, 1876-04-10
LOCAL LETTERS.

TIE INDIANA CENTENNIAL BC1LptHGt
10 Hs Edstor of1he Chleaoo If1bun4:
CHICAGO, April 10.--Will you allow mo to OK
plain aorno parts of tho communication OF
" IIoosier io yours Of tho ethl My attention
hna been called to tho samo by those wc1l posted
in the management Of your Illinois building at
Philadelphia, and am only too glad to correct
any unjust aurmIBingB OF 'Hoosicr," aH It IL cvl-
dsut ho Judged your building in m unfinished
state. rather below 3ts 1lnal appearance. / am
convinced the Illinois Committeos in charge Of
Jour building arc doing all that honesty ana
economy eau do, md arc being assisted by the
peoplo OF Chicago md the State In liberal dona-
lion Of material and time, to complete their
building in oven lettar style than at frat de-
atgned. Aud when II Ia known that the Rppto-
priation from the State was SO. sa,all. and
i!sB beon 60 tnEtly expended. no QUO
can but honor their caro- 10 this economy
III The present condition Of our finances, Aud !
am the last to withhold duo credit TO my ono
who will conduct such a matter with tho
care aud integrity Of your btato Commission.
Appteciatng that Chicayo nscda some monu-
Melt to honesty aud integrity In lior nffairs,
lono tho Committee will causo to bb framed aud
pUntcd over your main entrance full bill OF
items and expenditures In the cost of Totlr
building. 1t is more to your credit TO build q
cottage Of noatncss aud taste for So 900 sllau to
build CuBtotn-iloneo for ns many millions and
utter question ll,s failure In tho vacant sIuaro
aufmounted by the GEoasly derricks. When hero
few years ago, witnessed tic caro used to
paiut mud covbr tbs cAtlcs OF thB aanc, but
could not 300 Its ,racticabla effect. but now /
appreciate 1t, aud houor tho Same. aud Mould
focommentl another Goat Ia . ycar or 80.
Ilud our Htato boeu l0Hs jeRl0us Of y0u III
Eoptcmber last, Hlen, nv architect. was offered
by rho Chicago Tetrh Gotta Company liberal
| donation for our building, but, un presenting
tho same TO our Stats Building Con,nl,ttoe, u
was refussd "becauBe it came IRON Ch.cago,"
| vii etff + III n Fnr
tnat indianapolis had worAs of greater OK
tent aud libega!ity than yours," aud nothtllR
Would he accepted outside our Stats llno VI CaIa.
,net But after four or tlyo months OF hard
begclng Il io1n Ata,o Agent {of couIBe iiIorul!y
pall), our Gseat city has not donated = dollar Of
material, aud but Hmail stun Of mpney, TO-
%a1ds oui building. In fGct, they have rather
u1haereo than ssBlbtod ua IN ita construction. l
was e1ploSca u alchitect, mud 49,UOu aud bill
Of plste-glass to aay anount could LEO wus act
apart Tor our bni!ding, Through iguo, ance or
wll!fuinoss, was not Informed whether thu
building "as to 10 made Of bsck, wood, or COL
umuH until tho Foundation wns M, aud 10 pau9
were eent forward lu dutalI. Copssouentiy. in
trylng to build flom Photographic COPIES Vi nv
drawings tmeEpiy rorsI'ccttvo} stch uncertain
work waa done that the building had TO bo taken
tiowu ouce au4 tue foundations teset. lu FebIuary
,eBgned, by wittcn request, aud tho aaIne
Was acted on by refusal 10 accept, md Ut the
samo tina refusal to Allow me to 10 and surer-
intend tue building. al suBlatcd | had ssgl,
| 10 know where tho noNey with which We expect
cd TO complete our building was going. wn,
tod by III. Allen that it was none OF my bus,
uess, and Hluco have acted uls!cr pay At i
pv1 day for drawing plans to DO laia uuder til
table; aud only uow nuke this o1plsoation !
escape tie tliegsace Of irving 70 build huuso Q
cost OF Slo0UO to $l2,u0U {iuoIullnEs HlSss
when not over @3,00U hAyo beou used in H.
tu.lllug, aud oulY about 81, QUO OF tho pron,luc
pu4ouut lalAel-ln full. ! htyo no desire t
iuther tho thug uhnoA by tomo Now York col
| geHDDn[lRuk thh y tl1uCdiGr NQst,
Ills NOT our HneBt at I'LL. TIa "Dr. Allen
Indianapolis Mosque" II.
WARD CLUBS VERSUS PR1NAHIEs.
/ TO The Editor af Ihx Chtcdao Irsoans:
Cu.cAuo, April 8.-In Wow OF the action O
tho recent Republican City Convention in segar
to primaries, it might bo wei! to Inquire wher
the!r abolition would leave III. Tho iutaiiKet!
!. gentleman who offered tho resolution doubles