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 . manyof the members were then just on the eve of leaving the Citv for the Summer. Strange, as it may seem, most of those ha\ing liad pre\ious exi)erience in theliird Txioth at the Appalachian Exposition, were decidedlv opposed to undertak-ing any kind of a bird exhibit whateve
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 . manyof the members were then just on the eve of leaving the Citv for the Summer. Strange, as it may seem, most of those ha\ing liad pre\ious exi)erience in theliird Txioth at the Appalachian Exposition, were decidedlv opposed to undertak-ing any kind of a bird exhibit whatever. Some stated that we could not get spacefrom the Exposition management, and that there was not enough time, as Sum-mer had already well begun. It was also stated that we had one hundred andfifty dollars only on hand, fifty dollars of that amount (in bank, drawing four percent interest) having ])een given by Mrs. Russell Sage. Some of the conserxativessuggested that other organizations would be soliciting monev for exposition ])ur-poses and it would l)e very difficult, and recjuire hard wt)rk for us to get sufficientfunds subscribed to make a creditable display. We, the Progressives, insisted that we should not fail to do our part in theworlds first Conservation Exposition, which fortunately would be given at our. o H zo <z. o -? H y uo zom QD- m CO IX uJ THE FIRST EXPOSITION OP CONSERVATION 285 very doors. Wc had, like all Aiidiibons, ])revioiisly agreed that no kind of con-servation was of more to humanity than that of birds; thai llie great(.pportunitv of our lives had arrived to stand u]) for hird i)rotection, first, last andall the tinie. It was contended we were unable to see for what purpose the money,,n h;ind was to be used, if not for liird conservation. ^^\^ also exi^ressed a 1)eliefthat ample space could be obtained, and that thousands of jKople would attend theExposition whose opportunities had been very meagre for knowing the truth aboutbirds.
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