The first exposition of conservation and its builders; an official history of the National conservation exposition, held at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1913 and of its forerunners, the Appalachian expositions of 1910-11, embracing a review of the conservation movement in the United States from its inception to the present time . - ])arlof the country, was one of the finest ever held in the Lnited States, and there stillremain of the exhibit specimens which would make a da\- of inspection there tooshort a time. The horse show was held at the same time, and marked the ascend-ancy still of King Horse, w
The first exposition of conservation and its builders; an official history of the National conservation exposition, held at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1913 and of its forerunners, the Appalachian expositions of 1910-11, embracing a review of the conservation movement in the United States from its inception to the present time . - ])arlof the country, was one of the finest ever held in the Lnited States, and there stillremain of the exhibit specimens which would make a da\- of inspection there tooshort a time. The horse show was held at the same time, and marked the ascend-ancy still of King Horse, with types of the best from Kentuckv, the Northwest,Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. The Southern Slates Building, a new one of distinct e\])ression,contained many meritorious exhibits, there being machinery of international noteshown, the protlucts of Tennessee craft, textile exhibits from the leading mills of theSouth, furniture proving the ability of the South to manufacture the woods ofwhich she has rich stores, and many interesting exhibits of the smaller industrieswliich are making so directlv for our general i)ros])erilv. In the Land Building, several railroads ha\e illuminating exhibits showingthe richness of the lands through which their lines are the trans]iortation z o XUJ tnZO(J <Z o <Z _iO UJ IH H sI X UJ THE IlRSr ISXroSITlUX Ol COXSERJATION 121 The subject of good road Iniilding- is dealt with in a series of exliihits demonstratingthe methods being pursued in this all-im])()rlant phase of our upbuilding. The na-tive woods in all their variety and Ijeauty were exploited here, and the marble rmdgranite riches which are ours. An exhibit of minerals was e(|ually interesting, and the government, besidesdemonstrations of forestation in small exhibits, has contributed to the exposition ahighly instructive health exhibit, and one showing several johases of educationalprogress. The Liberal Arts lUiilding is complete w
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