The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-21
CONSERVATION
EXPOSITION
One of the National Events of
1918 To Be Held At
Knoxville, Tenn.
TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT
An Exposition For the Advancement
of Conservation With the Nations
Leaders in This Movement Direct 1t.

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The National Conservation EXPOSE
! ton will be held at Knoxville in the
! fall of 1913-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 which
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 be
accomplished.
1t is a new exposition idea which
will be presented for the first time at
Knoxville, in 1913, to the people of the
South and the nation. The best fea-
lures Of past eXpositions will be shown,
but in more interesting form, made
possible by improvements in all lines
of industry and commerce In man.
ufacturing displays, the conservation
idea will be brought out in exhibits
which show the saving of time and la
Dor, the prevention of waste and the
utilization of by-products. In agrlcul.
ture, not only the products of soils,
but varieties of soils, the most ap-
proved methods of preparation, drain
age, fertilization, cultivation and har- |
vesting-methods for the prevention |
OF erosion, teaching or deterioration
from any cause.
Knoxville was awarded the exposi. |
ticn because of its preparedness to
handle the project and because of its
splendid location for an exposition of |
this nature. 1t is easily and quickly |
acoo gsible from both North and South
and is in the center of region in
which conservation work is especially
active at this time.
At least years start in the build
ing of the exposition was made by the
exposition held at Knoxville during the
past two years, and work begins at
a point which would have taken an
other city several years to reach. For
these reasons wonderful results can
be obtained in exposition building
within the next eight months, and the
present plans being carried out, Knox
vile will have an exposition of the
originally contemplated
Exposition Buildings.
The buildings which have been erect
ed will compare favorably with those
Of the larger expositions held in this
The new buildings to be
around the upper and lower
axes on the exposition grounds will
be quite as substantial and attractive
The Land and Agricultural Building |
md Exposition Auditorium are now in
course of construction. The Land
Building might appropriately be named
he Conservation Building, for it is
n this structure that a mammoth re
ief map of the Southeast is being
)ult, upon which the best methods OF {
soils, waters and forests {
will be shown, and on the second floor
will be displays of educational exhib $
is of various state experiment sta q
ions, planned with the view of illus s
rating the principles of conservation G
S applied to soils. With the possible
Exception of the Southern States Build S
ng, to be erected on the lower lake, G
he Land Building will be the most Il
structure on the grounds. S
he approach will be the most attrac. n
i've of any building, with double ter. a
aces and sufficient frontage to admit p
excellent effects in landscape work, II
The Southern States Building, next a
D be erected, will have depth of 400 o
Get, with steps leading down to the c
'ater's edge, forming seats for an il
and affording an excel n
ut view of the amusement district b