The Republican journal., 1874-04-16
The Centennial Celebration. Dutle.
of the Managers.

OF the Managers.
The following letter from Hon. G. p.
kimball, one of the Commissioners for
Maine, will throw much light on the man
agement of this great national celebration,
TO be held at Philadelphia, in 1876
W II. SIMPSON, ESQ. Yours of the sth
inst, nquiring what the duties OF the State
Board OF Centennial Directors were, came
duly TO hand | thought the most direct
way to answer ii would he 10 send YOU
the Director Generals Instructions. issued
Nov. 18th, 1873, IN which the duties OF the
State boards are fully explained | wish
you would publish il and ask Your brother
editors in Maine to do 50, that all persons
in the State desiring to exhibit may fully
understand what course tO pursue
presume We shall nav e. =, inretmg soon
to organize and prepare tpr work. "f
which there viii soon he plenty TO do
l0n will see we are To receive notice of
the space allowed III in July next, and are
Director General before Nov. lir@i. whether
we shall want more on less space You
will see we must be al work at once The
fact is We are 80 prone TO think We can do
almost anything in SIXTY days, that we al
most positively refuse to consider this
question: until the year 1876 actually ar
rives. This is all wrong. The people
should be moving at once There is none
too much time 1t is our duty to place all
the facts within our reach before our peo
pie. that all may see the cause tol iinmr
diate action. Let us hope that Maine may
be properly and honorably represented in
the great exposition have no doubt Won
will do yonr duty in the matter Yours
truly, G. p kIMBAll.
10 provide for the efficient adjustment Of the
preliminarics to the Exhibition, and 10 of'ga1.-
lze q UnltOTm system to this ehd MrDuehONt
tue UnHed St0tes, the several States are invit-
ed ana recommended to appoint as early AS
ceeding five in number. They should be select
ed entirely with regard 10 their familiarity with
the resources, arts, and products OF their state,
their business experience, and executive skill
The state Managers, with the United States
commissioners and Alternate Commissioner
shall constitute the State Board Of Centennial
Managers for each State.
On the State board will levolyc all the re-
sponsibility of organizing its state and of secur-
ing It's thorough representation i'll the EXhlb-
ton. 1t will have to care to- The interests of
its own State and Of its citizens in matters re-
latlng to the Exhibition; to dis seminae intor
nation about 1t; to issue invitations TO partci-
pate; to receive and pronounce upon apphca-
ton for space; to appOrtOn the space placed at
its disposal among the exhibitors from its State :
and to supervise such other details relating to
the representation of its citizens in the EXhib-
ton as may from time to time be delegated to
it by the United States Centennial Commission
1t is of extreme importance tlat the State
Boards shall be organized and at work At the
earliest day possible.
After the organization of the State Boards,
all communications to the Centennial Commits
sion or to the Director-Gencral relative to
articles to be exhibited or requirements for
space, must be made through those Boards
Full diagrams Of the buildings and grounds
will be furnished to the State Boards. showing
the location and area assigned to each State in
the Exhibition Buildings. on or before the 4th
day of July, 1874.
AS soon thereafter rs may be, but not later
than November f, 1874. the State Board, are re-
quested to notify the Director-General whether
they desire any increase or dlmnutiOn of the
space offered them.
BY the LIST of March, 1S.J, The Director-t,en-
eral will acquaint each State Board with the
amount of space al lis disposal, and the State
Board shall at once apportion il among the rN-
hibitors of its district.
Before October l., 1879. the State Boards must
furnish the DirectorGeneral with detailed
plans OF their allotted space, showing the space
of each single object TO he exhibited, and also
with lisI of the exhibitors. and all other intor-
nation necessary for the preparation of the
Official Catalogue.
Exhibitors will not be charged for space
Steam-pOWer and water will be supplied gra-
tuitously under rules to be hereafter annollnc-
ed 1t will be necessary, in making application
for either of these, for the exhibitor to state the
quantity required, and the manner in which it
is to be employed.
Special regulations will be issued concerning
the exhibition of fine arts, the organization of
international iuries, and awards of prizes, and
other points moi touched upon III these preln-
nares. \. 7. GOSHORN,
DlrectOr-t General.
Philadelphia, Nov. T., 1873.
ANoTnrE ATLANTIC STEAMER SUNK.
The steamship Europe. of the Havre and
New York line, sprung a leak and sank on
her passage to New York last week. The
passengers, officers and crew We're all
rescued by the English steamer Greece,
and brought to New York. She had, like
the Vile du Havre been iengthencd ont,
and thus weakened
john Mclaughlin, Of Scarboro' could
think Of no better way out Of the world
than by lying down and holding his head
in pond-and he did it.