Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-08-27
Iowa at tho Centennial.

IoNcI1'oT W write ~" poitilcdi Diog-
raphy.
Iowa at the Centennial.
Dubuque Times.
The State Board of Centennial
Managers seem to be actively work
preparing to make such representa-
ton in behalf Of Iowa as will be
creditable to her among the States.-
The different departments have been
! assigned to capable and energetic
men, who have already entered upon
the performance of their respective
duties. The main thing in the mat
ter is, the money with which to de-
fray the necessary expense Of collect
ing the articles intended for exhibi-
ton, and transporting them to Phila-
delphia. To sample the State of It's
productive resources will require time,
money and personal effort. If we
can bridge over the expense Of max
ing our collection ready tol shipment,
it is probable that the next Lcgisla-
ture will meet in time to transmit it
and care for it at the exposition. Ten
thousand dollars will be required to
meet the incidenta.. expenses of col
lection-which is equivalent to one
cent to each inhabitant, within an ex-
ceedingly small fraction. The amount
for the counties of Northwestern
Iowa we have hitherto printed-but
will repeat that the allotment for Du-
buque county is $500. The Boa,d
ask the aid of five or six ladies and
gentlemen in each county to see that
their apportonment is raised, leaving
to the Judgment Of locality as to the
appliances to be used. a resort may
be had to direct subscriptions, either
from individuals or organizations, u
concert or festival, entertainments
by lectures, and contributions by
churches, schools, etc.
In addition to the above, the repre-
sentative ladies of the State propose
building an Iowa HOME upon the
Centennial Grounds, the principal
features of which will be us follows:
1.-The Home shall be built so rs to
pcrsonate IL model Iowa home, and to
practically teach the style of home archi-
lecture of the day, in 1876, in contrast
with II pioneer house of 1888.
2.-The Home shall be the headquarters
of all those who are officially connected
with the States collection at the exposi-
ton, and to this end shall be deemed the
hoe IrI,, ritz >f th, e.,
all business in Philadelphia directly con
nccted with the Exposition
3.-ln connection with the Home there
shall be kept a register of all Iowa citizens
who may choose to avail themselves of
such information as may he desired, in re-
lation to the Exposition, places of obtain
ing boarding, and places of note in and
around the city of Philadelphia.
The Home shall be under the gcner-
al direction of the State Board of Mana
gers, and shall be governed by such rules
as may from time to time be adopted
5.-Thc household department shall be
under the direction of the lady supcrvis-
! ing Group No. 10, domestic Manufact-
ures and Housekeeping" Mrs. Calista f.
Flint, of Halle Green, Delaware county,
and such aids as she may select, by and
with the sanction Of the Board of Mana.
gers.
G.-The home shall be furnished with
Iowa Manufactures as far as practicable,
and all postal, telegraph, and news faci,
tiles, such as guides to the Exposition and
city of Philadelphia, home newspapers,
and such other appliances as may facil-
tate the study of the Exposition.
Mrs. c. f. Flint is IN excellent and
energetic woman, the wife of one OF
the heaviest farmers Of Delaware
county; she will do her work well
here, and in Philadelphia will present
a fine specimen of an Iowa housewife
rs well rs of an Iowa model home.-
10 defray the expenses Of this model
Iowa Home it is proposed to raise a
specific fund of half cent to each
inhabitant-or for Dubuque county,
Sl99.5O. In a short time lady will
call upon our citizens, for contribu-
tons for this purpose, and we trust
she will meet, not onl u courteous,
but generous reception.
The managers of the Centennial
for Iowa are now making an effort to
secure the services of Prof. ii. Il.
Woodman, Of this city, rs General
Superintendent of the entire Scientific
Departments, or rather, departments.
This would neccssitate his rcsigna-
ton, or at least, abandonment (for we
suppose it is hardly proper to speak
of ones reslgning what he has not
yet accepted) Of the Curatorship of
the State University, to which he has
, just been elected; nevertheless, nego-
tiations are in vrogress-which means
that Il handsome offer has been made,
and the details are yet under discus
sion - looking toward his appoint
mcntto the position above mentioned
Should he accept he may already
have done so, but if SO it is not yet
known, for he has been for several
days absent from the city,, it will be
Il ma ter of rejoicing throughout the
State; not only because of his being
undoubtedly tho most competent man
i'll Iowa for the position, but because
he offers in that case to take to Phil
adelphia, and place on exhibition to
the credit Of Iowa, his entire magni-
ticent cabinet.
Taken altogether, it now looks as
though the arrangements in progress
were ample and in the right hands, to
give Iowa 4 position in the front
rank of the States to be represented
at the Great Exposition on the occa-
sion of the Centennial of American
independence.
The Louisville COu7icr-yOaandI,
a representative Democratic paper.
published in State where Democrat
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