The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-01-13

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machinery in this department.
Hydraulic power will supply with
water a tank so feet by 100, and 10
feet deep, at one end of which viii
be q waterfall 35 feet high and 40
feet wide.
8. agricultural HaA-This build
ing is 1402 feet long by $50 wide,
and covers an area of IA acres. IT
is built of wood and glass, and in il
will be collected the choicest speci-
mems Of grains, grasses, seeds, nuts
and fruits of the world. Here es-
pecially will the Western States vie
with each other, and may Ohio and
Indiana be second to none. The
cost of this building is not known,
but it was paid entirely BY the city %
Philadelphia.
4. Horticultural HaH.-Tbis build
ing is 383 feet long by 1913 wide, and
" feet high to the top of the sky
light. 1t covers an area of ! acres,
and will contain a collection of the
rarest flowers of the world. It is
built of iron, glass and marble, was
paid for by the city of Philadelphia,
and after the Exposition viii remain
as permanent ornament to Fair
mount Park.
5. Memorial HaH-This is built
on a terrace, 122 feet above the level
of the Schuylkill river, and COM
mands splendid view of the city, to
the southwark. It will be the most
ornate of all the buildings, and will
be entirely fire proof, being built OF
granite, glass and iron. 1t is 365
feet long, 210 feet wide, and so feet
high, the center terminating in a
dome $50 feet high, surmounted by
a colossal statue of Columbia. This
building will cost 81, 500, 900, and is
erected by the city of Philadelphia
and State of Pennsylvania. 1t is al
SO to remain as a permanent Memo
rial Building, and Art Gallery.
In addition to these five principal
buildings, the Government of the U.
States is now erecting building for
the display of the various depart
ments of the Government. Congress
has appropriated for the purpose
$5O5,OO0, 100000 of which will be
spent on the building alone, and the
remainder in the exhibition, for
which it is designed, the eobject being
to illustrate the functions and ad-
ministrative powers of the Govern
ment in time of peace, and its re-
sources in time of war.
"There yet remains one building,
(says MIR. Lawson) observing cur
special attention. This structure,
one acre in extent, was erected at a
cost of $4,000, subscribed by tie
women of America. In this will be
collected vast variety of curious and
interesting relics and handiwork,
which belong distinctly to their eff
forts, and for which they should
have special distinction.
''Near Machinery Hall is beauti-
full lake of several acres, in which is
placed a large fountain.
"At the foot of an elevation called
Georges Hill, is an elaborate foun-
tain, erected by the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union.
"And lastly, upon the highest
ground in the Park, has been erect
ed an Observatory, $50 feet in height.
1t is an ornamental column of iron,
and visitors will be taken to the top
on spiral railway.
"The demand for space is now SO
far beyond the capacity of all these
enormous buildings, that England,
Japan, Germany, Sweden, Turkey
and Morocco have erected other spe-
cial buildings for their own use.
''In addition to all these, q special
building will be put up by nearly
every State of the Union, SO that, ae'
cording to the last report made by
Prof. Campbell, the whole number O.
buildings is likely to exceed taoo han
dred, covering more than 100 acres
of the Park.
Over 5000 men are now constant
ly employed in the construction O.
all these buildings and the other nee
essarv preparations for the grandest