Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-08-26

TENNESSEE country tnuniTHwIsE
AND s& 10 90. large res.
The Nashville Exposition Lookout
Mountain and Chickamauga Battle
Fields A Grand Trip Throughout.

NASHVILLE. TENN, Aug 90 1sgs
Last weeks account Of the In
dian Territory Press association
excursion closed with the partg in
the hospitable hands Of the Little
Rock people. Those acquainted
with the citizens Of the capital city
of Arkansas need not be told that
nothing calculated TO add to the
visitors comfort was lef, undnne.
One Of The chief things to impress
the strangers was the large area Of
suburban additions which could be
reached by street car. The lines
even seemed to be built through
forests The last spot to be Wis
tied was the natatorium, where
the manager CONSIDERABLY got up
out Of bed and opened up, appre-
ciating the needs Of party, most
OF whom we're three days out from
home.
Memphis, the bluff city, with its
magnificent bridge, was reached at
breakfast time. Traces of the re.
cent great flood were plainly dis.
cernable on the west side OF the
river for a considerable time be.
fore the city was reached, but evil
dences OF great damage and devas-
tation were wanting. At Memphis
the party left the Missouri Pacific
system and Mr.. Allison handed his
guests over to Mr.. Welch, repre-
senting the Chattanooga, Nash
Vile & st. Louis railway, by which
line Nashville was reached about
supper time. The western section
Of Tennessee, which is traversed
by this road, would not recon-
mend itself to the prospector in
quest of a fertile farming country
and served to heighten in the
newspaper folks the regard for
their chosen home. Nashville,
however, is the center OF a very
productive region and for the last
| few miles the railroad runs through
the celebrated Belle Mead stock
farm, which has sent horses to ev.
cry state in the union and there
are several of its representatives
in this nation.
Nashville is well built city OF
| 100000 inhabitants and has al!
modern improvements and Occu.
pying a commanding position far
above the Cumberland river which
| flows past its gates. The city was
founded in 1850, sixteen years be-
fore Tennessee's admission to the
union and its people take par
donable pride in alluding to it as
the "Athens of the south" In
addition to nineteen public schools
! it has over eighty universities
colleges, seminaries, academies
and private schools The non.
resident school population exceeds
5000. The most conspicuous Of
the institutions Of learning is oi
course Vanderbilt university,
founded by Commodore Cornelius
| Vanderbilt.
II vii. not be practicable to "write
up" the Tennessee Centennial ex.
position in these columns excepI
| in a general way, and to give @
sketch Of the inception Of the pro.
iect. The people Of Tennessee de-
| termined to celebrate the one hun.
dredth anniversary Of the admis.
sion Of their state into the federal
union, in a manner that should at
once show their patriotism, pro.
mote industrial, commercial, and
educational progress, illustrate the
perfection of art, the progress oI
science, the genius of invention,
and, in fact, mark every step in
the onward march Of civilization
The celebration is designed to
demonstrate the matchless re-
sources Of Tennessee, and, at the
same time, to lead to their greater
development. The celebration
which has assumed a national
character, will strengthen the
| friendly relations between al
classes and all sections Of the coun
try, and tend to increase reverence
for the memory Of the pioneers
patriots, soldiers, and Statesmen
by whom that great commonwealth
was founded and preserved. l
will arouse a spirit Of patriotism
and encourage the cultivation o
civic virtues. II will mark tn
Homecoming Of her scattered
children-many Of whom hay,
helped to make other states greaI
and prosperous. 1t has drawr
thither representatives from al
states and from all nations, to re
joice in the growth and prosperity
Of the olaT Volunteer State" !" anC
-to-participate in celebrating with
becoming dignity the propitiout
beginning Of the second century o.
| Tennessee's statehood.
Two other states, admitted aite
the federation OF the original thir
teen, having passed the centur,
mark without any notable public
demonstration, Tennessee has thu
become the first state to cal
upon her citizens and the peopl
OF great nation TO join them il
giving a practical object lesson il
American history.
The Tennessee Centennial an,
international Exposition is there
fore the product Of patriotism
Nothing else couldshave sustaine,
il through the stages Of its growth
attended, as il was, at the time o
its inception, by widespread com
mercial distress. However, grea
achievements are born Of difficulty
and a new "Wh,te City" people,
NTH raprooopfafivao .,.d avl fl,ft,