The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-20
One Of the National Events Of
1918 To Be Held At
Knoxville. Tenn.
TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT
An Exposition For the Advancement
Of Conservation With the Nations
Leaders in This Movement Direct IL


fall of 1913-an exposition of national
scope and importance-an exposition
for the advancement of conservation
with the nations leaders in the con.
servation movement directing it.
This exposition is to be educational
and will lead in the best work which
the people of the nation have to, do
for the welfare of the present genera.
ton and generations to come. Former
expositions have been in the nature Of
celebrations of past events. The Ma
tional Conservation Exposition looks
forward instead of backward, and is
designed to promote the highest devel
opment and best use of all natural re-.
sources. It will show what has beer.
done along lines of substantial prog
ress, and how greater things may be
accomplished.
1t is new exposition idea whica
will be presented for the first time 1t
Knoxville, in 1913, to the people of the
South and the nation. The best fea.
lures Of past expositions will be shown,
but in more interesting form, made
possible by improvements in all lines
of industry and commerce. In man
ufacturing displays, the conservation
idea will be brought out in, exhibits
Dor, the prevention Of waste and !he
utilization of by-products. In agrleul-
ture, not only the products of soils,
but varieties of soils, the most ap-
proved methods of preparation, drain
age, fertilization, cultivation and har-
vesting-methods for the prevention
of erosion, teaching or deterioration
from any cause.
Knoxville was awarded the exposi-
ton because of its preparedness to
handle the project and because of it's
splendid location for an exposition Of
this nature 1t Is easily and quickly
accessible from both North and South,
and is in the center of a region in
which conservation work is especially
active at this time.
At least years start in the build
ing of the exposition was made by the
exposition held at Knoxville during the
past two years, and work begins at
a point which would have taken an
other city several years to reach. For
these reasons wonderful results can
be obtained in exposition building
within the next eight moLths, and the
present plans being carried out, Knox
vile will have an exposition of the
magnitude originally contemplated.
Exposition Buildings.
The buildings which have been erect
ed will compare favorably with those
of the larger expositions held in this
country. The new buildings to be
grouped around the upper and lower
lakes on the exposition grounds will
be quite as substantial and attractive.
The Land and Agricultural Building
and Exposition Auditorium are now in
course OF construction. The Land
Building might appropriately be named
the Conservation Building, for it is
in this structure that a mammoth re-
lief map of the Southeast is being
built, upon which the best methods Of
conserving soils, waters and forests
will be shown, and on the second floor
will be displays of educational exhib-
its Of various state experiment sra-
tons, planned with the view of Illus
trating the principles Of conservation
as applied to soils. With the possible
exception of the Southern States Build
ing, to be erected on the lower lake,
the Land Building. will be the most
imposing structure ON the grounds.
The approach will be the most attrac-
tive of any building, with double ter.
races and sufficient frontage to admit
of excellent efeo-- ~ Is=5-caDe work.