The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-11-29

Great Msgn ficsnce issiouer MO Il
Cuiloch Thinks IL shoaid Have Fer q
mAusnt Features "
Hon. Chas. L. Jewett. Of New Al :
bany. one Of the members OF the In o
diana Centennial commission. Is an
enthusiastic advocate Of . celebra' :
tion which will rank among the most /
He says: '
"The suggestion Of . fitting celeDra-
ton Of the Tooth anniversary OF Indiana
territory will surely awaken the hveii'
est interest among our citizens A
native OF Indiana, as was my mother
before me, l regard 1t with positive en-
thusiasm.
"As vet the movement is Of course
merely an aspiration. IL represents the
yearning OF many OF our people TO as
sert before the world the honorable ms
tory, splendid progress and real worth
Of our noble state.
The matchless resources OF our ter
ritory. the marvellous progress In their
deyelopment, the distinguished achieve
ments Of our men and women III every
field OF honorable endeavor. the history,
art. science and literature OF the state
afford ample material out OF which We
NAV erect wonderful exposition OF the
whole.
"Ayoiding all wasteful extravagance.
the celebration should be on the scale
OF magnifcence. BETTING our proud
position among the states OF the union. |
..It should be purely an Indiana Al
fair. II should be assertive ana au-
dacious. IL should be conceived IN
spirit Of unselfishness and patriotic no-
eraliiy. and carried forward with Z pas.
s;onn;e desire TO truly exhibit TO our
countrymen the present greatness sno
glorious possibilities Of Indiana"
THE LESSON OF ExPosITioNs.
Hon. Chas. McCulloch OF TT. wayne
: one OF the centennial commissioners
, gives his views concerning the import
, ance Of a great state celebration In tne
year 1900. as follows:
..Expositions. or exhibitions. whether
of 4 national, international. state or
: local character, are certainly the most
imDortant features in the industrial
: records Of the world and are being rec
d oguized a. the most important aids 70
: clyilization and Of the diffusion ol
a knowledge. They are hardly century
old. and were first established in Francs
under the direction Of that most won
d derful of men in many other respect
n than a soldier, the first Napoleon. IN
A. result is that more has been accom-
J" plished in the last century BY tn
4 human race in education, art. scienc'
sr and all that is elevating. than in tn
; whole prior history of the world. Afte
= France had set the example England
y Germany. Austria and then the Unitet
Is States gave similar displays. each Inn
,e proving on the last. until the Colum
!. bian exposition astonished the world by
- its mapnir ude and beauty. its crowninl
IN exhibit Of the work OF human mind
III AMI lands to the present time.
H. "All these great expositions. 1t Is %
4, 20 consider, have been Of translsor
er character, 70 Be enjoyed only BY thos
~. wh, were able to visit them wltnin
brief space Of time. and with few 81
u. ceptions. the places that knew them
e. knnv them no more Millions upo
,d millions Of money has been wasted o
~ buildings that in less than years tim
= were DESTROYED. 1t seems 10 me tina
ire this is a wanton waste Of time and ms
ar ter,al and calculated to teach waste an
,lv extravaganza rather than economy an
substantiality. Ii certainly must nav
occurred 70 the minds OF thousands, .
A. did to me. that IL those great palace
Of beauty in Chicago had been ouiit
n substantiA manner and were oein
kept in perfect condition by even the sta'
of Illinois. what an attraction 20 u
ps. state il would be and what school
u. education to each generation
e'- "A feeling Of sadness and regret
experienced by every one when tne
al think that the great Columbian expos
'"' tion was merely . dream; that with
two abort wears IL was created and q
av stroyed. Ii it is decided to hold ce
tennial exhibition within the borders
Indiana in the year 1900. ! hope tn
viii eome OF the important buildings q
features Of it may be Of permane
character. where can be kept ON exi
m hilton the work OF each year OF tmproS
ment. 40 that II can b. monument
H.. the skill and enterprise Of the prese
we generation, as well - an example
our successors to emulate and impro
,rs. upon.
lNpuANA's ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION
"Indiaua Ia not only one Of the &c
has trnl states Of the Union, but u IN str
geographical location the central sta
She is 40 situated between the great la
owe and the Ohio river that all the imp
tapt highways OF commerce must VI
her domain. On each side Of her, east
are west is the country that in time Will ..
port the most thickly settled popuiatl
,fY;c in the world. AlreG4v are the great =
road lines % permAiently estaoiisn
lose and are the great cities OF this col
neut 20 located. and are the rich
ond lands, mines and quarries 80 improv
"'u that for centuries To come Indiana '
SKY be the center Of the wealth and o.
ness OF the continent. Her territory
sh. 275 miles in length and l35 miles
no breadth and Of nearly $4,000 squ
his miles has got 70 be crossed BY the 81
bulk OF those who travel from the
TO the west. Fortunate and promin
eheS a we are in location. to greater
SO tent are we in valuable possession
climate and soil Our state 10 le
having no difficult mountain range
rom overcome, our coal measures cover
ry-- area Of 100 square miles, our elm
IA healthful and our soil adapted 70
cultivation OF ali the crops that are
a most useful to civilized man. The
nks. covery OF natural gas and oil have, y
in : few years. 20 stimulated ~ 3