Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 25, 1873, Page 7

and no positive conclusion waa arrived t 1l the A8th fnstont, when tho ropresontatives of sov- oral of Lho ronds running wost and south_from ion held & mooting at tho oflico of the 0., I, % Q. Bond, and declded to tnka na action In tho mnitor, oithor ns regnrded frolght or passengor £atos, though tho Tntter was clontly within their power. It {s uow understood, lowovor, that ar- xangoments will bo made for oxourslon tlokets onco u wook on most of the ronds. The O, B. &Q,0,R 1L &1, T, 0, aud Oy A & 8Bt L, have'ugtea 10 woll Found-irip ellels ab ono'sud ouo-fifth faro, VEMAND FOR BPACK. Tho hands of tho Secrotary wero now full; ap- plications for spnes wore pouring in from all fquartors at such n rate ag to show that the room nt his dispoen! wonll not begin to meet tho do- mand uvon it, No longor was thoro any possi- bility of his duties belng limited Lo simply as- sigmug to ouch applicant the number of square foet ho asked for, but o would have to exorcise discretion, to ent down and torefuse. Asthenows wont through the Wust that the Lixposition was roully to Lo hold, overy manufacturer or his sgont sont in an application, somo of thom ask- ing for room orual to o third of the ontire bulld- fug. Tho requosts ran all the way from Lalt o yard to half an acre. Ona gontle- wan Wauted space o pub n o saws mill, and steam to operato_it, while others eeemed to fancy that they conld transfor the on- tive contents of their stores to the Exposition building, wad carry on busiuess thera nonrly rent froo, Ieprescniatives of Luropean mant- Faoturers began to put In their clalms, Eastern yooplo awoke Lo tho necossity of taking part in tho Lixposition, nnd, as o result of all theso Uitgs, tho tmo'of t Boeratury was fully osou- pied, As another result of this domnod for.apace, tho spirits of the slockhuldors rose; thoy swy Alvidends in tho near future, and wers ot #0 do« sirous of feruing moro stock. It wan becoming o good thimg to keep. They paid up thoir us- sossments regulntly und cheerfully, and, whore more wan needed, the Finsneo Comitiee pro- cured it easily on (heir own socurity. TIE FINE ARTS, Up to this timo it had heen mtendod that the fino arts should take their chance with tha rest but, fortimatoly, wiso connsols and advancod taetes provailed, and b was decided to mako thom one of the prominent features of the Ex- potition, thoro being uo doubt folt that pctures enough could bo secured from artists and from private ownors to cover all the spaco that could Lo allotted for the purpose. Bxperionco abioad hud ghown thut the ownors of valuablg works of nrt wore always willing, whon assured of their soloty, to loan them to_oxpositions or musoums, and it was hoped that the same public-spirited- nowt wonld be found to provail here. According- ly, during tho fitst weok in July, tho following ciroulur was xout ont to artists, art-houscs, ote 1 Dean S1x: Tho nnugural exhibition of the Inter- Stalo Indurtrial Exposition will occur fu Chicago, commenoing on or about tho 201h of Sopternber net, 10 continao wne mont, or longer, Tho atockloldora of the corporation lcliides (he leading business men unid cupltalinti of (10 city, and the Expositfon will bo natioat in it sime, und dliko comprebensivo and li- eral us to cliaragter und_operations, Tho Exposition \nifiding, now in’ process of erecifon upon the Lake Shore, 41l the yery Lenrt of our great metropalls, will bu 600 foot in lenigth by 200 feot n width, of aftrace tive design, most admirnbly naapted Lo the purposo ine d, aud, aceozling to contract, will b comploted 5, 187, A promiout featuro Tine Arta Dopartment, for which & commodions, woll-arraged, nud admirably-lighted gallery §s Included i tho plah of the Exposition bulld~ ing, which will Lo 45 fuot i wldth by 120 feot in length, with wails 20 feet in bolgitt, ‘This wiil be suitably ar~ ranged, with proper subdivisiou, for the displsy of alutiugs i oll und walor colors, atatuary, drawings u pencil and_erayon, ongravings, and ehromos, phio~ tograplyy nrchitectital desiyus, i oller works of art, Willo the urtiste of Ghicago and tho Woat will talio prido in coutributing of thu Intest and best pro- ductions of their sindion, it s also designod to male the colluction, &0 far as posaible, o creditable ropro- #ontation of American ort, by our artists at homo aud nbroad, aud In its eoveral depariments shall mora Sy st sattyfactorlly achiove thfy rowalt than any esbibition which bas preceded it, eltlier here o ot tho Lust, The success of the Exbosition in ssaurod Loyond & question, from the start, and its Ligh chur- neter needs no butler guarautee than the reputation of aur citizens of wealll and enlturo who aro actively concerned fu it munagement, Theart exhibition lanot competitive, and thoLuuging of paintingeand srruny snents of all detutls will be supervised by gentlomen thoroughly converanut with such mistters, Tho exbi- Vition wili bo visited by thousnnds from the Narthwest #nd from the East, and no better opportunity bau over Deon otfered Amerienn artdsts to bring their works o 1he attontion uf the people, Extraordinary procautions st ire b, o Ll will bo provided, aud il ks will bo fnwured and trausported to and from tho 1o xposition without expene to the arifet, Owi {he brief time in which tho colloction must bo gathe nrtists, nenlptor, eugravers, pholopraphiers, snd tects, who dusire spare, Wil confer o spucihl fave- by u8 prompt Attention 0 the .0 ulromeila os po: ib nud all porsons receiving b e-reuiar will ploasa coul ider 1t an invitation to bo 1 pr. -onted, e Fine-Art Dopartment v, 11 b subdivided ns fol- , yaintiugs in oif et ¥ wlora; Cluss Cl ) Ios M, architcctue & dealgns; fans N, cugravings and chromon; 185 O, phes tography'’; Ciuks I, wood-corviugs, Lrowio , and ferra cottu; Cluss Q, utainod gluss, 1. All applicutions for eraco must bo made upon the Blank form juclosed, aud must bo recelved on of be- fory Aug. 16, 2, Al works for oxhilition must by shipped 80 2 to yeich Chlcago by 8cpt, 15, Arrivals ot a later date Ty uot be received, 4. Artints wishing to mako salo of tho works ex- Dibited, by stuting this fuct and the price, will bs put in communication w ih persons expressing o wish to purchase ; but no work will bo allowed 40 bo withdrawn or removed until the closo of tho Exposition, 4. T A.: Comminsion will resecva the right to re- fusvadwiraion to any work which, in thelr judyr ovt, 8 unworthy of srsce, aud the Exocutive Comn. itweo will Lo reuponeitlo for iuwuranco and frefghit only upon warku of artiuts surwarded 1y ot invition, All applicalious for apace must bo npon form to be obtaiued of the Secrelury. . TIY BTOCK INOREASED, On tho 16th of July, the special meoting called £0 voto on the quesdon of inoroasing the capital dtock way hold, und tho motion was agreod to. O tho votes cust, all wore in favor of tiio prop. osition, and it was undorstood that tho stock v 1 bo placed without difliculty, Lrom that time on until this month the Board of Direclors did nothing of intercst, but the Beo- 10tory labored over tho constantly-fucroasing ) plieations for ypace, snd the Exeoutive Commit- teo kopt n vigilant 6ye npon the rising walls of their building, while o sub-committes, consisting of Meusrs, Drako, Loflin, and Poarco, went