, 1875-08-14
KANSAS.
1flat the State Is Doing In Connection
with tic Centennial Exposition.
Plans for an Extensive Display of All
Kinds of Products.
Satisfactory Results Of m Attcmpt to Civ
ili2o tho 0sago mud Kaw Indians.


ton 1T 1876. piara aso ~, nearly perfected, aud
10 mucl, woris l,aa already becu done, tint q
somewhat detailed description OF bntll u1ny
serve aa woi to assist o!ier States All 10 interest
hu,no-rcatlora.
III begtu with, tion our Centonnjal nfsairn
are in chart.o Of Stato Board Vt NannEera,-
President, ueorEo 7. Anihuuy. Of Lchsenvor,h:
Secretary. illo Hon. Alfred Gray, OF Topeka. Az
Indicative uf
THE GENERAL rLAN
pursued l,y tho Dsarsl. transctiho tho follow
,ug Resolutions. aslof'ted Juno ::
,,,e H.r-,ia*outc. oil i.Feo,vr, latst" uf .la.t.,
ry. fnrnyrruin, kEigaH 1t PJsh!s. Good Tsaplar'.
stss M Msnartr4 ' IL tnrrort i IS sc,lre iS AMI ers
ituLu t1hb.lon rf kAlssA 7rndnt'A ~ the Centennial
tccurc such cuIiccun If rfunciA. anu errttlN
hu.,ng cn tho Cencnuial grounds fur the's e1hiol@
tthI. ... ...
a, p,rr fss 0! the Heard of 0cu.ra Managers, alall
10 addressed hy tho Secretary to pra,narat rstiS'lu
III Ill. effort fu! collection Of lssd+
nr,s fer exhibition at Philadelphia. IND n roi.rtug
nV in Paramount parS. County o5sanisa;!.'.s will
c.,rst Of 1nemtere, waso will elect slleir OWN
tow,,hip Organizations, to .e composed Ut sll reFaota
who n,ay rarnll themselves .se5nhcra Tho county
c,usentlla a,.ars iu thsir respective conntis., nt
will 10 expected to report !" tho Secretary Ut tue
ffa'rtH. trlat tse. Frazer, State Superintendent "f
p1bltc Instruction, be r+urntd t' take etafg! Of tho
organization aud exhibition = TIC el,tcstion1l intel
n!xi E1rustun: and that thv Secretary " th4 ioafa
" instructed to eouleras. With hin ln the osk :,
tho ncwa,.sler.press Of Kansas, for exhibition At
rhadslrha. aud fur permanent preservation, The fol-
lnwi1,a: Ftrst-Three copies Of every newsIaltr
publishes" IL Kan.as: In ts Issue N or next asuf thc
Fourth Of July, NJ ssed3rlf,o copies ,n' Ut o
1IirfTlsre to1Irs uf the Issue next pscceulH, Tho
Fourth Of July, iasa. The first Two act. stonl hs
,i ,.nnial srscimeu copiss" ria shiri Ftt viii bs
,n.ea to Kansas Hesdqusrtc,s, tillaavlpai.. one
lh.l"dcrhIa; another viii bc lcpotisx In thu Librur5
q cong5ess and thS sh'r.. wl l,e ssrt ~ Tho rse
e of u, u Isl stas ~ se t Sps II GeF property re-
Et<ottd, That thu Secretary bt dsaettd to offer two
prrniinuls-uu"o OF 81 aud one of 81 respectively
iur tho best md secondl.st display Of grain" and
grasses iii tbs state untr such rules And regulations
! ~ tle Secretary nsay hlott.
Resolutions OF nuotl.or date requested OF mln-
ln.ers and churches huldine sorvicos on Sunday,
July /, Homo
| spEctaL AND APPROPRIATE OBSERVANCE
Of The day, frat Of our Centennial soar, and tho
taking OF o collection tie proccods to bo applied
| III tho construction Of building III Fairu.onnt
Park. This resolution was approved BY convo-
cation Of clcrgy,nen; and, in nccordanco thoso-
with, patriotic or Thanksgiving scrtnonB
vote prcachcd, nn3 liberal donations collected.
