The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-07-30
EVERYBODY GET READY
To Exhibit Something at the worlds Fair
st Louis.

Ofice OF Tennessee Worlds Fair Com
mission, Nashville, Tenn.
To Tennesseans:-
The Exposition to be held at st.
Louis in commemoration of the centen-
NAL of the Louisiana Purchase will be
the greatest the world has ever known.
1t will be universal exposition, a
worlds fair, and nations of the earth
will vie with each other in exhibiting
their processes and their lroducts, as
the visible proofs of their progress in
civilization and enlightment
Approaching this unparalleled OPP
portunity for displaying to the world
the great and varied resources and pro-
ducts of our state, with its almost
boundless possibilities, the Legislature
made an appropriation for an exhibit
Though this appropriation is small
compared with those Of some of the
states, the Tennessee Worlds Fair
Commission feels confident that with
the cooperation aud assistance of all
public-spirited citizens an exhibit can
be made that will do credit to the state.
The newspaper press of the state is re-
spending literally to the call of the
commission so that there will be no
difficulty in reaching the ear of the
public aud it only remains for all pub
lie spirited Tennesseans to resolve to
help the state commission in every way
possible in the work of collecting
state exhibit
The commission wants the help Of
the farmers, the manufacturers, the
owners of mineral and timber lands,
the educators and the live men of every
pursuit and profession. If you manu-
facture anything, make something for
the state exhibit; if you ase engaged in
mining, get up an exhibit of your pro-
ducts; if you have fine specimens of
minerals and timber that you are will
ing to exhibit, let us hear from you; if
you are in the lumber trade, we want
your help to make an exhibit of the
forestry products of the state, if you
are an educator, we want your help to
make an exhibit that will show to the
world the educational facilities which
the people of our state enjoy; if you
are live stock man, we want you to
help make an exhibit that will sustain
Tennessee's reputation as q live stock
state; il you are dairy man, a nur-
sery man, a fruit grower, a market
gardener, bee-keeper, poultry man,
or simply an all round farmer, we want
you to select and prepare some of the
best OF your products for the exhibit
Special arrangements will be made for
cotton aud tobacco exhibits. We want
corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, buck
wheat, and samples of the native and
the cultivated grasses. Grains should
n be of the crops of 1909 or 1908. We
want preserved traits and Vegetables of
the crops of 1909 and 1908 and the ear
liest of these products of the year 1904.
Corn should be kept in the shuck,
about thirty ears of each variety, the
best from all parts of the state, and
each ear should be wrapped in news
paper or some other wrapping paper,
and boxed up so it will not rattle
around in handling, and so that rats,
mice, and insects cannot reach it. Or
dinary soap boxes or other boxes may
be used. Small grain should be pre-
served, from four to eight quarts Of
each variety, and kept in boxes Oh
sacks until called for. The best speci-
mems OF fruits and vegetables should
be selected and preserved, ready fol
shipment when called for. Recipes fol
preserving fruits and vegetables for the
exhibit will be published and copies oI
them will be malice to those who write
! to the secretary and director Of exhib
its for them. Tags and shipping in
structions will be furnished on appli
cation to those who have articles fol
, the exhibit. The state pays the freight
Remember that the name Of the pro
ducer, his county and address will bO
marked on each exhibit, so if you wan
l. your county well represented, now il
the time to look to it,
1t is desirable to make showing o
any remarkable growth of vines, trees
and bushes and OF any unusual or rar'
fruits. Fine specimens of native fruit
and nuts are desired.
If there is anything you do not un
derstand or any suggestion you wish t,
make, write to the secretary and direc
I'd tor of exhibits. Pass the word alon,
the line, and let us hear from you. Ar
rangements will be made and an
nounced later for repositories at con
l. venient points in different parts of th
n ~ state where exhibits will be received
g Very respectfully,
b. A. ENLoE.
Secretary and Director of Exhibits.
G.. ID. Wilson, of Poag, Illinoir,
nerfectino Arranoements for the ssFal