Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-26
ADDRESS
OF the Centennial Executive Commit
tee for East Tcnnessee.

tee for East Tennessee.
We address ourselves to all the citi-
zens of East Tennessee who take an
interest in the Centennial Exhibition
at Philadelphia. And who is there
who does not take an interest in it?
No such opportunity has occurred
heretofore, or can occur again within
an hundred years to make known 80
favorabDy the resources and adYan-
tages we possess,
We have country that is endowed
by nature with many very remarkable
features. Within the area of East
Tennessee is comprised greater va.
riety and abundance of minerals than
Is possessed by any other country OF
like proportions. We have marble,
lead, zinc, mica, copper, granite, lime
stone, gold, and last, but not least,
iron and coal. Coal, iron and copper,
together with marble, limestone and
zinc, we have in great abundance.
We have one OF the best watered
countries in the world, with water pow
er for machinery that is unsurpassed
We have healthy, genial, temperate
climate, which connected with our
diversified soils enable us to raise as
great variety of produce, if not great
er than any other country. Duty to
ourselves and our posterity demands
that We diligently prepare to clearly
make known our immense resources
and advantages at the Centennial Ex-
ibition at Philadelphia, to the repreS
sentatives of the world, who will be
assembled there on that occasion. To
facilitate and further this grand end
interesting object we have called
meeting of all the Commissioners,
Committees and citizens who feel an
interest in the subject to assemble at
Knoxville on the 3rd of June, next.
The meeting is an important one, and
if well attended will be fruitful of
most beneficial and practical results.
We shall have to use great diligence
and industry to be represented at Phil
adelphia at the proper time. The 10th
of January next is appointed as the
first day for the reception of articles
for the exhibition. The exhibition
will be open for visitors on the 10th of
May next. We shall have specimens,
if possible, of all our minerals ready for
exhibition as soon as the exhibition
opens on the 10th OF May. Those who
large collections will probably posts
pone their visit to Philadelphia until
the 4th of July, 1876. But the practi-
cal man who means business will be
present at the earliest moment when he
can more quietly and leisurely bestow
his whole attention on such depart
merits of the exhibition as he may be
most Interested in. Let us, therefore,
| IN, al Inn
and a description of our country at
| Philadelphia at as early day as prac.
| ticable. In the view then we have
taken of what we should do to make
the exhibition from our section Of the
State as creditable and reputable as
possible, we hope all of our citizens
who hav' flected upon and taken a
d,r, IN, 1t in the subject will he
pir-eut Il. lr meeting, on the 3rd of
/ J me- mex 10 aid the grand object we
have before us with their counsel and
advice.
Since 9 foregoing address was
written AT in type we have received
printed .rpy Of the rules and regula-
tions thai ave been adopted for the
government of the Centennial Exhibit
ton at Pm adelphia. From these we
make the following extract, to which
we invite the particular attention of
the reader:
THE general reception of articles at
| the Exhibition buildings will be COM
menced on January LIST, 1876, and no
articles will be admitted after March
3lst, 1876"
From this rule il will be perceived
| by our citizens that it will require con-
siderable promptuess, diligence and
energy to enable them to prepare and
have all the articles they desire to ex-
hibit in the Centennial buildings
against the 3lst of March next.
JOHN H. CRoZIER,
ALFRED E. JACKSON,
o. p. TEMPLE,
JULIUS E. RHAT,
A. l.. MAXWELL,
Centennial Executive Committee for
East Tennessee.
Papers throughout East Tennessee
please copy.
Thomas & Co., marble dealers, Mar
ket Square, have had such a run in
their line as to throw them 1000 be-
hind with their orders, but they have