The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-27
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 CENTENNIAL FINANCE BOARD.
 The act creating the centennial
 board of finance, approved June l,
 1872, for celebrating the centen-
 nial anniversary of Americaii
 Independence, by holding an in ternational exhibition in Phila- delphia in 1876, appointed the following gnamed persons for Ali kansas,
 State at Large-A. W. Bishop; Jas. Torrans, D C. Casey and R. Weeks.
 First District-John T. Jones and Wm. k. Miller. Second district-Hehrv E; Morse and James w. Mason:
 Third District-Irvirg W. Full Ter and Sam. W. Williams.
 For additional district-H. A. Millen and Joseph Stanley.
 The powers and duties of this incorporate committee are defined by the act creating it. The object of this committee and scope of office in each state is to obtain funds, by every means at com mand, to aid the grand celebra- tion. National banks throughout the country are empowered to re ceive subscriptions, and were sup piled with the necessary books and forms for that purpose.
 CLASSIFICATION.
 The general regulations for ex- hibitions in the United State al low ten departments, with subdi- visions of classes and groups. The departments arc as follows,
 First-Raw material, mineral, vegetable and animal.
 Second-Materials and manus factures used for food, or in the arts, the result of extraction or combining processes.
 Third-Textile and fertile fab rics, apparel, costumes and orna- ments of the person.
 Fourth-Furniture and manu. factures of general use Tn con- and in dwellings.
 Fifth-Tools, implements, ma chimes and processes.
 Sixth--Motors and transportas tion.
 Seventh-Apparatus and meth ods for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.
 Eighth-Engineering, public works, architecture, etcf
 Ninth--Plastic ard graphic arts.
 Tenth-Ohjects illustrating eff. forts for the improvement of phys ical, intellectual and moral condi- tion of man.
 The following bureaus of ad- were established by ,he executive committee at it's last session, viz, Installation, trans portation, foreign, machinery, az horticulture and fine lrts. There will be a chief for each bureau, who will be subject Q the directions of the director general, and charged with the or ganization of the department as- signed him, and the care of such subjects as may be entrusted to lis bureau.
 Applications for space should )e addressed in form, as soon as practicable, to director general A '. Goshorn, No. 904 Walnut street. Philadelphia.
 The county clerks in each coap- y of the state will have a docu nent showing the system of clas- form of application, al for the exposition, and hey will have authority to receipt or all contributions for exhibi- ion deposited with them, by par ies or persons everywhere throughout the state, and will .eep careful record according to Justification of the same!
 STATE ORGANIZATION.
 To urge forward the work as apidly as possible, to carry out ur plans for the success of the an advisory board [ committee, will be immediately )rmed at the capital, and coop rativc county boards" or com littecs, at once organized in every ounty in the state. We must all ndeavor to arouse emulation and xcite local interest in the objects f the exhibition. The members lect of the present legislature, e trust, will be prominent in all le county cooperative boards. throughout the state the repre- from each county is solic- ed to act as chairman of the To- Il co cooperative boards, and to or anize said boards, with county erk as secretary.
 State senators elect will in each district kindly act as q advisory to the county boards their respective districts Fembers of the press, the learned and all state officers e cordially invited to render all 1ssible assistance as honorary ,llateral co-operatives of the ,mmission.
 All local county boards, as soon , their organizations are com Ieted, will report through their ,cretary to the chairman of the