The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-06-30
CIRCULAR.

| Centennial Managers the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted
ResoEued, That for the purpose al
making collections of grains, grasses
vegetables and fruits, in their season
| for the Centennial year, the State he
| divided into three districts, and the
boundaries thereof be the same as
those of the Congressional Districts.
That George T. Anthony be placed ia
charge as Superintendent of collec-
tions of the First District; w. r,
Barnes of the Second, and E. P. BAN
croft of the third, each to have power
TO employ the necessary assistance and
to incur such other expenses as may
be necessary to accomplish the object
| in view Provided, That the cost OF
al points named shall not exceed $500
in each district.
ResoIUed, That the manner OF COL
Letting in each district shall be left to
the discretion of the superintendent
thereof.
RESOLVED, That Leavenworth be
made place OF deposit for the first
district, Lawrence for the second dis
trit, and Emporia for the third. The
| three superintendent shall unite upon
some practical method of aggregaIing
| and shipping the collection TO Phila-
delphia, and the shipment to be made
at such time as they may determine.
As will be seen from the above reso-
buttons, the duty of making a collec-
tion of the products of 1876 in the
third Congressional District, devolves
upon me. 1t is conceded by all Yisi-
tors, that the exhibition of Kansas
products at Philadelphia, far surpasses
that of any other State or nation, in
extent, CO mpleteness, originality, and
uniform excellence.
To preserve and increase this SUI
premaey, is the ardent desire of the
managers.
To complete the work so suspicious
ly begun, will require the hearty and
untiring support of the press and peo-
pie of the State, and to them I appeal
with the utmost confidence.
1t will be seen that the means at
my disposal are extremely limited for
so great a work, extending over so
vast territory as the Third District.
This..mu to great extent, be labor
of love. of local pride, of patriotlsm.
am required TO spend the month of
August in Philadelphia, and must
therefore make all arrangements for
this collection at once.
To facilitate the work, 1 ask each
newspaper in the District to publish
this circular in the first issue after its
receipt.
l ask the people of each comfy in
the District to select a suitable man
to make the collection for that county,
and would suggest that as nearly
every county will celebrate the one
hundredth anniversary of our indie
pendence, that the selection be made
on that day, and his name and ad-
dress be forwarded to me at once.
Such county agents should be not
only active, earnest, faithful men, but
should be good judges of all the pro-
ducts of the county in which he lives.
To such persons, will Immediately
give instructions, what to collect, how
to prepare it, when and where to ship
it.
will wait until Saturday July sth,
to receive the names of county agents
SO elected, after which time, will ap-
point agents for such counties as do
not choose their own. I will pay all
necessary expenses, if within the lin
it of the sum allotted me, but will not
pay for worthless trash of any kind.
We have already thrown away wagon
loads of stuff which would have dis
graced the donors, if placed on exhibit
ton.
Farmers, gardeners and orchardists.
of the Third District, appeal to you
all, to select something, the best of its
kind, to contribute as thank-offering
to the Father of all, for the bountifuI
harvests with which He has blessed
you, in this our glorious centennial
year. E.P. BANCROFT.
Emporia Kansas, June 26, 1876.