The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-01-12

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This provides nearly ten more acres for exhb,
iting space than there were at Vienna the largest
international exhibition yet held. Yet the ap.
plications of exhibitors have been so numerous 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 board OF
officers representing the several executive de-
partments Of the Government. A fine building
Of AZ acres is provided for the purpose, space in
which will be occupied by the war treasury, navy,
interior, postoffice and agricultural departments,
and the Smithsonian Institute.
The Women's Centennial Executive Commit
tee have raised $4,000 for the erection of a pa
vlion in which TO exhibit every kind Of woman :
work TO this collection women of all nations
are expected to contribute.
The list of special buildings is constantly iD-
creasng, and present indications are that their
total number will be from 200 to $50. Most of
the important foreign nations-Englaud Ger
many, Austria, France, Sweden, Egypt, Japan
and others-are putting mp 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 architectural beauty, are provided
by the States OF Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Con-
necticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Mis-
souri,, Kansas Virginia. West Virginia, Nevada,
Wisconsin, Iowa aud Delaware, and it is likely
that others will follow the example.
A lumber of trade and industrial associations
which require large amounts of space, will be pro-
Id 4, 81 krit thas,
the photographers, the carriage builders, the glass
makers, the cracker bakers, the boot and shoe
manufacturers, besides quite number of indl-
vidual exhibitors. The great demands for space
will probably render this necessary TO consider
able extent, especially for exhibitors who have
been tardy in making their applications. In the
main exhibition building, for example, 333, 300
square feet Of space had been applied for by the
beginning Of October by American exhibitors
only whereas the aggregate space which it has
been possible to reserve for the United States
Department is ouly 100000 square feet about
one-third of which will be consumed by passage
ways.
The machinery building, like the others, is al
ready fully covered by applications. There are
about 1000 American exhibitors in this Depart
ment, so English and $50 from other European
countries-which is about $50 more than entered
the Vienna machinery exhibition. Extra pro-
vision is being made for aUnexes to accommodate
the hydraulic machinery, the steam hammers, the
FORCES, hosting engines, boilers, plumbers, car
penters, etc.
Power in the machinery hall will be chiefly
supplied by a pair Of monster Corliss engines
Each cylinder is 40 inches in diameter, With
stroke Of ten feet the Ay-wheel is 81 feet in
diameter and weighs IS tons the horse power is
400 and the number of boilers is 20. This en-
CINE drives about mile Of shafting.
For the art exhibition, the most eminent
American artists are understood to be at work
and it may be confidently stated that, especially
10 the department of landscape painting, the
United States will present finer display than
the public has been led to expect Quite aside
from the contributions of American artists, ap-
plications from abroad call for more than four
times the exhibiting space afforded by the great
Memorial Hall. Provision for the surplus will
be made in temporary fre-proof buildings, though
oil exhibiting nations will be represented in the
central art gallery.
The Secretary Of the Navy has arranged that
Q United States war vessel shall call next spring
at convenient European ports, to collect and
transport bitber to the exhibition the works Of
American artists resident in Europe Among
the ports thus far designated, are Southam pton
for England, Havre for France, Bremen for Ger
many, and Leghorn for Italy, to which, if desira.
BILE, others may be added, GLxfs
Mr. Bell, the eminent English sculptor. who
designed the groups for the plinth for the great
Albert memorial in Hyde Park, London, is re-
producing 10 terra Gotta. at the celebrated works
in Lambeth, the one which symbozes America.
The figures in this group are colossal, covering
ground space Of Is feet square. 1t will proba.
bly, be placed in the great central gallery, oppo-
site the principal entrance.
The art exhibition will include 10 addition to
the works of contemporary artists, representative
productions Of the past century OF American art
those, for instance, of Stuart, Copely, Trum-
bull West, Allston, Sally Neagle, Elliott; Ken
sett, Cole. These, as well as the works offered
By living artists, will be passed upon by the CON-
mittee Of selection, who viii visit for The purpose.
New York, Boston, Chicago, and other leading
cities, in order to prevent the needless trauspor
taton to Philadelphia of works of art not up to
the standard of admission.
a large number Of orders and fraternities have
signi6ed their intention to hold gatherings at
Philadelphia during the period Of ihe exhibition
Among those which may now be enumerated, |
are the Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania, Indepeud- |
ent Order of Odd Fellows the Grand Encamp-
mept, Independent Order of Odd Fellows /
Grand Lodge, United States, Independent |
Order Of Odd Fellows; Grand Commandery |
Knights Tempar Grand Army of the Republic; !