to ‘iucinnati to visit the Exposition there, and got what useful iuformation nmxy could upon rubject, ‘Thoy wero most politely racived, and the Directors of the Cincinpati Bxposition went ovor the whale ground with them, pointed out their own early mistakes, and gave ‘the visitors the benetit of " their own experienco. Then, to completo their kindnoss, they gave permission to those of their exhibitors who wished to show at Chicago to withdraw their goods beforo tho +lose of 1he Exposition, INSTIRUCTIONS TO EXIIDITONS, On tho fith inst., the Executive Committeo is- sned the followg clreulars Tho Inter-Biato Industrinl Exposition of Cuicago will e formally opened to the publioon Thursday, Eupt, 26, 187, at which time {t 16 exj eeted the Exhibic ull it jurts il bo. thoroughly and completely 1 Hlio” Exceutivo Gomulttca “Uavo, therofors, el tha at—Exbibitorn, thelr agents, and workmon in heir eiploy will bu ndmitted to the Exposition bujld~ g for thio purpousof wnaking propuratory atrictures, ou ond ufter tho 10tk lust., und all such strostures antit bo couploted on ot before tho 16th fuut, Second—All urticles for exhibjtion will be recetved in tho building onand sfter the 16th inst., from which dny forward s praper polics force will be kept on duty it and day, Third—All articles for exhibition must be {n place, progerly arrunyed, and nll bozes, weapping#, and other pcking muteriula inust bo_remaved from tho bullding on or before Tuesdny, the 23 fnkt., at 12 m, Fourth—Any fallure on tha purt of an exhibitor to romply wtrictly with elther of tho foregolng roquiro- menty will be takon uu & relinquishmunt of all right 10 tho spncs allotted to him, aund will not be reatored 1o himm, excopt for good causo on ordor of the Ezgots tiro Committve, In muking thls anuouncement, the Exeontive Com- mitleo linve the pleasure to stats that no part of tho preparatory work s beeu_delayed or fatled to be aos complished promptiy, in accordance with the original plns, It §4 thelr” jnfoution to continue the ssmo promptucas and rogularity througlont; wid to enablo Lis to ho dono, it 1a necessary that each oxhibitor b slso promptly on 'timo, ADMISHION, ¢ The quostion of adiission rates waa dlscussed at this meoting, and the following wore adoptod : From Mondays to Fridnys 50 conts for adulty, 256 for childron, and 15 for seliool ohildron ; on Hat- urdnyy udnlts 25 cents and childron 16, Lx- hilitors' tickets for tho senson worae fixod at $10, and coupou tickets for their omployes at 24, Monday, tho Oth, another moeting of the Bomd of Diregtors was held, with 3r. Gool- baugh in the chair, at which the Executive Com- mitteo roported the progress made, ‘e con- tracts amounted to £200,000. The additions re- cently mado for mittiug and cloak rooms, ros- tanrang, ow., would cost nhont £8,000 more, nnd othor ¢xponidituras for flags, plumblug, ‘eto., wouldl wwoll tho nggrogato Lo’ €216,000 18 con tractors’ bills, The additional exponsos wora small, for fow salarlod people wero employed, Tn order 1o got the monay with which to pay tho contraotorn they hud borrowod it, and Eucamo individually respousible for it. ' Tho day of opening hud boou fixed, and the Board would wake out a prograuuno for the oponing ovening, THE RUNDAY QUESTION, Then Mr. Ilowug called attontion to s quos- tlon which had beon disenmsed for somo timo in tho colnmu of the Staats-Zeilung, ‘Ihat was, did they intond to koep tho Exposition opot HBundays, for the purposo of giving tho poormen a chunco to visit 167 3ir, Houton and othora ropliod in the noga- tive. Not thut thoy wanted to dobar working- mon from attending, for thoy wished for thel [ T'HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 1873 X presonce and their monoy 88 much s thoso of woalthior indlvidusls, but thero must bo somo marey shown to tho oxhibltors, who would want ona doy of rost out of tho seven, Tho low pricey of Snlurday ovenlngs woro spocinlly intended for tho working-clanses, TUE OPENING PROGRAMMB, Thon tho Exocntive Committoo wanted in- insiructions on tho subjeot of tha progranmo for the opening ovoning, aud the matter was talked ovor for some timo. Some wishod to Liave it tho 24th; but nmmi tho_following report was ngrood upon, thoe speakora boing seleoted on sccount of thelr oftictal positions : That tho opening boon tho cvoning of Sopt. 25, snd bat Firat—Siatement, and dolivery of tho hullding l;lv tho Ohialrman o 'thy- Executfve Commitico, P outou, Second-~Tteaponse, and neceptanco on bebnlf of tho Board of Directors, by Mr, Goolbnugl, ZT'hfrd—Addresres by tho Acling-Mnyar, Qov. Bove erldgo, sud Benators Logan and Ogleuby, Ticketa of admission to ba Jasucd by the Becretary, under {ho diraction of the Kxocutivo Comulttes, UINTS FOR NEXT YEAR, That mattor boing olf their hands, tho gantle- men bogan to thiuk ahiout noxt yoar, aid Mr. Crino wauted to know from Mr, Heésing whother thoy could not got up a Bnongertest, or something of thay kind, for 1874, Mr. Hesing was o littlo doubtfal, but _thought it vory likely that n.e{y would have a Turners’ or Sharpehootoia' Fosti- val, which would loud specin! attinctions to the Exposition of 1874, T'his looking shoad a year way not unnntural, for tho stockbolders were convinced of the profitablo character of thoir on-~ terpriso, and all who had scon the rising build- ing on the Lake Shoro, whother property ownora in the vlcluufi or not, find quy much made up their minds that the building was n good thlufi and had bettor remain permaneutly whore it wag, This was m'mpl%a confirmation of & stnto- mont made by Mr. D, A, Gago tho day that Boyington's plan was adopted, whonhe remarked that, it so handsome a building was over erected on the Lake I'aik, it would romain thore, not morely becanse it was good-lovking, but mnco it could 'be put toso mauy uses, oxpositions in autamn, concerts In summer, and party canven~ tions and mass-moetings at all timos. THE POST WEAKENS, The Commiticoand ovorybody else stuck to their work, latending to open’ to-day, and knoming Rur[eclly woll that they could do so. Wednos- ny weok, howover, it oceurred_to somoone in the Post, who had not paid sufficient aciention to the way In which the work on the building bind beon pushed ahond, and who saw that much yot romainod to be done, to lift up & doloful songy and enggostod a postponemont till tho 9th of Octover, pince the building was in- complate, ~ the futerlor did “not lock attractive, ond could not bo made to do 80 forsome days. Michigan avonno wos unim- proved, tho ground was all torn up, and the sidawalks untiniehod, Ifrain came, ss would be apt to bo the caso, the building could hardly bo reached. Many of the exhibitors, snid tho Post, said that they were unablo to put their de- gnl‘lmuulu in order by the timo upnurflad. By tho th evorything would bo in roadiness, snd the oponing of tho bnilding ou that day would Lo o fix(-no(ul recoguition of the anniversary of the ra, Tho samo aftornoon the Executivo Committes ‘mot, and 1ta membors were amused aud irritated by these suggontions, thus kindly proffored to them. They utterly deolined to cousider thom, feolivg assured that they could be ready, and 1wore than ready, by the time specitied. Bo they issued the follewing card ¢ Orrice INTEN-STATE ExrosiTion, CurcAao, Sopt. 17, 187,—An articlo appeated in the Post