son. of the Knoxville Chronicle, were to
find a purchaser within the next few
weeks for his valuable mineral lands
lying in Campbell county, and all from
his advertisement of the same in the
Z. NJ. and NJ. l. Fair by specimens Of
coal. iron ore, fire clay, etc.
II it be possible to impress our good
people who have coal, iron, timber or
agricultural lands for sale, that it is best
to advertise them through ttese exposi-
tons, these greatest educators Of the ago,
you viii have accomplished great and
good work.
The kindergarten system is deemed best
for children. Object teaching (which Is
the same) is best for those Of ripe years
The ores which we display here and al
Louisville, together with our marbles
timbers, Goals, clays, etc, etc, at
tmct more and accomplish more
than all the graphic word painting
all the logic and all the rhetoric
that the most gifted citizen Of our State
could accomplish were he here. Our ce-
reals and our grasses have also made elo'
quent appeals to the farmers Of this
cold and unproductiye section OF our ma
ton. I'd
Manufacturers are inquiring into OUT
natural facilities, as TO water power, river
and other transportation, etc, and many
admit the time is now present when the
coarser cotton and wOolen fabrics will
have TO be manufactured nearer TO the
raw material. They admit the same
also as to the goods that are Manufactured
from iron.
The South could, if she would, pro-
nounee the sesame TO this wonderful tide
u wealth and skilled population. Can
she sfo1d 70 defer il longer If not she
shVlid not permit 50 favorable an eppor-
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70 Louisville and transfer the enc there %
the capitol 81 Nashville.
A. J. MCWMKIEk
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