Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-01-07
JorrINGs by TmE wAYsIDE.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. lst., 1875.
EDITOR OF JOURNAL This day being
the commencement Of the Centenniel year,
short description Of the so-called Centen-
MEL Buildings, now nearly completed, will
not be out Of place. No better or more
fitting place for this gigantic exposition,
could be found than this city, where this
great Nation declared its principles and
formed the compact. In short, its birth
place.
Fairmount Park at the western extremi-
ty OF Philadelphia contains 5000 acres Of
land. And of this the Park Commission
ers have appropriated $50 acres to be used
IN commcmornIing the one hundredth an
niyersary of that interesting and historic
national event, and at the same time Illus.
trate the advances attained, and success
achieved in the progress Of the arts, sci.
enccs and improvements.
The buildings cover an area of over so
acres and are five in number. They are
known ms Main Exhibition Building.
Art Gallery, Machinery, Horticultural
and Agricultural Halls. Besides these the
Government is erecting a building in
which to exhibit only public property be-
longing to the United States.
These are all located on the southwest
bank Of the Schuylklll River The Main
Exhibition Building ia in the form Of n
parallelagram, being 1880 feet in length
and AGA feet in width. The foundations
consist of piers of heavy masonry on
which rest wrought iron columns, which
support iron trusses for the roof. There
are 672 Of these iron columns of various
lengths the shortest being % feet and
the longest l25 feet in length. Their ag-
gregate weight is 100000 pounds. The
trusses and girders for the roof weigh
100000 pounds. This building alone
covers over 20 acres of ground, and is so
constructed as to be easily taken down, re-
moved and erected on another site.
Machinery Hall, covering an area of IA
acres OF floor space under cover, is To-
Gated west of the Main Building. This
building is 1902 feet in length and $50
feet in width, with an annex 20S by 2lO
feet. In addition to the steam power, to
he used, there will be water power with
30 feet fall, supplied by pumping water in
to tank or reservoir, go by 100 feet and
10 feet deep. This structure was com
menced on the 18th day of April last, and
completed nearly two months ngo. Art
Gallery Is located directly north of the
Main Building, and is fire proof, being
built of granite, iron and glass, and is n
permanent structure not to be removed.
1t is 2l0 by 800 feet and II feet high, in
cluding basement, and will cost 81 800. 900.
Horticultural Hall is located north of
the Art Gallery, and is 1913 by 1888 feet, and
is built of iron and glass Here can be
seen side by side, trees, shrubs, plants and
fruits from all parts OF the continent. The
firs of the extreme north, the magnolia, !
oranges and bananas of Florida, and the !
monster grapes &c. from California.
Agricultural Hall is still north of the |
last named building and is 465x63O feet
with an area OF acres This structure |
is built OF wood and glass. Here will be |
exhi bited the agricultural machinery OF |
the world. Also tine products OF the for |
est, both in primary and secondary state. |
And it is proposed that the bark Of some |
great trees of California be taken from the |
trunks OF the trees in sections and placed |
on skeleton frames the exact size and an
pearance of blocks of said trees. The cost
of the Exhibition Building will be from 7
to 8 million dollars.
In addition to the above, there will be
numerous buildings erected bv manufac
turers, Commissioners OF foreign Govern
ments, and different States The grounds
are being laid Off in walks aud drives in
regular park style, and ornamemted with
trees shrubs, flowers, vases, fountains, stat
uares, &C., &c.
Everything possible for the ingenuity of |
man 10 conceive to make this Great Exhibi-
ton att active and interesting will be made !
On one side of street the Wis
itor can witness the Germans making pipes;
Turks manufacturing slippers; Swiss with
their watches Sheffield cutiers turning off
razors, and Russians with their irons. On
the other side, the Indian wigwams, with
squaws making baskets and bead work, and |
the chiefs with their bows and arrows; the
Yankees making their boots and shoes, hats
and caps, prints, &C., &c.
This will be the Grandest Exhibition the
world has ever seen, and unlike onr holi-
daysthat come once ayear can come but once
In century. And amy who neglect 10
avail themselves of this golden opportunity
OF Witnessing the indescrbable display of
the worlds genius, will not have the op-
portnnity the next Centennial Year.
! remain as ever, RAMBLER.