The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-17
WHOLE NUMBER LAO.


hlLtee OF the centennial board of finance
/ L have appointed the following named gen
tiemen as a state subscription committee,
| with power TO increase their number II they
Jeem II necessary, TO appoint all sub-cGEl-
| mi. tees in the state, designate banks to act
| as depostaries. and 20 do all in their power
! that may be necessary to secure the prompt
and rapid subscription TO the stock az
the centennisi board Offlnance in Indians.
/, l't speaking of stock script 10 be is
susd from the treasury department for the
icentenniai board of finance to STOCK holdors.
General Lansing exhibited a photograph
drawin~ mode by j.. o. G.. Dsrlev wiki the
Signature of Secretary Richardson. arr, ov-
lns H. Inc certificate is emblemStic 81 the
| progress of the country for one hundred
years. At the head stands America, at her
| feet sits Victory distributing her crowns
OF wreaths. On the left are Europe, Asia.
and Africa Offering their gifts, whi!e coming
/ up from the rear we see Franklin and Morse
contributing electricity and the telegraph.
| Underneath is negro studying his book.
| Howe Offering his sewing machines, sailor
| with model automaca, a mechanic stUCy-
4 lr2 the mechanical problem. &Dd q CONT
mental soldier with his flint lock musket. eE-
aplining with c6riositv the breach loading
rife in the hands of modern soldier.
| On the right CT America, comes Peru, Next
co and the east with their offerings Snd cor
| responding with Franklin and Morse on
| the opposite side are Fulton and Mott with
| in full dress is retreatinC with head tnrued
| back with Sowing defiance as he is crowded
out bv the frOntiersman who IN turn -
elbowed by the farmer win his sheaf Of
wheat upon bis shoulder, the planter with
his bundle OF cotton, the miner with his
pick and spade, and bunch OF ore in his
hand. At The bottom is the railroad running
| side by side with the old OK wagon CT the
plains, the telegraph by the post boy, the
ship by the sailing vessel and modern
reaper driving ont ofthe way an oldfashioned
| farmer with his sickle. On the opposite cor
| ner Is an Indian gazing first at
an antiquated windmill, the first
evidence of civilization and a
| large manufacturing city back Of it. In the
center, at the bottom, is the well-kuown
picture of signing the declaration of inde-
Pendence. Cn either side of America, at
her feet, are the busts Of Washington the
| first president, and Grant. the last, while in
| the clouds above are seen, upon the right 2
dim picture of the old hall in Philadelphia
where the declaration was signed, and on
| the left the magnificent capitol building OF
our day. In the center Of the certificate,
| the corporate seal of the centennial board OF
| finance will be inserted like the seal Of the
| United States upon the treasury note. This
seal Is a representation of the old bell that
rang out the first peal of liberty.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Johnson said, he was highly gTatifed
with the representations made by General
Lansing and Prof. Campbell, and regretted
that larger audience had not been present
| to listen to them. After few other remarks,
he srh"'ifted the following preamble and
res olutiOns: "
| Whereas, The year 1876 will be the CEN
| tenDial anniversary of the declaration of in
| dependence of the United States, made by
5000 900 Of people on strip by the Atlantic
shore in l776, row grown 70 a nation of 40
,-.r1tr two, hn ffa To thn
cific, it is becoming and right, that the an
niversary should be appropriately celebrat-
ed by the whole nation; and
/ Whereas, The congress of the United
States by an act approved March Sd, 1871,
did decree that to properly celebrate the SAID
anniversary, there should be held in the city
of Philadelphia, state of Pennsylvania, an
international exposition of arts, maniac
lures, and the products of the soil, and
mines, in 1876, as the spot where the declar
alton of independence was written, signed.
and promulgated and did by act approved
January LIST, 1872. create the centennial
board of finance" a corporate body, with
power to issue stock to the amount of S10.-
600 900. divided into 100000 shares of $40
each, and with the proceeds of said stock te
erect r-oner buildings in which to hold said
Exposition; and
W ne.oas. me president of the United
States did on the 4th Of July, 1873, issue a
proclamation, and By it did declare and pro-
claim
That there will be held at the city of Phil
adelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania. su
industrial exhibition of the arts, manufac-
lures, and products of the soil, and mines,
to be opened on the 10Th dav of April A. D.,
llS76, and be closed on the 18th day of Octo-
Der of the same year
And further, did invite the world to take
part therein, in words as follows:
'And in the interests of peace, civilization
and domestic international friendship and
2 \ n 4
exhibition to the people of the United
States. and in behalf ofthis government and
people 1 cordially commend them to all
nations who may be pleased to taks part
therein; :" and
Whereas, AS members of the state board
of agriculture and citizens OF Indiana, we
think our state should not be less interested
in this matter than her sister states, there
ore,
Resolved, That we do most earnestly com
mend this International exhibition to the con
gress Of the United States, to he representa-
tives of this state and to all the citizens of
| Indiana, believing the occasion worthy the
best thought and labor of each individual
citizen. and he combined wisdom of the in
dustrial and other organizations ofthe state.
Resolved, That in order to bring the mag
nitude of this undertaking before the rec
! pie and to better demonstrate the claims it
has upon their support, that the standing
centennial committee of this board be in
Structed 10 forward to each society and
grange of this ST ate, these resolutions, to
gether with an explanation of the character
this centennial board of finance stock, and
the privileges accruing 10 each subscriber
thereto, with a proper appeal TOR support
and subscription; provided, however. that
there shall be TO expense. to the state
board of agriculture
RI solved, That in the opinion of this board
thele should he called mass meetings In the
larger cities. and proper speakers provided
to address them on the subjects pertaining
to the centennial celebration, Feprese, ting
the pTv1gress of the whole land, and sspec-
cially of cur own state, and t0 demonstrate
the. propriety ct holding such an exhibition,
and their Obligation to support It.
Resolved, That the press of the state. ever