of thfk evens inig etating that it waa suggested to postjions the ojwn- iug of the Exposition unlil Oct, 9. The Committeo, by a unanimous voto, tlis afternuon decldod nbat the openiug should tako placo Sapt. 25, und holders of spaco will pleusataks dus uotice, ' In’ regard to il waya tho Committeo will bo able to aunounco through tho difforent duilies their success, which nt this timo 100ks fuvorablo for excursiou trsins al roduced ratos, For the Committco, N. 8. Bouzox, Chiairman, Bo far as the oxhibltors were coucorned, sll of them who hiad beou allotted space, sud who woro presont, declarod that thoy could bo ready in time, aud 500 othora who could not be accommo- dated, were ready tfl‘filvn bond that they would have their goods all Dnd an opportunity to got in, THIS EVENING'S PROGRAMME. From this time on the Inbors of the Excentive Committee woro constant but unintoronting. ‘They wero required to take action upon a hune dred little matters whicl: are not worth mention, Suturdny, howovar, thoy adoptod e following a8 the opening programme for to-night : Muslo—National Alrs, Cliicago Exposition Graud March, composed for {ho aceasion by Prof, Flodoard Hoffmah., Addrers anil delivery of the buliding to the Boara of Diractors by the Ohoifmun of the Exceutive Commit- ter, N. 8, Bouton, Eaq, Ieapongo snd accopianco on hohalf of the_Boaril of Dircctors by tho on, W. F. Coolbaugh, Vico-Tresie ant, Musio—*' Festival Ovorture,” by Prof, Hoffinan, Addresses of Welcome, by the Ion, L. L, Bond, Mayor of Chicago, nnd_Hin Excollonoy, John L. Deve eridge, Guvernor of Il ot Musio—Potpourr from “ Mariha" Flotow, sA:hlreln by tho Hon. John A, Logan, United States jentor, DMusic—* National Potpourrl,” Hoinicke, Addresa by tho Hon, Richard J, Ogiesby, United States Senator, Music—* Galop Welcome,” Fuust, Itis coneidored donbtful, howoyor, whother Souator Ogloeby will bo prosent. THE SITE. TOE LAKE BI{ORE PARK, The battlo, quict but earncsl, whioh at ono timo throntoned to mar the harmony of the ou- ward course of tho Exposition, camo toanend sa narrated above, and it was docided, and wisely, to solect tho sito upon the Iake shoro south of Monroe streot, it it could bo secured, This ter- ritory kas two great advantages : 1t was accossl- Dle to nearly overybody, and it could be had for nothing, As busincss men, the managers of tho onterprise could not hesitato to chooso it. The Houth Bido cars and buscs ran but a short dis- tance from it. All the West Bide strect-cor lines hiad termini not far removed from it. It Iny convenient to sl tho great hotels, and undor the vory windows of ona. The North Siders alono had to travel a considerable distanco, and thore woro not 50 mouy of them. The immonso orowds which had collocted at the basoe-ball gamos hold noar by in 1871 sbowed that thore was no trouble in inducing pooplo to go there. T8 IISTORY. The only question was whother the ground could bo obtained. This portion of Fractional Boction 16 had beon glvon by the Unitod Btates to the Stato of Iilinols, togethor with the other lands granted to aid fn the construction of the Tlinois & Michigan Canal. The Oanal Commis- slonors, whon thoy laid out Michigan svenuo, and gave it to tho city, also gavo all the land onat of it to tho lake to bo used as a park, north of Park row nnd south of Madison atroot. Thers it remainod rough and unimproved, and used only for occasional mootings, There, in 1806, the Bouthern Loyalists held forth on ono cold and sutumnal day, while Mayor, now Congressman, Rico presided, and, sitting upon his lofty stand, shivored in the laka broezo, But, {n 1869, tho Logislaturo pastod the Lake Front bill, which it repoaled at its last scesion, and gave to the railroads somo ground north of Madison stroot, and also all xiparisn rights in front of the Ianke Park itself. Tho city refused to assent to this, and proporty-holders on the avenue, including Nr, Scammon and Mr, Hoyne, rushed into the courts to provent any action on the part of the city, and to enjoin everybody from doing anything to obstruot their easoments, anclont rights, water privilogos, lake view, east winds, eto. Tho city also bogan to take n deopor interest in this strip of land, and s6t to work, through tho Board of Publio Works, tomnke it more ornamontsl than it had been, Thorefora tho Board, as isits custon In laying out a park, advortised for a numborof small rustio bridges, When they' were prooured, ditches of & suitable alzo wore dug in the Luake Park, and those bridgos wore placad over them at proper intorvals, The park then consisted of strips of green grass, intersporsed with pools of water covered with groon scum, and the above montioned bridges, A fow hard-bottomed bunches addod to the pleturosquencss of tho scono, and mado It an ngreonblo resort of & summer ovening. It was a popular placo with the servant girla of the South Divislon, and during tho summor montl furnivbed lodgings for tho sheltorless vagrants, But tho fira of Octobor wwopt across tho park, dostraying the fonoo wiuch bonnded and the bonohes which adorned it, But since it was froo from rubbish, it boonme oue of the first points whore robuildlug bogan, The Counoil author- 1zed the Board of Public Woris to lease It, nnd, from northern to southorn oxtromity, It was oovered, iu n briof porlad, with tho storen of morchants who, haying gotton the land for n low rental, froquently retused Lo pay suything, Admitted thora only on sufforance, it was with difloulty that they conld bo romoved, but at last thoy woro oustod, aud tho grouud roweined wpleyod by tho 26tk if thoy | omply, but _worao looking than nftor the firo oven, It was usoless Lo talk of making it n pack again, for it was fated togo for Lusinors purposios at ono timae or anothor, and 1o it Iny vacant awalling tho use to which o portion of it haw at Inet boon put; nor, all things considerod, can a moro fitting ono Lo At prosont imagined, OTHER LOCATIONA AUGORSTED, The Diractors woro wiso hoyond question fn tholr seloction of nsite, Doxior Park was too romoto, and tho nxlmnno of gotting thero wonld have dimivished thoe nttondonco, Union Park was not fitted for tho pnr{mflm Donrborn Park was too small; tho block between Elizaboth, Ada, Woshington and Madison wns not apacious onongh, aud the othor localitics suggested on tho Bouth Bide wors ocithor too remote, or in other respects unsuitablo for tho purposo, Nono of thom woro ae near tho atroot cars, the dopots, the hotols, or the ovly attractive sconis fenturo of Ghieago, tho Lako. PETITION TO THE COUNCIT. . After ropested intorviows with tho Mayor and othor ity ofllcinls, the following potition was resontod to the Common Councll at their maot- ng liold on the 14th of April, four dnys aftor tho clection of the Bonrd of Diroators: To the Mayor and City Connedl of Chicago, 1. Moy It ploaso_your bonorablo_body, wo, {he under- slgueid members of tho Board of Diroctors of the Tutor- Blato Indusirial Exposition of Cirlcago, Iil,, have been doputed o reyuent, in the name o1 {ho Assoclation, that you aliall empower tho Tonrd of Public Works (o crect o sultable bulliing for the pnrposo of hohling o frand Inter-Blate Industrial Exjosition on tho Luke Frout, located Adama atreot, 800 fect fronl, north of Congrass nnd_south of and {0 occupy not morg than on tho conditions that