Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-17
MIDDLE.

CENTENNIAL MIDDLE.
BY private letter from Carson City
we learn that Centennial affairs in this
State are pretty badly muhdled. The
State Board of Managers held a stormy
session the other day, during which
Professor Stewart was dropped from
the list OF employees and Professor
Whitehill invited to hand in his resig-
nation. The difficulty originated about
as follows: C. q. Stevenson, of Storey
couptyss one of the members of tile
board, Is ambitious to run things to his
own liking, and from all accounts he
has shown a very decided disposition
to figure himself into prominence at
the expense of the undertaking. Dur
ing the recent meeting of the board a
proposition was submitted on the part
of certain fonndrymen in San Fran
cisco to erect Nevada's Centennial mill
ct Philadelphia free of cost to the Gen.
tennial Fund, the object being, of
course, to make a display of their ma
chinery. 1t vas also proposed that
Professor Kustel, of San Francisco, the
most accomplished me~tallurgist on the
Pacific Coast, would go on and take
charge of the mill without one dime of
compensation from the State. Profess
sor Kustel speaks several languages,
is the same man who represented the
Mechanics Institute OF San Francisco
ct Vienna and has more experience in
this line, perhaps, than any person
west of the Rocky mountains. These
most favorable propositions were all
voted down and a resolution adopted
authorizing Mr.. Stevenson to go ahead
and construct the mill at a cost of
81, 1000. He was also delegated to visit
Philadelphia and select space on the
grounds for Nevada's products, his ex-
penses to be betrayed out Of the Gen.
tennial Fund, which is already rum
ming very light. Mr.. Whitehill, as we
are informed, contended hat this was
q useless waste of money, and when
the discussion waxed too warm he v as
told that his resignation would be fa-
vorably considered. We don't pretend
to be fully posted regarding the entire
workings Of this Centennial business,
but it certainly strikes us that Mr..
Stevenson and his followers are dis
posed to carry matters with a high
hand. There is scarcely money enough
to make a creditable showing
of our resources at the great
tair, and it really seems, at this
distance, that the liberal offer OF the
San Francisco foundrymen should not
have been ignored. Then again, if
MI. Stevenson is so anxious to appear
at Philadelphia as our fgurehead, he
should not ask the State to pay his
personal expenses, particularly when
others proffered to perform the same
service free of charge. We know of
our own knowledge that Major Mccoy,
Nevada's Centennial Commissioner,
has made at least five trips to Phila-
delphia, and invariably at his own ex-
pense. 1t is not right to ignore him at
this important stage of the proceedings,
and we think the very least the Board
could have done before making defin-
ite arrangements would have been TO
solicit his views regarding the matters
involved. Nor is the dismissal of Pro-
:. fessors Whitehill and Stewart likely
to rebound to the best interests of the
State. Indeed, without those gentle
men to exhibit our cabinet of ores We
fear that Nevada is to make but a sorry
showing at tho Centennial. Something
appears to be radically wrong just at
the present time in the management OF
the Centennial affairs OF this State, and
we deem it IS especially appropriate
that the press should ascertain, il POS
aible, where the blame lies. 1t IS with
this view that we have written the
above, and we desire 1t to be distinctly
understood that we have no personal
feeling whatever in the premises. We
want to see u young State .becom
ingly. represented at the Worlds Ex-
position, and in order that this may be
accomplished it is particularly impor-
liant that the right men be kept in the
right places. Put us down for White
hill and Stewart TO take charge of the
specimens.
A WAsHINGToN paper has stated that
certain Boston ladies were so enthusi-
astic over Longfellow's poem, excel
sior," when it FIRST appeared, that they