The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
diameter and 275 feet high. Compare this
with the other famous domes

st. Peters, diameter 40 meters
st. PGuls, diameter. - meters
London CS12) diameter. ................ 80 meters
Vienna IS19, diameter. Jos meters
This vast dome and rotunda, as shown in
our diagram, forms the center of main gal
lery, or nave. 80 feet wide and 2, 96S feet long
crossed. as shown, by Is TRANSCRIPTS, 40 feet
wide, II feet long, and 30 feet in height Suf-
ticient decorative surface effects have been Sc
cured to the interior. but the builders have
judged that the visitors came to look at the
exhibited array, and have made their display
the first object and rely upon it as the chief
attraction.
THE NATIONS.
The arrangement of the Exposition is sim
pie and admirable in the order of the nations
from east to west on the map of the globe.
The "a cOurts,betwcen the TRANSCRIPTS, each GU
feet by IA feet have been left for parterre
effect and access of light. but may obviously
be easily Incorporated with the building, and
recent advices say this is being done by the
American representatives to give more area to
our contributors.
OTHER STRUCTURES.
The Exposition grounds will be city in
themselves. the whole area of nearly 600 acres
being occupied by various structures with
parterres and parks and forest trees of the
Emperors deer-park between, and a superb
setting and background for all.
The hall for machinery is 2,500X175 feet.
The agricultural machinery hall is 2400x1G0;
the horticultural hall is 430xS0 feet: the horse
pavilion. S00x120 feet. Besides these there
are pavilions for special exhibition, many of
them superb specimens of the strength and
pride of the individual exhibitors. There are
pavilions for collective exhibitions of English,
French and Austrian machinery; pavilion for
art amateurs. owners and collectors, inasmuch
as none but originals of striking merit will be
admitted to the art gallery.
Most striking of all will be the rich pavil-
ions, the abodes and symbols of royalty. The
Sultans kiosk is copy of STEAMBOAT. The
Viceroy of Egypt outdoes it with mnaret
and miniature palace. The Imperial pavilion
of Austria is 200XS0 for the Emperor. En-
press Archduchess and Archduchesses. The
jury pavilion is of nearly the same size.
Then there are cafes and restaurants of all
nationalties, so that each son of Adam may
find the viands of his own cline and a cuisine
of his own people if heswishes
ADJUNCT ATTRACTIONS.
There are several department fairs, cattle
shows, horse shows each Of sufficient magni-
tude to draw an immense concourse of specta-
tors. There are to be races on the broad
tracks, and regattas by the clubs of all Euro
pean cities, to take place on the Danube.
There is an immense aquarium of salt water
with wonderful marvels and monsters of the
sea on exhibition. Every part of the great
Prater Will swarm with attractions, and this
brief enumeration will show what Chicago
must do to eclipse Vienna. We shall probably
''wait till a while ago"
TIE EXHIBITORS.
The exhibitors at Vienna will be divided into
groups. according to the character of the con-
tributions. Each group will have President
and two Vice Presidents. The Presidences of
no Of E1upatinp and of Tra1a and
Commerce of the world aud the Vice-Presi-
denotes of the groups of Civil Engineering
and Public Works, and of Architecture and
Farm Houses, have been assigned to the
United States. In the Department of Art a
fine display il promised but the American
share will be light. England sends paintings
valued in the aggregate at two millions
France will contribute 500 paintings and Italy
300 statues. Many of the buildings devoted
to nationalities are already completed. Elab-
orate showcases have arrived from all parts
of Europe. In this respect the Americans are
also falling behind, according to recent adj
vices.
AMERICAN NOTES.
Mr. McElrath, one of the Commissioners,
arrived at Vienna about the middle of March,
and Immediately on his arrival a contract was
entered into for flooring and roofing the large
court adjoining the American department, IA
shown i'm the diagram. BY this arrangement
the exhibitors from the United States will have
about double the space which was originally
allotted them. An official dialogue of the
American department just published contains
the name of Mccormick, with the well-known
reapers and mowers, and the Wood, Lieher-
ling. Sprague. Trenton and Johnson harvest
ing, reapng and moving machinery, adaptable
to horse power to be used in close proximity
to the fields are also represented. -
The sewing machine interest has over ], 700