tho Intor- State Industrial Exposition Association furnish all tho plats aud monoy for tiat purposo, tho Duikling fumler tho direction of ~ tho Bosrd of Public Works " to bo nsed by ssid Assocls- tlons for Industria] oxpositions aud other ontertaine mients of publlo intereat and benoflts, sud to be 8o con- siructod ua fo bo ornamontal to thy Lako Tark grounie, tho torm of occupancy to bo entirely at the will of {ho City Caunctl, and tho atructure itaelf {o be romoved by tho Association whenever tha Council ahall 50 ordcr, The subacribers respoctfully subinit thn the requeat is mrde in strict accordsuce with the undoratanding upon ‘which nbeeriptions weoro recolved fo tho capital stock of sald Ameociation. Tho subscribers numbor over 365, and ropresent all the loading firms of our ety in evory bramch of fudustrs and commerco, ~ They cousider that the holding of such an oxfiibition will ~ greafly ~ promote and dovelop the commorcial, ~ manufacturing, and general futererta of tho Northwestorn States, and tond largely to induca the location of enpital among s, With this view the object hnaa been so promoted, and 1t now remaing for your bonorablo hody to eay whother Chicagu shiali buva a grand Infer-Stato Indusirial Ex- posiiion this fall or not, Timo will not permita engthened connldoration of our momorial, The work must startat onco. Thuk wo ask that you enlcrtaln tho prayer of our pottion thi night, 14 T, Crawe, AL 0. Hewind, 3. P, Ruynoups, YorTen PALMii, G. W, Laruiy, On motlon, tho petition was roforred to tho Committeo on Wharvea and Public Grounds, with instructions to reporl at tho next regular mooting. TITE AUTION TAKEN, On tho 17th the Commutteo met to considor the subjoct. Ald. Ogdon dwolt npon the importauco of knowing what objections thoro wore to giving up tho portion of the Laite Purk asked for. Ald. Bowon said he understoud that no proj orty-ownor from Madison to Adums streot would raise any objoctions, Ald. Ogden zhuufhe the proprictors of the Garduer Ifouso would not raise any objoctions, Ald. Cannon moved that gertain “limits be pro- seribed lu an ordinnnco giving the necessary aue thority, which motlon was discussed. Mr. Tuloy prosouted tho following : Itenolved, That tho Doard of Publie Works he and thoy are hereby authorized to erect a butlding on Lake Park Iu accordance with tho petition of tho Board of Dircctors of the Inter-Stato Industrial Exposition of Chiengo ¢ Provided, however, that the builling to Lo crected shall in no avent bo perwitted to remain upon raid Lake Park grouuds for o lovger perlod than ons year from May 1, 1873, This was adopted by tho Commitice without digsont. It was_tho opinfon of Corporation Counsel Tuley and others, that the pormiusion, in order to bo legal, would hayo to bo given in tho above form, The city hiad no power to make & doustion of the usaof its property to privnte individuals, snd that to save the point, tho work would havo to bo douo uuder 1o suporiutonds enco of city oflicors. 'Tne following !loullng, tion was ropostod to tho over for a wook. On tho 28th It camo up again, and was smond- ed s0 a8 Lo read ag follows: Reoived, That the Board of Public Works ho and tliey aro horeby authiorized to erect n bullding on Luke Park, south of Mourao atreet, and porth of Van Buren atreot, not oxceeding 800 fect'in front Jengils, the same 10 Lo Used, under the direction of the Board'uf Tublic Works, by tha Intor-State Industrial Exposition Anso- cintiou, aud ehall bo constructed upon_such pluns as shull b6 appoved by the Board; provided, the nmeces. rary monoy for the broctiun of ‘sald buflding slall be furnfslicd 1o sald Board by said Association; and pro- vided further, Uit such” Luilding s to be ercotod sl ou 1o ncount b yermitted 10 xemain upon safd park or ground_for a longer period than oue year, from Bay 1, 1878 In this form it was considered safo, and was aurod without o disvouting voico, and without £u being necossary to rosort to electioneering, Thon, for forw's sake, the Exeontivo Comuit- too submitted r. Boyington's plans to tho Board vf Tublic Works, by whom thoy wers ap- proved, and Mr. W, L, Carroll was solecied as Buporintondont. THE BURROUNDINGS. Tho appearauce of this pieco of the ground at tho time the Council grantod permission to uso it, way doplorablo onough from tho Guranor Ilcuse at the souwth to Mudison streot on the north. The iwestorn sido of Michigan avonue wan poorly built up, the corner ofAdoms street Loiug about tho ouly excoption. In vome pluces tho excavations had been made for tho base- ments, sud the stroot was obstructed with heaps of dirt'and building material ; ono or two little shinntios wero occupied as restaurantsor saloous. Between tho maze of railroad traoks and switch- April 21, tho resotu- Council, and was laid es mnnd . Michigan avenuo, tho ground wea till - doformod by the dobris of there after tho tho buildings put up fire, Evorytliings looked chinotio nmluupmm(slpfi. But whon'it was known that au imposing build- ing ias to go up thero, tho epirit of spoculation sottlod in that locality. Tho bulldings which wore in course of oroction were pushed forward, Vacaut lots wore in domand. Innumorablo licousies woro tnkon out for innumerablo ** Ex- position Restaurants and Saloons,” for it was soen. thnt no ono place would teod the gathoring muititudes, The propriotors of the Gardner Houso bogan to eco that it was au oxcollont thing to be the nearest hotel ; and the Mattoson House, whoso sign could bo scon across the vacapt spaco between it and tho Exposition building, hoped tlat thoytoo would have an abundant share of the harvost. Even at this moment the surroundinga of the Exposition ara not in oll rospoctsnttractive. Tha chieap framo shnnties could woll bo dispensed with, By groat oxertions Michigan avenue has been put in soms kind of order, and a sidowallk built ; but thoro ia much work yot to bo done on Adams street, which is tho chiof thoroughfare to tho Exposition building. By next weok, how- ever, and the time when the crowds from the country haye bogun _coming, everything will bo in good order, outcide ns well as iusido, or the Eacoutive Committee will know the reason why, THE BUILDING. TUE PILING, In viow of the peculiar naturo of tho soil of the Lako Park thore, being made up of streot swoopings, of the dobris of burnt buildings, and all imaginnble kinds of rubbish, it was docided to bo nocessary to drive piles in order to insuro & stable foundation for the masa of masonry and timber that was to bo heaped up there. Acoord- ingly tho ground was pogged ont, and, on the 20th of June, o littlo over three months ago, tho work of pilo-driving bogan undor the mauago- ment of O, B, Greon, andin five days was com- pleted. These piles were of oak, 18 inchos in diamotor and 20 foot long; 828 of them were drivon for the support of tho immonso truss arches, and an indefluite number for tho founda- tion walls, NOTES OF PROGRESS. 