Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-05-10
CENTENNIAL PRoCLAMA TIoN

PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-The follow.
ing address TO the public has just been
issued by the president OF the United
States Centennial Commission:
PnILApELPHIA, May 4, 1876.--The
United States Centennial Commission
charged with the duty on behalf OF the
Government of tho United States OF
preparing and executing u plan for hold.
ing the United States Centennial cele-
bration and exhibition of 1876 notify
the public that the hotels of Philadel-
phia will accommodate above tho pres
ent regular occupancy $4,000 guests
The Centennial lodging house agency,
10000; accommodations by relatives
and friends, 10000; boarding houses,
$4,000; Patrons of Husbandry for
grangers, 5000; Camp Scott for mill
tary organizations, 5000. Camp in
Paramount park for military, 5000
Suburban hotels, 10000. There is no
doubt of Philadelphia being able to
entertain, II necessary, at reasonable,
prices, 100, 900 persons, and If further
pressed, to comfortably lodge and care
for 100000. Hotel prices, from So to
81 so per day. Boarding houses, from
81 to $3.50 per day. Centennial lodg-
ing house agency, lodging, sl.2o per
day; breakfast, supper and lodging,
$3.50 per day. Patrons Of Husbandry
camp, ut Elm station, will accommo-
date 5000 persons OF that order at
$3.50 per day, three miles by Pennsyl-
vania railroad from exhibition grounds
fare, round trip, fifteen cents ad.
dress v. Il. Piollett, Elm Station
Pennsylvania camping ground for mill
tary organizations in Paramount park,
under the laws of Pennsylvania, near
exhibition grounds, address Adjutant
General j. W. Latta, Harrisburg, Pa.
Camp Scott, for civil aud military or
ganizations, one mile from exhibition,
fare same as street car rates, horses
cared for furnished and meals provided,
postal and telegraphic facilities, ad-
dress Colonel J. W. Vansdenburgb,
Camp Scott, Philadelphia, Pa. As an
instance Oh tho preparations ior .hc ac-
commodation Of visitors, the Centen-
NAL lodging house agency is mentioned.
IL has rooms for twenty thousand
guests, whicn can Do increased 10 nlty
Thousand. iickets iW iVug'hgs ahu
meals VIII pe sou Nv al Important
points in the country and on all passen.
ger trains approaching rhl'ade'phla'
PERSONS VINO nave PurcnaSou sueh
tickets VIII pc lurn'sneu caru oy INC
agent assigning tnem 10 proper guar,
ters' lhis agency Is III 'nc nahus o'
competent managers Adaress WI
nam namiltoh, 9eherai ouperinten'
deht, NO iolo walnut street, rn',a-
oelPhia' by steam anu mo morse cars
WIN presht Iaclil'ies, 1o,ovv PcrsonS
per hour can reach the e4nipl,'on IRON
any part Oh the city oi lni'aueippn'a'
II II Is necessary 4o'ooo persons per
hour can DC moved iares, SIX aha
quarter ana hihe Genus; ing oA,'lpi'
tioh transfer company, hini'cu' "oose
agents wlli DC on all passenger trains
10 transfer oy carriages passengers
within l'ml, 0, iour or hve miles lol
hity Genus each, baggage ~ IKE reduced
rates hundreds Oh nacks, carriages
ana OMNIBUS companies US wen ~
private ihaividuals' wiii perform th'
same service AZ tue same rate, oh'
minute ai'er inc arrivm o, Trains oi
all man lines entering rn'laoelpnia
passengers can DC wi'hlh lne eAniol %
,lon' we conndently expect tnat our
ing the year inc RAILROADS. OF ,ne un,.eo
states WIN MAKE sucn ,ur.ne, reuuc ~
tlon IN .nolr ia rates as w,l, ,,i. enao.c every
person 10 vis,. .ne oAn,ol,loh ata 'ery
small eAPchoi.urc, anu .nus Pu' ,n'
opportunity wi.nih reacn Oh all. III
c,oen.any We hole Us an evluchcc y =
.has .ne 'ac' .nhe ,ne len"sy,eu'i'u
ra'roau mas orucrou ,raih pet"een
New ioah on anu lhnaueiPnia ~ NJ, rh'
rate Oh % i9i Tue roqna tr'P. Inc
sanitary cohul''on oi rn'.aaelPnia y y
goou. hauohal amusemeh.s nave oceI
PROVIDED. n ArIangemen.S ior pro'ccI
,loll rom TON nro' .hie'es, W.T. aie Us noar ,
y Pcriev. ev., ~ ~ ,s Possiuie ;si.. u, grca
ci'y "i'nii, 'ne oAn'o'.,o" ,u oN'ry Pro
oau.lon s pas ooen 'aNen ior 'nc 'as.,y y.
a,' comnor'' rapPIness ahu pseasurc Vi .n'
puo'ic. nc vuiiu'ngs VI 'no oAn'o'
uon are IN oruer' -,
Inc exnioi.'oa WIN promptly oPeI
on the iVth Of May, ana Is an assure'
iact an preparations s hnVe pcen maui
on gigantic SCALE rhiiadelphia an'
HNs ~'s'~~"" f"'e ol'~'s Hs''Ns'' - I'~
parinO tor the reception and caro- q