, 1873-09-26


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mh Mesottal Ina great Inter Slate 1ntnAtrfal Ex.
nosiioh shala lo held IT. tho City Of Chicago during ths
coming lalI commanding On or about Sept. IT, and
Of al s,sles all a countries DO eorIisy inve te
sotf'mtn nraiclea FUR exhibition in every depart.
most cl!ghlo locntiou for H.,ei MI Exporiion II
Il: s s. ;fSS issvs r: ;s;s : r
mEIEse, IH, ~ Which tH rrevo,,a resolutions fully
!oftcd aiHl rrovlsnn t,Iatte for permanent orgni.
af; av ~ .r W., ,9,arai st9,k u sbpoco o t.e ia
io IN wns obtained, a Of, tho lo t!ey q Alril follow.
nH n' M 1e @ nrst nec,'ng q ta btoekLoeH was 4r,
~ @ o la noNrH 0i directors eeccd On thu 3u tlny
~ H. aay .he cohihcto organization OF tho Board. by
.o os election e nsecra an tho noton OF bylaws
tat ia Executive connlttce be- and tacy aro hereby,
- 10 proeeel without acy t. tnke such
tinn =. of snitNllo building isr the Expos!tion 10 bo
rs 70 skI e M ns en- si a
aered TINT portions hake rk !yn9 between Monroe
as M hlse 9r tna ant gron!sa thus ronoy-
tiau Of tho area worke ~ 'Ao 0af'S prosec
T Yr NJ oonnee 'S s charged, proceeded at once to
b. H. saT y ss sysns g services
ayen,T to ora1lys Hsn 'o'cnsa a %o meet .s
onR, mud proposals for tho erection Of ths srneturo
m t,,o in, - Iunn ~, ~ a. your leBn!nr MeeuhB
ls ad estimates that the cost Of construction would
largely exceed tho ontEre capital stock Of tho corpprg-
H S9 t9e to
tmo ordered the Executive Committee, III authorization
rncs for ho ~ .n - onSe 10 St G eon
aceorance with thu plans aud specifications rrcired
by tic arehttoct, ". W. Boyingtont and now before
"A Accordingly, on tho somo ov conrocta wero Int ~
thu amount Of 500, ,3l04o aud subsequently to tho
amount Of ~ 038 10, making an aggreate Of saa1-
357.8B.
Tho Exposition Building itsclf, whether for nrchl.
tccturnl beauty or for s adaptation to tue purposes Of
1ts etctton is regarded as model structure. Itnorda
III exhibition surface Of 80 600 aquare foot exclusive
Of tho rnstr, aud also exclusive Of Two outside exhi-
b1tio slcds, oorod md rooted, which, togother af-
ford M additional exhibition surface Of 800 eq,lare
feet Following arc aomc OF tho gurcs roating 10 ita
Thu buildng is 800 feet long by go feet in extreme
trance l2o by 20 feet and Two end projections 50 by
20 fo0t Tho grand contre dome s Go feut III faeIor
and 1gs feet high Tho end domcs arc 48 feet square
and 14o feet in hcight.
The entire superstructuro rests upon oak pllng, Of
same Tne building is supported ~ ii main trsacs
i sS 10 half tfsses ut eas end Tie former 10
and aro nsado of * inch dressed
P,!e pank. tastehcd with bolts mud t1e-rohs. Tho
aro only inches Vide but Of lie ynne thickness an
atSlsa! ~ 'no nan traascs The arches are 10 foot
Ill., at.a rI ~ .no % hoos 10 tae ,op 0! to tfnas.
OF thie character tho ena are nearly square;
~ ,n1n ono the efus aro cireaar permitting ths con-
t9s =, tue cutlery III elfchnr tor1 around tho
elest M 70 tho luling on thg oxeror, 4d tho gallery
~ , .na toliot Wlch COULD not DO obsalned by any
osaSr ml atS!e a o. hilsh.
Ine!e aa1e M oeem r. used 5o9 nea! feet Of 12nch
oaA ~ Pne, an oflc9s noo cubic teet Of Stone,
ieet o. lunocf, loVO squares Of tin (cach be-
1ag ~ ny !9 fsol s40 squares Of composon roofing,
1su tons Of bolts nus an ates 600 feet Of ga!yan
!zea IRON eofnce lgo teot OF galvanized iron COIL
duccr pipes 5Do fcu of glass IN the windows, 5000
iect Of shect~gass Ill tho Yentintors md $4,000 Of
5hco rtbGeu glase ln the Rkylghts t tho doors and
oi!ses there arc ,00o feet, uud III the nrt hall
G2sI960 y ~ let nauitiolal Of giass. There aro
to,voo 1tet Of gas-1hpe In tho structure,
naf OF which tH worry large-aome Of 1t being
Inches diameter Tho SupDly Ut wafer cUmDriSe6 uut