The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-11-11
CENTENNIAL.
a summary of the Arransements
For the Great Centennial EX.
position.

ded for ''celebrating on ihe one hun
dred h Anniversary Of American In
dependence, by holding an Interna
tion Exhibition of Ars, Manufactures
and Pro iucts of the Soil and Mine,
author zed the creation Of tho United
States Centennial Commission. and
entrusted it to the management ol
the Exhibition. This body is com
posed Of two Commissioners from
each State, and Territory, nominated
by the respective Governors, and
commissioned hy The President of the
United States. The enterprise,
therefore, is distinctly national one
and not, as has sometimes been
stated, the work of private corpor-
alton.
The exhibition will be opened on
May 10th, 1876, and r,m.in open
every dsy, except Sunday, until Nov
ember 10th. There will be fixed
prlce of admission to all the build.
ings and grounds.
The Centennial grounds are stua.
ted on he We stern bank Of The Schuyl-
kill River, and within Fsirmount
Park, the largest public park in prov
imi'y to a great city in the world,
and one Of the most beautiful in the
country. The park contains 3l60 &C.
res, 450 of which have been enclosed
for the exhibition. Besides this
tract, there will be large Yards near
hv for The Exhibition ui stock, and a
farm Of AZ acres has already been
suitably planted for the tests of
plonghs, mowers, reapers. and other
agricultural machinery
The Exhibition buildings are ap-
preached by eiVh, lines Of street cars
which connect with all the other lines
in the city, aud hy he Pennsylvania
aud Reading railroads, over the track
Of which trains will also run from
the North Pennsylvania and Philadel-
phia, Win ng on, and Baltimore rail
roads. Thus ,he Exhibition is in i'm
mediate connection with the entire
railroad system of the country, and
any one within 80 miles of Philadel-
pnia can visit il ut no greater cost
than that of carriage hire at the Par
is or Vienna Exhibition.
The articles to be exhibited have
been classified IN seven departments,
which, for the most part, will be To-
Gated in appropriate buildings, whose
several areas are follows:
DEPARTMENT. BUILDINGS. Ac's cov'D.
'M,"i;, Ma"nsc,u,s. tall 'ff' Main building. s.s,
4 Art, Art Gallery, is
8. Agriculture, Agricnltarai Building 10.
h"rt,ea'0Fe' Totsl "0'''s''0''' ''''''s' ~ -
This provides nearly ten more sc-
res for exhibition space than there
were at Vienna, the largest interna-
tional Exhibition yet held. Yet the
applications of the exhibitors have
b. en- so numerous as to exhaust the
space, aud many important classes Of
objects must be provided for in spec
ial buildings.
An importent special exhibition
will be made by the United States
Government and is being prepared un-
der the supervision Of Board of
Officers representing the several exc
CURVE Department of the Govern
ment. A fine building of acres is
provided for the purpose, space in
which will be occupied by the War,
Treasury, Navy, Interior, Post Off e
and Agricultural Departments aud
the Smithsonian Institution.
The Women's Centennial Execu-
tive Committee, have raised 10000
for the erection Of pavilion in which
to exhibit every kind OF women's
work. To this collection, women of
ali nations are expected to contrib
ute.
The list of special buildings is con-
>tantly increasing, and present indi
| cations are that their total number
| will be from 200 to 250. Most of the
impor'an, foreign nations-Englsnd,
Germany, Austria, France, Sweden,
Egypt, Japan, and others are put
nrg up one or more structures each
for exhibiting purposes, or for the
use of the commissioners, exhibitors
and visitors. Offices and headqual
tiers Of this kind, usually Of consider.
allie architectural beauty, are prnvi-
ded BY the States P.nnsylsania, Ohio.
Tndian-, / linois, Michigan, New Jrr.
sew. New York, Connecticut Mas.
sachusets, New Ham,'shire, Kansas,
| Missouri. Virginia. West Virginia,
| Nevad,, w scorsin, Iowa and Della.
ware; and it is likely that Others
viii follow the example.
A number Of Trade and Industrial
Associations. viii h require large
amounts If space, will he provided
for in special buildings. Among
these are the photographers, the car.
rage 5nlIers, ,he glass makers, thu
G, acker bakers, the hoot and sho,
manufacture. s. beside, quite mum
ber OF i1dividunl exhibitors. Tn
great demands for space will proba
bly, render this course necessary to
considerable extent, especially 70
. exhibitors ~ho hare Leen tardy il
making their ann / ation. In /