The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-11-08
CONSERVATION
EXPOSITION
Oos OF The National Events OF
1913 To Be Held At
Knoxville, Tenn.
TO PROMOTE development
An Exposition For the Advancement
of Conservation With the Nations
Leaders In This Movement Direct IT,

The National Conservation EXPOSE
ton will be held at Knoxville in the
fall of 19l3-an exposition of national
scope and importance-an exposition
for the advancement of conservation
with the nations leaders In the con
servation movement directing it.
This exposition is to be educational
and will lead in the best work Wnlch
the people of the nation have to do
for the welfare Of the present genera
ton and generations to come. Former
expositions have been in the nature OF
celebrations of past events. The Ma
tional Conservation Exposition looks
forward instead of backward, and Is
designed to promote the highest devel
opment and best use OF all natural re-
sources. 1t will show what has been
done along lines of substantial prog
ress, and how greater things may De
accomplished.
It is a new exposition idea Whlch
will be presented for the first time al
Knoxville, in 1918, to the people OF the
South and the nation. The best Tea
lures of past expositions will be shown
but in a more interesting form, maze
possible by improvements in all lines
of industry and commerce. In man
ufacturing displays, the CONSERVATION
idea will be brought out in exhlplt'
which show the saving of time ana Ia
Dor, the prevention OF waste ana TN
utilization Of by-products. In agrlcul
ture, not only the products OF SOILS
but varieties of soils, the most az
proved methods of preparation, dram
age. fertilization, cultivation and hal
yesting-methods for the preVenlo
of erosion, teaching or deterioratlo
from any cause.
Knoxville was awarded the expos
ton because of its preparedness
handle the project and because OF II
splendid location for an exposition
this nature. 1t Is easily and quick
accessible from both North and Sout
and is in the center of region
which conservation work Is especial
active at this time.
At least a years start in the Dull
ing of the exposition was made by II
exposition held at Knoxville during II
past two years, and work begins
a point which would have taken a
other city several years to reach. r.
these reasons wonderful results CT
be obtained in exposition buildil
within the next eight moths, and u
present plans being carried out, kno
willie will have an exposition OF t
tot,o al
Exposition Buildings.
The buildings which have been ere
ed will compare favorably with tho
of the larger expositions held IN II
country. The new buildings to
grouped around the upper and 10"
lakes on the exposition grounds
he uuite as substantial and attractl
The Land and Agricultural Bulldl
and Exposition Auditorium are now
course of construction. The La
Building might appropriately be nan
the Conservation Building, for 1t
in this structure that mammoth
lief map of the Southeast is be
built. upon which the best methods
conserving soils, waters and lore
will be shown and on the second n
will be displays Of educational exl
its of various state experiment
tions, planned with the view OF IL
trating the principles OF conserVa,