New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-28
TIE NATIONAL CENTENNIAL.
AN APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY.


STATEMENT BY THE BOARD OF FINAsCE-THE
Buildings GOING AHEAD FiNELY-THE DANGER
or THEIR COMPLETION BEFORE TIL RE IS
MONEY TO PAY FOR THgM-A LITTLE HARD WORK
HOw NEEDED.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-At a special meet
ns Of the United states Centennial Boa.d OF Finance
to-day, the Board adopted the following staiemen; aud
resolutions:
Tho contracts for all the buildings FOR the Centennial
Exhibition requires them to be completed by the LIST of
January They in a condition ~ forward
n,.s nr beyond that ~ anv international exhibition &C
r relative time and DaAiug progress, at rate
Easter iin The unf "a pay Tor them Ia, ing accunG.
a'td. ihr Board 0l finance haye thus Tar been "db I'd
H. 81 -"r ~ the policy "f paying their building Uis. and
al Ufhcr cyuenses ttcy heroine dine. 4 ~ know that
ice tnc hes, ECONOMY for the Stockholders,
pnicy additional sources 81 revenue will have 10 be-
Ul nsd tc board or cLse the buildings viii
for teen has been subscribed.
TIE Board ~ FINANCE and their agents have tried 70 he
most and Giliseut in tGeir tndcayOro open up
additional Of throughout tho several
Stlte. ana Particularly IL thc mot pollOuh 'nd pros
porous CITES. Tncy have tiled 10 stimulate and urge
subscriptions Ia the stock by all proper means These
IN" = nave net win fIf degree ot sdc.caa ia some
localities; hui still tho money thus derived from
thrn together wh that falling due on subscriptions
alrii,lv made will be suuritut enabic Boasd
ia tire cUsi at the bindings promptly the bli' TAD
dur The toad VIII need 10 DE- suppicd WIKI ~ ,GGOOVO
additional. fir bn.lns purposes aione in the ia>t 1Dur
months ~ tuis Aer, 1" pay tho contractors what will b
Que thoni dnr.ng :. ptember October, November, aud
u 'fin"r l"ls u exclusive or the amount thIt WIZ &c
Necessary Tor tuc PREPARATION and completion o. the
ciiu'oS for administration, which viii DC payable III tue
d"-t fuIr UuItA, o. 1876
TIE WiirS'Ir prhporJiuus ~ the buildings they
stand progress crcdl.r IN tho
l-Icsf i"grc' - the whole country. wtfas g. t-e
pOraiiOus and states Wnp have tGs iar con-
tputcd IL tie iind n cir pc. cut cuuditiVf aud the
.'rf"y via wu.cn t."t Lave been pr~-'i forward
tat:ts- Ives bring tie ala 0f LIE Boart o
Ifnrt FRAT large Dudy their c4iCW-CfilZc5 VINO haFc
addcl t"cf nani,s to I. e sut-rt ton iu,d
trc Board must maze earnest appe..
-.r ia PIda. ,uii. WHcTt .arit;gCy icw praua
nave unc so inur, we'll Throughout country at
Aud tre iiUari Ga nance Lale LCet1iOrC r.
Cr, a. most yaiGhe assistance ilOin the fhiLhlcpbh
Citizens COMMITTEE, taey aaOpt tne follow hS lea0iu-
TONS:
ReeO'rcf, That the Centennial Board of Finance,
chrg IT," act Oi Congress June. l-12, win Ihc
c,-t the buildings for Ia" CenurtnI Inter
nIl Exhibition ~ ls7U, earnestly rrqu i the Phla-
COMMITTEE to appeal "
-.r.f = c1pic. riUrdt!OD- md business M rests
II e city net slrraiy ,e their subscriptions
~ Ir uh stack 10 CUmc Iornhiu now % the al
e. a. I Board.
esOu,. at all citizens corporations, ana states aud
T-rliu1 throughout thc Cntrt safes be- huSi earn
urged hough the Commissioners for IN" ridits ami
irlrure4 c-IectNcly, ana NrOugE Tie directors ANA
.n.s iDtri ~ Fin nee 20 hHke an active coll
Vac. AMI 10 pro- forward subscriptions 10 tne
44..d WIKI lue lCaci possible decay