The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-05
THE CENTENNIAL.
A Cremona Violin of 1915 To Be
Exhibited.
A Model Of a Petroleum Farm
? Some Novel Suggestions.

, Some Novel Suggestions.
II Il o gratifying evidence OF the lively interest
which the coming national anniversary has ere.
ated among oil classes that men who own precious
and unique antiquities come readily forward and
voluntarily oner the loan of these valuable relics
OF oden times 10 the Centennial managers. The
harpschord made in 1916 is TO ind a companion
in violin still older and far more celeorated-the
famous Cremona presented by Ole Bull to Pro.
lessor J. Jay watson, one OF his most valued
American friends. Professor watson has most
generously offered TO exhibit the priceless instru-
menr, which was given him In 1868 while spend
ing the summer at the home OF the great rfrtuoso.
in Norway. 1t is an extremely rare specimen OF
the large pattern Cremonas, and Is, the Professor
says, in perfect state OF preservation, although
made as long ago as 1916 Ole Bulls letter accom-
panying the gift will appear OF interest In this
Connection
,Sniu sand and Hsronymu; Ama violin promised you in
cePted IN anticipation-you Will not I trust, be
commted % your chsss You can safely trust
OF Ss $ .oa:s s rs
VIII console you in sorrow temper in Joy and bring
" ''' '~'' "'' '''' i Ole BULL ill.,
lOWA'S REPRESENTATION
will, II present indications are to be trusted, be
extremely full. While New York has scarcely done
anything In the way OF preparation beyond the
enorts Of few trade associations. the Iowa Board
OF Centennial Managers has already adopted
comprehensive plan, which promises to work ex.
ccllently. This Board has arranged the several
products OF It's state In thirty-two classes. To
each class has been assigned an expert. who is to
act rs It's secretary, who is to see that the prod
ucts belonging to 1t are fully collected, to arrange
them, and, finally, to supervise their shipment to
Philadelphia. For instance, group thlrty.two en-
braces ''all patents and useful inventions OF the
the state" and Mr.. Thomas c. Orwig, the group
secretary, has published an address in which he
calls upon every patentee to become an exhibitor,
whether OF the invention itself or OF working
model, or Of plans and specifications to be bound
in volumes. Again, group seven contains ''all
wood producing plants. with section OF oil trees
above six inches in diameter and their botany.n
IOWA TREES AND SHRUBS.
Professor Bessey, Of the State Agricultural Col
lege, has charge or this group, and ne publishes q
detailed list or llty-one trees and ntty.three
shrubs known to be natives or Iowa, TO which he
invites additions OF any plants that may have
been omitted and he also desires contributions OF
fine samples from all In a position to furnish
them. Now this is the way to insure the complete
exhibition Of the resources or State. Nothing OF
the Kind has been done In New York, and what
are the natural resources of Iowa as compared to
those of the Empire State OF the Union 1t has
been said that Governor Tilden's failure thus far
to appoint State board, agreeably to the invita-
ton extended by the President to all the Gov.
ernors, accounts for the backward condition OF
the preparations for the great Centennial anpi-
versary. u is to be hoped that the Governor will
lph.tOneQ who wONi0
to the work intrusted to their care Such q board
might greatly promote the interests OF the State
by securing an adequate represen tation OF Its
wealth ana grandeur.
Is 10 be exhibited among the many Centennial
curlosities which IS intimately associated with
an important element OF American commerce.
the derrick alnded to was the hrst used in boring
Tor petroleum in this country, so that our petrO-
leum princes will view 1t with no little interest
When IL Is remembered that rom the experiment.
Of which the derrick is vivid memento came
the rise OF our great petroleum trade and that
petroleum ranks next to cotton IN our exports. it
VIII be seen at once that the machine In Question
Is one well worth preserving. IL is now IN the
possession OF certain parties in the great oil
nbt it az the PhadeIp hla worlds Fair. The ofrer
has been accepted by the Director General of the
Exposition. and the derrick will be displayed at q
suitable place IN the machinery department.. An
other interesting bit OF news to petroleum men is
that the Galena OIL Company intends TO exhibit
trate the process OF boring and all the stages OF
the manufacture.
MODEL OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS,
The list OF articles ~ be exhibited py the Sand.
witch ISLANDS, which has been received from the Cen.
tennial Commission for Hawaii contains, among
scale, and showing the physical geography and
topography OF the same, the mountains. valleys,
roads. forests deserts, arabic and grazing lands.
villages, rivers. VOLCANOES, hai oors and population
OF each island" Apropos OF this novel idea :he
suggestion mas been made 70 the Centennial Com.
mission to prepare series OF relief maps OF the
entire territory OF the United States at the time OF
each decennlal census "A single mould" IL is
ntGh
plaster casts, exhibiting the Typographical fca-
lures OF the country. and gradations OF tint win
uation during the les: centuryD Thus a vivid
Idea OF the growth OF the population. the ike of
which the world has certainly never witnessed be.
fore, could be obtained. AT the same time 1t has
been proposed. and the Centennial managers re-
gard the suggestion with decided favor. that
THE GREAT CITIES OF THE UNION.
New York., Philadelphia. Chicago. Cincinnati
ST. LOUIS, New orleans, Boston, Baltimore and
San Francisco should send models IN plaster,
cork or papier-mache, as the case may bel giving
an accurate reproduction or the cities, their
streets, houses. wbaryes, churches, &C., as they
were hundred years ago and during various
periods OF the century. 1t is great pity that this
suggest on has been made at so late an hour.
cute these dlfficut models properly What an I'm.
terestlng model would that be OF New York in the
land now occupied Dy our most s,lmptuous resi-.
dences Or picture the model OF Chicago forty.fye
years ago, displaying simply few log huts and a
Tort In swamp; then later, with her streets
sunken in the mud" and still later, with her
raised streets and blocks OF houses lifted bodily
upward" Almost every city in the Union mas
some SUCH marvellous history to tell and NODES
OF this kind would give the foreign visitors more
vivid Idea OF these wonders OF American growth
tnan tney could ever obtain from mere reading.
VIEWS OF BARON scuwARz-sENBORN.
Baron Schwarz-Senb0rn, Austrian Minister to
this country and the Director OF the Vienna Elk.
htbition OF 1873 is certainly competent to Judge OF
the prospects OF the Centennial and OF the value
OF the work now being done by the managers. II
must CONFESS ne SAID recently, "that the United
been very badly. or, l may say not at all repre-
sented IN the five universal Exhibitions held since
1881. Had 1t been well represented on these occa-
sions the people of Europe would have obtained a
far better knowledge OF the country. great
many people viii come here In 1875 from Europe
and other parts OF the world. All these strangers
will be enlightened; they will be cured OF prejn.
dice ana become your very good friends
the educational departments OF ali the
nations at Vienna ne said they were
sne most important part OF that Exhibition, they