The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-29
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terprise, the loan appropriation to be made
for the same purpose by .he United States
government, the determination OF the ma
tlon.l authorities to place on exhibition
there, thoir historical fine art scientific
aud other objects OF interest aud curloel'
ties, the actions OF the several states and
fore ign nations and their citizens, all indi'
cate the vaBtnoss and universality OF he
work. Indeed this Cotton Centennial md
Worlds Exposition viii not only vie wish,
bit promises TO surpsss the great affair OF
1870 IN Philadelphia. 10 may not, there.
tore. be uuin,cresting TO no,e some com.
paratiye data oh this subject OF national
and International fairs.
The first important extensive ono was
thst held in Hyde Park, London, 1851, and
opened BY QUEEN NicroRA, Msy llL, from
which date untu Ste close, October llth it
received .yer 0,C01 COO yailors. The aloa OF
eranal cove cd was some 20 acres; 'Ao
msin building OF glass aud iron, being $50
40s feet with an extension Of 0,G let by
IS feet; 49,. ,'Ie cost being less than 81 20
100000.
The next xpo5iion on large sclle was
that held attho Csampa E'yseo7, P"ie in
1855. This ono vs opened by the ENrsh'H
NAPOLEON III. and hi7 clgsort Eror.I..
Tho msin build.nRof glass, stoneo rutk,
800 feet by $50 feet, was not 30 large OF uf,-
lp1slels but was OF elaborate and ,Epsn'
sve nnish Opening May 18Th, u closed
Nov,mbsr 9th, hsviag seen In that time
some 10000 yisitors. The entire COST was
nearly $5oOOoOO.
Ia 1892 tae second oil the intended d.
c .nial inieInauone! fair By Great Britain,
was iuaugurated st South KensingLon.
Commencing May 1st, under the auspices
oitha DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, it lasted for III
dsyg, having en- erlGiued N that Time about
6,2l0C00 visitors. Toe main building was
200 iset long by $50 feet wide, while all
the buildings covered near 10 acres OF
ground.
In 1867 Paris sought TO surpass all previ-
Gus efforts, and on tho LIST Of April Of that
year NAPOLEON opened the "Lo grand ex.
posit.on.p The main building alone, with
dimensions 1850 by 1850 feet, occupied Ii
ceres OF ground, while it, with the other
structures, covered 50 acres. Some 20 acres
were donated 10 park and gardens OF
splendid arrangements, model cottages, |
theatres, restaurants, etc., etc. IL closed |
in November, having passed through the
gates over 100000 people. The cost was
81 100000.
Ia May, 1873, the famous Vienna exposi-
ton was declared open by the Austrian
emperor. The cos. Of this wonderful affair
was $l2 0G00o0. The main bulldog
was constructed Chiefly OF brick ard glass,
and Was 5000 Get long by SO feet wide md |
90 feet high Along Silh this went thirty
two tralsSettn galleries of $50 feet by so |
feet, ike the spine Of flsh with It's lsters
projecting bors-. Tho machinery annex |
OF brick wSs a,el5 feel by 1856 feet. There |
wes also hnc art gallery, etc. The estire
area covered by the buildings of all esciip.
lions WAS 60 acres, and these entertained
7 .250, 0c0 visitors,
Tho Nat ionsl Centennial celebration III |
1876 n Philadelphia, oolipsed everything OF
tina character that had preceded IL. The
states and territories for stock subscription
was 100000 but The actual final cost
did not exceed $6,750,000 The ground en-
closed for sites for the buildings comprised |
23G acres OF that largest and fineat OF
all parks, Paramount The buildir 60 |
in ell some 225 to $50, were ssid TO
have covered 49 1.2 acres. Ii was opened on |
May 10Th, by PRESIDENT GRANT, IN The |
presence of perhaps 10000 people. and |
closed on November 10th. The Main |
building, one story and of iron and glass
had length Of 1850 feet and q width of AGA
feet. There were centre projections, how
ever, 4lG feet long each. II occupied
% acres. the cost being $l600,e0o. 1t
was principally. used for mineral,
and scientific exhibits. |
The machinery hsll was also on
immense structure, OF Lumbar aud iron
chiefly. IL was 400 feet by 800 feet re-
spectively lenpth and breadth. This with
its auuex of 20S feet by 30 feet occupied IA
acres and cost $500 0O0. The Art gallery |
though only 365 feet by 2l0 feet, thus occu- |
plying only l2 acres, cost. through most
ornate finishing, over 81 10000. The Az |
ricultural hail. $40 feet by $50 feet, or 10
ecrss OF space, was. used chiefly for sgTi.
cultural p 'oducts, live s!ock, poultry, etc.
Besides these four leading structures, there
were dozen other very superb affairs; The
United States government took nearly
5 acres for exhibi's from tho
war, ,-.nayy, agricultural, patent Office, /
Smithsonian institute, National museum
aud 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
,tate headquarters, some Of most elegant
.ud costly design. We recall more pariicu-
arly those OF the New York and the Penn.
Iylyania commissioners. This grand ex-
position was visited in those six months by
,ver 100000 persons, the admission fee
,einv only 90 cents, which gave access to
within the grounds.
And yet as immense in park dimensions
Ind srss covered by buildings as was the
memorable Philsdelphis event, the
,omlr New Orleans Exposition will exceed
(. Already Is the space being put in resdi.
less, some 2i9 acre.. 10 scress mere
han used 10 Paramount park, aud there ID
daily increasing requirement for more,
9 our states srs enlsrglng their proposed
Exhibits, add foreign governments and ex.
libi.ors increasing in number. The main
,uilding, 1879 feet by 9o5 feet, or
3 acres, cover IL acres more than
I'D the Philadelphia centennial prototype;
md so will other things be proportions.ely
c.-.f~ ara. ,,,ut IN n suatfor 0D