The Russellville Democrat., 1875-06-10
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBI-
 TION. 1S70.
Circular Letter of the Come
 missiOners.


 according to regulations and in structions, must be ready for de livery at Fairmount Park, Phila- delphia, Pa, during the coming winter. Articles of q perishable nature can be delivered afterward, before the opening day of the cx- hibition, May 10, 1876. Trans. portation and space, we trust, will be afforded to all who desire to contribute or exhibit. Get ready, and encourage each other to help us in the good work. All should struggle to advance the prosperi' ty of our people and benefit man kind.
 CENTENNIAL FINANCE BOARD. The act creating the centennial board of finance, approved June l, 1872, for celebrating the centen- nial anniversary of American Independence, by holding an in ternational exhibition ir Phila- delphia in 1876, appointed the following named persons for Ar kansas:
 State at Largc-A. w Bishop. Jas. Torrans, D. c. Casey and R. Weeks.
 First District-John T. Jones and Wm. R. Miller.
 Second district-Henrv B Morse and James w. Mason.
 Third District-Irving w. Fnl, Ter and Sam. w. Williams
 For additional district-H. A Millen and Joseph Stanley.
 The powers and duties of this incorporate committee are defined by the act creating it. The object of this committee and scope o1 !. office in each state is to obtain funds, by every means at com mand, to aid in the grand celebra tion. National banks throughout the country are empowered to re ceive subscriptions, and were sup piled with the necessary books and forms for that purpose.
 CLASSIFICATION.
 The general regulations for ex' hibitions in the United State al low ten departments, with subdi visions of classes and groups The departments arc as follows;
 First-Raw material, mineral vegetable and animal.
 Second-Materials and manu factures used for food, or in tho arts, the result of extraction ol combining processes. Third-Textile and fertile fab rics, apparel, costumes and orna ments of the person. Fourth--Furniture and manu factures of general use In con struction, and in dwellings. Fifth-Tools, implements, ma chimes and processes. Sixth-Motors and transporta tion.
 Seventh-Apparatus and meth ods for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.
 Eighth-Enginecring, public works, architecture, etc. Ninth--Plastic and graphic arts.
 Tenth-Objects illustrating eff forts for the improvement of phys ical, intellectual and moral condi tion of man.
 The following bureaus of ad ministration were established by the executive committee at its las session, viz: Installation, trans portation, foreign, machinery, az riculture, horticulture and flint arts. There will be Q chief fo each bureau, who will be subjec to the directions of the director general, and charged with the or ganization of the department as signed him, and the care of suci subjects as may be entrusted t his bureau.
 Il Applications for space shoult be addressed in form, as soon a practicable, to director-general A T. Goshorn, No. 904 Walnut street Philadelphia.
 The county clerks in each coun ty of the state will have a docu ment showing the system of clas sification, form of application, al complete, for the exposition, ant they will have authority to receip for all contributions for eXhibi tion deposited with them, by par ties or persons everywher throughout the state, and vii keep Q careful record according t classification of the same. STATE ORGANIZATIONS. To urge forward the work a r rapidly as possible, to carry ou our plans for the success of tn , enterprise, an advisory board, or committee, will be immeaiatel . formed at the capital, and ''co-oI , erative county boards" or com , mittees, at once organized in ever county in the state. We must a [ endeavor to arouse emulation an excite local interest ill the object of the exhibition. The member , elect of the present legislatur, 3 we trust, will be prominent in a 2 the county cooperative board, Throughout the state the repro sentative from each county is solit , tied to act as chairman of the lt cal cooperative boards, and to o]