The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-02-14
TENNESSEE AT NEW ORLEANS.


ing description Of the Tennessee ex>
hibit at the New Orleans Exposition
to the Nashville World, which is the
fullest notice We have seen
The space occupied by Tennessee
in the government building is between
Kentucky and Mississippi, aud is 55x
245 feet.
Shelby county has an exhibit which
attracts universal attention, prepared
by Craig d Goodman, of Memphis.
Davidson is beautifully represented.
Capt. John W. Morton's skill and
energy are evident throughout the dis,
play. These two counties sent their
exhibits early and at their own ex'
peuse.
A. L. Campbell, of East Tennes.
see, has arranged fine display Of
marble, minerals and farm products.
Tate Springs has an exhibit.
Large amounts Of timber of all dc,
scriptiOns have been received from
Carter, Madison, Sullivan, Gibson,
Hamilton, Montgomery, Giles, Dyer,
Davidson and others. They present
now handsome array, having been
prepared here for exhibition.
Tie pyramids of coal attract North
ern attention, as also does the Maltese
cross of timber, on which specimens of
iron rest, and the shelves of zinc, cop.
per and lead ore.
Specimens or bituminous coal are
very fine, also coke, fire clay, brick,
stone, clay, kaoline, ochre, phosphates
and GRANTEES, all arranged by Charles
Jungermann, Assistant State Geolo.
gist.
One piece of iron ore in one of the
three pyramids weighs FIVE thousand
pounds.
The timber pyramids are nicely ar
ranged and attract much attention.
They contain 152 pieces; one yellow
poplar log measures six feet in dame
ter. ."'''''
Again, Theron ores, limestone, char
coal and pig metals claim the atten-
ton. Some metals turned out in
lathes to show toughness and grain
are to be seen.
A pyramid sixteen feet square, 8
portion of which is filled with soil in
which grass of several kinds is grow
ing, and on the shelves around are
215 glass jars filled with seeds of al
kinds Of grains and grasses that Ten
nessee produces.
A handsome pyramid of timber il
arranged around pillar which sup
ports the root of the building-neaI
which is the Bostic Iron gate window
guard and car door which attract
much attention from machinists, hun
dreds of whom are here daily. Nea
here is Marshall u Brnce's display o
, blank books, ETC.. etc., and H. z
) Maynard's glass cases Of rubbe
stamps.
Miss Rowe Webster's patent doc
. spring is illustrated by hall with ST.
! openings, the doors of which ar
i spread wide by the touching of
spring; also a model Of the paten
water wheel of j. e. Horton, of Giles
of which a gentleman Of Cincinnati
D took a sketch.
S MIR. Clark, of Carroll, is here wit
his -four corn, and his voice is hear
loudly calling forth its merits.
A glass case, containing relics {
J Andrew Jackson, and another file
J. with memorials of David Crockett
n the chair of Washington, last owne
I by Jackson, some books belonging
Tusculum College, East Tennessee
published from 1541 to 1869, al
g much sought for by students and hi
e torians. ...t'
d The Maryville wooden mills, of Ea
II Tennessee, have sent fine heavy spec
4 mems of linseys, Aannels, cashmer,
y and yarns.
Numerous jars of wheat and 9th,
grains are around the pyramids, all
}, jars of phosphateE from the Nashvil
Company. Again, jars of fruits an
seeds, too numerous to mention, b,
;, sides quite a variety put up by Cam
u ron u Smith, of Elizabethton, Tenn
s six elegant show cases from &.
n Terry q Co., of Nashville, in one
!. which are the swOrd, spurs and sa:
of Gen. Forrest. In Others, relics
Ut Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnsc
a and David Crockett. The bones of
mastodon, cereals and other valuabl,
are in still another, exhibited by Pro
lie Stafford, of Nashville.
d The grand octagon pagoda stan,
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