Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-11-11

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This provides nearly ten more acres for
exhibiting space than there were at Wen
ma. the largest International Exhibition
yet held. Yet the applications Of exhi-
bitors have been 30 numerous as to ex-
haust the space, and many important
Glasses 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 o! Board OF Officers represent
ing the several Executive Departments
of the Government. A fine building of
Az acres is provided for the purpose,
space in which will be occupied by the
War, Treasury, Navy, Interior. Post
office and Agricultural Departments, and
the Smithsonian Institution.
The Women's Centennial Executive
Committee have raised $50, 900 for the
erection of pavilion in which to exhibit
every kind OF women's work. To this
collection women of all nations are ex-
pected to contribute.
The list of special buildings is con-
stantIy increasing, and present indica-
tions 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-are putting up one or more
structures each. for exhibiting purposes,
| or Tor the use of the Commissioners. ex-
hibitors and visitors. Offices and head
quarters of this kind, usually of con-
siderable architectural beauty, are pro-
vided by the States OF Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Michigan, New
Jersey. New York, Connecticut. Massa-
chussets, New Hampshire, Missouri,
Kansas, Virginia. West Virginia, Nevada,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Delaware, and it is
likely that others will follow the ex-
ample.
A number of Trade and Industrial
Association. which require large amounts
of space, will be provided for in special
buildings. Among these are the photo
graphers, the carriage builders, the glass
makers. the cracker bakers. the boot ant
shoe manufacturers. beside quite mum
Der of individual exhibitors. The grea
, demand for space will probably rende
!, this course necessary to considerabl
extent, especially for exhibitors VIII
a have been tardy in making their applica
v tons. In the main exhibition buildin
! building. for example. 333, 800 squire fee
Of space had been applied for by the be
ginning of October by American exhib
!. tors only; whereas. the aggregate spac
which it has been possible to reserve fo
l. the United States Department is onl
/, 100000 square feet, about one.third {
which will be consumed by passag
ways.
g. The Machinery building, like ii
7. others, is already fully covered by appl
rs cations. There are about 1000 America
exhibitors in this department, $50 i,
glish and $50 from other European coui
" tries-which is about $50 more than ei
ia tered the Vienna Machinery Exhibition
" Extra provision is being made for al
nexes to accommodate the hydraulic m
chinery, the steam hammers, forge
hosting engines, boilers, plumbers. ca
ii penters, etc.
"a Power in the Machinery Hall will |
chiefly supplied by a pair of monst
Corliss Engines. Each cylinder is I
4. inches in diameter, with stroke OF Il
feet; the fy-wheel is 81 feet u diamet,
as and weighs 55 tons; the horsepower
\ 400, and the number OF boilers is
This engine drives about mile
Il. shafting.
~ For the Art Exhibition. the most en-
n nent American artists are understood
80 be at work, and it may DO confident
~ stated that, especially in the departing
4 Of landscape painting, the United Stat
, will present finer display than the pu
20 lie has been led to expect. Quite ash,
~ from the contributions Of American q
~ lists, applications from abroad call I
~ more than four times the exhibiting spa
r. = afforded by the great Memorial Hs
- Provision for the surplus will be ma,
n in temporary re-proof buildings, thous
~ oil exhibiting nations will be represent,
"a in the Central Art Gallery.
y The Secretary of the Navy has arrang
y that a United States war vessel shall CT
!, next Spring, ut convenient Europel
. ports, to collect and transport hither
= the Exhibition the works Of America
artists resident in Europe. Among q
a ports thus far designated, are Southam
ton for England, Havre for France, BIZ