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Machinery Building.

This structure is located about $50
feet west Of the main exhibition build.
ing, and as its north front stands up.
on the same liae, Il is practically a
continuation that edifce. the two
together presenting 4 frontage of 3, S24
feet from their eastern 20 their west.
ern ends, upon the principal avenue
within the grounds. This building
consists OF main hall. ,402 feet long
and 800 feet wide, with an annex on
the southern side pos feet hy 2l0 feet.
The entire area covered is jjS.4lO
square feet, or nearly thirteen acres.
and the iluor space afforded Is about
fourteen acres. The chief portion OF
the building Is one story high. tho
main cOrnicc upon the outside being
forty feet from the ground. and the
interior hight TO the top Of tho yenti.
latnts In the avenues seventy feet and
In the aisles forty feet. To break the
long lines of the exterior projections
have been introduced upon the four
sides, and the main entrau g are fin.
ishCd with facadcs extending to seven.
ty.cight feet in height. The eastern
entrance viii be the principal AZ.
preach from railways and from the
main exhibition building Along the
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horticultural Building.


The city of Philadelphia made lib.
eTai grant of money to provide for the
horticultural department Of the Exhi.
bition an extremely ornate and com.
modious building, which is designed
to remain in permanence as an orna.
ment to Paramount Park. This struc.
ture is located on terrace bordering
the Schuylkill river, a short distance
north of memorial hall. and has a com.
manding view Of Schuylkill river Yal-
ley and .he northwestern portions of
Philadelphia. Romantic ravines run.
ming down to the river are on either
side, separating il on the south from
memorial hall and the north from Ag.
ricultmai Building. These ravines are
being spanned by ornamental bridges
500 feet long and 60 feet wide, for
convenience OF access. Carriage roads,
q railway, and foot walks, will pass
over them. The horticultural build.
ing is designed in the Moresque style
Of architecture of the twelfth century,
the chief materials externally being
iron and glass, supported by fine mar.
bic and brick work. The building is
1888 feet long. 1913 feet wide, and -
feet high to the top of the lantern.
The main floor is occupied by the cen.
tral conservatory, $50 feet by 80 feet,
and S. feet high, surmounted by
lantern 10 feet long, 20 feet wide, and
II feet high. Running entirely around
this conservatory, at a height of 20
feet from the floor, is a gallery five
feet wide.
on the north and south sidesrof this
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a romantic ravine, and has a COM
handing view Of the Schuylkill river
and the northwestern suburbs of Phil.
adelphia beyond. This building will
illustrate novel combination of ma
terials, mainly wood and glass, and
will consist of long nave crossed by
three transepts, each being composed
of truss-arches of Gothic form. The
nave will be $40 feet long by i25 feet
in width, with height Of IS feet
from the floor to the point of the arch.
The central transept will be 100 feet
wide and IS feet high, and the two
end transepts so feet wide and 10 feet
high. Its interior appearance will
resemble that Of a great cathedral, and
IN looking from transept to .ransept,
the vista will be extremely imposing.
A portion of this building will be sup
piled with steam power for the use of
agricultural machinery. The four
courts inclosed by the nave and tran.
septs, and also the four spaces at the
corners Of the building, having the
nave and end transepts for two of
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principal room are four forcing houses
for the propagation Of young plants,
each of them 100 feet by 80 feet, and
covered by curved roofs of iron and
glass, which. appearing upon the ex-
terror of the building, present a very
fine feature. 4 yestibule 30 feet
square separates the two forcing
houses on each side, and there are sim
liar vestibules at the center of the east
and west ends, on either side of which
are apartments for restaurants, recep-
ton rooms, offices, etc. Ornamental
stairways lead from these vestibules
to the internal galleries of the conserv-
atory, as well as four external gal
leries, each 100 feet long and 10 feet
wide, which surmount the roofs of the
forcing houses. These extenal gall
leries are connected with a grand
promenade, formed by the roofs of the
rooms on the lower floor, giving SUI
periicial area of about 1900 square
feet.
