The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-12
THE PARIS EXHIBITION.


fAih, April a. 1868
Prceres Of De Erh1aion 8uiidng-He Frenos, Eng'ah
and Ameicrn Ssctions-Pia,n Description u the Plan
Of me Bmtd,ng-rAe Aaaanf Unisd States Commit
sionT-colonei Norton the NeV York Cop,missioner, dc
Within Tho past ten days the work upon the EKhib
ton building has begun 10 show itself very plainly
-Four large square iron pillars rising from the earth
from tho top OF one Of which floats tho flag Of France
mark the first section OF the Of the grand
Of nature and art great deal has been done
In general way within short time past Tho sewers
beneath the walks being finished. the lines OF tho
d. ercnt nationalities and tho avenues passing
by tho different groups OF exhibited articles and
around tho entire building arc becoming marked;
the avenues leading To exhibition grounds being
rapidly completely trees and plants already being
out IN tho park and thsre general velIncSs upon tho
ground which be,okens npd progress Indeed IL Is said
hi We contractors already three weeks further nd
vanced than their calcuailons and thai there doubt
that on the LIST Of December OF this year the building
thoroughly Completed viii be handed over the gov
ernment Tho Arst pillars have been raised upon tho
side OF tho exhibition ground appropriated 10 France,
and ID intended that that portion OF tho building shall
be Grst completed 10 that the exhbora can Immediately
proceed TO tho erection Of the r the partitions bc
each others wares all the nttlo neceaary ar
ran gomens for their instsnont Some Of the exhibit
have already been notified that they commence
these details ON the 18th OF June.
Cf the thiry-nv Of ground which The Exhibition
building will cover France will occupy nfeen aud with
Belgium and Holland will take up the half
the building divided by broad running from
tho Pont dc jena To the Ecoo Malro More than forty
thousand individual exhibitors hsvo already been
that their applications successful, aud tho lists
closed, tho only opportunity for entering them
being vacancy created by the death Withdrawal OF
some exhibitor Thcre H. indeed. considerable feeling
Of al saction among those whose applications hayo
becn rejected Tho commission In France have Indeed had
difncut task perform Nearly twice the number OF
applications recevcd for which sraee could bs
granted and the object hero has boon what II should be
every where, the selection IN tho various groups and
classes OF the very hest and most clearly rcprc~entay.
types Of the articles offered For the Engsh portion u
tho exhibition to which has been allotted space of
about acres, directly opposite that % France, tho
right hand upon entering from the Pont dc Jena four
times the number u applications that can DO accoino-
dated have been received.
The ntrc wedss Of some eleven hundred square yards
right hand side from tho font dc Jena cnnnc Moxmo,
| Central and South America como on tho night Of Eng
land and neat 70 them In tho United States, ytng be-
tween them and Africa and occanica.
Your renders will bo very materially aided u tho
81 q Ssl ssy or @Ay c aas
by 0sing In their minds thu description 81 the latter
which will endeayor to mako a. plain aud c"nprob"n
aive ~ possible The buiin. rs Ia The form OF mn oil
pse and through ", from tho four principal side en-
frances run four broad avenues Dor exhibition pnr-
poses tho spare within Il has been divided INTO ~fieH
" Wedges whose points concentrate upon garden
IN the centrc, around which the building Ia erected and
their tops end upon covered promenade,
pcurtosy which goes round the entire bu,ling 10
tween theao "~cgcs avenues running, ~ they do
from the circumference To tho centre Nov Tho dis.r
ent objects 10 be exhibited divided groups
seven Of these will be exhibited Ia tie badns and Tho
other three, consisting Of agricultural specimens and
| implements working rnachin ~ ami buildings ard Nv
Ing animals In the park outside kach ono ~ thes'
groups will occupy ellical Ao paA-ns round tho
entire buding Now u tho visitor wishes b examine
the products ~ cnch country Ia deal all he has Ia do
Is 10 IA &c one OF The avenues rrdatng from ta ocn
Ia thread md Inc
has completed u. IT. however. he prfcn 70 eco tho
similar products OF Mi nations. one after the other al he
requires the group be dcrfcs and 70
follow Through all the dnefvn naiona'iler around tbs
building
ynfher Insufficient the tnpuDg Of
your share of tho Exhibition. there teo muro
enleeny to The management q l. have hcari o. laIo
much doob, oppressed wisetisr there any coun.a
poa,mepi Of ". Be'Iai,L basns ben mad b. ORE a.,
pa ~ any sc providing for commission AMI No
having boon ranned I" recognized by tho recent AZ,
However lbsi 10 ono Thing u certain. The comm
sonrr should have as aaasthnt an scitye, pfaicAl
buslness man familiar With mechanical aitspi ono -hp
being brought most In contact with American exhibitors
would DO agree lbs and acceptable " them, ono who
need BE- would not be afnIi 10 take on his coat
and - n work In good earnest Ia uicr behaf
Nov with AL due Difference and fespcc, 10 e ausb.
