The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-02-12

another plan for receiving contributions
Of one, two, three and five dollars. This
is accomplished through the use Of
memorial medals authorized by law of
Congress, and now being struck of at
the United States mint. These medals
will furnish to the holders the evidence
that they did what they could toward
celebrating the first centennial ami
versary of the Republic; and, beside,
their names will be inscribed on the
great roll of contributors to be handed
down to coming generations.
In 1874, Congress by an Actapproved
June 9th, requested the President of the
United States, to extend in the name of
the Udited States, respectful and
cordial invitation to the governments of
other nations to be represented and
take part in the Exhibition, to be held
under the auspicies of the Government
of the United States. Under this ect
invitations have been sent to all foreign
countries, majority of which have al
readyaccepted, appointed commissioners
and are preparing to participate in the
Exhibition.
In pursuance Of these acts of Congress,
Centennial Commissioners have been APP
pointed from all the States and Terrific
ries and Centennial Board Of Finance
has been organized, under whose man.
agement the preliminary work of the
enterprise has made encouraging pro
gress. About four and half millions
of dollars have been secured, chiefly
from Philadelphia and the State OF
Pennsylvania.
The Exhibition will commence on the
10Th day April, 1876, and close on the
10Th of October of the same year, cover
ling q period of six months. 1t will bt
held in Fairmount Park, containing
some three thousand acres, four hundred
and fifty acres of which have been sci
apart for the uses of the Exhibition
Arrangements have been made by which
the Rail Roads centering in Philadelphia
will extend to the grounds, thereby af
fording ample facilities for the transpor
tation eff passengers and freight directl,
to the exhibition.
THE BUILDINGS.
The principal building in which thu
Exhibition will be held are the Mai1
, Building, the Art Gallery, the Machin
cry HALL Agricultural and Horticulture
Halls. The Main Building is in th,
form of a parallelogram, extending cas-
and west 1880 feet in length, and nortl
and south AGA feet in width. The are
covered is about $4,000 square feet
equal to 81 acres. The estimated cos
of this building is$2, 100000.
The art building is to be permanen
structure, erected and paid for by tn
city of Philadelphia and the state o
Pennsylvania, and is 365x210 feet, s.
feet high, with q 12 foot basement ant
surmounted by a dome $50 feet higl
from the ground, covering about /
acres. The remaining buildings are tn
, Machinery Hall, 10 acres, Agriculture
, Hall. 6 acres, and a conservatory of 2
) acres, the entire buildings covering
: space of nearly As acres of land, will
unlimited outside room for temporar,
structures. All of these buildings ar
under contract and are rapidly progress
ing towards completion.
CLASSIFICATION.
The arrangement of objects will b
, both geographical and systematic, com
. bining the two elements of arrangement
by counties and arrangement by the ma
) tUre of the objects, thus having the pro
4 ductions of each country kept togethe
and at the same time placed according
to their nature. There will be ten prin
= cipal divisions called Departments, eacl
department to be divided into tel
l Groups, and each group when desire,
l into ten classes. The classification is o
: very comprehensive character, placing
: the raw material at the foundation, ant
t then in succession as nearly as possibl
r in the order of their developement, tn
result of the use of these materials, ,plac
3 ing at the end the highest achievement
/ of intellect.
? There will be a special provision o
| space made to be called the Historical
section for the reception and proper dis
} play of relics, and any objects illustra
l ting the progress of industry and tn
= arts, especially such objects as pertain
t to the early history of the United State
4 in colonial or revolutionary times,
s The Legislature of Ohio by an ac
dassed February 1s, 1874, provided 70
/ the appointment of a State Board o
5 Managers for thepurpose of organizing
E the State, and securing its Thorough
z representation in the Exhibition" B.
4 virtue of this act, the undersigned wer
9 appointed by Governor Allen member
of said Board, and are now engaged il
] the work of preparing for a full exhibi
= ton of the products, industries and re