Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23
rrrmnni and The rentennlal
We copy the following letter from
New York Herald Of the 18th inst


view OEh lIeFald OF klt I'm INST
BURLNGroS. April 20.
That the Green Mountain state nav Do.
well represented in the International ExL.
biti0n, which Will be the chief feature U,
the Centennial celebration. and that -i.
shall not be weighed IN her OWE balance and
found wanting are much desired and cS-
peeted. | find, however. from the bs~-
information Obtainabe. that hardly any
thing a. vet has been done in the Wav %
preparation.
Financially there has boea little or nstr-
ing done toward making up the S,st,'~
quota of :, 573 shares OF Centennial ~-lcS
The times have been hard, and the SHE
of stock and medals among the people ia-
necessarily been slight Governor Is rite
visited several Of the different prominent
towns last fall and cOnterred with leaiiua
citizens and commissioners we're appointed
in st. Johnsbury, Montpelier. Burlington
and Rutland. TO take the work in hand AM
push 1t as soon as practicable. These COM
missi0ners are energetic and public spirited
men, such as General Pitkia, and Hon. e.
p. Walton of Montpelier, General B4xt-r
of Rutland, ex-Mayor Linsley and Giarr-.
Henry Of Burlington. They will De unIcs
the supervision OF the State members oi jl-
Centennial Board Of Finance, VIZ II 'r-r.
Fairbanks Of 81. Johnsbury, Lawrcuc-
BraInerd OF 3. Adams, Lawrence Birua-
Of Burlington, Colonel George \. Ma7rl
Of LyndOnyille. Henry G.. Root OF Ben
ningtOn, Jacob Estey Of Brattleblrl. FreI
erick Billings of v o0dstock, Luther Blk
of RichfOrd. Henry Chase OF Lyndon. ami
and Henry Lane Of Cornwall The lIm
of leading manufacturers, railroad ulu-
ayers, agriculturistS and capitalists. known
throughout the country, Will he recuyl
in the above list. and in due time rhey wii
put their shoulders to the wheel and t-r
State will give good account % herself al
Philadelphia.
In mineral wea,th-marble. copper. u.l
excepting gold-she can make wonderful,
exhibition. and viii 10 dlubs il 50. AS Pr
fessOr Collier, the Secretary OF tlc sat.
Board Of Agriculture, Manufacture snt
Mining, and the State Geologist, Dr.. Cl-
ting. will. in connection with DR. Cod
smith, the S,lte Centennial Commiss:lf-.
give this department their >pecia. s-a
ton.
Governor Peck is deeply interested ,-.
the Sta, should be well and properly Is.r
scented the Centennial and regrets tIttl
action ". taken By the Legislature dlTl-
its recent -es,iOn, as in other States. pia,l-
ing for means to further it, grand ami .-
rlotic objects. He intends, a. do llc Co.,
gressiOnal delegation, to arouse the D ,.'
at an early day 10 the Importance oi ra-
hundredth anniversary OF the birth u; Do.
Republic. The absence in Europe to- Oh.
past year of DR.. Middleton Goldsmith, u.
Rutland, above mentioned, an eminent pay
stefan and scientific man. has undoubtedly
contributed to the lack Of active
for the Exhibition bat So D..
returns by midsummer, there will p. a15a.
dance OF time TO arouse the latent energy AMI
excite the patriotism Of the people, 81 tHs.
they will subscribe literally % the C-lf,n-
NAL stock and see that the safe Is iully
presented IN the various Department 90 600
exhibition.
Dr. Goldsmith will be ably sc,,a..i n
his efforts by Henry Chase, oi Lgnllr.
large and successful farmer OF N1rtlNc-rera
Vermont. The Vermont member, of tn-
Centennial Commission thus far hayc he-
active and influential in its proccelinz-
The First Commissioner. John \. Bixtcr.
was the first Secretary of the Commission
Resignlng in ls72. he have place . D.
Goldsmith. who Is Chairman OF the Com
nittee on Fisheries and Fish Culture. 81
we'll as member in the important commit
tees on Arts and Sciences and Plans and
Commissioner j. S Adan-
}. Florida. the author Of the patriotic li-
iress OF the commission To the people 81 tas
United States, is a IMAM from the noun
aims ofVermOnt." and was the first Secr,
AIRY of the Bead Of Education In iae.
'ursory interview which those IL ssr interest
ID and having the best knowledge of th'
,uilJok in Vermont for Philadelphia, sl.i-
les me that the Centennial Exhibition wi
zee collection of gorgeous marble at ihat
magnificent fair of the century. which viii
lot be eclipsed by either State Of the Union
II foreign nation