The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-08-13

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ID. McCALEB, Editor.
THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION.

A correspondent of the New York
Herald, in long artlclcabout the Cen
tennlal Exposition, has this to say
Of the concern: ut consists Of four
agencies civll and military bodies,
music and statues, to be participated
in by oil nationalitles under the sun
1t Is proposed to form a colossal Or
chestra, who, under the direction Of
some admirable conductor, may render
a jubilee more pretentious than either
OF the two of Mr.. Gilmore II Is then
proposed to invite the leading military,
companies of each State, which shall
have their camps In Falrmount Park,
and, on the glorious Fourth, shall con-
tend In tactics for a beautiful and clab-
orat centennial flag, which shall re-
main in the possession of the success
full competitor for the space of one
hundred years. Imagine, just here,
how large an army would be gathered,
n each State and Territory sent single
rcgiment--over fifty thousans mei--
and how beautiful would be this noble
park, with its avenues Of white tents
stretching under the trees, before the
doors Of which FURNISHED arms would
glitter In the sun.
"Thcn this plan would also assem-
BILE the brave military veterans of
Germany, England, Italy and France.
The civic portion would comprehend
the Masons, remplars, etc., Of America
and Europe IN all their strength aud
decked In their brightest rcgalia.
Then you would have brought into n
common union the heroes Of war and
the breathren of peace. Then comes
the idea of the statues. Each State
and each nationality represented in
the States should send to the Park the
statue Of some departed hero, cut from
bronze or stone, which, after the Ex-
hibitlon, could be returned to the DIFF
ferent States and set up In their vari-
OILS capitals. Our German population
might erect statue Of Baron Steuben,
the author Of the armyof the Revolu-
ton. The French might produce the
statue Of Lafayette, the English that
of Lord Chatham and the Irish that of
Montgomery, while, to crown all, the
national Congress might erect a gigan-
tic figure Of Freedom, upon whose
pedestal should be cut in bold relief the
arms Of all the States, and which Of
itself would be sufficient to forever re-
call the glorious day.
"Ata certain hour the representa-
lives Of every nationality aud the res
idents Of all the States who might be
present under the shadow of the great
emblem Of freedom, standing aloft on
the summit Of Georges Hill, would
seek the pedestals of their various
statues, when, in n moment of dcnfen-
Ing music and wild huzzas, they would
all be unvailed, so that, to use the Ian
glagc Of the originator of the idea,
toward the hour of noon, from point
to point, the eye of the spectator
would see, thronglng the broad lawns
and valley and hill tops of the Park.
one after another, the great men of
our nation In the golden sunlight
cleaning in martial bronze or pale In
immortal stone. This effect would be
as II the beloved and revered dead
were rising again before our ,,enero.
tion.'
"Such Is the general design of the
plan submitted by Mr.. Charles s.
keyser, and which is by far the best
received yet l have simply touched
upon It's main points, aud for lack of
space have been unable to explain the
peculiar Significance attached to each
event as hurricdly passel it by. All
the detail which have been obliged 10
omit Is Of an interesting nature, and
would, ! have no doubt, be gladly farn.
islied to all who would address letter
TO the regular Centenary Commission.
9Oi Walnut street.
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