The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-11-19
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
CENTENNIAL.


Circular from the Director General
The Act of Congress which provid-
ed for celebrating the one hundreth
Anniversary of American Mdepen-
dence, by holding an international
Exhibition of Arts. Manufactures. and
Products of the Soil and Mime" au-
thorized the creation Of the United
States Centennial Commission, and
entrusted to it the management Of
the Exhibition. This body is COM
posed of two Commissioners from
each State and Territory, nominated
by the respective Governors, and
commissioned by the President Of the
United States. The enterprise, there
fore, Is distinctly q national one, and
not, as has sometimes been stated,
the work Of a private corporation.
The Exhibition will be opened on
May 10th, 1875, and remain open cv-
cry Gay, except Sunday. until No
yember 10th. There Will be q fixed
price of 80 cents for admission to all
the buildings and grounds.
The Centennial grounds are situa-
ted on the western bank of the
Schuylkill River, and within Fair
mount Park, the largest public park
i'll proximity to great city in the
world, and one of the most beautiful
i'll the country. The park contains
3,160 acres, 450 of which have been ell
closed for the exhibition. Hesidcs
tnis tract, there will be large yards
near by for the exhibition of stock,
and farm Gf 10 acres has already
been suitably planted for the tests of
plows, movers, reapers, and other az
ricultural machinerv.
The exhibition buildings arc ap-
preached by eight lines Of street cars,
which connect with ailthe other lines
in The city; aud by the Pcnnsy iyania
and RSding railroads, over tie
tracks Of which trains VIII. also run
from the North Pennsylvania and
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Balti-
more railroads. Thus the exhibition
is in immediate connection with the
entire railroad system of the country,
and any Hle within 90 miles Of Phila-
delphia can visit it at no greater cost
than that of carriage hire at Paris or
Vienna exhibition.
The articles to be exhibited have
been classifed,in seven departments,
which, for the most part, will be To-
Gated in appropriate buildings, whose
several areas are as follows:
DEPARTMENT. BUILDINGS. ACRES
| COVERED.
, Manufactures, Main Building. 2l Al
4. Art, Art Gallery 15
5. Machinery, Machinery Building, Il.
s. Agriculture, Agricultural Building, 10.
1. horticulture, horticultural Buildiag, Is
| 1otai, 4S.47
This provides nearly ten more
acres for exhibiting space than there
were at Vienna, the largest Interna-
tional Exhibition yet held. Yet the
applications of exhibitors have been
SO numerous as to exhaust The space,
and many important classes ofobiects
must be provided for in special build
ings.
An important special exhibition
will be made by the United States
Government, and is being prepared
under the supervision of q Board of
Officers representing the several Ex-
ecutive Departments Of the Govern
ment. A fine building of4k acres is
provided for the purpose, space in
which will be occupied by the War,
Treasury, Navy, Interior, Post Of
flee, and Agricultural Departments
and the Snithonian Institution.
The Women's Centennial Execu-
tive Committee, have raised $4,000
for the erection Of pavilion in
which to exhibit every kind of wo-
mems work. To this collection, wo-
men ofall nations are expected to