The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
The Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Centennial Exposition.

The Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Centennial and Exposition will open
December 10th and continue open
until May 81, 1885. The address OF
the Commissioner for this State is
r. II. Thomas, Mechanicsburg,
Cumberland county, Pa,
Commissioner Thomas is laboring
with the great railroad lines OF the
country for the purpose of securing
low rates of fare from all principal
railroad centres in the State to New
Orleans and return during the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Cen
tennial Exposition in that city, aid
he has submitted to the railroad
officials the following schedules of
fares: Round trip tickets good for
20 DAYS, $50; round taip tickets for
60 days, s35; and round trip ticket
good for the duration of the Exposi-
$40. If the people of Pennsylva.
MIA will unite in demanding this
schedule of rates the railroad COM
panies will be compelled to acqui-
esce. and the result will be that
thousands of our citizens will avail
themselves of these reasonable char
ges and visit the Exposition during
the coming Winter.
CommissioneryThomas will keep the
people of the State fully informed in
regard to all matters pertaining to
this great Exposition, and will put
forth his utmost efforts to procure
the lowest rates of fare for travelling
and hotel accommodations at New
Orleans.
He will have small, but comfort
ably furnished office in connection
with the States building, where
Pennsylvanians will at all times be
welcome, and where the Commission
ers, or an assistant, will be pleased
to see them and impart such infor-
nation as they may desire to OBJ
tain.
The Daily Telegraph, of Harris
burg, says:
They're is 10 longer any doubt
that Pennsylvania will be well and
creditably represented at the Worlds
Industrial Exposition, at New Or
leans. Commissioner Thomas has
taken hold of the work with vim
that knows no let up until it is salts
factory accomplished. Nearly all
the principal cities and towns in the
State will contribute fine collections
to the State exhibit. All our i'm
portant railroads have entered upon
the enterprise with an energy and
activity that leaves no doubt of ulti-
mate success. Prominent manufac-
turers are contributing to the State
exhibit, and our mines and rich
mineral deposits of every kind will
be favorebly represented. Gen.
Cameron. Col. Young and other
leading agricultureists will also fur
nish valuable acquisitions to the
State collection. Their still exists an
unacountable apathy in some local
tiles. This, no doubt, a personal
visit from the Commissioner woulo
obviate, but his time is too brief and
his labers toot arduous to permit
him personally see everybody or Wis
it every locality. 1t is hoped that
State pride will induce all our citi-
zens to contribute in some way so
that the old Keystone may not be
called upon to occupy second po-
sition among the great sisterhood OF
States. The excitement incident to
a great political campaign has in.
creased the difficulties that surround
an undertaking of this kind, but
! Col. Thomas has been equal to the
occasion, and can hatter himself on
| the success of the undertaking, and
will receive the graceful thanks o.
the people of this grand old Com
lhonwealth for his untiring effort:
to place her in the front rank where
she by right belongs. The exposi
ton will open Dec. 10th, and all ar
ticles for exhibition should reach
the Commissioner before the. clos'
Of this month"