The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-03-14

address upon the objects and aims of
the Centennial Exposition of 1s76-the
one hundredth birthday of American
freedom. Under the act of Congress,
providing for the appointment of Com
missioners from each State to devise
ways and means for carrying out this
important event to q successful ternii-
nation, His Exeellency, Gov. Grover,
appointed Mr. Dufur as the Commits
sioner for Oregon, and that gentleman
is now canvassing the State for the
purpose of laying before our people the
plans of the enterprise and soliciting
their aid in its accomplishment. A pro
rata of funds is expected to be furnish
ed by the inhabitants OF each State,
the share of each subscriber being
placed at S10-two dollars of which Is
to be paid down at the time of sub
scribing and the balance in INSTALL
ments of - ut time, tn be levied in
the shape of an assessment from time
to time rs the Board of Commissioners
may require the money for carrying on
the enterprise. Assessments are not
to be made oftener than once in three
months. These easy terms place the
shares within the reach of the poorest
people in the land, as there Is hardly
any one but what can afford to invest
81 per quarter, i'm greenbacks, Cor the
furtherance of this object. Each share
holder is entitled to all the privileges
of the Exposition during the time it is
being held, without additional cost,
and he is also entitled to his proper
tion of the net receipts of the EXPOSE
ton. So there is very little doubt hut
that he will receive his $40 back, with
n liberal interest, after the enterprise Is
over and its affairs settled. Mr.. Dufur
gave n glowing and eloquent descrip-
ton of the great benefits to accrue to
our country from this great National
Jubilee. 1t will, during the year 1876,
he the attractive feature of the whole
civilized world, and will bring together
peoples and nations from every quar-
ter OF the globe. Oregon, as well as
all other States of the Union and
other countries of the world, is expect
ed to be represented there by her min
eral, agricultural, mechanical and
manufacturing inaustries-all of which
must greatly assist in making her adj
vantages known to the world and in
enticing hither useful and beneficial
population from other countries.
lNr. Dufur seems to have met. thus
far, with flattering success in securing
subscriptions Of stock. There are
about 1000 shares allotted to Oregon,
something near 800 of which are ex-
pected TO be taken in Linn county. AT
the conclusion of Mr.. Dufur's address,
on Wednesday evening, an Executive
Committee, consisting of Rev. Dr.
Geary, c. p. Burlihart, Martin Payne,
Jno. Barrows, and Mart. V. Brown,
were chosen by the audience to devise
measures for securing the amount OF
subscriptions expected from Linn
Ah4S
ed. subcommittee, consisting OF two
persons at each town in the county to
solicit subscriptions in their respective
localities. Let everybody take hold Of
this matter, and we will give "Old
Linn" the proud distinction OF being
the first county in the State to make
up her pro rata of stock subscriptions.
Following are the subcommittee -
At Scio-J 3. Irvine, G. Il. Christie !;
Lebanon-S. II. Claughton, G. B. Nom
tasue; Browns.ille-J. III. Washourn,
W. r. Kirk; Harrisburg-E. Hoult
Hiram Smith; Halsey-Jacob Thomp-
son, Caleb Gray; Shetld-C. p. Hogue.
Frank Shedd. Subscription books will
be furnished these subcommittee at
an early day, and any other informa-
ton may be obtained by commitment
ing with the Executive Committee in
Albany. DIR. Geary and other MEM
bers of the Executive Committee will
visit the different towns of the county
in few days and more fully explain
this important enterprise.