, 1875-10-21
THE NATIONAL CENTENNIAL.
What Is Being DDnc ut plliln-
dolphin.
A Walk Over the Grounds--Fifty Acres
under Roof.
Tho Exhibition TO Cost %S,500,000, aud
S7,500,0O0 A1rca,1y Subscribed.
a 0heoring 0utlook-What Illinois Is Do
ing--The Western Delegation
The Centennial Train---1ts Progress
md Arrival.

md Arrival.
sr+rinf c,rrf, ronat,,rt At THf Chita1a 1ri5Hnt.
Iut1AnkL1 nr.,, Oct. 13.-Aftl,ouch but fifteen
months havo ofarsel sincc tho breaking nE
tbo ground for tho Centennial buildings, tho
contractors hayo p,.shel tho work forward 80
tapidIy that they viii probably all be completed
l,y Dec ], titus snticir a!n. tho contract timo by
ono month.
Your correspondent visited Tho grounds to-day
to gather such information as flo thought would
DO OF jntercas to tho readers Of TIE TRIBUNE,
and "iutcryiowetl tho representatives Of tho
Centennial Commission, Mt thoir slncious and
comfortable rooms, No. ?07 Walnut atreot anl
tho result Of what ho las seen and Heard Is
given be'ow:
LOCATION or nulLp1H0s.
TAirmount ratk il tho ''lungs" Of our city.
It comprises 5000 acrcs, and ita natural ad-
vAntsges nso great. The schuylki'l River winds
through It. Trees Of virgin growth aro seat
tarcd ovor II. and millions of dollars have bcon
apent III Its improvement. Fifty miles OF we'll
msdo drives tempt tho horacmau, and we'll"
Bhaded walle and rustic nrbors mako It popular
resort fof redestrlans. It il, as may 10 SUP
posed. erent resort for our citizens. Ono hun"
arot1 thousantl pereons visit it crory fine sum-
ncr-t]ay. Tlis gardeu-srot was ae1ccted by the
1on'en'ao' e'n.h'e''on az 'as as .sa,. y, i,n1
National celebration; md large tfaes ol iana
on tho northwestern cdgo of the park has been
Bct mart py tho city tor Centennial purposes.
r.. s1,a;.. ~, ,-;.o ann r,o land In htuh
& INV onoHe ,,e. "ss .s,s pa,nsx,,san;o na;,rosJ
lovel. aaJaceu. 10 iho io'','a''' ''aa" aas,s.
ACCESSIBILITY.
IT,, Dor,.rlrnn;a II ,itron1 hnH 1AiI Ri,1elinca
~ 49,, d;ro,,tl, ,rto +ho brl1,
aha - no" 1'.s sn,' ~, ,ar,'as, n tas shi;
oa s rneh m"el' viii si be hao,ed and put IN paco by
tDe Centennial Commission, at moderate
cl,arcc ,rbo rronnau cnn bo roaebed by a dozen
ET.e...t ouo,,o, rhroo t,no hr;,1,oa ,v;tb{, a
n'nefetis a'ouuo. .s..S S.1. ~ S.,'..,,.
year. have boen snrown across 'no ecnos'aI1.
The d'rart-ayeuuo bridge Is 100 feet wide and
was constructed Of iron 1t cost Of 81, ,40i, ,4i5.
Tho u+,oot,rai,wnva will carrv uersons d,roct tn
49, o ~..n;.i. 49, ,,t,.., ,,stsrt ,ro,, 49,
tue eroho8 <"a'cn aio u'4'ee o'''a"1 'toli on
State Houso) in DO minutes from tlie terminus
Of their limos. Ut d Charge Of c2nts. yhc!r
profits nozt year, even at this prlce, will DO
enormous, aud they should reduce their rate Of
farc.
THE BUILDINGS.
Tho principal buildings arc Elk tn number:
Tho MAsn building II n vast structure. stoet
At ono end Of it. and ! cuulh hardly Gttccrn 1het
workmcn at the opposite cnd, tho distance .wns
building Is 1850 feet In length and i3l In width.
Threo Thousand pino hundred and twenty eight
tons Of iron, 237, GAG square feet Of glass, anl
1,075, 900 square feot Ut TIN Foof sheotng (oqual
to 24s6 acresA havo been used IN Its constrnc-
tion. Aiachinory Hall Is 1.d02 fcot IN length.
nnd $50 in Width, and covers II accs.
pllin Qpigly, nf Wilmington, Dol, is tho COIL
tractor. t. foundation las beon enretu!l? l1id,
and It will 10 eutircfy devoted to tho czhltHlon
OF n7achtucry. Tho Agricultural building ss 820
foet long, arid BIO in width, covering t0.l5 acros
Tho materials Used il 1tH construction are wood
and glnsH, horticultural Building covers
l50 aCteg aud IL beautifully located
on Lansdovuo plascas1. It is to TIC permanent
structure, md is being erected with grcnt caro-.
Memorial Building covers Leu acres. Tho nla.
torlals composing It uyo granite, iron. brick nnd
fhcBo ityo buildings cover 1862 aereH. lilo
United Ststcs Government Bu,ll1ng COVERS suy-
eral acres, mud il frame oahcc.
THE Gnousps.
.,ic lie fcnco IL IN bo lu,ilt. ipcltscn no ucrc
whieh IN exclusive Of tic stocL-yatd, ftr tho 81
Iibition Of horses, cattle, shcrp, salno, ctc.
Observation-Disclosures viii mako Tic grounds A.
fraeiivn Nv rrt}tr,ni Inkas. Hower-h,a4, fnuu-
tos etc., w oto liz sFes,s viii b. ars,ieny
nnyed md svorythlnr that money Gun do viii 10
;lt,,. aone to niato tho surroundings equal tho
co.r or THE wonx.
The total cost Of ali inc bu,ililnra, imnroyo-
ta tfSn "rvanizston aud co,i,s. of n" Wn;ted
Bla,os Centounlal DoarI Ut T1uauco, md to lis
dinp,a. aa nl,o iurtjy sond' has c"otrIla,.ed
81, too. 1uo towards tie onterpfiso' and ronuryl-
Ssnia &, lVv0, wh,,s IS 5.V,1U US Of stnrk has
been subscribed tor by ue,sons in oyesy Hta,n IN
in tho Union,
The ntockholders It Is expected, will DO re-
inbursod from tho revenue DERIVED from tic
charvn of at1n1isAton. from thn anIe ~ Gar
ss,,n,sl uels]s wI,Ich viii ylela sSs,o{s tron,
tho ualo Of materials at the clonu Of tIo etI,ihi.
tiou and froul ploneys rccciysd frum yar;n,.
other soarses. '"''"1
Eagt, 4 Co., Of this city. h1ye uail nm mn for
tho exclusive ,,siyi,eru al urut,,I thc .tsIn,.va