Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-05-07

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Tho great feature before tho Amer
lean people for tho next thrco years
will be our National Celebration in
Philadelphia on tho 4lh Of July, 1876
tho one hundredth anniversary ol
American Independence. Every State
in the Union is moving in this mat
ter, and, properly, Pennsylvania is
taking tho lead. Not only will it be
a jubilee in which every American can
participate, but enough has already
transpircd to show that every nation
in the known world designs taking a
hand in this celebration. And in this
manner hundreds of thousands of for
eigncrs will visit our shores who would
otherwise never dream of coming
among us. These National Exhibi.
tions arc becoming as frequent and
popular as State or county fairs and
never again will so crowning an op'
portunity offer itself to Americans as
the itb Of July, 1876, in Philadelphia
Our State Legislature acted wisely
and patrioiically in passing an Act
providing for u million of dollars to
DO used 10 the erection of proper
buildings in the city Of Philadelphia
for this great National Celebration
In has also done well in selecting gen
tlemcn of varied talents, and who pos
sess a State reputation for integrity
and business enterprise, to oversee and
construct The proper buildings for the
exhibition. With such names as AL
exander Henry, John o. James, John
Gillingbam Fell, OF Philadelphia; Jno
II. Shoenberger and Wn. NJ. Lyon
of Pittsburg; Ex-Governor Bigler, Of
Clearfeld; Ario Pardcc, of Wilkes
barre; George Messersmith, Of Cham
bersburg, and John Ewing, of Wash
ingion; no Vienna "bargain and sale
dare be attempted.
1t is made the duty Of tho gentle
men named, under the Act, in connec
tion with the United States Commits
sioners, to determine upon the arehi
teotural design Of the buildings anc
to contract for thcIr erection. They
are also required, as tho work pro
gresscs, TO estimate tho value of thu
material used and the work performed
And only through them can the con
tractor draw his pay for tho work done
The duties imposed on the gentlemen
named is extraordinary in its scope o
expenditure and design, and tho sue
cess of the enterprise depends largel,
upon them. However, an Act en-
bellished with such names is a guar
anteo to every Pennsylvania that th'
grandest building in America will b'
erected in Fairmount Park, the csti
mated cost of which will not be lesi
than three million dollars. And with
in its walls, on the 18th of July, 1876
will be exhibited the finest specimens
of National, Mechanical and Agrieul
tural products ever exhibited on thi
continent, and from all the nations o
the world, together with the typel
and pictures Of the works Of the art
and sciences of hundreds of years past
Where is the American so uDpatri
otic as to refuse 70 contribute . few
paltry dollars toward 4th Of July, il
1876, that shall vibrate Throughout
the world and rededicate America 4
Virtue, Liberty and independence for
ever? Wo have fallen from grace
and il not reconvcrted and fully re
stored on this occasion, We may n
well hang our "harps on tho willows,
strike up a funeral dirge and marc
down the long avenues Of decaye,
States and lost Empires.