1In n weok tho pile-drivors and excavators for #owor, gas, and wator-pipes wore out of tho way, and the bricklayors and carpentors camo to the front, and wont at their work with a fervor and rapidity rarely soen, evou hiere. DBy tho 12th of July tho floor-laying wan comploted, and the bricklayors wore growing toward the close of thoir task, Theso outor walls wero run up with almost incrodible mpoed. An account of the progreas of tho bullding, writtenas the time, BayA The bricklayers staried at the contre north of the oo, on the ‘west front, aud scem to huve traveled right round opposite to'where thoy commenced, ou the Iako frout, hulldisg as they wout o wall of smoe 4 or6 feot high, Then thoy made s fresls start about 60 yardy farthor north, snd put up snothice luyorof 4 or 5 Teat,” “Tlhon a4 tha sorth 61 they elreicd wrommd with #tlll another layer, And on the Jake frout thoy have put up snotlier aud st layer, making 8 brtck vall on hat wldo fully 95 feot high, fn which doops aud wine dows ot proper inlervalu aro rogularly built, Thoy #cem Lo Lo zalred tho wall s Ligh as thoy fiteud fo atpresent, und ary working back, boing naw ongnged fu putting on u fourtl layer, on No, § paich, on the uartor-cirolo describing the morth snd, Along tho ;L)urhll throughout ita entiro longth, the npeciator, standiug ot oither ond, will perceivo liila oponings, Tiko trapm, o couplo or w0 of feot Aquare, nt regular intervals, in two lines, from end (o end, 'ono on each slito, nl o' distanca af 95 feot from (Hobrick wall, The truspos alrcady roforred to epring from theao opena inga; and upon them the enlito weight of the roof Will reut, Tho {ruanca nre boing mado now, by tho aimplo process of nafling ono piank of an inch thick over another plank of ‘an juk thick, and that over anotlier, atd 80 on, until alx (or olght) Tava been £o nofled togother, tho onds dovetalling, and the whole belng ufterward bolted frnily, On tho 2d of August, almost all tho brick-work waa built, Of tho thirty-one trussos fourtoen woro in position, while four moro woro roady for oroction, Thoy were built on the floor of the building and raiscw to their places hy six dor- ricks, Pondorous a8 thoy woro, it toolk but half an hour fo raiso ono to its place, though tho necosfary proparatlons for that oporation took from oight to nive hours. The following Monday, notwithstanding that rapid progress had beon made, a hundred moro mon woro put on i, and the work wont forward with redoubled speed, watehod, not only by the Suporintendont, but also by some memboer of tho Exeoutivo Oommittoe, who was constantly on hoand during working hours, Dy the 10t the buildiug was nearly wholly inolosed, oxcept at the ends, and the hulf-trusses ot tho south ond woro in place. The glazing in tho roof wae bogun, and tho groat smoke-chime ney, just northeast of tho building, way nenrly finished, From that timoe up to the present tho work, ohiefly Intorior, hns gono on steadil without interruption, sud with but few accl- dents, MODIFICATIONS OF PLANS, Tho orlgiuul pinus woro adhored to with but slight muditieacions, e sl design was in tho shupo of & purallologram, but it was afterwards chaniged by rounding off tho coruers at both oudy, makmg thom seml-circular, This altorn- tion was admtable, sinco it permitied tho con- tinuation of the gallery around tho entire buitd- ing, gavo au unbroken skylight, aud an extorior and jutorlor offect, which could Lnvo boon se~ cured i1 no other way. After tho building had gotton fairly under headway, it was founa that more roum would be needed, and, siuce thora wag not tmo to ewoct A pormanent structure, the Lxcoutive Committeo was com- pelled to pateh out hero and thero, and to make tomporary additions whero convenient. ‘Thus the gallery was widoued out four feot nt n cost of $1,100 ;" and sheds were built at both ends for agricultural machinery of a heavy kind, each one 4U fool by 160. Additions were also wade on tho enst sido of the building forn restaurant, sitting-rooms, otc. These could be mado with but littlo additional expense, since the east wall of thu building was used. They,are on either i!ldn of tho Art Hall, and oach ono s 240 feet in ength. THE TRUSSES, Tho cut showing thoe westorn front of the building, and tho two nccompanying grouud- puaus, Will give o botter idea of tho appoarance of tho building, and the wuy iu whioh it is laid out, than auy description, liowover detailod, can convey. Lut sull there are somo figures aud stntomonts relative to the dotails of coustruc- tion, which will be of general intorost, sinco they will aid to comprehond the solidity of tho mossive structure. Upon tho piles rest tho trusses which support - tho lofty and rounded roof. Thore are 81 main oues and 10 half ones at each end. ‘Thouo trusses nro supported ench by four piles, capped by onk imuors 12x14 inches thick an 4 oot long. Across these eap-sticks ave lnid four onk sub-sills 12x12 inches fu thickness, aud, liko tho cops, 4 feot in longth, Placedsidaby wido on tho tup of theso aticks rost the main sills, which oxteud acrous tho building, supporting the trusses at ench end. 'Tho spriug of the arch is pluced at 4 feot above the floor, or 7 fect above tho maiu sill. Tho maiu onca are of 150 foot span, 4 feot thick, and 12 to 14 inchos wide aud are mado of ono and three-quarter dicsso P plavk, fastoned with bolts uud dingonal tio- ruds, the lower boing b4 feot from tho tluor, The bulf trusses aro ouly 9 juches wide, but of the #nme thickuess and watorials as tho main onos. Tor the tirst 28 feot thoy aro built solid. The oxtorior walls of the first story are of brick, 24 fect in Loight avd aro 16 feof outwido of tha line of trusscs, Receding from them is o shiod roof, touching the spring of the main roof, which, for 17 feot sbove thet point, is mude of Lammored glass, Above that it is of galvanized irou. MATERIALS USED. The tollawing figures give very closcly the amounts of the difforeut kinds of waterinl used, though rowo of them must be incrensed owing to the later additions. The full tigures will be given in Mr, Bouton's address, to Lo mude this ovening: 1,716,000 bricks ; 8,000,000 toct of lum- bor ; 4,200 cubic feot of stono ; 1,500 squarcs of tin, ' edch wsquare being 10 by 10 foot; 188 tous of bolts, nuts, and plates; 4,600 feot of pgalvanized iron corbices; 1,000 feot of galvauized iron conductor pipe; 7,000 foot of glass in tho windows, 5,000 'feet of slicet gluss 1 tho ventilators, and 27,200 feot of ribbed glass in the sky-lightd; in tho doors and oflices there aro 1,000 feet additional of glass, ‘Thera aro 14,000 foot of gas-pivs iu tho structure, 1 half of which is vory large, somo of it boing § juches wido. ‘Thore iu more large pips in this than in auy other building in the world. TIHE CENTIE PRGJECTION, As haa been spid, tho building is 800 feot long, In the contro of the Michigan avenuo front is tho flxst projection, threo stories high, 20 feet clear of tho main wall, and 120 feet long, ‘T'he first story has an altitude of 2% feot, the socond 16, and the third 14. Over tho third story Is & pedimont or *gablo-ond” 25 feot in height, = In front of this pro- Jjection or portico is a carriage drive 20 feob wWido, upon which open two largo eutrance-doors, Two double windows flank the doors on each side. Coveriug the driva is the bualcouy of the #econd story, 20 feot wide and 80 long. “Freuch double wiidows open from the second ktory upon tha balcony, which in turn is covered by a houdsome awning susponded from sbove the windows of the third story. Tho samo duscrip- tion applies to each of tho two othor projections, gituated near tho ends of tho building, except that thoy are 20 by 80 foet in ground