The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-04
Tennessee Centennial Exposition.

Tennessee was admitted to the Or
lion on June I, 1796. In commemor:
/ ton of the one handredth anniversar
LOT The event, the people of The Stat
are preparing to give at Nashville, th
Capital city, 10 the fall of 1896, an ES
] position that will be more extensive i
!, ensemble and more beautiful III detai
, than any public demonstration that ha
ever been arranged in this country
with the single exception of the World
Fair at Chicago.
This large prediction is not made idly
Tennesseans are not easily aroused
but when thing has appealed to thei
patriotism and they have discussed i
at length and formally ard FINAL,
decided to support it, they do not d,
things by halves. For two years til,
public journals of the State haye agi
tated the proprietv of fifty eelebrarin,
the States birthday, and to-day tn,
people of Tennessee, without regard t
political faith. religions belief or fac
tional feeling. are providing the way.
and means for the Centennial Exposi
ton with an absolute unaminity that il
nothing short of remarkable.
In history, the State is known al
'sThe Volunteer" for her promptness to
respond to the call of war. For in.
stance, at the Presidential election OF
1860. after an exciting campaign, with
one of her favorite sons candidate,
when full vote was polled. las 900
votes were cast in Tennessee for all
candidates. The next year the war
began and before its close it is estl-
mated that 10000 Tennesseans were
engaged and did duty in the Confeder-
ate service. while no less than 35 900
more served in the Union army. Thus
10000 more served in the two armies
than voted in the Presidential election
held five months before the war be-
gan. Tennessee now proposes to show
her claim to the title volunteer
State" in the times of peace. She vol
unteers to give an exposition common
surate with the richness of her mex
haustible mines, vast mountains and
plains of timber, fertile fields and the
progress of her manufactures.
To show how deeply the people are
interested. the citizens of Nashville
alone BY vote to appropriate from the
public treasury aud by private SUBJ
scriptions gave $3.50, 600 to the EXPOSE
ton fund and provided park of 200
acres of shaded blue grass on which
has been expended more than 500. 600
in the past few years on terraces,
walks. shrubbery and drives. The
other cities and counties of the State
their share and altogether
the sum of $1,000, 900 will be used in
identifying the grounds and in
the erection of buildings.
PURPOSES IN VIEW.
The PURPOSES of the Tennessee Ger
tennial are three-fold. First, to cele-
brate the States birth. Second, to show
the rest of the sisterhood how really |
important Tennessee is. Third, to
show Tennesseans whatever the other
States and foreign countries may want |
to show them. According to history, |
Vermont and Kentucky preceded Ten
nessee into the Union, but in q good |
natured way Tennesseans claim that
he technicalties in the case entitle |
their commonwealth to the right of the |
irst born. At any rate, Tennessee is
The first to celebrate the one-huudredth
of her statehood and that
thought has awakened an unprecedent-
ID patriotism throughout the State |
The products of the commonwealth are
peculiarly well adapted to display. No
State is famous in more lines than Ten
,essee. In the production of marble.
ron, zinc and coal, the State is known
the land. as it is for the
growing of tobacco. wheat. corn and
cotton. and as the home of race horses
md fine cattle. More hard woods are
cut in Tennessee than in any
'ther State, and within thirty miles of
he capital there are boundless beds of
phosphate. What Tennessee puts on
display at her Exposition will astonish
he world. From abroad it is intended
o bring the striking inventions and
rts of man whenever found.
LIE DUlLDlN0 fLANS.
The utmost care has been exercised
y the management i'm selecting
esigns. The Fine Arts building will
g an exact reproduction of ths Par
henon at Athens. The outside lines
I the Exposition proper form greet
4uare. Within this the main buildings
ill describe circle around lake of
fteen acres. a military plaza of ten
ores, and the Parthenon between
hem. In front of the Parthenon will
land heroic statue of Minerva, and a
tile further bridge built on the de-
On of the Rialto at Venice will span !
n arm of the lake 100 feet wide. In
ne rear of the Parthenon. two rows of {
lajestic columns will mark the walk ,
} the Commerce building. There Will :
e statuary and architectural beauties p.
! all portions of the Park. Twelve of
lie main buildings are now in the !
inds of the architects, while the sites
ley are to occapy are being leveled S
I'd the walks aud terraces graded to c
em. These twelve buildings are to t
, known as the Commerce, of Liberal G
rts, Machinery. Electricity. Trans +
1rtation. Minerals, Forestry, Agricul- !
ire, Horticulture and State Exhibit
Iildings, the Woman's. building. the
hildren's building and the Audito- y
um. There will be eight other large |
iiidings and numbers of small ones. I