The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-31
From the Centennial.

1.-THE following interesting letter was
received last week but was unavoidably
crowded out:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug, 10th, 1876
EDITOR CHRONICLE:
Dear Sir:-IIaving little spare time
this morning and having received num-
Der of inquiries concerning board, rail-
road fare, &C., from Tama county, have
concluded to write to the CHRONICLE in
answer. Good board can be had in chris
tian families at to 10 dollars per week,
1.-TWO meals per day., and an excellent
dinner can be had in the buildings for
so cents. f. NJ. Long, corner Berk and
12th SITS, will show visitors such boarding
places as they desire free Of charge,
The rsse of reduction of fare is the
same to and from Philadelphia. There
is no jam and scveryone's comfort is cared
for more carefully than at our common
gatherings.
1t is the opinion of most of those who
have studied the exhibits of the Main
building, that our students should spend
most eftheirstimc among the exhibits OF
the u. S. No other nation compares
with OUTS in its exhibits in general.
While Germany and France excel us in
instruments of precision and other nations
in very few other points yet upon the
whole theIU. S. stands ahead in every de-
partment Only Great Britain and the
United States have done themselves jus.
tice in Memorial Hall and these should
have the better share of our time.
Sixty-flve professors and students OF
Oberlm College gathered in the Ohio
State Building, day before yesterday for
lunch; chose Prof Churchill chairman,
toasted and resolved, according to Gus
tom and not few spoke of the exhibit
ofIowa; in Agricultural Hall, especially
efthc excellent soils, SO nicely exhibited
by the courties, great attraction for
every one.
It is embarrassing and unfortunate that
Iowa's excellent schools and colleges are
not represented. Not q line do we find
from Iowa City and many of Our largest
cities. A few reports and fewer school
examinations constitute the exhibit which
should tell of our model schools.
The mean temperature Mt the grounds
yesterday was so degrees. Mondays adj
mission was 3l,116, yesterdays 1882.
Next week will be the Hochzeit of the
Exposition.
The International Regatta occurs next
week. The Cambridge crew is here prac-
ticing on the Schuylkill to row against
two of our best tours, Yale and Colum
bia. The Trinity College Club will COM
pete with our best amateur clubs. The
races are expected to draw 4 great crowd.
Girard College Cadets viii visit the expo
sition next week. Stcinway & Sons, New
York, will send 800 employees next week.
Trinity Reform S. S., York, Pa, will send
$500 eXcursionists and the Gath will be
New Jerseys great day and SO, 600 are cA-
pected from across the Delaware. Al
though the street cars and accommoda-
ton trains leaving the depot every fifteen
minutes. are crowded constantly, every
thing is so nicely arranged, an accident
rarely occurs. While visiting in Wash
ington our party lost one of its number,
Mr.. Mallo, of Ill.,, a graduate of Oberlin,
last commencement, was drowned while
bathing in the Potomac Aside from
this sad remembrance we have had
very pleasant visit in Philadelphia.
With many wishes for the prosperity
Of the CHRONICLE, am,
Respectfully yours,
A. T. FREE.