New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-04
TIE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.
NEw-YoRK IN 1850 AND IN 1S72-TwENTY YEARS
GROWTH.

NETWORK IN 1850 AND IN 1S72-TwENTY YEARS
GROWTH.
1t is proposed by the Industrial Exhibition
Company to begin their enterprise To the
most desirable and available site, 10 plans for
and erect such an edifce will answer the purpose
perfect the system Of local. State and National
agencies insure full representation Of industry at
the opening will take at least two years The New-York
Crystal Palace Of 1853 begun in october, 1882 and
the exhibition opened July Il, 1883. The intention
had been 10 open May but IL found impossible to
get the building readiness at that time; indeed many
cases OF foreign goods not received and in their
place until some after the actual opening. The
managers of the present enterprise have evidently done
to attempt cODsummatiEg their project in one
year. One hundred and seyenty-fve thousand dollars
was appropriated for the building Of 1853 tie probable
cost of the new exhibition building will be several mil
lions As the exhibition is designed to be permanent,
the structure only be founded and built sub
stantialy any Of public and private buildings,
but spacious enough to provide for rapid in
crease Of the demand for space is Of course mprac
tcabe to determine either the precise character, SIZE
or arrangement Of the building until its location
is fixed. The building must conform to the ground
and its surroundings; what would be fitting
for country site, with broad views and ex-
tensiye grounds would not be appropriate for
a city park or square. The effect OF the palace upon
Reservor-square in greatly marred by the
siye but unsighy proportions OF the reservoir itself
which completely hid the building from view from Fifth
ave II is probable that the exhibition building will
OF greater hight than any previously erected for
similar purpose Its main materials may be Of iron and
glass yet the plan be radically different from those
OF Hyde Park, square the Champs de Mars
IT, instance the building be located upon Madison
square, one-sory structure with ever so fine dome to
crown it, would, a few years be dwarfed Qarge its
might bel by mammoth stores, hotels, and ware
houses. Architectural genius may devise building,
whose successive stories of iron and glass may add
heauty and the well for
exhibitors.
Looking back 20 the time OF the former exhibition and
forward 10 the new sinteresng to note the Of
the Empire City Our population then about 10000 It
II 100000 The street directory then noted the
cross streets upon the only 10 Thryfourthst
upon some and FOrty-secOnd upon others. The Third
ave- cars ran only sixty1rst-st, the sxth-aye to
Forty fourth-st and the Eighthave. to Fftyninthst
The map Of the city showed the BloOmingdae Road
a. beginning at MadisOnquare. The Central Park had
just been authorized by the Legislature, and Mayor
Westerye had said in his annual message TO the Coun-
ell that the acres lying between Fftynnh and One
hundred and s and Fifth and Eghth-aves. was
can vastly extensive than is required for the
purpose Our Hudson River Railroad trains started from
Cambersst the New Haven trains from No. % Canalst
the passengers by the Camden and AmbOy took
boat south AmbOy and thence 10 Philadelphia by rail-
and those by the Erie carried by boat to Permon
the eastern terminus Of the road The valuation OF the
city was IN 1882 s 76S 26, against about 81 900 900
The ocean cable unthOught Of the telegraph
the North River had been laid down. and
the pony express California had been established
The West was, virtually twice far away now, and
tracts OF country which are now steady contributors
20 the greatness Of Eew-YOrk then inaccessible
Such municipal and national growth as have wit
messed since that time gives ample assurance that
the time has come for another and a greater
exhibition OF national industry. Taking only
the Improvements and inventions Of the
last 20 years-they enough 10 make up exhibition
full OF interest and careful study for people OF
for representatives Of foreign nations The country
affords vastly more encouragement for constant sup
port OF all industrial exhibition honestly and shrewdy
managed than it did ~ years ago. There u.s. moreover
such marked difference between people and those
Of England France that the proportion who will visit
EewYork exhibition is nearly equivalent to the vast
majority that did not visit London or Paris during the
continuance Of the exhibitions there.