The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-06-02
Address of the Centennial Ex-
ecutfve Committee Of
East Tennessee.

ecutfVe Committee OF
East Tennessee.
We address ourselves to all Cid
citizens of East Tennessee, who take
an interest in the Centennial Exhi
bition at Philadelphia. And who i
there that does not take an interest
In il? No such opportunity has ocur.
ed heretofore, or can occur again
within an hundred years. to make
known so favorable the resource and
advantage we possess.
We have a country that 10 endow-
ed by nature with many very remark
able features. Within the area OF
East Tennessee. Is comprised q great
er variety and abundance Of miner
ais than is possessed by any other
country of the like proportions. We
have marble. lead, zinc, mica, cop
per, granite. limestone, gold, iron and
coal. Copper, iron, coal, marble.
limestone and zinc, we have in great
abundance. Z
We have one Of the best watered
countries in the world. with water
power for machinery that is unsur-
passed.
We have a healthy. genial and
temperate slimate. which. connect.
ed with our diversified soil. enables
us I'd raise as great q variety Of pro-
ducts. IL not greater, than any other
country,
Duty to ourselves and to our pos
terity, demands of us that we dill
gently prepare to clearly make known
our immense resousces and advanta-
ges at the Centennial Exhibition at
Philadelphia, to the representatives
OF the world who will be assembled
there on that occasion.
To facilitate and further this grand
and Interesting object, we have call.
ed o meeting of all the commission
ers. committees and citizens who feel
an interest in the subject, to assem-.
BILE at Knoxville. on the Sd of June
next. The meeting is an important
one. and if well attended will be fruit
ful of the most beneficial and prac-
ticaI results.
We shall have to use great dill
gence and industry to be represent.
ed at Philadelphia in proper time.
The 10th of January next was ap-
pointed as the first day for the re-
ception of articles for the exhibition.
The Exhibition viii be open for Wis
itors on thd 10th of May next. We
should have specimens. If possible.
of all our minerals ready for exhibit
ton SO soon as the exhibition opens
on the 10thpf May.
Those who delight in sightseeing
and observing large crowds will
probably postpone their visit TO Phil
adelphia until the 4th of July, 1875.
But the practical man who means
business viii be present at the ear
Hest moment when he q more qui-
city and leisurely bestow his whole
on such departments of
the exhibition as he may be most in
terested in.
Let us, therefore. prepare to have
our samples Of minerals aud descrip-
ton of our country. at Philadelphia
at as early a day as practicable.
In the view then we haze taken
Of what we should do to make the
exhibition from our section of the
State as crelitable and reputable as
possible. we hope all of our citizens
who have reflected upon and taken
deep interest in the subject. will
be present at our meeting on the Sd
June. next, to aid the grand OBJ
iect we have before us with their
and advice.
Since the foregoing address was
written and in type we have receiv-
ed a printed copy Of the rules and
regulations that have been adopted
the government of the Centenni-
Il Exhibition at Philadelphia.
From these we make the follow
ing extract, to which we invite the
particular attention Of the reader:
1.-The general reception of articles
ut the Exhibition buildings will be
commenced On January lst. 1876.
and no articles will he admitted af-
ter March 3lst, 1876"
From this rule it will be perceive
ed by our citizens. that it will re-
luire considerable rromptness dill
gence and energy to enable them to
prepare and have all the srticles to
exhibit, in the Centennial buildings
the 31st of March next.
john III. CRozIER.
ALFRED f. JACKSON,
O.. Z. TEMPLE.
julius E. RAHT.
A. L. maxwell,
Executive Committee for