Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-28
The Forty Days Feast to be Held at
Columbus, Commencing Sep
tember Fourth.
What It is and What It 10 Proposed T.
Bean Able and Interesting Ar
ricIe From an Authoratiye
and Intellectual Source.


strating the material and educational pro-
gress and growth of the state during its
first century. 1t provides for board of
nine directors, of which the governor of
the state is 4 member and the president of
the board. That board organized immedi-
ately, and under its direction, .and that of
the direc.or-general, County Centennial
commission has been organized in every
county in the state. All this has been done
to prepare the way for the most remarkable
industrial contest ever known in the world.
Every county is entered, a contestant for
liberal prizes; and every department of
labor and art is called upon to bring forth
its most perfect workmanship and products
in competition with every other county in
the state. Clark county has never been
known as laggard, and she will enter
upon this friendly rivalry with as much
spirit and pride, and with as good prospect
of carrying away prizes, as any county in
the state.
But the object of this writing is not for
flourish, but TO place tangible facts before
our people showing what products, work
manship and works of art will be the sub
ject of this contest.
For convenience and systemiZatiOn of
the exhibits, the exposition will be divided
into sixteen departments. name FIRST the
l. Department of agriculture, the eXhib-
its of which will include all cereal products,
grass, sugar-cane, honey, sorghum and
maple products, all vegetables, fax. fertil-
lzers, tobacco, all dairy products and all
garden products, and, in fact, every farm
product.
Q. Horticulture will include fruits of all
varieties, nuts. berries, canned fruits, pre-
served. dried and picked fruits, jellies,
etc.
8. Horticulture and Forestry will include
all exhibits in flowers, hardy and green
house, shrubs, ferns, mosseS, cut flowers,
floral designs, and ornamental shade trees;
also native woods for timber, lumber, I'm
ishing, pulps, roots, herbs. saps, etc.
4. The department of live stock will in
clude horses. cattle, sheep, swine, poultry,
fish, birds and dogs; draft and speed ami
mails, and all tests in the speed ring, and
the artificial propagation of fish and fowls.
5. Mechanics and machinery will include
all exhibits of machinery used for cutting,
raking, binding. threshing, etc, and fol
excayating, grinding, pumping. spinning,
weaving, saving, planning, mOrtising, drill
ing. plowing, narrowing, etc.
6. Fine arts will In clude engravings, etch-
ings, crayon work. modelling, sculpture in
clay, pla Ster. marble and bronze, wood
carving and metal, photography, copies ef
standard works by brush, pen, pencil OF
chisel, architectural designs and drawings,
paintings on canvas, satin, velvet. silk,
china. glass. porcelain, brass, etc, needle
work of every description in leaves, moss,
lichen, hair, beads. wax papier mache,
shells, ferns, flowers, fruit, house decora-
tons. mosaics, etc.
Z. Science and education will include
textbooks, (old and new, school apparatus,
furniture, etc, work in kinder garten, pub
lie schools, normal schools, colleges and
universities. Sunday school work, and of
the weather and signal service bureau, tele-
graph, telephone, etc.
s. Department of wOman'S work Will in
clude all exhibits of woman's work in art,
pottery decoration, needle work, Ornamen-
tai work, aud of everything coming under
this head-all under the charge of a
woman.
have given the leading articles of eight
of the departments. The remaining eight
are history and archaeology, mining and
metallurgy, manufactures, and merchan-
disc, public service and charities, and en-
| tertainment and ceremonies. Space will
not permit me to go into detail as 10 the
exhibits of these, but they are as full of in
terest as the first eight.
Now, farmers, Clark county has as good
soil and rs great a variety of soils as can be
found in the same space anywhere, and as
| fine horses are raised here as in Arabia IL
self, and as beautiful Alderneys as the
little island itself can produce, and as noble
South-Downs as England herself can boast
of, and as fine wool (taritf or no tariff as
grows in the world. And you farmers are
expected at Columbus in little over six
months, with the products of your farms as
above, to enter into competition, which
for Droadness, extent and excellence,
was never equalled in this or
any other state. And the WhiteIys and
Warder, Bushnell & Glessner, and
Mast. and the Fooses, and Ludlow, and
Thomas. and the hundreds of other manu-
featuring institutions know full well that
no such opportunity was ever presented by
any state for the display of their works;
and they had as well, while they think of
it, make number Of wagons on which to
bring home their prizes. And so on indeti-
nitely through all thedepartments. Let all
understand that this is rare opportunity,
such as this generation will never enjoy
again, to develop the productive qualities
of the lands of Clark county and the spirit
and genius of her people.
should have stated that ancient articles
in use hundred years ago, more or less,
such as bar-share plows, sickles, cradles,
spinning wheels wool and flax, pewter
plates and dishes, knives and forks, and
the like. are desired; and all such articles
will be returned to their owners at the close
of the exposition.
This for once. When we get further
along we will make further and fuller ex-
plantations. Z. &. DIAL, Secretary,
Clark Co. Centennial Com.
o. S. KELLY, President.