, 1875-03-02
THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION,

To tA& Editor Of TAs Cafea7o Tftbuna:
Cn1cAno, March 1.-As thu representative Of the
Centennial Board Of Finance in tho We4, re.psat-
fully ask yon To republish the article inconed, which
appeared In your yesterdays Sunday edition. md my
reply 10 IT, The article reads u follows;
TAo appetite OF Tho Centennial Commiaston for aof-
prorration voted By the House fsw days 10. The
1nore. In support Of this proposal arab At ts rove
nlcs. a time when taxes have to 10 increased n Or.
marks: alt u fact that the 0overnnent. Wills ro-
hss sot taken ths management wholly auto ix hads,
sounaI ike sarcsa, but tho 3stgsa,n sssos': IL iws
"a ssnao. n:ps ~, y knowEe By san eosss
cnt into liz hands III hss h.d nothing T to .fH DO Wa
Tho management; II has not even decidea tbs nature
of ~ ahoT Again; has not tnved guest much
tho palma to issus circular calling attention Ia the
iac that tho Invitations not giyeu by tho uatIon
cents Of tbs money. The Tf,grans fsc. Is as ta.s
~ its heGRasy L. absurd Tae people taxed enough
already fos tho beneat Of pcnnsylyani4.
Tho writer WA evidently In earnest, but has not
Kept up With tho hatot3 Of our 1nernat!ohat Exh!ti
tion alsa he could not have assorted what he has in
trrh and know you intend that your cotun1na shall
deal with truth aloue bu. what ho wrote had so,no
foundation Ia fao, u tho pss And hs beloved It to b.
~ he represented.
"Ths $500 600 appropriation which whs.tad Tho ap-
patts Of ths Centennial Gommisston,n was no sppe-
zsF tn teE for II not given them IN aid OF tbeIr
work, or will they handle dollar Of It. pur1ag Tho
acaaun Of 1894 Congress directed tho Presdent 10
htya IN sxanast'on Of tie Government bureaus
Through ucmmissionc1 Ia each, to bo appolutod,,
va reference e Rrsssnhos 70 n world. 4 ~ III
1876 an exhibit OF tho Government workings of our
Republic, with coscson Of ft!ics, improvements in
Uasd atss ooe1s' Tais S1aa 81
tbs lTealdsut Eent In TO tho present Congress-, from
.he naEssus q ,as N.vy w.f, Iate1tor. Trs,iuly,
aggregate requirement ot ~ to bo so1s, 900.
The Commitsea to whom It wa rsfsrseti brought Ia
lectiona Al ths exhibition, but 10 30 dovsrament
display, In building erected for thls purpose 9nd
governed by Government o'fieers.
I'D from taa putila puFss Next. - 70 The msnsas .
'sha1lng nothing 10 do With mol oven dedlng ths
nature q Tho sAon, Il evldent tbs writer h.s nsves
Rad u. at ts9s .Ateh nGr aa9,e ,. Tse sa oi
anniversary Of American ladependraes ~ holding 10
products Of tho soll and nps In ih@ CITY Of Phade
ph!a aud stsss Of Ienns5sAnls. IN tde year la7o."
nrst kodtion OF s act declares tlat exhih.
ton ef American aud fsseixn srs. psodnots I'd
0o.etnu'eut of tbs United atate4 In the CITY Of phi!
adelpha tn 1870. ....-.,-.......
sioH 4nd pseos u uudsr tho ausp!cts u LIE United
Hsc. : psoridss fos . ton,rlsaion composed Of ons
dS BA!e iton each Aata sud Tsreltory 10 direct II.
Ar. >, that such Comtnt1fon shall 10 sppoin'el by
tha lfrudsat of ths United bates within ono year.
~, ~. .aplo.nsins l poNas usualy has aonoshlng 10
Bass 1 provides for IN alternate CommlAsIoner,
stc. j, directs tbsn to ho1d thelr meetings Ia phil-
bee. q that ths comnals.toa shoqll report 10 Con.
I1kt .tIk$ $Szr