Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-30
DUBLIN'S EXPOSITION
ALL SIGNS POINT TO SUCCESS
OPENING IN NAY.
Special Cablegram to Tho Star.

DUBLIN, March 2S-If the promoters of
the International exhibition in Dublin do
not command success during the coming
summer and autumn they will at least have
deserved 1t. The great undertaking to
which they have devoted SO much time and
attention during the past two years is
rapidly advancing toward completion. and
no doubt now exists that everything will
be in readiness for the opening ceremony,
which has been fixed for the first week in
May The site. which is within easy reach
of Dublin, is convenient to the grounds of
the Royal Dublin Society at Ballsbridge
and the fifty acres It embraces contains
numerous buildings of great beauty and ex-
tent. The most imposing of these is the
large central hall with its vast dome, 100
feet in height. which has diameter very
little less than that of St. PauPs.
1t Is the first object in the group to catch
the eye of the visitor arriving from Holy
head, and on clear day may be plainly
discerned while the steamer is yet many
miles out from Kingstown. The beautifully
wooded grounds, which but short time
since were great open space lying be-
tween Bellsbridge. on the Kingstown tram
line, and the Northampton road in Donny-
boork, have been completely transformed,
and today they are for the greater part
covered by substantial looking structures,
some of which have an area Of 0U,OO
square feet.
Commands Magnificent View
The principal entrance will be at Balls
bridge. and here just now an army of
workmen are employed in the erection OF a
tower, handsome in design, which will COM
mand a magnificent view of the Dublin
mountains and of Kingstown harbor. Be
meath the tower will be what is called the
lower entrance hail. upward of 300 feet in
length, in which VIII be situated various
inquiry offices and bureaus of information
Passing through this the visitor arrives at
the concert hall and restaurant. both beau
tiful structures. In the former an organ,
which has been specially built for the eX-
hib!ton, is being fitted up, and the hall has
been constructed to afford seating accom-
moda ton to upward of 1000 people.
On leaving this building the visitor for
the first time energies into the prettily laid
out grounds, and soon arrives at. the nigh
est structure in the group, known as the
Hall of the Four Provinces. which has an
area of 100000 square feet. In the four
radial wings British exhibits will be
shown, but the wide space beneath the
dome-a large octagonal court-Wiil be used
as promenade on wet days. To the right
is situated the palace of Industries, another
large building which has an area OF over
GO0OOO square feet. One-half of this hall,
which is over 1900 feet in length, is entire
ly given over to British exhibitors. OF the
remainder the government Of New zealand
has applied for and been allotted S.Coo
square feet in central position, and what
Italy, Japan and other foreign countries.
On the opposite side of the ground large
ornamental lake with water chute mas
been laid out. and beyond this Is the home
industries section. series OF small build
ings in which will be shown laces, crochet
work and similar industries. Here may
also be seen a village hall, village hospital,
model street. model 1aborers' cottages and
typical village green.
List of Schemes for Agriculturists.
The committee of agriculture and techni-
cal instruction for County Dublin has just
published the list of schemes for 1867 that
has been approved by the department of
agriculture The live stock scheme Is a
very generous one and of the 100 nominal
lions two-thirds have been offered to farm
ers with valuation between $3.50 and
81 500. During the year fifteen bull pre-
NUNS valued at $75 each. were given to
persons in the county who desired to keep
approved bulls, and were all located in the
different districts. Five $25 premiums were
given in the same way for board total
of $3.50 has been set aside for scheme for
prizes for cottages and gardens.
The peultry-keeping business, however,
seems to have come to grief, as the people
seemed not to appreciate The Information
given to them by the poultry lecturer. Ac-
cording TO the statement, The poultry
scheme will not be in operation during
been set aside for a horse and cattle show.
which might be held somewhere in the
county after the harvest. The sum of
500 has been set aside for skilled labor
prizes" which will be awarded at plough
ing matches arranged by the County Dub
lin Farmers Association. This does not by
any mems cover all the work of the COM
mittee but 1t is sufficient to show that it is
acting theoretically in the interest of agri-
culture in the metropolitan county.