The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-04-30
IMPRESSIONS by THE Way


Soon Che gates OF tho great Touurmcol
Centennial viii he thrown open 30 tho
world. and Ono mysterious, Iuvia.bleand !
mighty electric current viii Doe turned |
on, That simultaneously win cause 90
fash with respondent beauty Thousands
of are and incandeseent lights, that win |
illuminate In an of tho most beautiful |
lines imaginable, one Of the most mag |
niiccut and palatiol cities over construct |
cd by man i0rCzhib.tion purposes. Such /
were the impressions of one who only /
yesterday strullod through ihe beautiful |
streets and winding walks of the New |
White City" Such win be hcr1alAic
pleasures OF the tens Of thousands who
will IN a few days visit our great inter
national exposition
Il never dreamed for % moment thai
such O ceuo of bgW.ldailm beauty and
marvellous grandeur awaited nae, viii
be the thought aud expression Of lhous-
ands after they behold with their eyes
the feast that awaits them.
The writer. % native lCUuusseau and
citizen of Nashville, from .le conception
of the centennial, and for many mouths
afterwards, only expected 10 see "a State
affair OF sufficient Importance TO make
all true Torucsseans feel proud But
there must have been some wonderful
multiplying principle with the thought
of conception, for, like the bauy1n tree
Of India, each enterprise as 10 would 60
up, would reach ont, and from tine in
spiratiou new ones would spring iutocx-
istence, until to-day, it offers attractions
second only TO the Columbian Fair; and
in some features, even surprising il.
It's not my intention in this ortiCl5to
describe the many magnificent buildings
that has been done time and again
nor dol propose 20 go into details of the
thousands Of different exhibits that await
TO greet the strangers eye; that would
be next to impossible But If the read
ers of these notes have not watched the
successful progression Of this great UNI
dertaking, i desire to impress upon them
the fact, that if they visit the Tennessee
Centennial, they viii be amply repaid
for the trip.
If you are students of miuerology and
geology, one Of the finest collections
from the almost inexhaushble quarries
and mines of Tennessee ever ON exhibi.
ton will be found in the great Minerals
and Forestry building.
Within this display q gigantic block
of solid white marble, Of such immense
proportions, is an exhibition Of itself
If you belong to the great agricultural
class, a sight of uuimaginable beauty in
the large Agricultural building viii de
light you for hours at o time. Within
this colossal structure the decorations
are not surpassed by any building upor
the grounds. Here may beseen column
after column, wreathes of rare design
and grace, mosaic work and even i'm
mense pictures, true to life, and of ex
quisite beauty, oil made with no mate
rial save ears of corn, rye, wheat, grass
etc. Imagine how beautiful this vii
look, and when you visit the agriculture
department you will find that your i'm
agination was not equal to the scene yol
will behold.
If you are lovers Of art, then goto tn
most imposing structure that adorns tin
exposition grounds. Look upon, bcfor
you enter, an exact reproduction of tn
ancient ParthenOn. Once within, an,
you are confronted by nearly one mil
lion dollars worth of pictures how man
more are to arrive l know not, nor doe
it matter, for there are enough here T.
consume weeks, yea months, Of you
time in careful study. There are pict
ures from various parts Of the world b
the best artists, both dead and living
There are many other thing
that would like to write of have onl
in q very abridged style written, as
were, but an Introductory paragraph i
descriptive article of the great expos
ton about to be opened to the inspeC
ton of the world.
THERE'S but one way to appreciate til
great Tennessee Centennial, and that
to see it for yourself. =. S. J.