The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-12-13
The Centennial Celebration.
Lp Address TO tie People Of tho State or gouusyI-
ysrtn from tie C0TgCrSi cTS. fer G'ernSyIvcnis.
OF the L. .. Centennial board OF f.naate.

An Address tie I'eepie Of the State or Ponnsyl-
ysusn from Tie CoTTCrSi eFS- fer Eernay lrcRis,
Of the L. ,. Centennial board OF nance.
rs citizens OF the State in which the ma
tiou has ordained jhat Tie Centennial Tx
hibition commemorative of our independ-
ence is TO be held, the opportunity is now
presented |" you 10 take your share in the
responsibility resting upon the people of
tire United States 10 see that the exhibition
shall be commensurate with the events 1t
Is to celebrate and the progress it is to ex-
emp!ify.
Since the ''World's Fair held at Lon
don III 1881. International exhibitions have
been recognized as uniting the most poten-
tIai and iaI-TC@chiuG &GcIIcies for pr0mot-
ing the progress and the material interests
OF mankind ever devised and they are al
ways especially beneficial to the country in
which they are Ecld. The late VIM. II.
Seward. when Secretary Of State, said of
them, In communicating to Congress the
l. :. Reports OH the Paris Exposition of
1867:
THEN Lcrefcieut Influences are many
and widespread they advance human
knowledge in all directions. Through the
universal language of the products OF labor
I the artisans of al countries hold Commuui-
cation ancient pre-: ,Idices are broken down:
nations are fratcTnized ; generous Tivalries
i'll the peaceful fields Of industry are ex-
cited the tendencies to war are lessened,
and better understanding between CAPT
tai and labor is fostered. \
One of their most salutary results is the
promotion of an appreciation Of the true
dignity Of labor and its paramount claims
to consideration as the basis of national
wealth and power. Such exhibitions have
become national necessities and duties"
Great Britain, France and other leading
powers have instructed and entertained the
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rapidly completing one which VIII open in
1873, and IT is eminently appropriate that
America should assert her place in this re-
spect, as she has IN others, among the
powers most actively contributing to the
advancement of mankind.
At a meeting OF this body held IN the city
of Philadelphia, on the 1th instant, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted
KeS0lCed, That all national banks and
other incorporated banking or saving insti-
tutiOns III the State, are hereby requested
and authorized to act as agents to receive
subscriptions to the stock, and that in
counties where no Incorporated banks or
savings institutions exist, the cOTpOratOrS
representing such counties shall designate
private banks or bankers to act as agents
tor such purpose, and each cor porator may
designate to the Executive Commissioner
such private banks in his district as he NAV
deem advisable. All agents appointed shall
receive subscriptions in accordance with
the rules adopted by the United States
/ Centennial Commission
1t is confidently hoped and believed that
all agents so appointed will cheerfully ac-
+ ccpt the patriotic duty for which they have
been selected, and i'll this way aid the i'm
poTtant work. In compliance with the
resolution, those agents will lee promptly
supplied with subscription books in which
the people may subscribe for stock
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quota of the stock, which has been appor-
toned according to the act of Congress of
June l, 1872, on the basis Of population
and amounts to 9l.3t shares at ten dollars
per share, calling for $9I3,41O, the popula-
ton of the State being 3, 521, 951.
1t IS provided by the act of Congress that
at the close of the exhibition. all the pro
perty is to be converted into cash. and after
payment Of liabilities, the net assets are to
be dIvidede among the stockholders. No
tiatJering promises, however. are made of
great prospective profits from the invest
ment in this stock. The promptiugs Of
patriotism, and a no less elevated m olive
should actuate US.
Money is the first and immediate requi-
cite for the successful prosecution of the
vast labors Of the Centennial Commission A:
and 1T must be secured within the pr0pcr
time, for the, exhibition is to be interna-
tlona!, and Il is to represent the universal
range Of human industry and art, and all
natural products as well as all the varied
results of human skill, thought, and imag-
inatiOn.
Let us, therefore, arise to the work as
one body with such an organized move
ment as viii. ..inspiTe generous emulat ton
/ aud secure the entire subscription for our
quota Of stock in the shortest possible time.
The eyes Of the world are upon this, the
chosen state, which, above all, should be
true to It's heritage of that holy temple Of
freedom, independence Hall, the sacred
spot from which cmanated that sublime
declaration, the cornerstone of our nation
a!ty and progress, the palladium of our
liberties and our rights.
DANIEL NJ. Fox, Chairman