Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-01-04
OUTLINE OF PLANS
FOR EXHIBITS
National Conservation Exposi-
ton, Knoxville, Tenn, 1918,
Planned in Accordance
With History
RESOURCES OF SOUTHLAND
VIII illustrate the Ways In Which the
Natural Wealth in Forests, Minerals
and Human Efficiency May Sc More
Effectively Utilized.

ano 6uman Efficiency May Be More
Effectively Utilized.
The National Conservation Exposl-
ton is planned in accordance with ex-
/ position history especially to illustrate
I the modern idea OF forecasting
prospective development. especially
throughout the Southern States. In
broad way the design is to illustrate
/ the ways in which the natural wealth
/ In forests, waters, minerals. and hui
man efficiency are now used and may
be still more effectively utilized in pro-
noting the prosperity and assuring the
perpetuity of the American people.
The Resources in Lands.
Recognizing the soil made fruitful
by the natural water supply as that
resource on which more than all 9TH
ers the generations of men must de-
pend for materials for food and cloth
Ing, it is planned to devote large space
to the exhibits Of the soil and its prod
ucts, of the best methods of maintain
ing and increasing production, and of
progress in improving the grade and
yields Of plant and animal products.
Forest Resources.
Our forest resources are second in
Importance only to the land itself, be-
cause of the many important indus
tries for which the forest furnishes the
raw material and of the forests
beneficient influences upon such other
natural riches as waters for irrigation,
power and navigation, fish and game
animals, and the land itself. Consid-
erable attention is to be devoted to
forest exhibits.
1t is planned to illustrate the exist.
ing forest resources, with their pro-
duction and reproduction, their utili-
cation, and their influences upon other
resources.
Water Resources.
The water resources of the country
IN general and of the South in partic-
ular will be displayed with reference
to the use of water la) for domestic
supply, (b) for agricultural produc-
tion (whether applied by natural
means or irrigation), (c) for power,
and (d) for navigation.
Mineral.
The mineral resources OF the coun-
try as a whole and especially of South
eastern United States will be exhibited
as the chief basis for the greatness
Of this country in manufacturing and
IS a means of maintaining our indus
trial supremacy.
Human Efficieney-HeaIth.
BY far the most important of all our
natural resources is man himself. 1t
is to render his life more efficient
that any form of conservation is advo-
Gated Those vital forces intimate to
himself are highest and noblest, and
to their devlopment, conservation and
best use deep thought and great effort
should be devoted.
The abolition Of child labor, particu-
larly in the Southern States, the re-
duction of infant mortality, the eradica-
ton of disease, especially tuberculosis,
the hook worm and typhoid fever viii
be graphically presented.
Education.
Another most important element in
human development is education. The
school is a crucial problem in the
commercial upbuilding OF the Southern
States. School hygiene and sanitation,
domestic economy, vocational training,
industrial education for the negro, and
rural school advancement shall be sub
jects for exhibition and shall be pre-
sented in the form Of model demon
strations and in other ways.
Domestic Economy.
So important is this subject consid-
cred as an element in greater human
efficiency that, although it might prop
erly be included as a part of another
section, it is thought well to devote
a separate paragraph to It. Home
making is the first and most important
step in nation making. The work OF
| the wife and mother in the establish
ment and maintenance Of a comfort
able home. in the preparing Of proper
| foods and By her wisdom and radia-
ton of domestic tranquility and happi-
ness can contribute at least as much
TO the prosperity of the nation and the
efficiency Of it's citizens as can the
husband and father by his efforts in
the outside world.
Good Roads.
Good roads are necessary requisites
TO development Exhibits viii be made
Of good roads in the form Of % actual
/ demonstration roads, ~ models show
| ing materials, manner Of construction,
and the finished work, 90 road max
ing materials and machinery, (4) maps
Of important highways, (5) photo
graphic enlargements Of both good and
bad roads and the consequences and
industrial and social conditions at
| tending each
Fish and Game Resources.
The cooperation Of Audubon socie-
ties, fish and game commissions, and
other organizations for the preserva-
ton OF bird and animal life viii be