Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-06-10
JONESBOROUGH, TENN.
Address of the Centennial Ex.
ecutive Committee of
East Tennessee.

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In the Centennial Exhibition at Phia
delphia And who is there that does not
take all interest in it? No snch oppor,
tuhity has occurred heretofo e, or can
occur again within an hun red years, to
make known so favorable the resource
and Advantages we possess
We have a co untry that is endowed by
nature with many very remarkable fea>
lures, Within the area of East Tennes
see, is comprised a greater variety and
abundance of minerals than is possessed
by any other country of the like propor
tiOns, We have marble, lead, zinc, mica
copper, granite, limestone, gold, iron and
coal. Copper, iron, coal, marble, lime
stone and zinc, we have in great abun-
| dance.
We have one Of the best watered coun-
tries in the world, with water power for
machinery that is unsurpassed
We have healthy, genial and temper.
ate climate, which. connected with our
diversified soil, enables US to raise as
great a variety Of products, If not greater
than any other country
Duty to ourselves and to our posterity,
demands of us that we diligently pre- pare
to clearly make known our immense re,
sources and advantages at the Centennial
NAL 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 called a
meeting of all the commissioners com.
mitteeS ard citizens who feel an interest
ia tie subject, On the 81 of Jn, next.
The meeting Is an import ut one, and il
well attended will be fruitful OF the most
Oenefc al ana practical results.
We shall have to use great diligence
and industry to be represented at Phila,
deIE hla in proper time.
The lO;h of January next was appoin-
ted as the first day for the reception OF
articles Tor the exhibition. The Exb.
bition will be opened for visitors on the
l0.h of May next. We should have
specimens, if possible of all our minerals
ready for exhibition so soon as the ex>
hibition opens On the 10Th of May.
Those who delight in sightseeing and
observing large crowds will probably post
Poue their visit to Philadelphia until the
4th of July, 1873. But the practical
man who means business will be present
at the earliest moment when lie can
more quietly and leisurely bestow his
whole attention on such departments OF
the exhibition as he may be most inter.
e,ied in.
Let us, therefore, prepare to have our
sample of minerals and description of our
country, at Philadelphia at as early day
as practicable.
In the view then we have taken of
what we should do to make the eXhibi.
tion from our section of the State as
creditable and reputable as possible,
we hope all Of our citizens who have
reflected upon and taken a deep in.
terest in he subject will be present
at our meeting on the Sd of July, next,
to aid the grand object we have before
us with their counsel and advice
Since the foregoing address was
written and in type we have received
printed copy Of the rules and regu
lations that have been adopted of the
government Of the Centennial Exhibi,
tion at Philadelphia
From these we make the following
extract, to which we invite the parti
cular attention Of the reader:
The general reception of articles
at the Exhibition buildings will be
commenced on January lst, 1876, and
no articles will be admitted after
March 81, 1876"
From this rule it will be perceived
by our citizens, that it will require
considerable promptness diligence anC
energy to enab be them to prepare anC
have all the articles to exhibit, in th,
Centennial building against the SIS
of March next.
john II. CRozIER,
ALFRED K. JACKSON,
o. p. TEMPLE,
julius f. RAHT,
A. l.. MAXWELL,
Centennial Executive Committee 10
East Tennessee.
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