, 1874-09-07
THE EXp1SITT0N.

Tho second annual Exposition in Chicago will
begin during this week, undar tho most prom
;siug auspsces- Last yoar 1t waa osortaken
by tho panic In Its lrst hours. Then, too, 1t
was embarrassed by d now building, some parta
Of which Ind been hurRiedly constructed, and
others wero actnasly incomplete, aud much OF
tho machinery untried. Now, all theso thtnga
havo boon adjusted, mud tho building itseh haa
been increased in capacity noarly, It not quito, |
one-third. Everything pertaining to tho build
iuc hos been put in admirable runnlnG-ordor. |
Although this is hut tho second year OF thts E1- !
position, tho collection and display viii 80 far |
exceed anything Of the ktna ever got Up IN tho
Wcst that thoro will .bo no room for comparison.
It will bo tho largest mud choicest col
lection Of everything In tho way OF
| art manufncturoB, and agricultural product
that has eyor beeu gathered in ono building ut
| tho same timo III any part Of tho country. In
tho ort-galiory alono haa been collected ntlin-
bcr Of pictures OF such raro beauty and such
| finished execution as would 1oudor thoir oS~
| hbition, oven il thore woro nothing olso In tho
building, III extraordinary ovons mud Of sufficient
|
tho country. Thero are over COO pictures by the
most eminent painters of tho American, English,
Trencb, German, and Ital}an schools. Included
in this collection is tho picture OF tho Prodigal
Son." which a}ono has constituted most suc-
oessful exhibition In this country and in Europe.
Those pictures hayo been brought hero for this
J Exposition from all parts Of tho United Stasos.
and this urt-eallory will, without doubt, surpaas
iu interest any like collection over open to the
public iu America.
Groat ~ is tue attraction Of the nrt-gal!ery, II
will bo but ono feature OF many, all OF which
! will ho Of moro than ordinary interest. The
building itself will be an object Of intoroat,-a
; arranged aa to leave not ono square foot unutil
izod, aud, at tho samo timo, lowing tile wlols
). equally favorable for exhibition Tho machiner.
employed for tho purposes Of tho Exposition, n
. we'll III that placed there for exhibition, will b.
u most Interesting part Of tho entertainment
J. eyop to the viaitor WHO will looh upou it rs
matter Of curiosity.
!" Tho people Of Chicago owo much to tic gon
10 tle1nen who have with 90 great public splri
~ labored to place tlis Exposition on tho perlna
mont footing 1t nov holds. It is not enough thn
:" tho people Of the Northwest from within radiu
y Of many hundred miles will como hero to SCI
10 admire, wondor, and purchase; what will tt
pooplo Of this city do7 Thore has boon nothiu
eyor douo bore 80 full OF. present and future pro
;, It ~ tho organization OF this Exposition
o Ciueejorati has long onjoyod tho credit, Il
M pleasure, aud tho profit Of most oxtonsi'
nj annual Exposition. 1t has boon croditablo ar
If H,accoBsful because TIC people Of shasc!y did II
n" leayo It to bo supported by strangers only, b
il, zach man, woman, and child has always fo!t
at, pursonal intorost In It. It has bocomo to t.
lar nooplo Of Oincinnatl q sort Of municipal festiy
Of tho graud popular annual holiday, whom t
Of whole people turn out to enjoy themselves, q
rn- share the pleaanres which tho Exposition ole
ill. to NIL ita VISITORS Cincinnati thus sapporu
tho and sharing 1oytully in tho foaut prepared
and ysisosa tile whole country, Within roach Of Il
for city, pours town ita population to takc part
nd tho great .Je!o Of tho Expoa!tion, aud auocs
.roe aud profit crown tho enterprise.
tha Hero, IN Chicago, wo hare noasly twioo tho {
,n1x population and thsoo tmea the rural populas
w. TINT can Ind oaay ACCESS to- and acoomsnodat
In, Cincinnati. We have an Exposition build
capable Of holding md exhibiting sueh dlsl
ally Of artiolos 40 has neyor boon surpassed In
.slor Woat. Wo have. a. haa alroady boon statoa
.]Ier arkpallery that has lad no rival In tho coun
100 tho 1oral-pall will bo naarYol Of beRutyl n
altar tho mechanical tgplAy viii bo moat oomprot