Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-12
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Erecting the Industrial Exposition Build
ing at New Orleans.

Erecting the Industrial Exposition Build
ing at New Orleans.
New Orleans is busily engaged pre-
pairing for a Worlds Industrial Expo
sition, opening December 1, 1884, and
continuing for six months, which now
promises to surpass the Worlds Fair of
London in size and the Centennial of
1875 in variety of exhibits A monster
building, 1873 feet long, by 905 feet In
width, is being erected in the centre of
the upper City Park, and attracts thou
sands of visitors, who are amazed at the
rapidity with which the construction
progresses. Nearly one thousand men
are engaged on the work, and one section
of the roof is now being laid.
Hundreds of men are engaged in
ditching, draining and embellishing the
grounds, and a large force is employed
in the erection of an enormous conserv-
atory.
The buildings will be completed and
exhibits received in August. No event
in the history of New Orleans has ever
| excited such universal interest. Citizens
of all classes manifest the liveliest desire
to make the enterprise a success, and
even the labor organizations of the city
contribute a portion of their weekly
wages to the stock of the Exposition
Association.
A COLOSSAL STRUCTURE.
The largest exposition structure ever
erected heretofore was the London
building of 1862, for the Worlds Fair,
which contained 100000 square feet
The main building at New Orleans will
| contain l ,656,000 square feet; requiring
! 100000 feet of lumber, $500 kegs of
nails and 5000 boxes of glass in the con-
struction. It will be 90 feet high, with
a tower 115 feet, and will have a music
| hall in the center with a seating capac-
ity of II 900. The platform is to be built
/ for 900 musicians. To light the build
| ing will require $4,000 incandescent
lamps or 700 arc lights, and the steam
required for the building will be over
| 5000 horse power.
The horticultural hall is a handsome
structure 600 feet long by 1914 feet wide
in the center, with glass roof and glass
tower 80 feet high. This building is be-
ing constructed by New York contract
or, and will be the largest conservatory
in the world. 1t is designed to arrange
around the sides specimens of the chOic
est plants of Mexico, Central America
Florida, California and all parts of the
United States and Canada, and a specia
commissioner visits Europe for the pur
pose of securing specimens of fruits anC
plants in order to make this display in
ternational in character. The center O.
this hall will be devoted to an inter
national fruit display, presenting 10000
plates or varieties. The largest fruit ex'
hibit ever made heretofore was 11,00(
plates.
THE ART GALLERY.
An Art Gallery is being constructed
composed of specimens of the marbles
. cA0 Of "a tote n
Territories, and of such foreign countries
as may send specimens. Mexico vii
send a large collection of old paintings
and a special Commissioner has beer
sent to Europe for the purpose of in
teresting European artists and owners o.
collections. The Director General viii
confer with the Art Union of New York
and will arrange for a large display by
American artists and owners, but from
present indications the Art Buildings
will have to be very much enlarged tC
accommodate the offerings.
One of the most interesting features
of this Exposition will be the depart
ment devoted to live stock, poultry, dogs
birds, &C. The demand for improved
breeds of stock is general throughout the
South and extends to Mexico and Cen
trail America. The management arrange
for sales on stated days, and owners o
improved breeds will unquestionably
find comparatively new market in the
South and in the Latin-American buyers
Grounds have been set apart to show
cotton, sugar, rice, jute, &c, growing in
the field; experimental gardens are pro
vided for, and the display of early veg
etables growing in December and Jan.
uary will demonstrate that the South has
great sources of wealth in improved
truck farming. Near the river accom-
modations are provided for about forty
saw mills, to be supplied with logs and
exhibited in motion, and opposite these
mills buildings are being constructed fol-
wood work, brick and the factories in
operation.
! ORNAMENTAL GARDENS.
The grounds will be embellished with
evergreens gathered from all parts of the
world; artificial lakes, fountains and or
namental gardens are being introduced
and quite competition has been excited
between Mexico, Central America and
Florida in respect to their gardens.
An electric railway will convey the Wis
itors to all parts of the grounds. Five