The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-16

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win the People OF oregon Take stems /,
Have the Industrial Resources OF the
4 state Representedt rffiffi1f
\ EDITOR News Petmt me through
the medium of your columns to call
| the attention oflthe people of this
| State7-and especially those public
Journals which take deeper interest
| in the future prosperity of Oregon
than in publishing Billingsgate to
stimulate party prejudices and mis-
lead the people--to the importance OF
taking immediate steps for concert OF
action in preparing to have the vast
resources Of this State consisting OF
Igold, silver, lead and copper; coal,
iron, asphaltum and9platinum; wool
and flax Of superior quality; orna-
mental wood that, for beauty of finish,
defies. competition; useful timber and
productions Of fibseries; wheat, -four,
grain and grasses III their various
stages of growth and maturing; our
improved breeds of cattle, sheep and
horses; our roots and vegetables
our endless variety Of fruits, not sur
! assed for size beauty and flavor in
any part of the world--properly
placed on exhibition in Philadelphia
at our approaching Centennial Cele-
bration in 1875.
The magnitude ofthe labor of pre-
pairing and classifying the exhibit for
cur State, and securing thoroughrep-
resentation in the Exhibition, demands
something more than what can be ac-
complished by two or three private
individuals; and the united efforts of
all our people and thorough organi.
zation OF all the industrial interests of
the State, together with the leglsla-
tive assistance, will be requisite 10 en-,
able exhibitors in this grand show to
make creditable display of the vast
natural wealth of the State of Oregon.
To carry out this important object, it
has been deemed necessary TO perfect
an organization known as the State
Board of Centennial Managers for
the State OF Oregon On this Board
will devolve the responsibility of or
ganizing subcommittee in each coun-
ty and securing a thorough repre-
sentation OF all the industrial resour-
ces of this State in the Exhibition
On this Board OF Managers will de-
volve the care of the interests Of its
own State and of its citizens in mat
ters relating to the Exhibition. The
Board will apportion the space placed
at Its disposal among the exhibitors of
this State; receive and pronounce up
on application for space issue invita-
tions; disseminate information, and
supervise such other details relating
to the representation of its citizens as
may from time to time be delegated
to it by the United States Centennial
Commission. Full diagrams of the
buildings and grounds will be furnished
the State Board, showing the location
and area assigned to each State aud
Territory in the Exhibition bu ! lings,
on or before the 4th OF July next.
The State Board will have to pro-
vide for the expenses of transporta-
tion, packing aud unpacking our ex
hibition articles from their own State,
but the Commission have been assured
that liberal reductions in rates for
transportation will be made on rail
roads and water-lines in the United
States. No State or exhibitor will be
charged for space on the grounds or
in the buildings, Before the LIST OF
October 1875, tho S'ato Board will
have to furnish the Director General
with detailed plans OF their allotted
space, showing the space of each
single object TO be exhibited, and also
with list Of the exhibitors, and all
other information necessary for the
preparation of an Official cataloguo.--
State Boards, or individual exhibitors
or such agents as they may designate,
will be responsible for receiving, un-
packing aud arranging all articles, as
we'll as for their removal at the close
Of the exhibition. But no person will
be permitted to act as such agent nm
til be can give tho Director General
written evidence of his having been
approved by the proper State Board.
All information TO citizens OF this
State who wish TO attend or exhibit
in this great national show, will be
furnished through the Centennial
State Board Of Managers, and all APP
plications for space must be made to
tho Director General through this
Board. The State Board for Oregon
will consist of His Excellency i, f.
Grover, Of Salem; s. G.. Rced Esq,
ol Portland Rev, i. Il. Geary, Of
Albany; Hon, Jesse Applegate, of
Yoncolla; Joseph Beezley, Esq, of
The Dalles, with the Commissioner
aud Commissioner Alternate, who
will permanently organize at an early
day, and make all possible arrange.
ments for seeing that Oregon Is not
behind any other State in the Union
in this grand national show.
It is sincerely hoped chat the peri.
odicals Of this State will take a lively
interest in the matter and use a small
space in their columns, now DEVOTED
10 personalities and reoumination, to
forward this important movement.
A. J. DUFUR,
Comm'r Alternate for Oregon.