Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-15
OUR CENTENNIAL SHOW.
Meeting of the Board Of tate Commits
sionerS-A Coed PrOgramme-Im-
portant Letter from Director
General GOshOrn.

Aswe learn from tue Nashville AHlcri-
can, the board OF National AMI state -eutcn'
NAL commissioners met at the capitol AT ten
o'clock Wed 0esday morning, President Geo.
Ouits a large number of state commissioners
We're present Colonel W. +. ProSser repre-
scented th- National commission.
The president having called the meeting to
orEer, Colonel PrOsSeT moved that a commit
tee OF five be appointed 10 address circular
20 the leading land-hOlders, mi le-Owners,
sock breeders, mercantile and agricultural
associations, and all citizens who have objects
oriuteTest, asking them TO prepare for exhibit
lion specimens Of their variOuS productions
and 10 nOtlfy the secretary as : non as possible
of the character of the articles proposed 10 ne
exhibited in order Inst measures may be
taken Tor their transportation II Philadel-
phia.
HeisS, T. N. Brennan, aud the secretary were
appointed said committee.
The finance committee was directed TO APP
point an agent or agents in the three grand
divisions OF the State to explain the objects of
tue Centennial 10 the people and solicit con-
tributlous.
The president and secretary were directed to
apply for twenty-five thousand square feet of
space for Tennessee in the exhibition build
ings.
Howell, Esq, We're added to the finance cOms
A vote Of thanks was rendered to Mrs. Has
kell, State librarian, for cOurtesies extended
to the commission; also vote OF thanks 10
tie city press for It's lbeIallty in publishing
free of charge the documents and proceedings
of the commission.
The board then adjourned to meet at the
Maxwell house, November 18th.
IMPORTANT LETTER.
At the meeting OF the state board OF Ma
t'onal and state Centennial comm SstoDers,
Yesterday, the following important letter
from the directOr-general of the Centennial
exhibition was read:
L. :. CENTENNIAL COMMISSION,
PHILADELPHIA, october ], 1873.
George E. Pervis, Esq, Chairman Tennessee
q Board, Nashville:
DEAR SIR-The time has arrived when 1t is
necessary that we should know the charaC ter,
dimensions and number of the special struc-
lures that will be erected in the exhibition
grounds Already large number are in pro-
cess OF construction, including several which
are TO he used state headquarter buildings
l beg to INQUIRE whether it is the intention OF
vCuT state to erect such building. II 1t Is,
you will please send forward as soon as posi-
BILE a definite application for space in the
park, accompanied with the plans and specih-
cations of the building, for approval. We are
making an effort to have all the general and
special structures completed by January 1t,
and to have the roads and fOOtways in order
by that time. If your State intends to pro-
vide a building for its use, will you please
give this subject your immediate attention?
am yours, very respectfully,
A. 7. GOSHORN, Director-General.
In response. the board applied for twenty
five thousand square feet OF space for Tennes-
see, but decided that at present the State
would not erect a special building for the ex-
hibitiOn Of her resources and products. If we
are to be represented at all at the Centennial,
II VIII be seen from the above that there is no
time to lose.