The New York herald., 1875-10-23
The Transportation Problem at the
National Centennial.
THE ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED.
How Visitors and Goods Will Be Taken to and
from Philadelphia in 1876.
THE NUMBERS THAT ARE EXPECTED.


place. is necessary to obtain something like
,oct estimate OF the number OF persons and the
.mount of goods that will require carriage to and
rom the place wherc II is held This information can
pny be had after most thorough OF aIi tho
probabilities and possibilities II Is important that 10
should be procured early possible yet 1t is ony
obtainabie at a comparatively late day. when the char
acter and extent of tho exhibition is known; and even
thon 1t is only an approximation and a margin has
20 be allowed. After securing as much data on this
matter as practicable II is necessary to provide tho
means for meeting all demands for transport from
lhe many points necessary to bc reached Having
something to start from by which know about what
Is wanted this may seem the easier task OF tho two
but in fact IL requires tho most sklful management and
abest executive talent TO successfully dispose of the
thousands OF persons and tho hundreds OF loads
OF goods which arrive and depart daily during the
opening and closing days Of great worlds fair. It
the neglect to meet this want that OF the
OF the failure Of the Vienna Exhibition Tho
approaches to Vienna by rail were blocked up that
the freight obliged TO be unloaded and re-
moved before reaching tho city, and 1t s said that tho
roadsdes strewn for two three miles with bales
of goods intended for exhibition some of which did
not reach their destination until the fair was half over
Yet there is reason to believe that much tmo and
thought had been spcnt ON preparing for this very
emergency by the Imperial Commission
THE TRANSPORTATION BUREAU OF THE INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION.
Mr. Dophus Torrey, we'll known as an experienced
railroad man, is the head OF the Admins
trative Bureau Of transportation for the Cen
tenna International Exhibition For long time past
he has been quietly but ndustriousy work making his
estimates and preparing his plans and although his
labors do not make brilliant show as the magna-
cent creations OF the architects builders otho beau
on he
fully as important to the success OF our Centennial
Worlds Fair
In considering this important subject OF transporta
tion Mr. Torrey and the Centennial Commissioners
have taken up the matter systematically regarding the
carriage hr OF materials used in the construction OF
the buildings and arrangement of the grounds second
of goods for exhibition, reaching Philadelphia by rail
and by water, and tho manner OF handling them when
received third, the transport of visitors TO and from
the Exhibition, from Philadelphia and from the country
generally; fourth transportation ticket office accom-
modatons in the Exhibition.
CONSTRUCTION.
The first thing to do to provide Transportation
to facilitate tho putting up Of tho buildings for
the Centennial AZ early day the history of the
Exhibition therefore, line OF railroad track was laid
from the main line OF the Pennsylvania Railroad into
the Exhibition grounds, with sidngs extended to such
places would be most convenient for tho delivery In
place OF all kinds OF material used by contractors In
erecting the buildings The advantages OF this service
cannot very well be made apparent hero perhaps but
when, Mt the close of tho Exhibition the managers lay
before the public the statistics OF operations giving tho
number OF carloads and tons weight of material trans
ported quickly and economically direct the builders
hands, the great value OF these railroads will be appro
ciated.
CONVEYING GOODS TO THE EXHIBITION
Most railroads in the United States are laiu with
tracks OF gauge SO nearly uniform that may be
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country to Philadelphia without transferring their
loads, and by method of changing trucks used at
points where railroads with different gauges Join 1t is
possible ~ carry the bodies with loads In them d
rect to Philadelphia from those parts of the United
States where the railroads are not OF tho common
gauge Where broad and navgable rivers unbridged,
might intercept the way, tho demands OF commerce
have led to the provision OF barges ON which loaded
ears are carried from bank 10 bank and from Maine
10 Florida Texas and California, articles consigned TO
the Exhibition have cheap direct and rapid transporta
zion to within the shadows OF the Exhibition buildings
WHAT IT Is PROPOSED DO.
Tho character OF the facilities In preparation for
handling articles and packages shipped to the Exhib
lion such to admit of the service being rendered
In manner satisfactory 10 all. This service will in
cude the delivery Of the packages in the space where
the exhibits arc 70 bc unpackcd and displayed the
mova and storage during the Exhibition of tho empty
packing cases, and finally, when they are renled
with the articles exhibited, removing them from tho
Exhibition for reshipment
Experience at former exhibitions has taught that
notwithstanding all efforts to remedy delay in receiv
ing goods TO be displayed the greater portion of them
arrive within few days time Just previous 10 tho
opening putting TO the the arrangements
made for their reception in instances so far cx
reedng the provision made for them as TO create in
extrcable confusion, blocking railroads with loaded
cars and putting exhibitors TO large unexpected
expense.
SYSTEM ADOPTED
for the Centennial for performing this service is
pansve and can be readily developed any extent that
may be found necessary 1t will be possible receive
within three weeks time, every article to be ex-
ing goods the Exhibition may be described as an ap
plcaton of we'll known facilities used by Transport
Iatlon companies conducting varied and heavy traf-
Nc modined slightly to suit the circumstances of the
Exhibition As tho goods 20 be handled wilt include all
kinds of raw material and manufactured products
cceding In variety and articles of great weight the
freight received any railroad station will tho
appliances TO be provided for lifting and transferring
these goods exceed variety and power the equipment
provided by any OF the grea Transportation companes
Inc plan that has boen devised Is simply this-
MEvES RAILROAD STATIONS on TINE GROUNDS
Inc extent OF the buildings and their distribution
over the grounds preclude receiving all goods at any
oneor two points and make necessary the establish
ment oil several stations Tho intention is to have n
number OF separate sidngs within the Exhibition on
eosure, each TO servo as station for the nerhborinq
y, PosSon -, " one, precisely as station on
cred platforms will bc erected for tho protection or Ia
porers and goods Of these platforms there are to be
within the grounds no less than eleven each about l60
feet long by "a wide-dImensions that admit the un-
loading OF five cars simultaneously at each Adjoining
each platform the sdngs will admit OF five additional
being unloaded at the time by the use of
Bkds -Four of these platforms will Immediately adoin
the main Exhibition Building. Three for tho use
OF the Machinery Hall, but the tracks will also
traverse tho whole length OF thig structure several
aslcs for the unloading ofheavy articles Heavy satu
ary &C. for the Art Gallery viii be hosted from the
20 tender, which will run down an inclined tramway
TO the interior. or the remaining stations, one will
be near tho United States government buildings
will be for the of the Agricultural Building, and
will be at another point near tho lake
Another feature Of this admirable arrangement is
that the floor space OF the larger buildings has been
divided into rectangular compartments, designated by
numbers and letters, conspicuousy marked on tho
columns that the space OF any exhibitor can be
found without the slightest difficulty, the system being
something like tho admirable plan OF street numbers In
use in Philadelphia.
THE STORAGE PACKING CASES.
Large sheds now being planned in a convenient
location for tho reception OF the empty packing
Uuder the system they will all be numbered and
registered before being stored away and will be placed
In these sheds In groups conforming to the arrange
ment Of the Exhibition Buildings, that these sruc
lures will bo like skeletons OF the Exhibition
VISITORS WILL BE CARRIED FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Tho location Of the Exhibition on the west bank of
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