The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-11-11
ARRANGEMENTS for The Centennial.

The following information in re-
gard to the coming Centennial cell
ebration, has been compiled and
issued by A. T. Goshorn, Director
General, and is published for the
purpose Of answering countless in
quiries which are being forwarded
to those having charge of arrange
ments:
The Act of Congress which pro-
yided for celebrating the one
hundredth Anniversary Of Ameri-
can Independence, by holding all
International Exhibition III Arts,
Manufactures and PRODUCED of the
Soil and Nine" authorizedlthe ere
alton of the United States ICenten-
NAL Commission, and entrusted to
it the management of the lEylfibi-
ton. This body is composed of
two Commissioners from earh State
and Territory, nominated lby the
respective Governors, and eommis-
stoned by the President fthe Unit
ed States. The enterprise, there
fore, is distinctly national one,
and not, as has sometimes been
stated, the work of private corpo-
ration.
The Exhibition will be opened
on May 10th, 1876, and remain
open every day, except Sunday,
until November 10th. There will
be fixed price of 50 cents for ad
mission to all the buildings and
grounds.
The Centennial grounds arc sit
uated on the western bank of the
Schuylkill River, and within Fair
mount Park, the largest public
park in proximity to great city in
the world, and one of the most beau
tiful in tie country. The Park
) contains $50 acres, $50 Of which
have been enclosed for the Exhibi-
. ton. Besides this tract, there will
be large yards near by for the Elk.
hibition Of stock, and farm Of AZ
acres has already been suitably
planted for the tests of ploughs
mowers, reapers, and other agfitul'
tural machinery.
The Exhibition buildings are APP
e preached by eight lines of stree
? cars, which connect with all tn,
I other lines in the city, and by til,
Pennsylvania and Reading tail
roads, over the tracks of wbicl
! trains will also run from the Nbrtl
: Pennsylvania and PhiladclA Tia
2 Wilmington, and Baltimore bill
!. roads. Thus the Exhibition is il
immediate connection with the len
y tire railroad system of the county
and any one within 80 miles o
: Philadelphia can visit it at In
Y greater cost than that of carr}g
Q hire ut the Paris or Vienna EAi
bition.
The articles to be exhibited hat
{ been classified in sevendepartme&
y which, for the most part, will belt
l. Gated in appropriate building,
i whose several areas are as follow,
Main Building, devoted to Mimi
r and Metallurgy, Manufactures, Id
u ucation and Science, contains 81 4
n acres; Art Gallery, devoted to Al
n LIS acres; Machinery Building, d
o voted to Machinery, IA acres; A
ricultural Building, devoted to A.
riculturc, 10 acres; Horticultur
It Building, devoted to Horticultur
l, LIS acres; Total, 4S.47 acres.
;. This provides nearly ten mo
acres for exhibiting space TIN
&C there were at Vienna, the large
,. international Exhibition yet hcl
l. Yet the applications of exhibito
" have been SO numerous as to e
:. haust the space, and many impo
:. tant classes of objects must be pr
- vided for in special buildings.
u An important special exhibit
is will be made by the United Stat
Government, and is being prcpar
under the supervision Of a Board
D Officers representing the sever
4 Executive Departments of the &c
e ernment. A fine building Of
/. acres is provided for the purpos
" space in which will be occupied
n the War, Treasury, Navy, Inte'i'
c. Post Office, and Agricultural D
partments and the Smithsonian I
stitution.
i The Women's Centennial Exec
is tive Committee, have raised $3
r. 900 for the erection of a pavilli
in which to exhibit every kind
women's work. To this collectit
: women of all nations are expect
= to contribute.