Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
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ALL ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL.

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now farther advanced than they were
at corresponding period in the work
at Vienna or Paris.
\ letter from Philadelphia gives
some interesting facts, which we
know our readers will enjoy. 1t is
now certain that the South will be
largely represented at the great ex-
hibition. Knoxville will send n fine
delegation. Our citizen soldiers will
90, and we know of families who are
already making their arrangements
for great trip-a good time.
We hear similar reports from other
cities in the South, and our Philadel-
phia friends can count on a good rep
resentation from Tennessee.
The grounds inclosed for exhibition
purposes, exclusive of stock yards for
the exhibition of horses, cattle, sheep,
swine, &C., amount in area to 236
acres, and the space which will prob
ably be covered by buildings amounts
to 80 acres. or a space not quite one
and one-third times as large as that
occupied by the Vienna Exhibition of
1873. Compared with all the Inter
national Exhibitions which have ever
been held, the relative dimensions of
the Centennial Exhibition will be as
follows:
Vienna, 1873, 56I acres; Paris,
1867, 81 acres; London, 1862, 25 Clio
acres London, 1851, % $40 acres !;
Paris, 1855, % Ito acres New York,
4 $40 acres; and Munich, 44-1O
acres; Centennial Exhibition, 70
acres. The area covered by the five
principal buildings is as follows {:
Main Building, q 57-1OO acres; Art
Gallery, II acres; Machinery Hall,
II acres Horticultural Hall, Il acres 4:
Agricultural Hall, 10 1900 acres.
Besides these there will also be a
large number of smaller intermediate
buildings, which will form no incon-
siderable features of the Exhibition.
The foreign Governments are con-
structing buildings Of their own.
The British Government will have q
large hall, unique in appearance, of
brick and timber, of the Elizabethan
style. The German Government will
erect a suitable building, as will also
Switzerland, Japan and Egypt. All
the important foreign Governments,
with the exception Of Russia, Italy
and Greece, have accepted the invita-
ton to participate, and are actively
working-much more actively than
any of the States in the Union-to
secure full representations of their
products and manufactures. This is
especially the case in England,
France and Germany. Many of the
States, as Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Massachusetts,, Illinois and
Kansas will have separate buildings.
An abundant supply of water is
promised. One engine is now being
built capable of pumping five millions
of gallons daily.
Thus far about S4,8O0,00O have
been subscribed to the Centennial
Fund, and it is estimated that at least
100000 more will be required to
finish the work. | saw Mr.. John
Welsh, the President of the Centen.
NAL Board Of Finance, to-day, and he
seemed to be very cheerful, and ex.
pressed himself as being very san,
guine Of eventually raising the money
And Mr.. Welsh is man of great in,
luence; but he certainly has q hercu
lean load upon his shoulders. 1t may
be as well TO state that the Centen
NAL Commissioners by no means ask
subscriptions as gifts. They are al
worst but loans; for the Centennial
Board of Finance has declared that
if the number Of paying admission:
to the Exhibition at fifty cents eact
shall reach 10,OOO,O0O--a number but
little exceeding the admissions TO the
Paris Exposition of l867-they viii
be able to return every dollar to the
stockholders.
The cost of the various buildings il
as follows: Main Building, S1,420,
600. Art Building, sl,l99,27O. Hor
ticultural Building, S253,937. Ma
chinery Building, s542,3OO. Agricul
, fnrol PuiIdinu G1EO mn