The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-01

shs stuih usrttulaily, looms nv the New
Ohpns wohd's EIplsiuon. The recent
additional ydbsf ipilon AZ 5000 bY tha
on'Esns Of the Crescent C.iy 20 aid the tr'
tsrprlss, ths loan appropriation % bs made
for the tame puIIoie by the United blai's
government, tho otieimiustlrr oi the ma
tonfl authorities TO place On exhibition
thsTe, their historical, fue arl, folen'iio
and ether olife's o. interest and cuTiotl'
ties, the at,ious OF the several states aud
foreign uatisus and their eigizsus al indi
cate the yssinsis and ugyerial!'y OF the
work, Indeed this COgoa Centennial and
Worlds Execution Nill not only vie With
but prcmisss 10 sGTps,s the great siiair o!
1870, In Philadelphia. /. may rot, there
fore, be uuiniefett.ng TO note some eem
psratiye data ca this subject Of nstloTa
and International ifiTs.
The first impoItsni extensive one was
that held in hyde Park, London, lS5l, and
opened by QUEEN VloTaErA, Mey l'', from
which dale uuiil H. close October lin, u
received ever COO COO visitors. The area oil
Rrouni covered was some 20 acres; the
main building Of rlsst aud mon, being 10
by i0s f5e, with m extension Of 0.O feet by
Is fset; the entire cost beng less than ST.
10000.
Thu neat exposition On u large scale was
cha. b,lilt The Champs E,ysees, Pt'is, in
1855. This one wss opened hy the EMPEROR
Napoleon III. and bis censor, ErdEs :.
The main tu aiding Of glass, stone and brick
SEQ feet by $50 feet, wss not 10 large OF pre-
portions, hat vas Of elaborate and exi n
ave finish. Opening May l5:h, i. closed
Move mbsr 9TH, having seen Ia tht time
some JO0O1O visitors. The entire cost IVES
nearly 5000 COO.
In 1852, tue second OF tha intended de-
cenial International fair by Grea. Britain,
was lnhusu rAttd at South kensinGs on.
Commencing Mas lst, under the auspices
OF the DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, 1t lasted for liz
DAYS, having entertained in that limo about
$4,000 visitors. The main building was
100 test long by zoo feet wide, while oil
the buildings covered near 10 acres OF
ground.
In 1867 Paris sought 10 surpass all prey.-
Gus efforts, and OIL the lst OF April OF that
year NAPOLEON orened the lie grand ex.
position" The main building clone, with
dimensions 1850 by 1850 feet, occupied IL
acres OF ground, while II, with the other
structures, covered So acres. Some 70 acres
were donated 10 park and gardens OF
splendid arrangements, model cottages,
heaires, restaurants, ETC., etc. 1t closed
In November, having passed through the
gates over 10000 COO people. The cost was
100000
In May, 1873, the famous Vienna EXPOSE
tion was declared open by the Austrian
emperor. The cost OF this wonderful affair
was $l2 10000. The main building
was constructed chiefly OF brick ard glass,
and was 5000 feet long by So feet wide and
So feet high. Along With this went thirty
two transverse galleries of $50 feet by 8
feet, like the fpine OF q fish with its lstera
projecting bores. The machinery annex
of brick was 2,6l5 feet by 155 feet. Their
was also fine art gallery, etc. The entire
area covered 10y the buildings of ell fescrip.
Hons vss 60 acres, and these entertained
5000 visitors,
The National Centennial celebration In
1876 in Philadelphia, eclipsed everything Of
the character that had preceded it. The
estimated cost, as cpportioned among the
states and territories for stock subscription
was $l0,0o0,CeO, but the actual final cost
did not exceed $G,75O,0C0. The ground en-
closed for sites for the buildings comprised
236 acres Of that largest and finest Of
MI. parks, Paramount. The buildings
in all, some 225 to $50, were said to
have coveIsd As IL acres. 1t was opened on
May 10th, by President GRANT, in the
presence of perhaps 200oC0 people. and
closst on November 10Th. The Main
building, one story and of iron and glass
had length Of 1880 feet and width Of 46i
feet. There were centre projections, how
ever, ,4l6 feet long each. 1t occupied
% acras. the cost being $l,6OO,eOo. 1t
was principally. used for mineral,
manufactured ana scientific exhibits.
y. The machinery hill was else On
imm enss structure OF lumber and iron
chiefly. II was 1 400 feet by 800 feet re-
spectiyely ieneth and breadth. This with
its annex of 2OS feet by 210 feet occupied Ia
acres and cost 100000. The Art gallery
though only 800. feet b. 2lO feet. thus occu-
plying only l IL across cost, through most
ornate finishing, over 81 100000. The Az
ricultural hal, $40 fest by 800 feet. or 10
acr es of space, was used chiefly for agri-
cultural p -oducts, Iva stock, poultry, etc.
Best des these fGurissding structures, there
were a dezen other very superb ailairs the
United States, ). government took nearly
acres 4or exhibits from the
war, e navy, agricultural, patent Office,
Smithsonian institute, National museum
and other departments. Tie Woman's
exchange, for the display of the special
handiwork of ladies, cost in the neighbor.
hood of $4,000. Over twenty states had
state headquarters, some of most elegant
and costly design. We recall more particu.
larly these of the New York and the Penn.
syivania commissioners. This grand ex-
position was visited in those six months by
over 10000 persons, the admission fee
being only 60 cents, which gave access to
every thing within the grounds.
And yet as immense in park dimensions
and area covered by buildings az was the
memorable Philadelphia event, the
coming New Orleans Exposition will exceed
it. Already is the space being put in readi.
ness, some 249 acree, ID acress more
than used in Fsirmount park, aud there is
Q daily increasing requirement for more,
as our states are enlarging their proposed
exhibits, and foreign governments and ex.
Ia asv