measure- mout, and threo doors opon tipon tho carriago drive in each caso, instend of two, a8 in tho grand portico. THE WINDOWS AND DOORE. Thero are 473 windows in the bwlding, 160 of whioh gre in the first story, or brick portion. Of doors there ara 18, The two main doors sre 10 feot wide by 14 feot high, with semi-circular transoms, edding 6 foet to thair holght. Six of tho doors in the end projections are 8 feot wide, ond the ton doors in the sidos and onds of the building are 10 feot wide ; the hoight Is uniform. On the sccond story there are four doors opening to tho balcony on the front portico ; these aro & Dy 10, with transoms. At each of tho end projec- tions thore are two doora 8 by 12 feat, THE DOMES, The grand doma is just back of the Adams streot entrance and oxactly in the middle of tho Toof, It is twolvo-sided, 60 foot in diameter, with 40 feat perpondicular height, snd a radiug of 38 foot 8 iuches for the curve. Above the porpondicular part the dowme is 6 foot high, ‘making & total ‘holght from the top of the trass to the baso of the lantorn of 76 faot. Tho lan- ternis 18 foet in diameter, hns a perpendicular faco 12 feet_high, crownod by a rounded cover 8 foot high. From tha apex of the lanteru springa o fagatafl 68 foct high, The distanco from the g‘mnud to the baso of the flagstaff is 176 feot. n onch faco of tho ocircular part of tho dome and Iantorn is a round dormer win- dow, crested sud ornomented with galvan- ized iron work. In cach of tho porpendicular facos is a large double window, ¥rom tho north and south sides of the grand dome a ven- tilator extonds Bloug the roof to tho end domoa, Thia voutilator {8 13 foot high and 26 feet wide. Tho sides are glass, and the top—which is sup~ ported by iron posts ot 10 foot apart in tho aidos —In galvanizod iron. Along the ridge of tho top oxtonds an ornamental railing, Tho cnd domea are oach 48 feot square and 32 foct high to tho baso of the lantern, which is 140 foot above tho floor, The lanterns have each a holght superior to its domo of 16 foot, so that from the floor to tho summit {a ap clavation of 166 foet. In the north dome, Crane Brothora havo put fn ono of their elovators, furnishing tho most expeditions and easy way of gotting up-atare, This grand centro dome is the grentost foatnre of the whole b\\(l\l&n};, and, facing Adnms stroet, a8 it doos, forms an imposing terminus for that stroct. Tromn ity summniit, too, ane can gat about tha finost view of Clicagd nd tho lake that can bo found auywhere in tho city. ACCIDENTA, Nnnmhulamllnf tho number of workmen em- rlnyml, the quantition of materinl handled, and Do way in which the building was rushed along, but few verious misadvonturos oconrred, Soven accidonts happoned, and of theso only ono proved fatal, the cavo hoing that of n carpenter named MoLann, who, while drawiug a lever, foll batk a distanco of ouly four foot, fractured his thigh, ond Qled subsoyuontly of intornal Inflammation, Tho avcident whish comes next in point of worlonsnoss iy that which befel Bryan Whittakor, foremnn of a gangof carpontors, Upon his head foll 8 hammor which sllpped from thio bolt of a carpentoer workiug upon the roof of tho bullding. A holo In the skull an Inch square and Lalf an inch (luul) wad tho result, but tho operation of tropauning having beon succobs~ fully performed, the man is rapidly recovering, Docker, tho continotor, broke Lis log; the #pecinl watohman got his linad smnsbed and had & bad fall shortly aftorwardn, whilo one or two ** minor ocourronces ™ clons what muat bo con- slderod vory rmull list of casunition, Awan evidenco of ibo Iutercst taken by pooplo of all clagsos in the wolfare of tho clty's venturo, it may bo statod that tho dootors who attonded partles hurt nt the Exposition invariably charged ouly lislf rates for their eorvicas, THE GONTRACTONA to whoso care this compavativo freedom from ncoldont, ns woll n the strongth and benuty of tho structuro aro so lnrgfil,v due, sre W. W. Boy- Ington, arohiteot; W. L. Curroll, superintond- ont; P. I, Docker, cnrpontry; Iicevos & Wolls, mason worle; Henth & Milligan, paiuting and Elnzlu 3 J. B, Doswolt, plumbing; Wilton & Willard, o, fittors Lostor & Uadyal ohoot glasys T, B, Cande & Co., Lolts, nuls, sud plates; T'oot & Rico, hammer glasa; N, H, outon & Co., cast iron work ; D, 1, Lall & Co., bolts and rods; Dowoy & Jones, tin roofing and galvanized fron work ;" M. A. Powoll & Co., com- Position and gravel roollng THE ENTAANCES, Thoro are threo main ontrauces to the build- ing, ono at the hosd of Adams street, and the others it the northorn and southorn pml]uuuuuu ou Michigan avenue, Thoro are socondary on- traugos in tho semiciroular ends of the bull ‘““II' but they will be but littlo used. Conrringes wiil dischargo their pausongers nnd will thon drive to a stand rmvldml for them on a vacant lot south of tho building, Iach ono will bo as- ulfi:xuld o number, and, when it is wanted, will bo tel cgmylmd for, and will come up to the sotth- orn main entrance. This arrangement will, it 18 cortain, avoid ll confusion. INTERIOR ANNANGEMENTS, Tmmediatoly on the right, as one goos in by the main outranco, is tho Seoretary's room, and on tho left the Tronsuror's oftice. Jusi over- hoad, oceupying the projection, and bononth the floor of the gall m—i, aro threo rooms, tho south- ern ono intended for the use of tho Executive Committee, the contral ono as n privato oftico for thom, and the northorn ono for tho ueo of tho city and country prees, It is comfortabl and conveniontly fitted up, and will answer all thoir roquirements. Theso throo rooms look out diroctly into the maiu Lall, through largo gloss windows, nnd form n admirable post for observation, Above tho gallery in thie contral _projection is o largo room, which will not be used excopt for storago and miscellancous purposes. From this room o flight of stairs loads up into the central domo. I'here are also similar third-story rooms in the northern and southern projoctions, one of which will bo used for wleepivg purposos, and tha othor o8 n Btore-room, On the castern wido of the building are the Art Lnll, in the coutro, and tho restauraut north sud south of it. Just north of tho Art Hall are two tiors of water closots. The gallory for thoe mueicians extends out from tho coutro of tho cast gallery, aud is twenty-five feot by eixty, and will amply accom- modate tho forty mombors of Vass & Hoffman's Baud. THE MAIN GALLERY, which encireles tho intorior of tho building, is 25 feot wido, excapt fu tho throo porticos, wliro ovor the grand entrauce it will be 80x120 feot in izo, aud 46380 over the ond projections. The wrussos aro built solid up to the floor of this gullery, through which they puss at fifteon foot from tho outor walls; outside this a walk ton foot wida is loft, protected on tha edgo by o rail- ing. Tho space iusido tho trasses, that is, bo- twoon tho trussos and walls, is desigted for oxhibition purposes, Tho srrangemonts for gotting up-staira are ample. On cach side of tho three cutrancos on Mic] &Enn avenue aro two flights and on the cast sido thero aro four flights, one at cach end and #wo in the contre. Thoy are 7 feot wide, raled on eithor side, aud witls broad half landings. At ono timo it was lutended to paint the in- terior, butthe luck of timo_ and othor causes