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 . zed in a nunil)er of booths, several extensive ])lants being shown completein miniature. There is scarcely a phase of commercial acli\itv that was not rejire-sented in some way, and tlie versatility of the man of the South al manufacturingwas shown beyond the (|uestion of dou
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 . zed in a nunil)er of booths, several extensive ])lants being shown completein miniature. There is scarcely a phase of commercial acli\itv that was not rejire-sented in some way, and tlie versatility of the man of the South al manufacturingwas shown beyond the (|uestion of doubt. The South is especiallv rich in valuable water ])ower, and in this section greatdams are now under process of construction in order thai the power awiilable ma\lie couNerted electrical jxiwer for use in countless industries. The jxiwer com-pany exhibits were surrounded practically all the lime by ])ersons inleresied in the(kwelopment of this most \aluable natural resource. Not far distant from the exhibits referred to above were others in which weredisplayed articles used in the home, in building, in heating, in manufacturing, forclothing, and for a thousand and one other purposes, loi^ noihiug w;is lacking inthe array llial confronted the \ision of the sightseer as he made his round throughthe a: UJ Z z < Q 2 Q_1OO taenwH z wq:O I Ll) z o AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS ANDBUILDING \ isilurs to the Xalional Conservation Exposition wlio were interested in as^ri-cultnre were not disappointed witli the East Tennessee Tkiildin.!:;-, in wliich waslocated the a.^ricnltural exhil)its, nor with the exhihils. The display was said tocompare favorahly with that of any former exposition in the counlrw Aside fromthe tastefnl arrant^emcnl of the exhihits in the si)acions hniliHni;-, the wide varietyof ])r()dncts exhilnted attracted the eye of every visitor interested in nn-al ])in-snits. Tliis dei)artment had a distinct advantag-e in the location of its Ijnildini;- on the
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