The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-05-16
BLotINT's CHANCE
To Show to the World
What She Has

did representation CT CIl6 N"0AO'4o'
Conservation Exposition to be hele
in Knoxville in September anc
October, ID now assured. BE9unt
county has &lways. had a splendid
agricultural display. but this year
the county will not o0ly be repre-
sented witla an appropriate display,
but the manufacturers of Maryville
also.
Among the displays 'will>be that
made by the Masgville hosiery mills.
of which concern Mr.. r. B. Oliver
is President and Mr.. Knox Burger
secretary and treasurer. Whis con-
Germ has only been in operation for
comparatively short time. but in-
tends to soon double its capacity.
1t now employs one hundred and
twenty-five hands
Another progressive MaEville
concern which has already contract
ed for space, is the McNaughton
Crate Bar Company of which comp
any Mr.. H. H. McNaughton is
president and Mr. v j Adams,
general manager The article man
ufactured by this concern is patent
ed and is ueel in large boilers and
furnaces.
The Maryvi4le board OF trade will
also have a space in the Manufac-
turers exhibit, for the distribution Of
literature pertaining to- MaryEille
and Blount county The entire OK
hibit will be in charge of a repse-
sentative of the board of trade, who
will b. on the ground al the time
for the purpose Of directing pros
pective investors and homeseekers
to Blonnt county,
There is every reason why Blount
county and Maryville should be
adequately represented with displays
of agricultural and manufactured
products. There is no county in
this entire section which is better
qualified. both by nature and by
the progressiveness of the citizens to
make more representative show
ing.
Blount county should derive just
as much benefit from the holding OF
the exposition as Knox county, as
only few miles intervene TO separ-
ate the two.
This is Maryville s and B cunt
county opportunity to show what
they are from an agricultural, man.
ufacturing and educational stand
point. There is no better farming
land in the South. There is no bet
ten schools any where in East Tenn
essee. Nor are there any better op-
portunities for manufacturers than
exist within the confines of Blount
county. furthermore, the expofi-
ton will be held right in the heart
of East Tennessee, and it be looves
every city in this section to be prop
erly represented at the Exposition
DO that when the northwestern farm.
ers and other homeseekers, northern
and eastern investors come to the
exposition the showingof East Tenn
easee will be SO strong that they
will beside to remain with US rather
than seek locations elsewhere.
The probabilities are that Mary
vile will have six hundred square
feet of space occupied by tie man.
ufacturers which in conjunction
with the Blount county farm pro.
ducts display. in the Southern
States building together with the
educational exhibit of Maryville
college and other educational insti-
tutions will, backed up by strong
on the part of the
man who will have charge OF the
exhibits, draw attention to this Sec
ton in such forcible way as will
attract new capital and new people.
Other industries of Maryville are
to be represented. but the boards of
directors must pass upon the space
that each will take, and until de-
cision is reached no definite an
can be made. Jour
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