provented. It will be done in time for the Ex. lm&ltlon of next yoor, aud ita absence doos not injure the looks of the building. TILE ART GALLERY, Tho section dedicated to .the Fine Artsand placed under tho cliarge of blr. Aitkin will bo one of lho most attractive featuros of the Lxposition. Tho Art Hall protrudes from the wall twonty foot, and has a length of 120 foot north and south, Tho walls run up on tho outside toa helght of thir.y-four feat, 10 foot more than the main wall, 'Twenty- fivo feot in widih of roowm inside the building is takon up tho entire length of tho art gallery, and thrown into it, giviug it a floor spaco of 45% 120 foot. Thore me two wide entrances from the interior. Tho hall is divided into three rouns, whioh are puinted muoon color, excoptim- maodiatoly around the skylight, where it is wiite., "Whe light 18 admitnble by day aud by night, tha arrangement for gas boiug perfect, Tho firkl of thego rooms is dovoted to sculpture and archi- toctural drawings. In the courwe of time, tho Court-Houss plaus sro expocted to form one of the features of this raom. ‘Lhe middle room is for paintings, and wil Lo filled with fine pictures, including Autumn in tho Biorras,” by Biorstadt, and Armitago's Momorial Picture. Tho lnst room ' is intended tor photogruplis, dravlugs, ctc, Tho mnin hall is given up almost ontirely to. oxhibitora, the only oxcaption being the magnif- icout fountain uunder the contre of the mnin domo, iu tho middlo of a busin forty frot in di- ameter, which will be kopt filled “with water, Tho fountain is of bronze, and is encriched with life-size figures, TIGNTING TP Tho arrangamenits for lighting the building at night are of the most comprelicnyive charace A largo contra_ring, 18 fect in dismoter, with G0_buruers, will hang beneuth tho great dome. Distributed over the buildivg will be 60 G-foot rings, cach ono huving 36 burnors; theso will hang 24 feet above the floor. Thero will bo an 8-light pondant overy 10 feot under tho gallorles, or 170 of those pondnnts, having in all 1,360 lights, On all the srchos abovo the gulldry thero are brackets with four lights onoh. The art-room will bolightod with pnrfurn!ndpipu, baving about 500 burners, & foot apart, The pipes will hang about 16 feet from tha floor, aud sre 8o connecled with the main pipes, that any ono of tha throe dopartmonts into which the art- room is divided may be lifihlcd alouo. No arrangomonts have becn made tor mml(nfi tho building. It is hoped that the woather wil bo favorable, and at night tho heat from the quauntity of gas consumed will do much to aid in tnking off tho chill. THE CONVENIENOCES, Tor tho convenionce of exlubitors and visltors, o Branch Post-Oflico is to be ostablishod in tho building, where stumps, stamped onvelopes, ote., will be told, and to ‘which lottara for porsbus connacted with the Exposition will bo sent, Sov- eral letter-boxes were put up iuside some days ngo. Tho Western Union Lolograph Company intonds to run a wire into the bu ll]}ng, aud have an_oporator thero, sud tho American District “Felograpls will do tho samo thing, whilo the Ex- pross Companies will opou sn oflice thore. Dunng tho first wook of the month the office of the Secrotary was transferrod to the Exposi- tion bwilding, and Lo began operstions in tho room now ocoupied by him, on tho left of the muin ontrance, This change was conveniont in ‘mnuy raupocts, but it soon bocamenecossary, for when the building was so far adyauced that the floor was cleared, and the oxbibitors were ordered to go abesd with the oroction of the platforms, or bootls, or stands, tho presence of the Socre- tary was roquired to 'pass upon tho now applica- tions for space which wera conatantly coming in, AT THE FIRST GLANGE, tho taek of the Becretary would seem & compnra~ tivoly ensy one. Ho had at Lis control for divi- sion amoug tho exbibitors space to the oxtent of b54-6 acres. On tho ground floor alone he wag nastor of 243,080 feot, a spaco which would seom snfliciout to meet the wants of an army of men. Dut this nmount was swallowed up'in o fow days, and Mr. Roynolds was then called upon to take n couplo of square yards from this individual and give thom to some one olko, and to patiently study out some way by which the conflicting cluims of » score of appli- canty could be racouciled. From time to Ymo oo one to whom an allotmont had beon made would notify the oflicors that he had docided not to uno it, and then this windfall of four or six yards was omployed to pacify balf-n-dozon olamorons porsony who positively would bo roady in timo, ‘fhe pationco of the Bacrotary had boeen tried at many previous exhibitions, but it is doubtful whothorii bas over boon au thor- oughly tosted na during thelosttwo weols, From worniig vill night THE BTHEAN WAS JNOESRANT. During all thoro wonry hours the Boorotary stood in front of tho board to which the ground- plan of the l.mlldln;i' was tacked, and, with pon- cil in ono Lund aud india-rubbor in tho othor, listonod to tho torrents of requests poured in upon him. ‘Phis man wantod more room ; this ouo wanted to front on u maln aislo; this one nut bo changod, or ho conld not make a docont display, and the Hocretary llstenod to ull (hewe storics, rubbed out a nume boro, and wrote oue in thore, always good natured, and nover for a momont thrown uff his balance, THK ORIQINAT, FLAN contemplated o systomatio division of the apaca, Each departiont or division wan to be strictly by itself, Thin arrabgemont weudd havo boon an oxcellont one, 'I'ho only trouble was that this in tho flrat Exposition, and that it was {mpossible tocarry it out. Noxt year, it will bo dona to the convenionca of the public, who will then be able to soo concontratod ut ono point everything re- Iating to avy special nub}act. Bill, even now similar branchos of businosn have, a8 n gonornl thing, gotion togetbor. Tho heavy maghinery Ia up at the morih oend by itsolf, nud the lighter agricultiral lmplemants aro gonorally at the north oud of the gallery, The havdwmo mon aro concontsatod, and tho samo is truo of some othors. ANMANGEMENTS FOIL MACHINERY. Tho arrangemonts mndo for tho muchinery are oxtonsivo nud satiefuctory, The motive power required will ho generated by two boilers in o #peciat building, 40 foct_syunro, orectad on the northeastern cornor of the grana bullding, and whoso presonco 18 oleatly demonatiated by the hundred-foot chimnoy which towers in that loeality, Ouo of the hollers is of 105 horko-powor, tho othor of 240 horse-powor, Tho shafts, pulloys, atd l.mnfiem, aro of Illinols manufycture. Tho steam will bo cearrled {n through pipes, to tho onginos, and wherever olgo it may bo wanted, An ongino of 175 horan-power will driva no less than 230 faot of whafting,—140 feot ou ouch sido of tho build- Ing. Thoshafting on the westside of the build- ing will bo conneoted with that of tho east by an andloss wire-topo, sud this mesus of tranamit- ting powor will Lo ono of tho most Intoresting fenturos of the mochanieal vhow, A wmall up- right ougine will ba employed to work 50 addi- tional feot of shnfting, TIE AFPEARANCE OF TIE NUILDING Ingt Baturday was nob caleulsted to give ono o very lively hopo that it wenld be ofieinlly oponed to-day or to-morrow. I'ho workmen wara still engaged upon the uppor floor. Outsido, tho domes had not heen ontiraly tinned, and inside thoy woro just beginning operations upon tho rand fountain, The fmmense elovator was not. n rendiness, The painting of the Art Hall was not completed, The east walls of the restau- ront rooms hsd not been plasterod. 