The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-04-20

London, 1851. os9, So
New York, 1853. -. 249, CO.
Paris, 1855 1888.
Paris, ! 1858 1862:
Vienna, 1873. ............ 430,50t
London, sG2. / I,40O. .00(
Philadelphia. 1876. ...f...s. S72,32(
Atlanta, 1881 SI.............. l07, ,52(
Southern Exposition at louis
VILE, Ky..t....s......G G77 400
II thus appears that the main build.
Ing of the Southern Exposition will b.
larger than the main building a, Wen.
M in 1873, at Paris in 1863 and 1880
aud New York in 1853, while il |,
smaller only than the main buildings al
the two London Expositions and ths
Centansial Exposition at the Philadel
phia in 1876. At the two Paris Hs-
tpositionS the annexes ran the total area
NJ 70 slightly over one million sqpare
feet. and at Phila lelp pbia tho machinery
annex covered over eight hundred thou
sand square feet, and the other ahnexes
increased the area to greater dimen-
sions than sytr attempted before, and
probably greater than will Ls ats mptetl
for many years To come. At Atlanta
in 1881 the anncxes incr sasea the Tot al
area 70 about eight acres. The South.
crn Exposition has already projected
annexes for ssw-mills, horticultural
displays, and art exhibitions that will
increase the total area By many thou
sands Of square feet, and as the pressure
for space now foreshadowed il realized
it will necesaitato stiIl greater exten.
sion.
That the thirteen asees ia the msin
building. with lhs lIltionsl gallery
space and annrxsa alrsa,iy arranged for
will be inadeqratn il fact i,,.comina
moro obvious every day. Tho expert
euce Of all great exhibitions ha. bseu
that exhibitors acre sln~ tn eompre.
hcnd The maghituIs u The Undertaking
and that the applications Ear space
were made in - very ralid'y increasing
ratio as the time for the opening 81,
preached. AZ PhiIadelphia, to..rl
the opening day, applications wer'
poured in so fast taat thousands had Il
be refused, and Indeed application
were presented 10 within a few week.
Of the close. The report Of the Atlantis
Exposition states that three fourths o
the applications for space were. receives
in the last month preceding the open
ing. The total plumber Of exhibits wa
l,1l3 At the time oi this writing th
opening Of the Southern Exposition
distant more than four months, We
over four hundred applications 70
space for the most valuable and inter
erstiog exhibits that can be made hav
already been received. If ordinary e1
perience holds good with the Souther
Exposition, and applications, ycoatinu
from this time on TO increase in th
proportion that has always obtained I
other great exhibitions, the space no,
contemplated will be altogether insul
6cieut. At the present rate the frs
OF June will show more application
than there were exhibits at Atlantis
aad yet thore will be two months befor
the opening. aef2
Perhaps one strong reason for ii
promptness which has been shown h
: exhibitors may DO found in the ta'
that the people Of louisville furnishs
ample means for the undertaking, an
asked no pecuniary aid from any on
: side source. It has also come to |
known that Exposition viii be conduc
: cd on very liberal plan in regard
n exhibitors. There will hc the custom
j. airy uniform twenty. Eve dollars entran
q fee t. keep out insignificant exhibi,
but beyond this no charge will be mad
y Powder, steam, water, AMI other nece
: : saries which have in some exhibitio
. . been made the subject Of extra char
= = to exhibitors, will be furnished in 4
quantities required by exhibitors free
cost. 4.f
In the machinery department the
10 will be four main lines Of shaft
% speeded at 200 per minute. III
st uniform speed will obviate the incc
% venience of separating the differe
parts Of one exhibitors group Of mach
cry, as he may regulate the speed
IN his different machines by adjustment
e his pulleys and counter-shafts. ]
y, rules for the machinery departme
=: :: where powder is desired, require .
y. plications for space to be made bef
Z May 10, all heavy machinery TO
= placed before June 10, and all 81
heavy machinery 10 be ready for RI
nd ming before July 10. These rules :
the general rules for exhibits are n
in press and VIII soon be distributed,
= The fare from all points in the Ur
- ed States has becn fixed at one and I