The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
BIG EXPOSITION AT
KNOXVILLE WILL BE
THROWN OPEN SOON
Thousands at Work Prepar-
ing Grounds for National
Conservation ExpOsi-
tiOn There

knoxville, August 24.-tSpeciaL)
These are busy days on the grounds of
the National Conservation exposition in
this city. Everywhere there Ia a hustle
and hustle. Thousands of men, skilled
mechanics and artisans. painters and
decorators. carpenters and Joiners. jani.
tors. serubmen. gardeners and host OF
others are at work early and late All
are preparing for the opening of the
exposition on Labor Day. Monday. Sep
tember l.
Months ago the officers and diree-
tors of the exposition made tho unquali.
fled promise that the national show
would be ready on opening day and
that 1t would be complete down to the
last detail. That promise Will be kept
to the letter. The National Conserva-
tion exposition will open complete in
every department and with every ex-
hibit in place on Labor Day.
Exhibits Arriving
For ten days the exhibits. those from
the federal government those from tho
different state governments of the
south, those of different organizations
and societies and those of hundreds and
thousands of individual exhibitors. have
been arriving in Knoxville on every
tram The express company and the
delivery firms have had their hands
full in getting this great amount of
property delivered.
On the grounds the work of Installing
the displays is progressing rapidly.
Many of the largest exhibits already
are In place others are well under way.
The buildings all are completed ana
nave been turned over to the exposition
by the contractors Flower beds have
been set out in the grounds Older
structures have been frightened By
coats of paint of glistening white E,v-
erythlng possible to be done ia order
to insure most successful opening of
the south's greatest exposition has been
done
Opening Day Plans
Plans for the opening day OF the ex-
position are completed. Gov Sen w.
Hooper of Tennessee Will come to
Knoxville for the day. His ataff will
accompany him. He VIII open the & -
position. President Woodrow Wilson
from Washington VIII flash wireless
message that will be picked up by the
wireless station or the exposition
grounds. This .asessage will be the
signal for starting the wheels of the
exposition. Onzopening day there will
be parades addresses. dedications con-
certs and a general jollification. The
official programme starts the fun going
at o'clock in the morning and from
that time until II o'clock at night there
will be something doing every minute.
Prospects are good for an immense
crowd at the opening.
The buildings of the National Conser-
walton exposition include the following:
Machinery and liberal arts. woman's.
East Tennessee. minerals, lands poul-
try, live stock, child welfare, southern
states, art and negro. Every one of
the buildings Will be filled with ex-
hibits
One of the big show buildings will be
the southern states building. This
structure Is of commanding size and is
imposing in appearance. Ii is entirely
new. In it are being placed the dis
plays of southern manufactured goods.
designed to emphasize the great com-
mercial advance of the south in the last
few years. The displays in this build
ing viii be larger and more comprehen-
sive than any ever brought together
for any other exposition. They spell
the story of the new south's greatness
as a manufacturing and commercial
SaptfOn