The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-09-24
OUR EXHIBIT. fOM
WHAT THE RoRRLsT0RN BELT
PROPOSES TO DO.
PREPARArIoNs FOR A GRAND DISPLAY
OF OUR MINERAL, TIMBER AND
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
AT NEW ORLEANS. 60

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At meeting of the delegates appoint
dby the citizens OF the counties Of
Claiborne, Granger, Cooke and Ham
blen 20 perfect permanent organiza-
ton for the purpose of unitedly making
an exhibit of the mineral, timber and
other resources of the. several counties,
At the Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Exposition, to be held in NewlOrleanss
La, on December 1st, 1884, the follow
ing business was transacted
The meeting was called to order by
VIM. Van Huss, chairman Of the ciii-
zens meeting Of Handles county.
On motion Of I. G.. Fulkerson, of
Claiborne county, it was unanimously
adopted that the name of this organiza-
ton shall be the Morristown and Cum-
berland Gap Mineral, Timberand Ag-
ricullural Belt Association Of East Ten-
nessee.
On nett. of Judge w. Mcfarland,
the chair was instructed to sppoiRt u
committee of three to report q progran
for the p rnianent Organization of this
district The chairman appointed Hon.
W, Mcfarland, II. G. Fulkerson and =
Wester on said committee.
The committee made the following
report: Wa your committee appointed
to report program and plan of pc ma
nent Organization beg to make the fol-
lowing:
% ]. Thattbis organizations elect pres-
ident, and enc vice president from each
county, secretary and a treasurer.
2. That the vice president from ZACH
county shall act as the president Of his
respective county. and shall proceed At
once to call a meeting of their citizens
and elect secretary and treasurer. 3 8
3. That the president, with The vice
presidents from each of the counties,
shall constitute an executive committee
for the Transaction of all business when
a full meeting of the organization can
not be hsd; and they shall constitute
an auditing committee to audit all ac-
counts Of every character and report the
same at the regular meeting.
4. That each county that has not
done SOY shall appoint q committee of
one or more, from each district, to nae
moTiAlize their county court tn make an
appropriation for the purpose Of carry
ing oat the objects of this organization;
and that each member Of said commit
tee be requested to. be present at the
October term of said county court and
use their endeavsrs to secure frem their
respective counties the necessary ap-
preparation.
.. That committee be appointed by
each Of the counties in each district TO
obtain signatures of the citizens pray
ing the county court 20 make the ap-
and that said petitions be
returned to the vice presidents In time
to lay the same before the county court.
6. That each citizen of the respective
counties be requested to procure speci-
mems of the different minerals, timber
and agricultural products that they may
have and deliver them ts the vice pres
dents OF their respective counties, the
specimens to be marked plainly the
name of the State and county, also Civ
ing tho name OF the exhibitor and their
post Office address, with the name of the
article exhibited. .,..rt,.
z. That general superintendent be
appointed to take charge of all speci-
mems from the several counties and col
lect them together in MsrrIstown, pre-
paratory TO sending then TO New Or
leans.
8. That the secretary 0f each county
be requested to frequently communi-
cate with the secretary of this orgsniza.
ton, at Morristewn. Tenn, as to the
progress they are making in their res
pective counties.
o. That the following form of petition
be printed and furnished to each of the
counties at once that the citizens of the
counties may have an opportunity of
signing them prior to the October term
of court: .a4
To the worshipful County Court OF - County
The undersigned citizens and tax
payers of your county would respect.
fully represent to your worshipful body
as follows: 5a ..4is
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well as other States and nations, are
taking active steps to exhibit their sew
eral resources at the Worlds EXPOSE
ton, to be opened at New Orleans Dec.
1, 1884. Many States, through their
legislatures. have made appropriations
to that end. Tennessee, ms a State, has
made ne such appropriation. Many
counties are moving in that direction,
and to that end have already made ap-
propriations. A number of citizens Of
the counties of Cooke, Hamblen, Grain
ger, Claiborne, and other adjacent
counties are taking sctive steps to pre-
pare proper exhibits jointly Of the min
eral, timber and agricultural products
of that belt Of counties, to the end that
the hundreds of thousands of visitors to
that exposition may be to some extent
made acquainted with the unteld wealth
Of our section and induced to invest
their means in its Development.
To that end some means win be abGo-
lutely essential. aud rs the enterprise is
one tending to the promotion Of the
general welfare, we most respectfully
urge upon your worships the prepriezy
Of appropriating out Of the county
treasury such sum as you may deem
proper, to be expended in collecting
and placing upon exhibition such spec
linens as will properly exhibit eur re-
sources.
10. That-Ro bids or vouchers shall be
paid bE the treasurer without the APP
proyal OF the President = s. - - -
IL. That the president, in the absence
Of quorum of executive committee,