The Irish standard., 1907-04-20
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International Exhibit at Dublin
= Will Open in May. =
All Roads Will:soon Lead to the
-. Emerald Isle.

All roads will lead to Ireland this
coming summer, for the Irish 1nterna-
tional Exhibition to be held in Dublin
will draw all tourists in that direction.
It will open in May and continue dur
Ing the summer months.
The scope of the exhibitions will be
Irish and International in the widest
sense. Exhibits will be classified I'M
der nineteen different sections. Not
only will the arts, industries and
manufactures of Ireland be especially
displayed. but there will be exhibits
of the manufactures. industries, re-
sources. machinery and its appliances,
science, art, archaeology, etc. of all ma
tions.
The Executive Council. realizing the
{ great advantages which must accrue
to Ireland from such an exhibition
attended by vast numbers of visitors
from all parts of the world, is deter
mined to make such representative
z display of Irish products as never be-
fore has been attempted in the coun-
try.
An exhibition such as is to be held
will display the many opportunities
which exist in Ireland for the invest
ment of capital. 1t will place before
the. world her industrial manufactures
and products; will show the remark
years, and what further development
they are capable of.
Outside the purely business aspects
Of the exhibition, the amusement of
the visitors will be amply catered to.
Musical entertainment. vocal and in
strumental of a high class will be pro-
yided. A large concert hall is being
built. Special concerts devoted to
Irish music will be given. and the best
instrumental bands of Great Britain
have. been engaged. Other amuse-
ments of a novel character-water
ehutes, switchback. etc, will be pro-
vided; and the creature comforts of
visitors will be amply catered to in the
extensive dining, tea and refreshment
rooms.
In addition to all these attractions
within the exhibition, there are the
further attractions of the city and
country. Dublin and Ireland have
these to offer in profusion. ..,
The idea of the exhibition had it's
inception at a meeting Of the then
newly formed Irish Industrial Confer
ence.. held on April Is. 1908. in the
hall of the Royal University, Dublin.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of establishing an Institute OF
Commerce for Ireland, and OF intiat-
ing a movement for the holding of
an international exhibition in Dublin.
= Men of all classes. creeds and poll
tics met for the common purpose of
doing what they could to better the
condition of the country. and by a
unanimous resolution. that great meet
ing decided to hold an internat ional
exhibition in Dublin
Following the precedent of exhibit
tons held elsewhere, the Executive
Council decided to raise guarantee
fund, and the project was so favorably
regarded that nearly 1000 guarantors,
representing every section of the COM
rnunity, subscribed 10 the fund, which
now exceeds s775,O00.
.yThe site secured for the exhibition
is in one of the best residential sub
urbs of Dublin, within Il mile and a
half of the center of tho city. The
greater portion of the site on which
the, buildings are now being erected
x was recently presented to tho Penn
broke. Urban District Council by the
L x. p, one of the vice presidents of the
exhibition, who owns a large property
II in the neighborhood, in con1mcmora-
u tion of the coming of age of his son,
i Lord Herbert. to be dedicated as
Il park and recreation ground to the
4 public forever, when the exhibition
closes, and to be known as Herbert
Park.
In addition to The park. the Execu-
3 tive: Council was able to obtain a short
lease of several acres of adjoining
& land, so that a. total of about fifty-two
acres is available for the purposes of
the. exhibition.
The site lis eminently suited for the
u pnlrpose. 1t provides ample room, is
pfcturesquely timbered and will be
y easily adapted to the scheme of land.
"A scape gardening, which the Executive
Council will carry out. A lake, foun-
y tains and a wealth of shrubs and flow
q ers will form beautiful setting for
the magnificent structures now in
course of erection.
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