The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-28

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vD August 2&.--Followlng the
kSn,s Atlsats, with her Cotton Expo
tysmp', : .rhnond nas de;eTmised to take
silen, ~ Inc immense inhax Of walters
so'aae',, ~. Yorktown Centennial celebra.
euuns have GRAD VFgiois Industrial
tl'a s.S ~ her own. II viii he gotten
Exress,"y, he auspices OF toe officers OF
% 49, ., virgins regiment. who offer
ihe f.oos.ve ard handsome new srmory,
tseI ,sN@ eourse q erection, for the pur.
%" ia n will embrace an exhibit
,se resources and tue mannssc'uring,
~.,s.pical and mining industries OF Toe
So The armorv, when completed, will
ne largest building IN Richmond, and
h.rs In toe State. and VII snord ample
- Cor magnificent exhibit OF every
-, pertaining 20 TIE m'neral resources
- nsnnisciUnng industries OF Virginia.
= l. anticipated by Us protector that the
rvo,Sjiion will group together products
- ev,er, snd variety OF which viii aston
~ ,ns eladdea every visitor 70 u, and IL Is
s..,vued 10 show TO the World the great
','--,.Ss which has been made by Nirginians
me pssi hiteeu years 10 utilizing their
-, ,stersi resources. The Exposition will
~, nlsce 20 an intelligent aud conspic-
80, Gghi toe opportunities Tor investment,
s,S ne facilities Tor manufacturing In the
49,. ard il win go far to convince capt.
,.s.,s al the profitable enterprises 10 be
-sssr,aken within Nirginia's borders. 10
80 them the raw materials to be msnu-
s..,nred. toe mines to be worked, and will
"a N tbe reputsiion OF such manufactures
49,, now Of only local note. IL Is pre-
,.,.ei 10 open the Exposition on the 18Th
as,b,r. and 10 continue II until the llth
Novenher. Articles Tor exhibition must
4. entered 90 or before october LIST, and
,,ipned 80 s. 10 resch their destination By
0siSber 9th. The only expense 10 be in
Sr,,ea by exhibitors will be the prepay
mat Of ieighI snd the preparation OF their
,rlclss for exhibition.
Tbs EXPOSITION BUILDING.
The structure is already sdyauced to the
.,s,,d gory. ADD includes az Immense, Ca
lion. basement. The building will be In
~ e,.tellated Gothic style OF architecture,
mn Of brick and succeed, with trim
r.ioe. az iron. Its exterior dimensions are
a. feet wide by 127 feet long, ana two
.,orie, in height over the Basement. On
an, corner j. tower % feet squsre by 20
o., m height This Will be the bell and
a,r.,orer. On Two az the other corners
80 oeisgOnal watch-tOwers 10 feet in
diameter aud s. feet in height. and
loon hoied on each story. The main
entraace-d3or on Seventh street VIII
h. ieet vide aud IL feet high,
over which will be a musicians gallery,
tvepiv leei 10 length. Opening on this
bscony viii be n muliloned window, seven
feet bF fourteen feet. and Immediately over
this window will be the cost-of-arms
Of Virginia, eight feet in diameter, IN cast
INC. The front iacad is divided into
TIRE. parts by two baBging tnrrcts, which
proieci from the face OF the wall above the
seeoo0 story. aud are finished above the
rooi With iron bstilemeniS. Tue towers
and front walls are capped in the same
manner.
TIE INTERIOR.
The arrangements for ths disposition OF
toe manufactures, minerals, and other arti-
tles 10 be exhibited are yet incomplete, but
3 brief description OF the interior will serve
10 show bow admirably the new armory is
sdspied for all the purposes and require
nen's OF an industrial exposition. The
first & ,Or j. three feet above the sidewalk
pavement. and the entrance opens into q
yssiibule IS feet deep and so feet in length.
TWOsAifeases sufficiently wide for four men
to ascend abreast lead from this vestlbule 10
ibe leOr above. A hall % feet wide and
100 feet long runs from front 10 rear OF
TIE building. % each side OF this hsll
are i've company rooms 90 feet wide and
g feet in length, and on this 6oor are slso
rooms intended for the colonel and bis
,iaf. which will be used IS ladies' reeep-
iOn-rOoms during the Expssitios. As
ending 10 the second story a yestibule is
cached, and ais is fsuked by two commit
ee-rooms corresponding TO those on the
irst floor. A large door opens Into the
nain exhibition room, which will be the
-eximental drill-TOom, 80 feet wide by 100
'eet in length. The roof Of this building Is
with two immense yentila-
ting skylehis. The pitch Of the roof from
he floor TO the skylights is "A feet.
Around this great room on three sides
will be the visitors elevated gallery, sDd
rsllery G feet wide over the eBtrance-doOr
will be for the exclusive Use OF the
musicians. These galleries are reached by
Two stsirWays from the second-stOry vesti-
bule, and will afford visitors every possible
10 witness the Exposition.
Toe steam heating apparatus for the entire
building, the lavstOry, bsths, wash bowls,
and closets will ali be loested in the base
m,nt. The entire building will be hand
somely flushed, and the contractor is under
q heavy forfeit 10 have the building In 3
condition for occupation by the 10Th Of DC
tober next. Colonel Purcell and Captains
Spots wood and Jones, who have the msn-
sgeneni Of the Exposition, are meeting
with unbOunded success, and the prospects
are that the display Of Virginia industries,
manufactures. and resources will equal The
most Sanguine aniicipstions OF tbs project
oIs Of tins enterprise.
CLASSES OF EXHIBITS.
There will be i've divisions OF classidcs-
lion which will determine the relstive loca-
lion Of articles in the Exposition, except |
such special and collective articles as may
receive special sanction. The articles for
competitive exhibition and award will be
minerals, metsllurgicsl products, srt, sculp- |
tnre, painting, decorations, and maDufsc- |
turing machinery; for exhibition only spe- !
cisl manufactured articles. Applications |
Tor space and all negotiations thereto must
be addressed to the Virginia Indas-
trial Exposition, and the reception,
arrangement, and installation OF goods
500 articles will be governed BY The
rules Of the committee. Articles 10 |
any way dangerous or offensive will
BOT be admitted. The exhibit in the way |
Of minerals Is intended 10 be exceptionally |
good and very extensive. II will include |
Industries which have in the pAst year re-
eeiVed the marked attention Of northern and |
foreign capitalists, aud which have all
proven profitable wherever well managed. |