The east and west entrances TO the
horticultural building are approached
by flights of blue marble steps, from
terraces eighty feet by twenty feet,
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ers in the success OF this national en-.
terprise has led MS to secure the accom-.
panying Illustrations and the latest in
formation relative TO its progress.
The following description will give
a complete idea of the extent of the
grounds and the size of the buildings
The Exhibition buildings are located
in Paramount Park, which adioins the
built up portions Of Philadelphia on
the northwestern border. This IL 4
beautiful park of 2,740 acres. upon
which the city has already spent over
s6,00O,000, and is now annually ex-
pending large sum in adornments and
improvements. Through il runs the
Schuylkill river, bordered by high
banks and rayines, and its great natu.
raj beauty has been enhanced by art.
The buildings are located on some Of
the most beautiful spots on the banks
Of this river, groves Of stately trees
surrounding them. splendid views Of
river and landscape being afforded.
These buildings stand from 10 feet 10
l2O feet above The highest tide.water
level In the Delaware river.
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Blues Welsh National Eistcdfodd {;
Patriotic order Sons OF America Gal.
itornia Louaycs az san Francisco. an
International Regatta; the Life lnsur.
ance Companies, National Board OF
Underwriters state Agricultural So.
ciety Second Infantry, y. G.. of Cali.
tonia Philadelphia Conference.
Methodist Episcopal church, Cncin.
natl Society California Pioneer Socie.
~ American Dental Convention
Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
america Independent order of B'rh
Berth National Alumni Association
>alt,mcu's Association; Fifth Mary.
land Regiment seventh New York
Regiment American Pathological So.
elety, Masters Association OF the
Uniscd states Army OF the Cumher.
land; Humboldt Monument Associa.
ton; Christopher Columbus Monument
Association Board ~ Trade Conven.
ton international typographical Con.
grcss Rilc Association of the United
states Centennial Legion. Philadel.
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double lines viii be introduced into
each avenue and aisle ut height of
about twenty feet. A Corliss steam
engine of ! 400 horse. power will drive
the main shafting. There will also
be counter lines of shafting in the
aisles and special steam power fur.
niShed when necessary. Steam power
is to be furnished free to exhibitors.
In the annex for hydraulic machines
there is tank 60 feet by 100 feet.
with ten feet depth of water. Il is in
tended 20 exhibit Az sorts OF hydraul.
tc machinery in fun operation, and at
the southern end Il the tank there
will be q waterfall thrty.nve feet high
10y forty feet wide. supplied from the
tank by the pumps oneXhibition. There
will probably be q larger exhibition
at Philadelphia u processes Of manu-.
tacture than ut any previous exhibi.
ton. The applications for space have
been SO numerous as 90 require the
addition of three anneXes. covering
two and one.half acres, while numcr.
Gus private exhibitors will put up
buildings for their own use. The ma.
chinpry hall proper will contain above
Loo American exhibitors. having an
average space OF go square feet each
a more compact arrangement than
has been accomplished previously,
since at Vienna there were $50 ex.
mhltors " machinery, with an aver.
age iloor space Of 1903 square feet.
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amounts OF space, will be provided for
IN special buildings. Among these are
the photographers, the carriage build.
ers. the glass makers, the cracker hak.
ers. the boot and and shoe manufac.
turers, besides quite anumber of in.
diyidual exhibitors. The great de.
mand for space renders this course
necessary 70 4 considerable extent. as.
pecially for exhibitors who have been
tardy In making their applications.
In the main exhibition building. for
example, 335. 800 square feet of space
had been applied for hy the beginning
OF October hy American exhibitors
only whereas, the aggregate space
which IL has been possible 90 reserve
for the United states department is
only 100, 200 square feet About one.
third Is consumed by passage WAYS.
The machinery building. like the
others, isalready fully covered by up.
plications. There are about 1000
American exhibitors in this depart.
ment, $50 English, and Is from other
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MAIN EXHIBITION BUILDING.

