The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1875-11-25
Arrangements for the Centennial.

cd for celebrating the ono hundreth
Anniversary of American Indepen
dence, by holding an International
Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures,
and products of the Soil and Mine"
authorized the creation of the United
States Centennial Commission, and
entrusted to it the management OF
the exhibition. This body is COM
posed of two commissi sioners 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 national one, and
not, as has sometimes boon stated
the work ofprivate corporation,
The exhibition will bS opened on
May 10th, 1876, and remain open
every day, except Sunday, until No
yember 10th. There will be fixed
price of so cents for admission to all
the buildings and grounds.
The Centennial grounds arc situated
on the western bank of the Schuyl.
kill River, and within Fairmont
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 31GO
acres, 450 of which have been enclos
ed for the exhibition. Besides this
tract, there will be large yards near
by for the exhibition of stock, and q
farm of 40 acres has already been
suitably planted for the tests Of
ploughs, mowers, rcapcrs; and other
agricultural machinery.
The exhibition buildings are APP
lroached by eight lines of street cars
which connect with all the other lines
IN the city. and by the Pennsylvania
and Reading railroads over the tracks
OF which trains will also run from the
North Pennys!vania. and Phladcl,
phia, Wilmington, and Baltimore
railroads. Thus the exhibition is in
immediate connection with the entire
railroad system Of the country, and
any one within 90 miles of Philadel
phia can visit at no greater cost than
that of carriage hire at the Paris or
Vienna Exhibitions.
The articles to be exhibited have
been classified In scven departments,
which, for the most part, will be 10.
Gated in appropriate buildings whose
several acres are rs follows:
DErARTNENT. BLD'NG. AcRs coy'D
I. Mining s. Metallurgy,)
z. Manufactures, M. Building. d AZ
8. Education & Science,
4. Art, Art Gallery. 15
o. Machinery, M. Buildng Ia.
o. Agri culture, A. Building 10.
z. horticulture, II. Building 1.5
Total, 49,. :. 48.47
This provides nearly ten more
acres for exhibiting space than there
we're 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 of OBJ
jects must be provided tor in special
buildings.
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 OK
ecntive departments of the Govern
ment. A fine building of Al acres is
provided for the purpose, space in
which will be occupied by the War,
Treasury, Navy, Interior, Postoffice,
and Agricultural departments and
the Smithsonian Institution.
Che Women's Centennial Execu.
tive Committee, have raised $4,000
tor the erection of pavilion in which
to exhibit every kind of women's
work. To this collection. women Of