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

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 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 nationaltone, and
not, as has sometimes been stated
the work ofprivate corporation.
The exhibition will be opened on.
May10th, 1876, and remain, open
every day, except Sunday, until No.
.vember 10th. There will be a fixed
price of SO cents for admission TO all
the buildings aud grounds.
The Centennial g. ounds are 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 316O
acres, $50 Of which have been enclos-
ed tor the exhibition. Besides this
tract, there will be large yards near
by for the exhibition of stock, and
farm of ID acres has already been
suitably planted for the tests of
ploughs, mowers, reapers; and other
agricultural machinery.
The exhibition buildings are ap-
l'roaclled by eight lines of street cars
which connect with all the other lines
in the city. and by tho Pennsylvania
and Reading railroads over the tracks
of which trains will also run from the
North Pennys!vania and Philadcl"
phia, Wilmington, and Baltimore
railroads. Thus the exhibition is in
immediate connection with the entire
railroad system of the country, and
any one within 80 miles of Philadel
phia can visit at ne greater cost than
that of carriage hire at the Paris or
Vienna Exhibitions.
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 acres are as follows:
DEPARTMENT.. = BLD'NG. Acn's oov'D
1:'Mihing s. Metallurgy, ! Il, j j ~.
2. Manufactures, NJ. Building. 2l AT
8. Education Science,
4. Art, Art Gallery, 1.5
b. Machinery, NJ. Building Ia.
6. Agri culture, A. Building 10.
Z. horticulture, II. Building 1.5
AoLal, 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
80 numerous as to exhaust the space,
and many important cllsses 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 a Board of
Officers representing the several ex-
ecutiVe departments of the Govern
ment. A fine building Of a acres is
provided tor the purpose, space in,
which will be occupied by the War,
Treasury, Navy, Interior, Postofice,
and Agricultural departments and
the Smithsonian Institution.
The Women's Centennial Exec.
tive Committee, have raised $50, 900
tor the erection of a pavilion in which
to exhibit every kind of women g
work. To this collection, women of
all nations arc expected to contri>
butte.
The list of special building is con-
stantly increasing, and present indi-
cations are that their total number
will he from 200 to $50. M ost of the
important foreign Acknowledgment,
Germany, Austria, France, Sweden,
Egypt, Japan and others-are put.
ting mp ono or more structures oach'