feet from tho building and extending
to two hundred and eight feet is
thanked on either side by aisles sixty
feet wide, and forms an annex for
hydraulic machines. The promenades
are In the avenue fifteen feet wide,
IN the aisles ten feet, and in the tran
sept twenty-five feet. The walks ex.
tending across the building are all
ter feet wide and lead at either end
f'U 1t doors. The foundation of this
building are piers of masunery, the
superstructure consisting Of solid tim.
Der columns supporting the roof truss
es, constructed of straight wooden
principal beams and wrought iron ties
and struts. The columns are placed
in longitudinal lines and in these rows
stand sixteen feet apart. The columns
are forty feet high, and support re-
spectively the ninety-feet roof-spans
over the avenues at a height of forty
feet, and the siXty-feet roof spans
over the aisles at hight of
twenty feet. The outer walls are built
OF masonry to a height of five feet.
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southern side are placed the boiler
houses and SUCH other buildings for
special kinds Of machinery as may be
required.
The plan Of the machinery building
shows two main avenues ninety feet
wide, with central aisle between and
an aisle ON either side, these being six.
ty feet in width. These avenues and
aisles together have $50 feet in
width, and each of them is 1860 feet
long. at the center of the building
there IS a transcpt ninety feet in
width, which at the south Is prolong.
ed beyond the building. This extend.
ed transept. beginning at thirty-six
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hibit every kind of woman's work.
To this collection, women Of all nations
are expected to contribute.
The list of special buildings is con.
stantly increasing, and present indi.
cations are that their total number
will be from 200 10 $50. Most Of the
important foreign nations England.
Germany, Austria, France, sweden,
Egypt. Japan, and others-are putting
up one or more structures each. for
exhibiting purposes, Oh for the use Of
the commissioners, exhibitors and Wis.
ltors. Offices and headquarters of
this kind, usually of considerable arch.
ltectural beauty, are provided 10y the
States of Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana.
Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey. New
York, Connecticut, Massachusetts.
Now hampshire, Missouri, Kansas.
Virginia, West Virginia, Nevada, Wis.
eonsin, Iowa, and Delaware and il Is
likely that others will follow the cN.
ample,
A number .of trade and industrial
associations, which require large
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Centennial commission, to be used dur.
ing the Exhibition as an art gallery.
after which it is designed to make il
the receptacle of an Industrial and art
collection similar to the famous Sonth
hensington museum, Il. London. IL
stands on a line parallel with. and a
short distance northward Of, the main
building, and is in a commanding 90.
sltlon, looking southwark across the
Schuylkill over Philadelphia. IL
stands upon Terrace l22 feet above
the level of the Schuylkill. Being de.
signed for an absolutely fre.proof
structure, nothing combustible has
been used. The design is modern
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great city In the world. and one Of the
most beautifulinth the country. The park
contains 3, 100 acres, $50 of which have
been inclosed for the Exhibition.
Besides this tract, there will be a large
yard near for the exhibition Of stock.
and farm of forty-two acres has been
suitably planted for the tests of plows,
mowers, reapers, and other agriculture
al machinery.
An important special exhibition will
be made by the United States govern.
ment, and is being prepared under the
supervision of a board Of officers rep
resenting the several executive de.
partments of the government. 4 Gnc
building Of - acres is provided for
that purpose. space in which will be
occupied By the war, treasury. navy.
interior, post-oilice. and agricultural
departments and the Smithsonian In
stitution.
The Woman's Centennial executive
committee have raised $50. 900 70. the
erection of a pavilion in which to ex-
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liberty throughout the land, and to all
the people thereof was placed upon
it. This was more than twenty years
before the independence of the colo
MES was dreamed of, yet; when the
Declaration was signed this very bell
was the first by its merry peal, to
proclaim liberty throughout the
land. 1t now occupies place in the
south vestihnle of the building. The
Declaration of Independence was
signed in the chamber on the left
II the principal entrance. Some
years since the antique architectural
decorations an furniture of this
room were removed, and their
places supplied with new furniture
md tapestry in modern style. This
error has since been repaired. as far
as possible, by restoring the hall to
its ancient appearance. The portraits
of nearly every one of the signers
now adorn the walls. Open daily.
