The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-08-20
Progress of the Centennial.

nv tN4il''IAloH 1 tIl'ilhS' VI Nv >tI-
t~ennial Exposition are HOW rapidly pro-
crossing; and if the funds requisite for
the purpose be forthcoming, they will
be completed by the first of next Janu-
AIRY. The granite work of Machinery
Hall is nearly finished, and the roofs
are being timed. The plastering and
laying of the floors will shortly be be-
Gun. The eastern and western wings
Of the main editice are completed, and
the entire structure, it is expected. will
be up by the 1st of October. The rlaz-
mo of Horticultural Hall is well under
way, and nearly all the flooring is laid.
Agricultural Hall will be begun as SoOn
as the machinery building is finished.
Laborers are now engaged i'll grading
the grounds and digging out the decliy-
ity between the United States building
and Machinery Hall in order to form a
bed. some four acres in extent, for an
artificial lake.
The wrought iron observatory to be
erected by a Boston company Git is II
pity we could not have had Clarke,
Reeves and Co.'S one thousand foot
tower) is slowly rising. This will be
170 feet in height and is located at Bel
mont, 4 point in Paramount Park some
POO feet above the Schuylkill. The
summit Of the editicc will be
about 100 feet above the high
est spire of the Centennial build
ingS, over which and the city of
Philadelphia and surrounding country,
it will afford a fine view. The founda-
ton Of the tower is ConShOhOcken stone,
laid i'll cement and dressed with granite.
On the bed plate are fastened ten col
umnS, each seven feet high, and sup
porting 4 huge iron ring eight feet in
diameter inside and weighing Il ton and
a half. 70 this ring the main central
shaft is rivGtcd. The top of the tower
will be reached by an annular ear en-
circling the shaft and moved upward
from tn" base on the outside of the lat
ter. The ear will be made of iron and
glass, and he hoi>tcd by Il 20 horse
power cn@inr. Outside the shaft there
will b. Il truss work of wrought iron.
The space at the top of the tower will
be capable of accommodating 12j per
sons. About the base of the structure.
an ornamental building is to be erected
and used for reception rooms, OF
fees, etc.
Y separate huildinei> 10 be erected for
the exhibition of the contributions from
the Executive Department of tn" United
States Government. The main >truc-
turc will cover 100, 900 square feet, in
addition 70 which will be erected a side
building containing -. 1000 square feet
for Il field hospital, the whole covering
an area of nearly three acres. The Diff
fcrrnt departments will have especial
sections allowed to them. The State
Department will exhibit old letters ana
curious documents from lis archives.
The Interior Department will show the
operation of the Patent Office. and the
mode of taking the census, and will
probably explain how the Indians are
(n0t) taken care of. The War Depart
mcnt will contribute old and new wal
munitions, etc, also the United States
Cadet Corps, who will cncamp for Il
month or two in Paramount Park. The
Quartcrmastcr's Bureau will furnish
specimens of army equipments %fortranS-
%portati0n, hospital service, etc, and
the Subsistence Bureau, specimens of
~ration> and modes of cooking. The
Navy Department will contribute the
Constitution, OF rather a reproduction of
the once famous old IronSidcs. as the
now thoroughly rebuilt vessel does not
contain Il ycstigc of the original craft
except II wood about the kcclSon and
one of tn" top>ail sheet bits: together
with models of various other articles in
cidcnt to marine warfare. 4 field hos
pital after the most approved plan of
construction will be erected. Probably
one of the most interesting collections
contributed by the Government will be
that of the Smithsonian Institute.
Professor Baird, in connection with
this department, will give an exhibition
of the propagation of fish of many
kinds. An arrangement has been made
by which a stream of running water will
will be introduced, and the method will
be shown of Matching the fish from the
cgg, and statistics will be furnished