Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14
PREPARING FOR THE CENTENNIAL
Centennial Committees For Knox
County.

authorized and directed to appoint
such Committees as might be neces-
sary to prepare materials TO show the
products and resources Of the county,
ut the Centennial Exhibition next
year at Philadelphia. The President
has, in accordance with this direction,
appointed the following Committees
for the county, and Committee on FL
nance for the First Civil District. Com
mittees for each of the other civil dis
tricts of the county will be hereafter APP
pointed and published so soon as the
lists are perfected:
We beg leave to make some sugges-
tons that we hope may be improved
upon, as reflection and experience
may dictate by those who have this
important work in charge, involving
the public spirit and general reputation
of our country.
AS has been heretofore said, the Cen
tennial Exhibition at Philadelphia
next year, will be the greatest event
pertaining exclusively to our present
condition and the progress we have
made in civilization and the useful
arts since the declaration of our indie
pendence, when we assumed the status
of an independent nation. 1t will also
probably be the greatest event that will
occur in our civil history for a century
to come. 1t is therefore a matter for
no superficial reflection for each citi-
zen to decide what part duty requires
him to take in a work involving the
present and future reputation for years
to come of his county, State and nation
at large.
The citizen Of the United States,
who is unmoved 10y the approach or
anticipation of the progress and result
of the Centennial Exhibition, which
takes place at Philadelphia next year,
is probably either TO be pitied for his
ignorance or his lack of susceptibility
to those loftier sensations and emo
ions, which dignity and distinguish
mankind from the lower animal race.
Let us, therefore, attempt to devise
some plan by which the humblest
contributor to this work will
be known TO those living at the present
and remembered in the future
To bring contributions within the
means of all, fifty cents only in the
first instance will be asked from each
voter or individual of the county. II
is believed if all, or nearly all, who can
contribute without Inconvenience this
small sum, will do so, the aggregate
will be sufficient for all purposes that
may be required. We hope none from
modesty will be deferred from giving
this small sum, or even less, il they
see proper. Should there be any de-
ficiency of means through this plan
we have entire confidence that it will
be fully compensated by those who
| possess ample resources and have q
proper appreciation of the great and
| beneficial results that will he the con.
sequence Of their generous benefac
| ton.
! We would suggest to the respective
| Finance Committees not to take sub.
scriptions, but ask for the money in
the first instance. Taking subscrip
tions will necessarily entail a like ad
| ditional trouble to collect them. 1t i:
also to be hoped that persons wishing
to contribute will voluntarily do Sc
without waiting to be called upon by
members of the respective Finance
Committees who receive no compen
sation for their time or labor expended
in this cause.
We would suggest that the member:
of the Finance Committees take
| down at the time of contribution
the names of the contributors witt
the amounts contributed and that the
same be published in one or more Of
our daily papers either by the members
of the Committees or the Treasurer
This would show to the persons con
tributing that the money had beer
paid into the Treasury of the Associa
ton. The expense of such publication
might be reimbursed to the publisher.
by the additional sale OF their paper.
to those wishing an evidence of the
payments they had made. If not OBJ
tanned from this source the Association
would be justified in paying reasona
BILE price for the publication. Such 6
record would not only be interesting
to the readers of the present age, bu
its interest would be increased by thu
efflux of time. 1t would serve in some
respects as a genealogical table 10y
which hereafter the history of indi
viduals and families Of the county
might be traced, and in some cases the
rights to property be determined 10y
the information it would impart. We
hope that no citizen of Knox county
will fail in the discharge of his duty
in this work where the reputation o
his county is so deeply and extensive
ly involved.
The following are the COMMITTEES
for the County:
Executive Committee-MOses White
George Washington, d. d. Anderson
William Rule, A. S. Prosser, G. w
Charlton, Samuel c. Ramage.
Financial Committee-R. G. Jack
son, G. NJ. McGhee, John S. Val
Glider, Mat. Swan, J. 5. Burnett, VIM
c.. McCammon, NJ. A. Claiborn.
Financial Committee for the FRS
Civil District of Knox county-Jame
d. Cowan, d. A. Carpenter, James G
Luttrell, Jr., Hugh Martin, John L
Rhea, John McGrath, John Cruze.
Committee on Woods and Forest
for Knox county-Carrick w. Park
Adrian Terry, S. #. Atkin, l.. G. Shep
ard, A. Howe, Benjamin Fahnestock
James Cooley.
Committee on Minerals-ThOmas II
Head, David Richards, l.. H. Rogan
Harvey Clark, Chas. ], McClung, Geo
H. Smith, VIM. Simmonds.
Committee on Marbles-George w
| Rose IOhn Williams HOraoa Roster