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OUR CENTENNIAL.
The Great Anniversary
Exhibition.
Views Of the Buildings at Philadel-
phia, and Description ofthe
Great Exposition.

The great exhibition was opened to
the public on Wednesday, May lOth.
with imposing ceremonies The space
about the speakers platform was filled
to q distance that TO see and hear was
utterly impossible by large portion
ofthc immense concourse nattendance
There was singing by a chorus Of a
thousand voices, prayer by Bishop
Simpson, and an address by President
Grant. The exhibition was thon de.
clared open, and bells were rung, can.
mons fired, and the great flag raised on
the main building.
The Centennial grounds are situated
on the western bank Of the Schuylkill
river, and within FairmOunt Park, the
largest public park in proximity to a
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European countries-which is about
$50 more than entered the Wen.
ma machinery exhibition. Extra
provision has been made for annexes
to accommodate the hydraulic ma.
chinery, the steam hammers, FORCES,
hosting engines, boilers, plumbers,
carpenters, etc.
Power in the machinery hall viii be
chiefly supplied by pair of monster
Coriiss engines Each cylinder is for
ty inches in diameter, with stroke
Of ten feet the ily-wheel is thirtyone
feet in diameter, and weighs fifty.
five tons; the horsepower is l,400 I;
and the number of boilers Is
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The hall Of independence, On Chest
nut street, between Fifth and Sixth,
was commenced in 1920, and copleted
in 1884, having been designed for the
use Of the Provincial Assemblies and
the long hall formerly in the upper
story was often used for grand official
banquets given to governors. distin-
guished strangers and generals, and to
the members of the First Congress
when they arrived in IVA. 1t was
originally decorated with stately
steeple, which was taken down in l774
on account OF decay; only a small belfry
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the past century OF American art
those, for instance, of Stuart, Copley.
Trumbull, West. Aston, Sully, Neagle,
Elliot, Kcnsctt, Cole. These, as well
IS the works offered by living artists,
have been passed upon by the com.
mittee OF selection, who visited, for
the purpose, New York, Boston, Chi.
cago, aud other leading cities, in order
to prevent the needless transportation
to Philadelphia Of works Of art rot up
10 the standard OF admission.
A large number of orders and fra.
ternities have signiied their intention
to hold gatherings 1t philadelp MA dur.
ing the period of the Exhibition.
Among those which can he enumerat.
ed. are the Grand Lodge of Pennsylya.
MIA, Independent order of odd Eel.
lows; the Grand Encampment, indie.
pendent Order of odd Fellows. Grand
Lodge, United States. Independent or.
der of odd Fellows Grand Command.
cry Knights TCmplar; Grand Army of
the Republic; PRESBYTERIAN synod /:
faledonian Club; Portland Mechanic
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Main Building

This Is paralleIogram. running east
and west 1876 feet long. and north
and south iG4 feet wide. The largo
portion is one story high, the interior
height being 70 feet, and the corrice
on the outside forty.eight feet from
the ground. At the center Of the
longer sides arc projections 40 feet IN
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their sides, are 10 be rooted, and will
form valuable spaces for exhibits.
The ground plan of the building is par.
allelogram $40 feet by 500 feet, Gov.
ering about ten and one.quarter acres.
Sixteen foreign nations reserve space
in this building. and in the 1852
square feet which remain, more than
LOCO American exhibitors are 10 be
Accommodated. This necessitates spec.
ial buildings for the collective exhib-
its of their natural resources provided
by the different states.
