Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-13
Arrangements for the Centennial.

Inc ACT OF congress which PROVED
ed for celebrating the one hundredth-
Anniversary of American Indepen-
dence,s 7by holding an international
Exhibition of Arts Manufactures. and
Products of the Soil and Mine" au-
thorized the creation OF the United
States Centennial Commission, and en-
trusted to it the management of the
Exhibition. This body is composed Of
two Commissioners from each State
and Territory, nominated by the res
pective Governors and commissioned
by the President of the United States.
The enterprise, therefore is distinctly
national one, and not, as has some
times been stated, the work of pri-
vate corporation.
The exhibition will be opened on
May 10th, 1876 and remain open ev-
cry day, except Sunday, until Novem-
Der 10th There will be a fixed price
Of so cents for admission to all build
ings and grounds
The Centennial grounds are situa-
ted on the western bank Of the Schuvl-
kill River, and within Fairmount
Park, the largest public park in
proximity to great city in the
world and one of the most beau
tiful 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 ~ acres has al
ready been suitably planted for the
tests Of ploughs, mowers, reaners, 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 Pennsylvania
and Reading railroads, over the tracks
of which trains will also run from the
North Pennsylvania and Philadel 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 Philadelphia can
visit it at no greater cost than that of
carriage hire at the Paris 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 as follows
1. Mining and Metallurgy, Main Building
Q Manufactures,
g. Education and Science, -
covering 21.41 acres
T. Art, Art Gallery, Is acres
5. Machinery, Machinery Building, IA
acres.
G. Agriculture, Agricultural Building, 10
acres.
:. Horticulture Horticultural Building
Is acres. Total acres covered, 4s.41.
This provides nearly ten more acres
for exhibiting space than there We're
at Vienna, the largest International
Exhibition yet held. Yet the apph-
cations of exhibitors have been so nu-
merous as to exhaust the space, and
many important classes of objects
must be provided for in special build
ings.
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 Exc
cutive Departments of the Govern
ment. A fine building of 4! 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 Executive
Committee, have raised $4,000 for
the erection of pavilion in which
to exhibit every kind of womens work,
To this collection, women of all ma
tons are expected to contribute.
The list Of special buildings is con
stantly increasing, and present indica-
tons are that their total number will
be from 200 to $50. Most of the
important foreign Acknowledgment,
Germany, Austria, France, Sweden,
Egypt, Japan, and others-are put
ting up one or more structures each,
for exhibiting purposes, or for the use
of the commissioners, exhibitors and
visitors. Offices and headquarters of
this kind, usually of considerable arch
itectural beauty, are provided by the
States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New
York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Missouri, Kansas,
Virginia, West Virginia, Nevada, Wis
cousin, Iowa, and Delaware and it is
likely that others will follow the ex-
ample.
A number of Trade and Industrial
Associations, which require large
amounts of space, will be provided for
in special buildings. Among these
are the photographers; the carriage
builders, the glass makers, the crack
er bakers, the boot and shoe manufac-
turers, besides, quite number of indi-
vidual exhibitors. The great de-
mands for space will probably render
this course necessary to a considerable
sxtent especially for exhibitors who