The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-11-11
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CEN
TENNTAI

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holding an international Exhibition OF
I Arts, Manu- features. and Products OF the
Soil and Mne,'' authorized the crea ion
Of the United States Centennial Com
mission, and entrusted to it the maDa-
gemen. of the Exhibition. This body
is Coin posed Of two Commissioners from
each State and Territory, nominated Dy
he respective Governors, and comm's-
stoned by the President of the Ualted
States, The enterprise, therefore, IS dis
inctly national one, and not, as has
sometimes been stated, the work OF a
private corporation.
| The Exhibition will be opened on
May 10th, 1876. and remain open every
day, except Sunday, until November
10th. There will be fixed price OF on
cent for admission to all the buildings
and grounds
The Centennial grounds are situsted
on the western bank Of the SchLylklll
River, and within Fairmount Park, the
largest public park in proximity to
great city in the world, and one OF the
most beautiful in the country. The
Park contains 3160 acres, $50 CT which
have been enclosed for the Exhibition.
Besides this tract, there will be large
yards near by for the Exhibition of stock,
and farm of AZ acres has already been
suitably planted for the tests of ploaghs
mowers, reapefs, and other agricultural
machinery.
The Exhibition buildings are ap-
preached by eight lines OF street cars
which connect with all the other lines
in the city, and bv the Pennsylvania and
Reading railroads, over the tracks OF
which trains will als,; run from the North
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, Will
mington, and Baltimore railroads. Thus
the Exhibition is in immediate connec
tion with the entire railroad system Of
the country, ard any one within 80 miles
of Philadelphia can visit it at no greater
cost than that of carriage hire at the
Paris or Vienna Exhibition.
4 The articles to be exhibited have
been classified in seven departments
which, for the most part, will be located
in appropriate buildings, whose several
areas are as follows
!, DEPARTMENT. BUILDINGS. AcFBs
!. Mining and Mctallu'gy' Main Bn,,aine .,x
8. Education and Science, c.,,orn I,
r Machinery, Machinery Building ID
J rs AOrfcnlture Agricul'al Building. III
Z. Hortuculture Horticulral Building, l.!
ro+o, AZ. A
This provides nearly ten more acres
for exhibiting space than there Were al
: Vienna, the largest international Exhl
bition yet held. Yet the applications Q
exhibitors have been so numerous as to
exhaust the space, and many important
classes of objects must be provided To-
in special buildings.
An important special Exhibition will
: be made by the United States Govern
ment, ard is being prepared under th'
supervision of Board Of Officers repres
enting the several Executive Depart
ments of the Government. A fine build
ing of Az acres is provided for the pur-
nose, space in which Will be occupied b,
= the War, Treasury. Navy, Interior, Pos
!. Office, and Agricultural Department
a md the Smithsonian Institution.
The Women's Centennial Executiv
Committee, have raised $4,000 for tn
r erection OF pavilion in which 70 exhlb
a 1t every kind Of women's work. To TIL
4 collection, women of all Dations are ex
i pected to contribute.
e The list of special buildings is con
i stantly increasing, and present irldica
y tions are that their total number will b
t from 900 to $50. Most of the Importar
j. foreign nations-England, Germany
}, Austria, France, Sweden, Egypt, japan
}, and Cthers-are putting up one or NOR
5, structures each, for exhibiting purposes
is or for the use Of the commissioners, e1
{. hibitors and visitors. OfEces and head
re quarters of this kind. usually Of cons
Is derable architectural beauty, are pc
lie vided by the States OF Pennsylvani
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ne
n Jersey. New York, Connecticut, Mass
re chusetts, New Hampshire, Missouri, Kal
IN sas, Virginia. West Virginia, Nevad