Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-11-23

lhlS provides nearly ten more acres tor
exhibiting space than there were at
Vienna, the largest International Exhib-
Iion yet held. Yet the applications OF
exhibitors have been 50 numerous as TO
exhaust the space, ani many important
classes of objects must be provided for in
special buildings.
An important special exhibition will be
made by the United States Government,
and is being prepared under the super
vision OF Board of Officers representing
the several Executive Departments Of the
Government. A fine building OF 4 .
acres is provided for the purpose, space
in which will be occupied by the War,
Treasury, Navy, Interior, Post Office, and
Agricultural Departments aud the Smith.
sonian Institution.
The Women's Centennial Executive
Committee, have raised $4,000 for the
erection OF pavilion in which to exhibit
every kind of womon's work. To this
collection, women OF all nations are ex.
pectod TO contribute.
The list of specia; Buildings is con
stanIly Increasing, aud present indica.
tioa' are that their total number will be
from 200 to $50. Most of the important
foreign nations-England, Germany.
Austria. France, Sweden. Egypt. Japan.
and others-arc putting up one or more
structures each. for exhibiting purposes,
or for the use OF the commissioners. ex.
hlbitors and visitors. O.li;es and head
quarters Of this kiaI. usually of consii.
cradle architectural beauty. are provided
by the States OF Pennsylvania. OHIO. 10
dina, Illinois. Michigan, New Jersey,
Nav York, Connecticut. MlssAciu5etts
NIw Hampshire. Missouri. kansas. Yir-
GINA, Wes. Virginia, Nevada, Wisconsin,
Iowa, and Delaware; and il is likely that
others will follow the example.
A number of Trade aud Industrial A5
socialion7, which require large amounts
Of space, will b. ptovi led lor in special
buildings. Among those thers are the
Photographers. the carriage builders. The
glass makers, tho cracker bakers. the
boot and shoe manufacturers, beside, qpite
a number of individual exhibitors. Tne
great demands Tor space will probably
render this course necessary to q consid.
erable extent. especially for exhibitors
who have boea tardy in making their
applications. 10 the Main Exhibition
Building, for example, 333 300 square
teet OF space hal been applied for by the
beginning of Ootober By American ex-
kibitors only; whereas, .ths aggregate
space which it has been possible to re
serve for the United States Dopartm mt, /
is only 10000 square feet. about one.
third of which will be consumed by
passage ways.
The Machinery Building, like the others.
is already fully covered by applications.
There about 1000 American exhibitors in
this department, $50 English. and $50
from other European countries which is
about 250 more than entered the Vionna
Machinery Exhibition. Extra provision
is being made for auuexes to accommo.
date The hydraulic machinery, the steam
hammers, forges, hosting engines, boil.
ers, plumbers, carpenters, etc.
Power in the Machiuery Hall will be
chiefly supplied by pair of monster Cor.
liss Engines. Each cylinder is 40 inches
in diameter. with stroke OF ten feet the
hy-wheel is 81 feet in diameter, and
weighs 55 tons; the horse power is 400
and the number of boilers is 20. ThiI
engine drives about mile of shafting.
For the Art Exhibition, the most emil
nent American artists are understood to
be at work, and it may be confidently
stated that, especially 10 the department
OF Landscape painting, the United States
will present fiuer display than tho pub
lie has been led to expect. Quite aside
from the contributions Of American artists
applications from abroad call for more
than four times the exhibiting space
afforded by the great Memorial Hall -
Provision for the surplus will be made in
temporary fire,proof buildings, though |
all exhibiting nations will be represented
iu the central Art Gallery.
The Secretary OF the Navy has arranged
that United States wal vessel shall call
next Spring. at convenient European
ports, to collect and transport hither to
the Exhibition the works of American
artists resident in Europe. Among the
ports thus far designated, are Southamp.
ton for England, Havre for France, Bre-
men for Germany, ,and Leghorn for Italy,
10 which. if desirable, others may be
added.
Mr.. Boil. tho eminent English Sculptor,
who designed the groups for the plinth
for the great Albert Memorial in Hyde
Park, London, is reproducing in terra
Gotta. AT The celebrated works in Lambeth,
the one which symbolizes America. The
figures in this group are colossal, cover.
ing ground space of 10 feet square. II
will probably be placed in the great cen.
trail gallery, opposite ihe principal
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