Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-03-31
The Centennial Exposition.
The Display The Area Of Ground Covered
Who Furnishes the Money Conees-
so1s OF Privileges When Shall we Go
and Where shall We Lodge -Hoadquer-
ters for the Press Railroads, Etc, Etc.
From our Special corre.ponden,.l

PHILADELPHIA, PA, March %, 1875.
No one not acquainted with great exhi-
billions can realize the immcnsity Of this.
| Here stands out in bold relief an Arcadia
Of architecture, displaying all styles Of art,
unique, and modern, combining the tastes
of all nationaliucs n small cosmopolitan
city among the hills, ready to receive it,
inhabitants from some strange and far of
country. 1t takes no great stretch Of the
Imagination in behoding his varied beauty
70 place ourselves back few hundred
! years to the time Of the circus maxims Of
Rome, situated in valley which is now
called Via de- Cercbi, with space sufficient
to entertain FIVE hundred thousand specta-
tors; or to Campus Martius, located on the
level ground between Quirinal CapitOlinc
and Pincian mounts and the river Tibcr
! This ancient Campus was laid out with
gardens, shady walks, baths, a race course,
aud thc0ters. The ancient and this modern
Campus have similarity and differ no more
than the customs of the two periods. Here
| stand splendid ediices, ornamental trees
and shrubs grand buildings, uqucducls
and lakes rivaling those of the Romans.
\ town of n hundred buildings, no two Of
the same style, has sprung up, realizing the
tabled legends of Arabian lore. The pat
riutlsm Of Americans is more powerful
than the genii summoned by Aladiu's won
derful rings and lamps.
THE AREA oCCUPIED.
Some idea Of The extent Of the Exposition
mHy bc gained by comparison with ancient
md Il,
occupied seven acrcs. The largest Of the
three great pyramids covers little more
than thirteen acres. The great exhibition Of
London in 1851 occupied twenty acres, and
the world thought that the limit Of space
and mans ingenuity had been reached, !
But the Paris exposition of 1865 covered |
thirty ncres, and seemed marvel of the
century. The London exhibition of 1862
lid not occupy but twenty-four acres. But
France was not satisfied in exceeding Eng
land by n few acres, and in 1867 the Paris |
exposition had assigned for its accommoda- |
ton forty acres. No onSsupposed that this !
limit would be surpassed. But the Vienna
exhibition OF 1873 covered fifty acres, cx
ceiling all other nations in the extent oi
ground occupied. Now the United States
enters the field and has assigned ior build
ings sixty acres. Though we may not ex.
eel in the beauty and variety OF our prod
ucts, yet we occupy larger area Of ground
than any otner exhibition heretofore, nm
cient or modern. OF the three thousand
acres OF Fairmount Park, four hundred and
twenty are set aside for the Exposition.
WHO FURNISHES THE MONEY
to carry forward this vast enterprise is
question that many cannot answer First,
subscriptions to the stock amount to So
100000; second, appropriations by Con-
gress and by Pennsylvania aggregate So
100000. From these two sources are real
lied S5,000,000. Another source of revenue
is the money received from men or compa-
nies who pay a certain sum for the cxcIu.
sive privilege of doing some kind of bust
ness within the exposition limits. The
revenue from the
CONCESSION OF PRIVILEGES