The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-03-16
correspondence Boston TRANSCRIPT
Centennial Echoes,

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 20, 1876
he "-22d" was q day OF universal testify
lily in this city Bells were toled from an
carly Hour, and every store and house dis
played bunting in large quantities, while
the long perspectives Of our crowded
streets rendered the sight extremely pretty
for every flag tluttered gayly to its fullest
extent IN brisk northerly breeze. At
the Centennial buildings, the scene was a
precursor ON so extensive scale, of what
we may expect in the summer. Vehicles
and pedestrians thronged the avenues, and
the proprietOrs OF several new hotels and
restaurants in that vicinity took advantage
OF the opportunity TO celebrate their inaug-
uration. Many parties of excursionists al
so visited the park At night the city was
brilliantly illuminated everywhere, and
the noise and scene of life and excitement
which continued until late hour, fully
equalled that of New Years eve
ENGLISH ENGINEERS HOLDING ALOoF
A few weeks ago, on reading an official
list of English contributors to the Centen-
NAL, | saw the name OF only one large
agricultural engineering firm, and, in or
der to ascertain the reason, | wrote to a
firms, with whom | am we'll acquainted.
Ills reply lately reached me, and the toll
lowing extract will SHOW what the gener-
al feeling has been to that important
branch of English industry in regard to the
Centennial.
None OF the CHEF agricultural engi-
neers are going to exhibit, feeling that it is
not exactly advisable to show our smart
cousins how we perform our tricks, when
they take such good care not to give us a
chance to do business in their country.
At meeting of the Agricultural Engi-
neers' Association we passed q resolution to
the effect that, considering the prohibitory
duty (from thirty to forty per cent? I'M
posed by the United States Government
on machinery, this association recon-
mends its members to help aloof from the
Philadelphia Exhibition, considering that
such duties are out of harmony with the
spirit of international exhibitions. We
feel" continues the writer that there is
no chance OF our doing permanent trade
in the United States, under such duties plus
cost OF freight, etc, and it would therefore
be idle to incur the great expense of exhi-
'bition Tor the instruction of the Yankees. v
THE JAPANESE
No one can help feeling interested in
watching the copper-tinged sons Of the
Milkado busily engaged in erecting their
structure, which seems to have been de-
signed for the express purpose of causing
speculation as to what it will be like when
finished. The scaffolding looks very rick
ETY., but the workmen are apparently per-
tectly satisfied with it, and hop and run
about thereon with the agility OF cats
While engaged in their work not word
is spoken by any one save the foreman,
an individual invested with seeming sacred
functions, whose watchful eyes take in the
whole situation of his force, and whose
tongue is almost continuously engaged in
a subdued yet effective manner. The in
harmonious character of this gentleman's
lingo is the only relief to the monotoHous
action of his workmen, and were it not
for this, the queer-looking structure that
is moving into unique and beautiful out