Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-09-07
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THE WORLDS FAIR.

The Centennial of American Independence
has brought with it the greatest advance that
the civilization of the world has ever produ-
ced. Historians, travellers of the Old World,
stand in awe and admiration, when visiting
the magnificent splendor of the Worlds Great
Show, now being held at Philadelphia. 1t
has been asserted that it was financial spec
ulation, and political move! Such ideas,
however, are soon banished from the mind Of
the visitor as he gazes upon the grand and
gorgeous display that meets his eye upon eve.
~ side, from his first entrance into the Main
Building to the last gate on the north side Of
the grounds. The grounds cover 230 acres,
and are all beautifully laid off in magnificent
walks and avenues-dotted off with all kinds
of shrubbery, flowers, fountains, lakes, brook
lets, bridges, arbors and narrow.gauge rail.
roads; and go tastefully and artistically ar
ranged that the visitor meets something new
and interesting at every turn. Men spend
hundreds and thousands in travelling to for
eign countries, and in educating their children,
while careful observer could acquire more
knowledge of the habits, manners and Gus
toms of the nations of the world in two
months visit to the Centennial, than could be
acquired in FIVE years travelling over the
world-for all the world has brought to this
grand exhibition samples of its progress in
science, art, mechanics and products-d dating
back to the dark ages, for over 1000 years
from Egypt, the Oldest, to the United States,
the youngest nation Of the earth.
Visitors who have attended the London,
Paris and Vienna Exhibitions, acknowledge
the superior grandeur of this, our Grand Cen
tennial Exhibition Of America. All stand in
awe and admiration of its beauties and supe-
rior arrangements, attractions and grounds.
THE MAIN EXHIBITION BUILDING
is 1880 feet long (over one-third of mile)
and 464 feet wide built Of stone, iron, wood
and glass. It cost $1,O00000, covers Plat
acres, or 936,008 square feet in floor room,
projections and galleries. In this building
can be seen the products of over forty nations
and countries of every part of the globe-em-
bracing in
Department l. Minerals, Ores, Stone, Min
ing Products, Metallurgical Products and
Mining Engineering.
Department II.-Chemical Manufactures,
Cemarics, Pottery, Porcelain, Glass, Furni-
ture, etc., Yarns and Woven Goods of vegeta-
BILE or mineral materials, Woven and Felted
goods of Wool, Silk and Silk Fabrics, Cloth
ing, Jewelry, Paper, Blank Books, Statione-
ry, Weapons, Surgery, Medicine, Hardware,
Edge Tools, Cutlery and Metallic Products,
Fabrics of Vegetable, Animal or Mineral
Materials, Carriages, Vehiclesand accessories.
Department III.-Educational Systems,
Methods, Libraries and Organizations, scien-
tiic and Philosophical instruments and Meth
ods, Engineering, Architecture, Maps, ETC.,
Physical, moral and social condition of man
in all parts of the world. A distance Of over
eleven miles must be traversed to see the ex-
hibits in this building.
THE ART GALLERY, 3eiys, 81
or Memorial, Hall cost 81 500, 900. tits FIRE
proof building, built Of granite, glass and iron,
in an artistic and imposing style Of archltec-
ture. 1t is 1856 feet long, BY 210 feet wide,
and has beautiful dome surmounting it. It's
contents are classed as X :, 8 e; ~
Department Nv. Embracing Sculpture Gin
stone, metal, wood and iron, etc., Painting
Gin oil and water colors, on canvass, Porce-
lain, enamel, metal, etc, Engraving, Lithog-i
raphy, Photography and Photolitography, In,
dustrial and Architectural designs and Mo-.
dels, Decorations, with Ceramic and Vitrionsl
Material, Mosaic and Inlaid work In this
buildingc can be seen the Jswelry Pixie and
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