The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-04-01
COLUMBIAN LIBERTY BELL.
Contributions Asked For a Patriotic I'm
dertaking.

EUREKA, New, MARCH ~, 1875.
To THE P%yTRIoTIc CITIZENS AND
SCHOOL CHILDREN OF NEVADA: With
the hope to establish in the minds of
all, and more especially in developing
characters, OF our children, the pre-
cious doctrine of human liberty, is the
plan for the creation of columbian
Liberty Bell" in connection with the
Worlds Fair at Chicago, which shall
be a duplicate of that at Philadelphia.
The proposition is that it shall be
placed in the most appropriate posi-
ton in the Worlds exhibition, and
be rnng at sunrise and sunset, and
at . o'clock in the morning on the
anniversaries Of important events in
the worlds progress towards liberty
and peace, and at II o'clock noon, on
the anniversaries Of the birthdays Of
the creators of liberty. The plan
further, as outlined by the general
committee, OF which William o.
Mcdowell of 20 Spruce street. Newark,
N. J.,is chairman, is as follows:
Two kinds of contributions are de-
sired. First, material to be melted
into the bell; second, money to pay
for it's creation and care. If tho fund
received 10 in excess of those require.
ments, it will be used to bring about
in the year following, a pan-republic
congress, the object and intention of
which congress will he the mainte-
nance Of international peace.
1t ID desired that u contribution be
made by the governor OF every state
in the union of something that can be
melted into the bell. Next, any me.
talic material of historic interest,
objects of gold, silver, copper, bronze
or nickel, all Of which will be fused
into the bell.
II is also asked that the OF
mines in our state, producing IN etals
that are fusible into the bell, contrib.
ute something that they have dug
from u soil.
AS to money contributions. The
first great thought and desire is that
the largest number of people possible
shall have a part in creating this bell
and above everything that the CHI
dren shall not be neglected, and if
possible it Is desirable that every child
in the land should have q penny or
more in it. The object of such nm
investment upon the child's after life
cannot help but lie beneficial and ex-
ert a lasting influence for good.
It il the intention that after the
Worlds Fair the bell will be removed
from the grounds at Chicago and
given some permanent place aud
transported from time to time to diff
ferent places at great public occasions
OF liberty and peace may suggest as
dPItotii"so
1t is not SO much what is given as
the sentiment that goes along with
the giving, that all these articles are
to be used in the celebration of, and
for the promotion of the joy which will
be experienced by u consciousness Of
peace and liberty on hearing its tones.
1t is also proposed to have manu-
factured out of the same bell material
a number of smaller bells, suitable
for schoolhouse and family USE, of the
same model as the columbian Liber-
ty Bell" and bearing the same notices.
These bells are to be presented to
every school, society or family who
contributes $40 to the fund.
1t is earnestly hoped that Nevada
with her great variety and store of
minerals will bear an important part
in this undertaking, and that the well