In addition to the ground within the
enclosure, a. eligibly.located stock.
yard, - acres in extent, has been pro.
yided for the display Of live stock.
which will be exhibited IN series Of
shows during the months ofScptember,
October and November. Two farms.
moreover. Of about 80 acres each. have
been planted for the trials Of agricul.
tural machinery.
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twenty. This en-
CINE drives about q
mile Of sliafting.
Eol the art exhi
bition. the most
eminent American
artists have sent
specimens, and it
may be confidently
stated that, cspec-
tally In the depart.
mpnt of landscape
painting, the nit
ed states presents
4 finer display clan
the public has been
been led to expect.
Quite aside from
the contributions
Of American m.
lists, applications
from abroad call
for more than fonr
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in the center of each of which stands
an open kiosque twenty feet in diam
eter. Each entrance is beautifed by
ornamental tile and marble work, and
the angles of the main conservatory
are to be adorned with eight attractive
fountains. The corridors connecting
the conservatory with the surrounding
apartments upon fine vistas in every
direction, and the beauties of the sur.
rounding park, with the river flowing
in front and more than one hun.
dred feet beneath the building, add to
the attractions. Extensive heating ar
rangements are provided in the base
ment, which is Of fireproof construc-
ton, and the restaurant kitchens win
also be located there.
Surrounding this building there are
thirty-liye acres Of ground, which will
be devoted to horticultural purposes.
and have been suitably planted. In
this plot there is an extensive series of
sunken gardens.
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was left to cover
the bell until the
year 1928, when
the prestn stecple
WAS erected as
nearly like the an
cient one as cir.
cHmstanCcs would
permit. The nm.
cient bell, formcrc.
~ used for u clock,
is remarkable for
its prophetic iil-
scription. Origi-
nally imported
from Englend in
1852, but cracked
in its first ringing.
ii was rccaSt in
Philadelphia. and
the following in
scriGtion: Proclaim
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The secretary Of the navy has ar.
ranged that u United States vessel
shall call at convenient European
ports, 10 collect and transport hither
to the Exhibition the works Of Amer.
lean artists resident m Europe. Among
the ports thus far designated, are
southampton for England. Hayre for
France, Bremen for Germany, and
Leghorn for italy, 10 which. if de.
others may be added.
Mr.. Bell. the eminent English sculp.
tor, who designed the groups for the
plinth for the great Albert memorial
IN Hyde Park, London. has reproduced
IN terra Gotta, at the celebrated works
IN lambeth, the one which symbolizps
America. The figures in this group
are colossal, covering a ground space
OF fifteen feet square. 1t will be
placed in the great central art gallery.
the principal entrance.
The art exhibition includes, in adj
dition 90 the works Of contemporary
artists, representative productions Of
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and above that are composed of glazed
sash between the columns. Portions
of these sashes are movable for ventil-
alton, and Louvre ventilators are in
troduced in continuous lengths over
both the avenues and the aisles. The
building is entirely lighted by side
light from the north and south.
Space in machinery hall has been allot.
ted az follows:
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phia County Medical Society; Inter
national Medical Congress; Old Yoiun-
teer Fire Department of Philadelphia ;
German Rifle Club Army of the Poto.
mac, etc, etc.
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The most imposing and ornate OF all
the structures i memorial hall built
az q cost of Sli00.0oO hy the state 81
PENNSYLVANIA and city OF Philadelphia.
This Is placed at tht disposal Of the
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times the exhibiting space afforded by
the great memorial hall. Provision for
the surplus has been made in tempo.
rary iire-proof buildings, though all
exhibiting nations will be represented
in the central art gallery.
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The United States will probably &C.
cupy 100000 square feet.
This machinery building has very SUI
peri0r facilities for shafting, and
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Mrs. Conard lluelscher. OF Battle
Greek, has q bible 25l years old and
another 243 years old.
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The Agricultural Buildlng.

stands north of the horticultural
building, being separated from it by
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IN. sfelt interest felt by our roll.
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Our International Exhibition.