Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 283, 14 October 1916 — Page 23

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ONE hundred years ago, a brisk October wind blew across a clearing on which three men were carefully piling up bricks for the first brick house built in Wayne county. A dozen years had elapsed since the first white men picked their way across Indian trails overlooking the Whitewater. Monday every force in Wayne county will give recognition of the passage of the hundredth year, the end of the first century of Wayne county's growth. It will no't be in celebration of the erection of the first brick house but will commemorate the anniversary when the foundation of the present Wayne county and most of its thriving towns, was laid. The building of the first brick house has a significance which is appreciated as it accompanied as the first step of industrial and constructive progress, the first step of civic organization that has been carried down to the present day. Where now there are fine homes sheltering 50,000 persons, then stood scattered groups of log cabins and three brick houses were being built. The concrete acknowledgment of the passing of the first century milestone is in the centennial exposition next week, opening Monday. It is the first exposition Richmond or Wayne county has ever had, and as its name suggests, it has a breadth and scope far beyond the former fall festivals which preceded it. It will be the, biggest, most comprehensive, and the finest representation of progress Eastern Indiana has ever had.. The industrial, civic and scientific possibilities of Richmond's and Wayne county's second hundred years ago will be contrasted with the finished perfection of today. It will be an exposition of potentialities measures in terms of performances. Roughly divided, at the Coliseum will be shown the progress and history and in the industrial exhibit will be represented the results. A great pageant made up of many episodes will show the early life, manners, customs, inconveniences and obstacles to the pioneers of Wayne county from the time the first woodsmen to enter the territory stumbled into an Indian chiefs conference and were captured. Nightly the various civic, industrial, religious, educational and professional steps of advancement will be unrolled.

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The century can be divided into four parts of 25 years. At the close of the first period, the foundation for the first railroad was laid. . The end of the civil war closed the second period, a period of moral growth. The third period was heated politically and the moral status was again allowed to lapse until the beginning of the last period, when Richmond made her real strides, morally, industrially, intellectually, and gained her greatest growth. It will be a gala week when the great birthday is celebrated. Main street and several side streets already have their festive garb floating in the breeze. The midway for the industrial exposition is completed and the bower of beautiful decorations already look down upon many artistic booths which merchants and manufacturers are preparing. The cast for the historical pageant is picked and coached and ready for the big velvet curtain across the Coliseum stage to swing open. Richmond next week celebrates her centennial and pays tribute to the admission of Indiana into the Union. The wonderful changes that have taken place in the last hundred years will be portrayed by pageant and procession. The days of the pioneer will be brought home to the descend-. ,ants of the men and women who braved hardship arid toil to carve a prosperous county out of a primeval wilderness and add a flourishing city, to the list of Indiana communities. The history of Richmond and of Wayne county is linked closely with the development of Indiana. Hardly had Wayne county been organized before Friends began to agitate against the spread of slavery and to work for the spiritual and intellectual development of the commonwealth. From Wayne county came the man who stood by Lincoln in the dark hour when the institution of slavery made its last stand for recognition Oliver P. Morton. From Wayne county came thousands of men who backed the challenge which Lincoln and Morton hurled at slavery. Never has Wayne county espoused a mean cause or given its support to a false principle. Next week it will review its history in the light of its present achievements. It will pay honor to the men and women who did the pioneer work. The city and county invites former residents and friends to "come back" next week and take part in the celebration.

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