lilo first Of the nhovo resolutions will noeA no
comment. further than to cay that It has met a
general response from social organizations
| throughout tho State. An agent has now vtBitod
apo,,. half tho counties in the State, aud arranged
for the formation Of County Doards, IL
required by tho second resolution. Both co1ln'
~ aud township organizations arc laboring
diligently toward the collection Of agricultural
products, Bpocinens Of oraH aud minerals, artt-
clea Of manufacture. etc., ete. Professors and
exports from various localities carefully clas-
sityng and arranging collections as they comp
III. Casta will bo taken Of fruits and vegetables
Of too pcrIHhablo . nature to pormit OF Hafa
transportation. Minute INSTRUCTIONS arc issued
By proper porsoua respecting tho taking mud pre-
seryatiou Of botanical, orutlological, ethnoloE.
tcal, and other specimens Of u delicate nature.
Tho following address has been Issued by 6ecto.
tasy Gray to photographers
iu1is.l to consrhuts IN tho display for tlls State II
ce1!snnta BY fsEniag ri Of
not ts.n.cl snlform il iaehes ~ il lueheA. With
isI ,ncs aixei, 70 os n,a.ssd Centennial s,p<d
l1rns." aud scns tn Tho saesetary, atTopeks. .
exhibition II rhiiaislr Viii " kept ~ t1s Properly
! of the SAte.
TIE BUILDING,
soveral times mentioned above, iB to bo IN evorJ
WY worthy tho time and place. At tirht IL WIZ
+: matter Of much doubt whether or no Director
General Qo.horn would allow Kansas I'LL lnio
pendent position In Faitmount Park, but, Rfto
much earuest solicitation on tho part Of on
Managers, who felt how infinitely better 1t woult
be for Kansas to stand alone iu Iler glory, q YER,
desirable location was secured, neaE tho Park
ceptro, Just whelo the concoarse Of pilgrims vii
always 10 greatest. The building itself will b'
constructed. for the most part. Of wood an.
g!asa, with plan leslgua.el substantially ~
'f1roek Cross" Tho length Of oacl, trn',svcrs
section will ho 1s3 feet, width 40 feet aud leigh
AZ font This YIvcH about 1,00D Bquaro yards a
t!our.roona, a 12-foot porch will surround tn
entiro structure. and heavy glaz'n9, juat abos
tho porch. under the ea,oH. will servo t.
ligAt tho lnleriur. The cent1o Of th
floor IL to bo occupied by All attisti
fountain and aquarium, exhibiting, in the nlos
erals, and planta of tha state, together w.tl
such varieties of fish and nthag ator-aniHlu!H n
II niuy 10 ablo to survive chaugo Of climate an
condition. specimens Of Kansas building, ,stoi.c
in tho form ut vascn. bills, cDlumnH, capitals
Rua corriaoss will entor mlu the construction q
tho building, and add NOT htti2 TO the beaut
y ttareuf, Platforms, retestalH, brackots. au
yaeks, will be covered with glass, to prevent din
lerh important luatte1h Of both ornament an
utility aro to bo attended to by Prof. Worrall
" | the altint pre-omnont oT Kansas.
Dne item further u'ust not bo forgotten: An
so1l Of te>t.look or expostor OF tho entE
display IL to 10 published for general dlstrb,l
tioi,, a staut 4ho-page volume, giving, with uts
t!At!cEl exActncHg,
INFORMATION ABOUT EVERYTHING PECULIAR T
| kAShAH,
from paw-rawB to population, cbinch-b1gs tt
churches, pcaches to politicians, coai.loinos !
colleges. brought to high water. Thin book wi
aiAo contain tineIy-co!orel rnkps Of every count
III tho state, showing thu VARIOUS clasHcs u Ian
uow Ill Hlalkes, lulning regioas. wuodod section.
wnter-conssas. sysry schooihonse on its owu i
aeres, etc,, etc. Every county-map will DO Al
cotupaniod by picture Of tts p.luctpsl town Q
CITY aud BY way OF protaco will TO inserted =
Illustration Of tho four Capitol buildings OF tt
htalp whose wills bare witnBAaed HltcA stl hnA
p4norats!a OF legislative yitiss1ulaa.
And now lot 1t 10 ramBnlbe5utl that, wlatays
success kansas may have next yenr iii Pl,ll