The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-25
Centennial Meeting.


Town Hall, Monday evening, and the in
terest manifested was not as great as the
subject should have called forth. Col. @.
II. Joyce was called to preside. He said
that he was intending to speak, but that as
it was already late, he would introduce
Mr.. O. s. Senter of Philadelphia, who had
given the subject attention and would
doubtless occupy the time more probably.
MIR. sENTER's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Senter said In another year the
one hundredth anniversary of American
independence will be celebrated, and we
should enter on new era OF progress
Our future depends on ourselves, ard we
should initiate the founders of our institu-
tions, that we may rear fit superstructure
on the foundation. If we would initiate
them we must examine their history, and
what more fit occasion for this than the
one hundredth anniversary Of the founda-
ton of our country's freedom If we
should pass this occasion by unmarked
foreign nations would notice 1t as q symp-
tom of our decay. The occasion, however,
will not be passed by. 1t has been deci-
died. after much deliberation, TO make the
celebration an international exposition, and
it will be attended by crowds from all
parts of our own country and from foreign
countries. have recently met man from
Texas, who told me that great numbers
were coming from that state. His own
family were scattered all over the country
and they we're going to make
the centennial family reunion.
The celebrations at Concord, at Ticonderoga
and Charlotte have given us an idea of
what the great centennial will be. The
people will go, but whether the movement
for carrying on the celebration is widely
organized, depends in part, on us tonight.
Vermont will do her share her patriotism
is proverbial. How can we celebrate the
establishment of American independence
without recalling the names of many
Vermonters prominent in that time. Yer
mont was not one or the original thirteen
states, but "fought on her own hook,
helping as best she might, and she had the
honor of the brilliant victories at Crown
Point, and Ticonderoga, and Bennington,
and of participation in the capture of Bur-
goyne.
Here the speaker said that he chad gone
to the end of his copy" and he would give
an extemporaneous account of what 1t was
proposed to do at the centennial. While
the historic idea should be more prominent
than the pecuniary one of great show,
yet the latter will not be neglected. There
will be great worlds fair, where all the
nations will exhibit their products and
their national peculiarities. Any one who
wishes information can learn more from
visit to Philadelphia next year than he
could find in six months travel. Fair
mount park, containing 5000 acres, and
extending twelve miles in length will be
national exhibition ground. In the park
will be large excursion houses capable OF
accommodating 5000 people, at an ex-
pense of from fifty cents to dollar apiece,
and also large number of lodging houses
outside the park, which will have fixed
price.
There are to be five principal centennial
buildings. The grand centennial building
is to be 1900 feet long by 500 feet deep. 1t
will be made of glass and iron, and cast id
sections and bolted together. This is to be
the grand show building. The art gallery
is an elaborate building of granite, with an
inside Of brick. 1t is contributed by Penn
syvana and Philadelphia, and will be per-
manently used as an art gallery and NIL
scum Its cost is to be $4,000 There
is also to be horticultural hall of pressed
brick, in which plants from all countries
will be exhibited machinery hall, 14OO
feet long an agricultural hall, and five or
six smaller buildings. The expense of the
centennial will be eight millions, five mil
lions of which have been already subscrib-
ed. The three millions not raised will not
be needed till after the celebration. The
admission TO all the five buildings has been
fixed at fifty cents.
The speaker then mentioned the branch
es of industry for which Vermont is cee
brated, and which should be represented
among them, scales, slate, marble, musica
instruments, sheed, horses, and agricultu-
raj products. He also said Vermont ar
should be represented by the paintings OF
Hope and a gallery Of Powers sculpture
AT the close of his remarks Mr.. Sentel
{ said he should be happy to hear from Col
Joyce, but the latter declined, saying thai
he had prepared paper for the occasion
but it was already after nine, and he SHOULD
not feel justified in OBTAINING the audience
another half hour.
Mr. Senter speaks in Burlington tonight
on the same subject.
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