The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-07-18

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ment of Big National Exposition
Ever Has Been Attempted in the
Country 5efore-Lessons for Farm
ers.
D. Stratton, land and industrial
agent of the Cincinnati, New Orleans
& Texas Pacific and the Alabama
Great Southern railroads, paid his first
visit few days ago to the grounds
upon which the big National Conserva-
tion Exposition will be held in Knox
vile from September / to November /
OF the present year. He went to Knox
vile with a party of other railroad
men. After his visit to the grounds,
after he saw what had been done and
what was being done In preparation
for the exposition, he expressed him
self in this wise:
To say that l was most favorably
Impressed would be to put it mildly
! had no idea that such a site for an
exposition could be found anywhere in
this country. had no idea of the ex-
tent AID character of the buildings al
ready up, and l was delighted to see
such good progress being made in the
Ell ection of the big new buildings"
will your roads be represented by
land exhibit" he was asked
"They WILL" he replied, positively,
"Ihey could not afford to be unrepre
sented."
This was hard-headed man of bust.
- Il haI hot
was enough for him. His decision was
made.
Greatest of All Land Shows.
At this early date this statement can
be made positively and without fear of
contradiction:
THE LAND SHOW AT THE MA
TIONAL CONSERVATION EXPOSE
TION is GOING TO BE, NOT ONLY
THE GREATEST LAND SHOW EVER
SEEN IN THE SOUTH, BUT THE
GREATEST LAND SHOW EVER
SEEN ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED
STATES.
Land primarily is the basis of all
wealth. Much has been learned about
land in recent years, many lessons of
iucalculable benefit to the tillers OF
the soil have been taught. Many les
sens remain to be learned there is
still much in the land and in the meth
oCs of its best cultivation still to be
taught Land shows are, compare,
lively speaking, new institution.
They have done much to educate the
people.
The conservation of the soil of the
United States is one of the greatest
projects undertaken in this twentieth
century of progress.
And the Land Show at the National
Conservation is going to exemplify the
most advanced thought along these
lines.
Building Is All Ready.
The new Land Building on the beau
tiful exposition grounds of the Ma
tional Conservation Exposition is COM
pleted. 1t stands on a terrace; it Ia
beautiful in design, beautiful in execu,
ton, In the rear of the building is an
auditorium that will seat 5000 per-
sons. The building is spacious and
vas constructed especially for the
Land Show and all that goes with 1t.
On the lower floor of the big white
building the land companies and the
land departments of the various rail-
roads will have their displays. On the
upper floors will be the educational
exhibits, and these will include the ex-
hiLits of the different experiment sta
tions of the United States Department
of Agriculture in the Southern states.
Mr.. Farmer, here are few of the
things that are going to interest you
when you pay your visit to the Ma
tional Conservation Exposition and the
Land Show In the Fall:
You are going to be shown in a most
striking and convincing manner how
best to maintain and increase the pro-
duction of your land
Lessons of the Show.
You are going to get ideas on how
to improve the grade and yields OF
plant and animal products.
You are going to see the soil of the
Southern country, snR so arranged to
teach you many valuable lessons.
You will see exhibits that have TO
do with the impoverishment of the soil
You are going to see the best and
most modern methods of crop rotation
You are going to see actual demon
sti ations of the way in which you can
ple Mt and raise little known products
and thus increase the earning capacity
Of your lands.
You are going to see
What is the use of going farther?
The sentiment that the Land Show at
the National Conservation Exposition
will be the biggest and best ever held
still stands.
The railroads are preparing to make
very extensive exhibits-the most ex-
tensive they ever have made at a
cc-.thc~n ehew