The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16
KNOXVILLE SHOW IS
To TEACH LESSONS
WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW S0UTH'S
RESOURCES CAN BE CON-
SERVED.
TO BE UNIQUE EVENT
EXPOSITION HAS FOR ITS PURPOSE
THE PERMANENT ENRICH
MENT OF THE COUNTRY
AND ITS PEOPLE.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Quietiy
but swiftly and wonderfully Well
Southern city, nestled among the blue
mountains OF the Appalachian range.
has been preparing great exposition
IN show the nation and particularly to
the Southern States how the countrys
natural resources can be developed and
used 10 make them permanent sources
of wealth. such is the National Con-
servation exposition. which is to he
held In Knoxville, Tenn. during Sep
tern Der and October of this year. And
Il could not come at a more oppor-
tune time.
Dawn OF New south.
The South is in the dawn of a great
industrial awak ening; this year the
completion OF the Panama canal before
the expected time will bring thousands
the gulf on their way thence by water
TO the Pacific, its agriculture and It's
manufacturing which are even now
advancing as never before viii be
quickened by the commerce which will
follow. and the exposition comes TO
crNstaliZe this influence and perpetuate
the advantages which they created.
The time is ripe for the most wide
spread appreciation and application Of
the principles of conservation. The
natural resources OF the South are un-
dergoing renewed development. and
that development should be directed
( along wise lines. so that these natural
riches instead of being wrung out OF
the Southland In n few short years OF
dollhouse prosperity. and the country
left poor and barren, may rather he
made sources of wealth which will
bring permanent prosperity to this
generation ami to the generations to-
come. Economic and scientific treat
( ment in the production and use Of the
riches with which nature has endowed
mankind, literally but not in inexhaus-
tible quantities, are not opposed TO
present day progress, but are opposed
ton The Knoxville exposition comes
10 teach these principles, to show what
| has been accomplished for c0nserVa-
tion To the present, and how greater
advance may be made In the future Ii
, comes too, at a time when new ques-
tions OF great moment are in the air
SerYation policy of our government.
Emphasize Conservation.
The exposition also. plans to en-
which the country has ever had CON
corning health and nutrition and espe-
cially the welfare of little children.
And nowhere is the work more needed
than in the South.
The child welfare exhibits are being
prepared under the direct supervision
of the United States department OF
commerce and labor. Miss Julia C.
Lathrop. who Is the member of the
ing child welfare. Among the other
members of the board are Doctor
C WfE Barrets ana R pune
la 'eS -. ~ ~ s.nn n aurora hhapp
Philander +. Claxton. United States
commissioner of education. The other
members are equally prominent in the
fields represented by them The
father OF the American conservation
movement clifford Pinchot. is chair
man of the board and a leading spirit
in the enterprise. The personnel of
the board is Of such caiiber as to make
1t certain that the exhibits In the vari-
GUS departments represented by Its
mem berS Will be of exceptiouallN hi o h.
educational value.
Far-ReachtnE Propaganda.
The past few years have witnessed
wonderful and far-reachiug proua-
ganda for the advancement of con-
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