Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19
Centennial Letter, No. 2.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. s, 1875.

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DEAR ED1roR.--I directed my steps
tine other day towards Gllard Avenue as
being the most direct and interesting route
to the Centennial grounds. Girard Ave
nue. is broad highway, 100 feet in
width crossing the tchuylkil river upon
a magnificent iron bridge, which was
erected at u cost OF 81 800 900, and pass
ing through the park in n westerly dircc-
ton leads directly to the Main Exhibition
Building. ghe grounds enclosed for cX-
Lbilion purposes exclusive OF the encIo-
sures for tic display of horses, cattle, poul-
try, &c, cover G36 acres. and the area 0c-
cupicd by the buildings amounts 10 proha-
bIy - acres. or a space not quite one and
one.third times as great AZ the. Vienna
Exhibition of 1873 Compared with all
the international Exhibitions which have
ever been held; the relative dimensions
of the Centennial will be as follows: Vi
cnua, 1873. 56t acres Paris, lrjG1, 81 acres;
london, 1851, 22a-l0 acres: Paris, 1870,
% 10 acres; New York, 1910 acres !;
Munich, 44-l0:c ceres
All the five main exhibition buildings
will be handsome structures, but on ac-
count of the mcagclnc>s OF the f4hds at
the command Of the Board of Finance will
not be 50 imposing AS was originally III.
tended; for instance the Main building
according to tic first plan Was to have
covered 81 acres but has been reduced to
II acres. Still the building will in every
way I've wo.vt.y Of the occasion, and the
Americans fortunately will have in this
instance no cause to blush at the taste
DISPLAYED in the architecture Of their rep
rc,rntativc buildings. The Main building
will be devoted to the exhibition Of al
articles coming within the scope OF mining
and mctailurgy, manufactures, education
and science and will cost, ii .ishcl 81 APO.
COO 1t is Il raraIlclogram. running al
most due east and west, lSSu feet long bv
AGA feet wiit Hnd viii cover space q
II 4i-lOO acres. The structure is formed
of wood, glass and iron, the principal por.
ton of which is on" story high. the in.
terror height ranging from l5 feet to 10
feet and showing Il cOrlicc IN the exterior
at distance of ~ feet from The ground
| CDOn the corner of the building there are
four towers j. feet in height, and tie roof
over the centre of the building for lSt feet
square, is raised above the surrounding
portion and will be relieved by four towers
rising to the height of l2O feet. The
ground plan shows n central avenue Of
1889 feet in length Ivy l?o feet in width,
| which II the longest aIcldr al that " dtt
! ever inlfOd iced into an exhibition build
my. On either side of this are other ave
| nGcs OF equal length aud lr9 feet Wide,
between tIc central and side alrhU', 0lr
alslca IS lccl in width and song the n.d,,,
are slna,cf aisle, 81 l,', IN width. In
order To break the GREAT lru-til OF the root
( lines, three TRANSCRIPTS ilb sect in icnLtN
have brrn IairodGrcI across IT," buhIiur.
Ihr prumrHHtr~ through !fc uH,c Huu
Genital ira, sccii are cach - .,ct in ,tj&u
and those tnlrI4l the sid" a,cg u"S and
( Transcripts IL t,ct each. M "Ilt,r walks
are ~ trrt wide. The foundations consist
OF piers OF masonry, the Mpcr,tjUc'urr g!
wrought iron columns, . feet au"H, Gou-l
/ non roul tlis,cs. lurIc are "a! oi these
columns IN tine building, I,;r shortest hniH-
:" feet and the longest t%jt.ct, al at a,,rrC-
/ gate WEIGHT oI2 &nnOGD Us. 1urrnol tlu~.
! seq and orders weigh } Goa NUD TIr>iI s.
III the UDullMg arr tlu-i.cu IN brick To the
nci.ht o! , ircl, above lhi, There are = aH, 4
/ oasnrs, lhr l'Orling i, o! rr,mk WNon
sill, resting H.r0n thc ground vita no open
space beneath. lDrrrlN Finished n -ahaH-
iA"u iron >urmpunt aIl corners an. ,agip
.! the 1ut!tiAy. There uuItiIic trr BALD.
Ng tNo n,,es of irain'rc pipes, tie az
ruu,cM'N' loo ycatj."jju0, jisDl, drainage"
Nc, beng sim II conn lpIy.
The Memorial iinli l>s"Encd 10 We til"
, most imposing OF all the structures Wa
erected NJ Il cost OF S!"Oo0Oo hy lhr,'ta't
'ot rcnnNylFanIo an" the clly oi PHiIadr,,
pima anI la, brrh pAtcd at lnc disposal
OF N'ntcnn@I 'oinmH$!"A to be used rs
AN ART gallery, alter winch 1t Is proposed
10 make IL Il ptHhill'tht receptacle tor all
Arr and Industrial Collection similar 10
the ihlhoU' south h'llHlI@l"h hH~ruN NJ
Lunu"n, II stan Is on " Lac laiaIIr' Win
and aa"tt distance north O! the y ia
budding, II Il cohIinand,mg position. Il =
Duiit oi Grey granite, ''o feet "."l0 tcri
"idr aAo % ."ct N-n, "yr;a ~. G.uU> ire
PROC! basement X l'Ct hl4h, aNd covers
} acres, A "pm" r,ein. 80 i",t "hoF,
tnr ground S"rIrouu'r the centre, capped
W colossal Iail from Nllrh hSIs TIE
ll9Err OF Columbia, whist hgurr# Stand ii
cach corner l!pi'yIhg respectfully, H%ir
t0'tUrc, Manufacture, MnlA% AND Com.
merrc. The main entrance Is reached hy
lhIltecn steps, - ltct W'ue and The en-.
trance consists OF th'r2 arrI:rd doolWays
each 40 feet nigh and 10 feet wide opening
I'M" Il la!l | hc doors, "hich are OF ir"n
are l"IIcTtI ~ bio2r pahc!S, having "a,
coat oi-ai'his o! All States i'hd l'r"llori"S
mere are cl-ht Fargo "lhl.h"s L.. irct rs
81 leet especially dc-ieneI tor the d.n'-,'
OF stained sl0ss. glass painting, dc, I've