The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-13

struggle to advance the prosperi ty of our people and benefit man kind.
 CENTENNIAL FINANCE BOARD.
 The ast 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 R. Weeks.
 First District-John T. Jones and Wm. R. Miller.
 Second district--Henry B. Morse and James W. Mason.
 Third District-Irving w. Full Ter and Sam. ". Williams.
 For additional district-H. A. Millen 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 or combining processes.
 Third-Textile 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 executive committee at its last session, viz: Installation, trans portation, foreign, machinery, az riculture, horticulture and fine arts. There will be chief for each bureau, who will be subject 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 to his bureau.
 Applications for space should be addressed in form, as soon as practicable, to director-general A. T. Goshorn, No. 904 Walnut street, Philadelphia.
 The county clerks in each coun- ty of the state will have a docu- ment showing the system of clas- sification, 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 everywhere throughout the state, and will keep a careful record according to classification of the same.
 STATE ORGANIZATION.
 To urge forward the work as rapidly as possible, to carry out our plans for the success of the enterprise, an advisory board" or committee, will be immediately formed at the capital, and 'co-op- erative county boards" or com at once organized in every county in the state. We must all endeavor to arouse emulation and excite local interest in the objects of the exhibition. The members elect of the present legislature, we trust, will be prominent in all the county cooperative boards. Throughout the state the repre- sentative from each county is solic- tied to act as chairman of the To- cal cooperative boards, and to or ganize said boards, with county clerk as secretary.
 State senators elect will in each senatorial district kindly act as an advisory to the county boards in their respective districts. Members of the press, the learned professions, and all state officers are cordially invited to render all possible assistance as honorary collateral co-operatives of the ,r..,r..