The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-06

Meeting and TRANSACTIONS Of Routine Bmsi-
ness-Some Interesting Particulars About
Previous National and International Ex-
hibitions-Eieciion Of 0hicers and Fer
mancnt Organization 10 be Effected To-day.
PHILADELPHIA. March s. 1872
The Centennial Commission have been In session
in the Common Council Chamber and the Con-
tinental to-day. The business transacted in the
Council Chamber was OF a routine character, and
possesses no particular interest for readers OF the
HERALD.
The Historical Society and the Directors OF the
Mint have invited the Commissioners 10 visit their
institutions and the invitations have been accepted
William p. Blake, OF Connecticut presented to the
Commission the following Interesting particulars Of
previous national and international expOsitions:-
lS6l.-BuIldtng OF glass and iron, IN Hyde Park,
London. covering l,0oO.00o square ieeL or more
than twenty acres. Hair OF the space was given
re Great Britain. AT the east and west
ends space Of 30,7l2 square leet was
The total Number OF exhibitors was is s7. OF whom
1881 belonged to Great Britain and her colonies,
and 6,566 TO foreign countries. Tne COST OF the
buildings and fittings was 0O0 about $ooOO00, or
ABOUT So 3D., or SO cents per square loot. Inc tota
cost OF all including bulalngs, was t2y. '9S
(Sl,463,9l5) The building renamed the properly OF
Contractors; otherwise the cost would nave been
100000 greater; II was open rom May 10 0cIo,
Sr ia Period q M days Oa the Total sT0ss Of
visitors was 6,03p, ly5.
1885, Paris, Palais de plnduStrie; rectangular
building. with large avenue and panorama ro-
tunda. The space occupied by all countries, IN.
Guiding passageways and rooms. &C., was ib.,062
square metres. or about 1,770,oo0 English superb.
cIal feet. The exnoitors numbered 2so54. me
cost was 1l264, $40 hancs. or s2,2529oo, but TINS
sum does not include the cost Of the
main building. Taxing TINS at $2os,Oo0
the buildings alone cost, say, f6!9,660
or S., a73,30O the cost per square loot being
nearly Is. 3d.-sl rs. The receipts reached
the sum OF 3,202.4S5 francs, on s8i0,5oO the
loss being s,lOo 900 francs, the total cost oeing
81 900 900 rancs covered in part by tee possession
OF the building. The number oi vIsltors was
e,162,330.
lS62-South Kensington, Camden buildings. tenn
porary. They covered II acres. exclusive OF TWO an
nexes estimated at seven acres more say "a acres III
all, nearly rectangular Total area, 500 square
feet; total area rooted IN, 9S8 600 square feet ex.
hiDitors Is, $685. cost, f460 900, or $4,000, 0Oo or
nearly 5s. 81 20 per square loot. RecelpIs
f45o 63 or So 203 1885, Number OF visitors, $50 OOO.
1S67.-ParIs Champs de Mars Building subsidiary
to classification OF glass; iron and wood. The build
ing occupied 10000 square yards, or thirty-nine
shape II was rectangular, with rounded ends, but
had the appearance OF great el,lpses. It's entire
length was LIPS yards and It's width 5l5
yards There wele 50,216 exhibitors. apu
1t was vi5cd by over ten million persons.
The receipts probably amounted to $2,000,000. 1t
was estimated that II would cost from eighteen to
twenty millions OF 1rancs The city and State aided
to the extent OF 12,000,000f. 49,
The permanent chairman and secretary have not
YET been selected, but VIII be Tomorrow. The per-
maneht organization will be Effected tO-mor-
row morning. The Commission attended the
ball OF the Mysterious Pilgrims az the Academy Of
Music this evening"