The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-10-12
Centennial Correspondence.
CESTENNIAL EXHIBITION GROUNDS, !
October 3, 1876.

CESTENNIAL EXHIBITION GROUNDS,
October 3, 1876.
To the Editors of the Bolivar Bulletin:
When the American Centennial Exhi-
bitiOn, after months of seeming inlni-
ton, suddenly hurss forth on the morn
ing of the 10th of May. 1876 in blaze
of such wondrous glory that the world
was bathed in the halo of its splendor,
the greatest men of the greatest nations
bowed down before its regal gr4ndeur
and felt as pigmies in its psssence. Aisn
became so ins goifcant By CONTRAST with
his stupendous work that the througing
multitude seemed rather hindra ece- to
the success of the enterL rise But as.
with ali other things It's novelty wore off
and the numbers lessened to $4,000 and
10000 daily visitors, who wers fairly
lost in the broad avenues.
The months quickly passed and at
last with the advance of the fall season
all the mass it appears turned Centen-
nial~ ard and from day to day increased.
Last Th nrsday leaps the climax, and
the Keystone State has proudly won It's
wreath of laurels, and may be crowned
with ali due honors by the uuited world
1t was the brightest day we have cele-
brated. and the thousands Of people who
congregated there, received for their
patriotism, the mere pleasure of vie wing
the throng aud prOmenading the avenues
with little plea, ure, for the crowd was
so great that the exhibition could not
satisfactorily be viewed. But it is Gnly
when the International Exhibition is a
thing of the past that it's EUndrous
magnifcence can Be reIliz Il AMI truly
appreciated, for though we may daily
Visi il, observing continually that Which
will prove beneficial, we cannot collect
our thoughts in order only to elevate
ourselves, the numerous pleasures at
tending our visits alluring US from
study.
TIE EXHIBITION BUILDINGS
The ground selected for the the Ex-
hibition is in West Fairnount Park,
west of the Schuy kill river, and north of
Girard and Elm avenues. Two hundred
and thirty acres have be,n enclosed for
the purposes of the Exhibition. The
principal buILling5 are five in number
Thirteen ornamental rdifices have been
erected By the foreign commissions, to lie
used as Offices, parlors. etc. Thirteen of
the States have erected structures, and
the entire number of bui idings on the
grounds is 100
Tnis is the largest Exhibition ever
held, and prOmisrs 20 exceed all others
in the number of daily visitors
MAIN EXHIBITION BUILDING
This building is l ,88Ox464 feet. lis
IS in the form of 7aralisiogram Tne
framework is iron. Thv larger por-
ton of the structure is one story in
height Upon the corners Of the built-
ing there are four towers 75 feet in
height lie the corners and angles Of
the building are acsuated by galvanized
IRON octygonal turTe5s, which extend
main prOmenades through the central
transcript are each 800 feet in width.
those in the centre of the side-avenues
ID feet each. On the south side of the
building, and east of the central entrances
is an annex for the exhibition cf min
erals ct all kinds. North of the Main
Exhibition Building is an annex covering
two acres Of ground for the exhibition
Of carriages, stoves, models of railroad
cars, etc. These bulldogs las is the
case with all the other buildings) is such
that ali the exhibitors have an equal fair
opportunity to display their goods to
advantage.
MACHINERY HALL.