West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-15

1ft6 A'lICDfctbG I1CtHccnf h1t OftA IftUUo-
trial Exposition at Washington
Grand Preparations IN the Capitol
Bu5ldjng-Renarkaby Interesting
Series of Eoents and Very Lou Rail-
road Rates.
The National Bazaar, Art and In
dustrial Exposition, which opens
in Washington on the 18th, prom
Uses to be very unique thing, in
asmuch as it will be the first time
the Capitol was ever put to such
purposes. The Bazaar is to be
held under the auspices Of the So
ciety of the Army of the Cumber-
land, in the interest of the Gar
field Memorial Fund, and none can
question the course of Congress in
permitting the National Capitol
to be devoted to so worthy cause.
The work of remodeling the Rotun-
da, the Old Hall of Representatives,
and other portionsof the main floor,
is being rapidly pushed forward to
completion. and when all is in
readiness the scene will be a mem
orable one. The magnificent ro-
tunda is being converted into a
grand art Gallery, in which will be
displayed very many OF the finest
paintings owned in the United
States. The four centre spaces will
be occupied by four of the widest
known art establishments in the
country, and their displays will RI
val anything Of the kind shown at
the Centennial. Directly in the
centre of the Rotunda will stand
colossal statue of Garfield, about
which choice cut flowers will be
most .avishly strewn every day.
The Old Hall Of Representatives
will be given up to State booths,
which will be presided over by
beautiful lady representatives of
the different States of the union.
These booths will be cxquisitely
embellished, and offer attraction
which will not only be exceedingly
difficult for the sterner sex to resist,
but the fairer sex as we'll. The
four Executive Departments of the
Government--Treasury, War, Navy
and Intcrior-will occupy the cen
tire spaces of this hall, and make
thereon a peculiarly interesting
exhibit. Special exhibits, booths, ,
and other attractions will be loca-
. 49, at other POINTS upon the main
sqyyor, in the Hobbies OF the House
and Senate, and in fact throughout
the entire birding, Even then
Che accommodations will not suffice
and the Agricultural Building,
with its fifteen thousand square
feet of space, will be thrown open
to exhibitors. 1t will be mainly
devoted to agricultural exhibits
and implement and machinery dis
plays. The Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fee Railroad Company will
occupy much room with one of its
remarkable displayso of products, &c.
The fame of this Company in this
line may be said to be worldwide,
as its strikingly brilliant success
at the Centennial, Cincinnati, st.
Louis and Louisville Expositions,
not to speak of European centres Of
similar interest, have gained the
agricultural public everywhere.
Other railway companies of the
West will probably vie with the
Santa Fe in extent and artistic ar
rangement of their displays, and
certainly no opportunity of wit
Messing such an exhibition has ever
before been offered the farmers of
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and
and other States on the line of the
3. & o., its divisions and branches
The period of the Bazaar and its
kindred attractions has been CAPT
tally apportioned off for the series
of events. For instance, Saturday
the 18th, will be the opening day,
and Hon. Stanley Mathews will de-
liver the Grafton, Sunday the 26th
will be Garfield Memorial Day :
Monday the 9th, Army of the
Cnmb rland and Veteran Day !;
Tuesday the 2Sth, School Children
Day; Wednesday the 18th, Bycicle
Day; Thursday, the Both, knight
Templar Day and Comparative
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