gentleman who upon the recommendation o. sr h'se.
low, recan 81 aud holds The appointment 81 ASSISTANT
! commissioner doaht whether he fuss all any ~
thcsa oondftlsn- Upon the door ~ ball rom ~ N
| the gay and fashlopable saions Of Psns, would
shine better than he bat among Tho dar,y packages
the dirty bundles and bores vish somebody must
| property housed, I doubt ~hrtbsr he would fol him
self haIna A. AitAche u fore legation, TOO.
scarcely seems pr0f~r that Mr Dpubai should BE- "a.
ec.ed AZ representative - America Hcs ds- That DO
~ DO, In ars. and has NJ, been here ls aiioirf
| m"ut and DO Dot sno~ that 10 Nil ~ here, Slii'
there IL really az imuenso deal u Sotk nov 20 % done,
preparatory b. 10 tnrc, bit the .css nscruafY.
And rycn " Mr fsgbat arrives l.sfe heiofu the fthh
| ton oIcns lac vii Ind hauaslf, ~ Gar ~ tbs, ~
concerned, "a stranger In strange land. Anh
from hin lack 81 fsrn sn,y With that ~ yoasy
TRANSFERRED will be- of bat little service - er lbIprs
am basldcs Informed thai D. docs n0t care A1t bod
Ing Tho postoD and u very cHfain ihAi iof iniff-
e~fs ~ the g0srfnmsBt. and the Amman s1alh1fi,
should have .b1 N thoroughly gaalhe4 ~
1 rach important post
| am Informed Ia, ~ eror, ~ heing made u wash
TN, and While Ireasly sike AMI usually ar TAU
AVOID making my coffeeIondruCa seblsle - perspua
recomusndai1n, think this fnaiier % suf isni iu
portanfa atd interest The ia,e class a srhibor and
The Interests tier f.pfcse ~ safTsnt Ia ftairs
few scU ahout tbs sruicGAa hri Wing yopr readers.
tho snhhltfn a1d The gDt eminent "a draw tYer 0wn
coneiasogs 'ol1ns Norton cot herr tDtis
sinos with an apiDntfDsfi if1a ooterp0f feu,on a.
C0fnmssioacf tor tie STATE u gtr Yof. tho Grabi
Exhibition Tba before the aTTsdrtrlrHt - NJ.
Beckwiih made ana bs,ufe a known that
STATE representative void p@i " fscrFsf 'ipp'i
Morton therefore a. received 10 ~ clad frrshiI from
the mreral eomniasiTr vht, hoscyrr. aFgftf iating
the fart that he represent te insf~,s - the natfiY
Of American ethhiios hss ,apdsi him every tafiiy
fOr Dbtasing ali the iufgfflsgu relative q,
The Etbibson have given hir r>rtn ~ tie
Erhihi'ion grpu nds ard bgiirE a. use ari have
Ia every say IN tbef poser cBdssfofsf T. "a iAe DIS
piAnn The Tsset 10 that coDasi NorioD "a n0fpughly
familiar rlth an tho Ina and outs u The Efhiatpn anf
psA@sses vast deal ~ lnforrasfDn rsisse ~ o. sLch
Gill b. insAu sbis 10 snblbafs Hs 10 artivs p'Asii
| cal, live Amsrrani and h my npih'on that 10 uh"
prscS al por9r u The ~ork ~irh cor comm aaiopsr
wt s.o@~ssry called srsn To- perform TIE gg,.fB
rnsp, eose noi lsa . better and mote cai~'l' man
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