The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-25
Fro-s a. I.0,,aoa nass. yaas D.
Great Exhibition ef the Industry sf all


We understand that considerable pr,gro.s Ia.
barn made in the preparations Coz submitting o.
public competition tlic design fer thc vast building
that ~ii b. required to carry 0ut this Undertaking
on scale commensurate with the dignity II the
nation.
We have r,a@on g. lslisss that The lollou,ing la.
formation on ,hs suigeci vii b. f'und 20 - sub
stantially Cpfr,ct
Tlr bsilding viii b. about 81 fo.t long. rais,
more than t0l feet arross and the r,sIicd Nl
probably extend 10 spui sN.fssp square ieei. up
wards 81 ~ acre.
Ia the centre 81 the south lrout Opposite Prince
Gate. all D. placed H. pris,fpai entrano, and a.
fess There will b. three otbcr great cutrances Al
the centre II the other aide u The building Gang
ways a. feet vide clear and uninterrupted. except
ng by seats will connect the sntfsncs. and a iss
intersection Of these main lines o IL proposcd u
ortn grand circular hall 81 scupture. 90 feet IN
diameter. ConstdsIAhs spaces surrounding the
old tree (Shich must ~ carefully pre-ened) siil
be fitted 90 With rcfrcshnient fOolls, surrounding
ornamental gardens, With fouutains, a..
The vast area DESTINED a. b. hilo'i wifh Tho pro
ducts II al climos vii D. covered with fcuiafk
ably simple iron ruohng. Il iofty eight iost span,
running from end o. end Il ~ building, cup.
ported By hollow iron columns. resting en briok
pcrs. and covered very probably 18th tosrdinf sod
slate
The extent e tlsc foii covering tls snsin avenue
will 10 ninetyst feet The io~ust lns ~ tilc iasin
foying vtl b. twsniy four lest high. and The clesr
height of tbs ceutral ganTway al b. aisoui hhy
Feet The hgF wi iof ~ fsF tbc greater plftipn -
the area. b. Unused 81 boarding lad sists snd
slsepsr. ualis Tts external en- lpsures sii in 30
cases be Constructed u bfick The hight eiu ~
principally derived from skyiights
The central ball Siii D. prlygun ~ ssieon
sides, fYur II which viii b. gpsa into gardens a.
served around u. d. main walls ~iu H. Il bfit
and shout sixty fsst high The covering ~ tiii.
splendid apartment all 10 " ifon, AMI pFUi,sliy
dotnical. AZ tlie conditions ~ith regard 81 time
&c must necessarily b. tnost stringent, rputfari
ors viii no dgua b. required ~ dsposii az srtual
-. q Al.
Respective contracts. The Sl.ois bailaiag must ~
finished and delivered up ~ January O. i-si con
tract0fs will understand, D. rrguiF.d h. tentcf
On two systems, 0us Involving fesumpttsn, siie'
The termination u ths eshiiaton. a pfosrty tis
materials supplied ~ them, spd ts uiissT pfpeesd
ing on the supg-itiotl that hrf uIzie.tys raais
siouers bcconle beua has purchases, sod tsts a.
rick 81 subecqueni disP-sl q NJ btiikiinr ulan
themselves
~ ths arrangements a DE- d..ign y has is.n 81
aim 10 specify 80 materials sod ruflliatsftlts a.
viii b. likely " b. most ssls.bis sfpf ~ sEgifs
Ton q their tosnpHasy eHpioytaeui = - sslia
%, hnically called. v.y b. tss lsssi pa.ils s.,t
TRACTORS ~ii, hove ever. 90 Irefuliftsd anf iuli.i
invited, " soggcst any tender g. W. a uief
material, .. si'ih ,asy pfoislay n as'if eqinies
frosn ths varied .nd disiitet nsiuss a a. saft
aud The simplicity a a. plan. alstsan a 49, eco
traot int NE to classes sst sutsi b a. dafsfi
plans and IN. a erris.ssrIs.r aff "a.
icct0ral cOntssrtofs ali H. ,i,s tss.tlis 80 -,
tIis basis u b more tan lsfot.sl il.st all.sssts
spec 6catiOns SO ths ssears ttis rsntr. a.. 49,
portion ~ the iron rofhnF st.a sniNnr ss 81 ~
central Offices and Respective rsts a sefrs.ff,fst
/ rooms. kc., wiii ~ prepared
| FROM what rs have .sreftain.d a ~ sstt.s
state Of the drawings, Ae, ~ haze hsts a,.is ~.
another week ~iil not pas away siilsaa sssts a.
cided step bcnR taken By 10 casnntittss ia trsn
ing the attention. ~ tho vsst h.iy a ints0sFt
able contractors wbo~e spirit sna elltsFpfiss 49,
done ~ much 70 rletst, w sc,snth sHd go -
Jsl character u the pubii sofks " Srtsi nfiisat