The Russellville Democrat., 1875-04-22
CENTENNIAL FINANCE BOARD.


 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 in Phila- delphia in 1876, appointed the following named persons for Ar kansas:
 State at Large-A. w. Bishop, Jas. Torrans, D C. Casey and K. Weeks.
 First District-John T. Jones and Wm. R. Miller.
 Second district-Henrv B. Morse and James w. Mason.
 Third District-lrviEg w. Full Ter and sam. ". Williams.
 For additional distriet-H. A. AIillen 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 of 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 the arts, the result of extraction ol combining processes.
 Third-TeNtile and fertile fab rics, apparel, costumes and orna, ments of the person.
 Fourth-Furniture and manu' factures of general use Tn 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-Engineering, 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 exc e.utive committee at it's last session, viz: Installation, trans portation, foreign, machinery, ag- riculture, horticulture and fine arts. There will be chief fol each bureau, who will he subIec, to the directions of the director general, and charged with the or ganization of the department as signed him, and the care of such subjects as may be entrusted tt his bureau.
 Applications for space should be addressed in form, as soon as practicable, to directorgenera A. T. Goshorn, No. 904 Walnut street Philadelphia.
 The county clerks in each coun ty of the state will have docu- ment showing the system of clas sitication, form of application, all complete, for the exposition, and they will have authority to receipt for all contributions for eXhibi tion deposited with them, by par ties or persons eycrywhcr, throughout the state, and vii keep careful record according t, classification of the same.
 STATE ORGANIZATION.
 To urge forward the work al rapidly as possible, to carry ou our plans for the success of tn, enterprise, an "adyisory board, or committee, will be immcdiatel, ] formed at the capital, and "eo-op erative county boards or com mittces, at once organizeG in ever. county in the state. w. must al cndeavor to arouse e".r .atlon an excite local interest in the object of the exhibition. The member elect of the present legislature | we trust. will be prominent ill a.