The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-17
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CEN
TENNIAL,

hNRANGEM ENID fUk HE zen.
TENNIAL.
The Act of Congress which provi
ded for celebrating the one hun-s
dreth Anniversary Of American In.
Dependence by holding an Interna-
tional Exhibition Of Arts, Manufac-
lures, and Products of the Soil and
Nine" authorized the creation ofthe.
United States Centennial Commits
sion, and entrusted to it the manage
ment of the Exhibition. This body
is composed of two Commissioners
from Each State and Territory, NOM
mated by the respective Governors,
and commissioned by the President
of the United States. The enter.
prise, therefore, is distinctly a ma,
tional 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 ev-
cry day, except Sunday, until No
vember 10th. There will be a fixed.
price of so 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
in proximity to q great city in the
world, and one Of the most beautiful
in the country. The Park contains
$3.50 acres, $50 Of which have been
enclosed for the Exhibition. Besides
this tract, there will be large yards
near by for the Exhibition Of stock,
and farm of AZ acres has already
been suitably planted for the tests Of
ploughs, mowers, reapers, and other
agricultural machinery.
The Exhibition buildings are ap-
preached by eight lines of street cars
which connect with all the other
lines in the city, and by the Penn
sylvania and Reading railroads, over
the tracks Of which trains will also
run from the North Pennsylvania
and Philadelphia, Wilmington, and
Baltimore railroads. Thus the Ex-
hibition is in immediate connection
with the entire railroad system of
the country, and any one within 80
miles of Philadelphia can visit it at
no greater cost than that of carriage
hire at the Paris or Vienna Exhibi-
ton.
The articles to be exhibited have
been classified in seven departments,
which, for the most part, will be To-.
Gated in appropriate buildings.
DEPARTMENT.. BUILDINGS.
Mining aud Metallurgy,
Manufactures, Main Building.
Education and Science, ti9s
Art, Art Gallery
Machinery, Machinery Building,
Agriculture, Agricultural Building,
horticulture, Horticultural Building.
The total number of acres covered
BY the buildings is 4S.47 acres.
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 OF OBJ
jects must be provided for in special
buildings.
An important special exhibition
will be made by the United States
Government, and is being prepared
under the supervision ola Board Of
Officers representing the several Ex-
ecutive Departments of the Govern
ment. A fine building Of n acres is
provided for the purpose, space in
which will be occupied by the War
Treasury, Navy, Interior, Post Office
and Agricultural Departments and
the Smithsonian Institution.
The Women's Centennial Execu-
tive Committee, have raised $40, 600 ]
for the erection of a pavilion, in
which to exhibit every kind of wo-
mems work. To this collection, wo-
men of all nations are expected to
contribute.
The list of special buildings is
constantly increasing, and present
indications are that their total num-
Der will be from 200 to $50. Most
of the important foreign nations
England, Germany, Austria, France,
Sweden, Egypt, Japan, and others
are putting up one or more struc,
lures, each, for exhibiting purposes.
or for the use IF the commissioners