The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-06-16


Chestnut street; the Methodist. Icis
Arch street; the American sunday
School Union. ll25 Chestnut street
The 4. N. e. A. have lately erscted a
'ivery beautiful building for the nee sf its
nembers-it has an audience room with
lcaPacity for seating lsOo persons
yaIRsouxr PAX.
: This is one Of the greatest attrlctio~s
that the city Possesses lit lies 20 the
: fNsrth-wesfern part OF the cirv- and en-
braces 2'4o acres OF land and water. the
grounds are nicely laid eut- aud are
assuming the attractions which ar,
snd nature combined with industry.
would be expected 10 produce, and on
s-evsrv side are TO be seen indexes Of tina,
perfection OF beauty soon 20 be realized.
The ravine il now luxariant with rhe
.verdure Of Spring, the lovely marie trees
are il full iezf. and their fre.h green
.iinfs are richly contrssted with the,sern-
eraid lines of the spruce and cedar. and
the lighter shades Of the heniock. The
lipretty delis are covered with fr~.h
'APringing grass. varied with cool. deli
cate ferns- and gemmed with violers.
and the deep gulIies are now fiEled with
dark green foliage From the bridge.
which connects the Seuth-easten with
the Nsrth-eastern sections Of the
grounds. nature can be seen in al her
Iiwildness. fhough this is here and there
relieved by the well laid paths rustic
bridges and Inviting seats which dot the
Landscape on every side la this de-
I'Iightfui place are situated the
4 cESrExHIAL ECrLpfAGs.
The principal OF which we will notice.
The main building 10 1850 feet by 45I
feet Its cenizl span. in which the
grand avenue j. located. !. 1892 feet bv
la feet u covers 2lt acres. the distance
20 Dc tr.veled in trsversing -, i. IIt
n'ilss- Cost el l60ooc o..
; ART sALLEEY
This building is also known by The
nsme OF Memorial Hall: !; il fire-proof:
built OF granite. glass and iron II is 20
remain a. permanent memorial OF the
nations first Centennial Anniverssrr.
IL Is on the west bank OF the Schuvlkill
river. Ia feet above the level Of the
water. and on . terrace sir feet above
the level Of the plateau Itis ss5 feet
by 10 feei- and surrounded by a central
dome IL i 10 be used 10 display ,taSu
ary and paintings II covers IL scae-.
snd the avenues measure I miles.
Cost, &i,5Oo. 90.
MACHINERY Hal
is llO2 feet BY 360 fer-. aud has two
main avenues 1851 feei long. IL covers
IA scres and the avenues measure 81
miles Cost. S5sz-uOO. E.re,ae visitor
sees the machinery Of all naiions in op-
eraiion, and samples Of the products can
be purchased.
AGRICULTURAL BrILpTxG
is e26 ieet by SEQ. the main central
avenue 10 90 feet vide and e36 feet long.
with cross aveRues- Here the visitor
can see at the proper season. all kind II
Agricultural implements in openticr.
asd aH kinds Of stock. II covers lo4
acres and the avenues measure . is
miles, and cost $3OO,o0o.
HoETIcrLTURAL HALL
is ss3 feet by ls3 feet. IL is in the centre
Of 40 acres. and is built of stone. brick.
glass and iron. The centre Of the con-
rervatory is decorated with . very bean
itifui marble fountain, surrounded bv
eight timely executed fountains a, or
naments to the centre one. This build
ing is illuminated with s.scD gas burners.
Here the visitor beholds the most BE-. a
,tifui tropical plants, and every VARIETY
OF garden decoration. The Farest plants
from all countries are continually iy meet
ing the eye Of the beholder-the h-.s.
covers acres and avenues 4 of a mile.
the avenues surrounding and leading
Through the allotment Of 20 acres. sxgre-
gate miles IL cost t25l.es7 60.
These are the principal buildings and
cover in the aggregate 4S3 acres Their
entire cost is estimated 1t te.7a<s50 o..
There are. however. . large number ofI
other buildings, such as the United
states building, the British. German.
Swedish and japanese buildings. The
various State buildings and Women's
Psvilisn, and many Others too psmero Ne
TO mention, covering altogether 7of
acres this makes total Of Is acres in
all, under cover within the main en-
closure. ALPHA SlenA-
They sat In the psrlor and he