1fonps of rubbish Iny bere and there upon tho floor, £x- cited exhibilors wore running sround with tho aurvoyor, huuting for thoir spaca, anxious 10 know whoro C came nud where I could possi- Lly bo. At ono point, tho carpentors wore lay- ing tho hoams for » platform ; at another thoy woro laying the flooring : at nnothor the rafling was half done, Horo n couple uf anfes atood in solitary grandonr ; next to thom, but afar of, were somo stoves, and in the uorthern ond of the buildivg stood one or two renpers. Honvy tonms camo in and out. btray Indies dodgoed bo- tiwoou thom, and hunted for tho staira leading to the gallerios, Outsido tho stroat waa torn up, and o heavy rain woull bave made it tmpassable for teams, It seemod as if the Post wero right in its diecournging romarks sbout tho impossibility of oponing on tho day specitiod, DAY DEFORE YESTERDAY the aceno was more hopeful, and far more ani- mated. Thoro was such a rush, jam, and hurry, that it was found noconsary to koop all but ox- libitors out of the Luilding. Many of tho ornate booths and kivsks were up, and tho work upon tho others was rushing forward, Thore wns a ccascless cluttor o bammorsand a grating of saws, Exhibitors wera urging on their workmen, nnd lending n holpiv band themsolves, Heavy toams drove back nu forth across tho floor, among tha carpenters and knlsominors, Boms woro nalling uX signs pud others putting up shelves, One had gotten his box of goods up in tho gallory and was taking out Lis prize pumpkin and mammoth corn, Thoro did not reem to bo an idle man within the bullding, By this Lorole work enrried on ey a0 night, aad which will bo' continued during to-dsy. e verything will be gotten ready for tlo grand opening to-night. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS, ONIOAGO TAE CITY OF NOTELS, In nothing fa thie fame of Chicago greater than in tho number and unequaled splonder of hor public caravansaries, which have given bher the name of tho “ City of Hotels,” Her groud Lotols, unrivaled io their exterior prosentmout, &izo, and finish, andin their furnishing and keop- Ing, havo done much to attest lier progress, and ovidenco tho confidence felt iu her ruture. Sev- eral of the leading hotols that are to be aronot yot completed, but work is progressing on them rapidly, and they will be opeuod boforo tho advent of cold weather, With tho view of informing THE OUTSIDE TUBLIC of tho hotols apen and rondy to welcomo guonts, in view of tho great crowds of slraugers oxpected during the Exposition, Tug Trinvse gives below a list of tho leading holels of the city, with their locations, the number of their rooms, and their churge per diem. Tho list, of course, includos only the most prominent houses. Mo enumorate all tho public caravanun- ries in tho city would bo o Licavy task. Inaddi- tion to all the holelx, there is an innumerablo number of boarding-houses of all classes, with prices ranging from §3 to $10 per wook. ‘Whera tho charge per day is not givon, the housea are not yot open. A MODERATE ESTIMATE of tho hotel capacity in tho city is that 30,000 strangors msy bo comfortnbly provided for bo- foro taxing tho tompors of bonrding-houso : 8OUTR BIDE, Tocition, Tooma. Ter day. Stato and Manroe. .| k and Jdnoki ant ndviph) ifeli.av, and Jackin| ' ob. av. ond dack Voarb'n and Adams) Fifth av.nud Rand'ly 0 5 ] 00 Continoer o Hichigan Avonus| 2,00 Ieving.. 20 Berchn ke Qpdon pay Waba anls av. & Cong, €80 Wood' 184 to 39 Stato, 0 20 Thcryiest & 6.6 av| & 20 Thietyfifth & Vin,uy) 40 200 41 Wabash avonuo. .| al 300 23d and Cot. Gr'a ay. W 2w (Stato and Sixtoouth. 4 210 (Canutand Madirou. . 4 il Fifthavand Madison] 35| 2w Clinton 3 1 and Madis 8t. Oaroline's O't. L Blsbop Court, .... (611 M; Darnos h nou ?; a Madison ¥ Dosplaines) 1197 aud B3 Donpiad And on this sido thore aro a score of minor hotels aud publio houses always ready for the recoption of guests. The North Division of the clty is not well sup- plied with public botels, because very littlo of tho transiont business is dono on this side of the rivor, The leading hotels ara: NOUTH SIDE, ZLocation, Tooms,\Per day, - (larkc aud Onta wl e Markot aud K = i But thero are a goodly number of chieap hotels on thia sido, whero the economical farmor, me- chanio, or Iaborer may sbido in comfort. EUROPEAN XIOTELS, In addition to the regular botels above onu~ merated kopt on the American plan, thero are & Inrgo number of elegant and fashionable caravan- sarios on the Europoan stylo, and othorn loss pro- tontiousandoostly. Vory many temporary sojouru ers profer this plan, whero thoy can got their room or suite at 8o much per diom, and supply the wants of tho inner man a8 tasto and purwe 2groo in the rostauranty attnoliod, or olwowhoro, "Thio following are tho loadivg botols kopé in this stylo: Tarallon, [Ramma. |Ter day, l}fi,g-l.tll 5| 75 d Adaing adiion. . A5, Wathr “Thoro aro many othors in all parts of tho city, and numerons lnngn? rooms, where Bomnus sy bo courtod b trifling cont. THE CATALOGUE. TIIE FOLLOWING 18 A COMPLELE, OATALOGUE of the exhibitors, togothor with o dexeription of onch ontry, systomatically avrangod #o as to #orvo as a guldo to tho Bxposition, We arn iu- tlebted for this to James Nowlan, the publinhor of the only accurato and oficial catalogio, tho Dircotors Liaving given him this privilego on ao- count of hiy thorough acquainlance with the subjoct. Home of tho porsons mentioned in this list ave not yet roady, and thero will bo blank spaces to- night, which will not, 1 sowe cukes, be flled till noxt weok, but soaner or lator, all tho exhitft. ors named will bo prosont with tholr goods, DEPARTMENT A. Heetlon 1 fntings tn Olts and Water Colors, 1 Title amit Arieet, Dirner, Antumn o fio Slorras t A, Blersladt, Artish, Now York Fire Memorlal I'uinting, n 0cc. LA I Artist, Now Yorl Oentral Park § O, G, Rosenburg, JArtlet; N ork Binkot of Raspberrics ;. Mes, T, G, Packard .., p of sl Artiat, Now Yortz Han | sl . 5 nneretadt, Artlst, €1 ‘Gluence M. Joliiw, Lift 1 ed to Munay hurgh, Pa, Gloncao, Beo! Lako Mémpliren 0 o ) Row KNow York, ton, e L Artlst Tdolisten Norweginn Shephovdesa § I, Belling, Now York,.es Artis Gronp of Cilldron ; Irice, Chicago, Dog's Ilead, frow lifo; A, Lomon, Ohicogo, Bara Study’s A, Lemods, Ghiengo. .., Sioyy Moryliyy Morlant of Vi 3. Taslor, No Va0 A Day b thio Woods} T, Darein: Lake_ Champluln, near Durling T. Diglow. Sycatorea; i, O, Enlranco South Pirk s Obio Wouls: 11, 0, Lo Marine Consl of Moxlco; Stewmsblp Baltie; Win, Fergnssou. Portrait Behwert 3 B.uwert,. Brook fnAditoudael Falrflohd, Contluyue, . A Duy u tho Woods; D, Darelay, Chleago, Viowon tio Desplaities; Aunts U, Shios Tortrait ; I, W, Trec i Portralt! ¥, W, ¥ Dog's 11 Portruit ane Ford arle s o, ¥, W, Figer., . Datlinge.. 10 G iy Young Oratar; Sninucl Verplank siaen s AT Tullsnttes of thio 1hndvon, from Yonkors, Wiiot § Mrw, L, Cobb, a's Little Girl; 1t Tortralt; John Vifiiips. Tortralta} 8, Kelloy, Fruit; 4. P. Audrows, Now ¥ On tho Schuylkiil; 3, Koo, Storm I tho Shawnupunk Mounin Cord, Drooklyn, N. Y. Grupes’ Mrw, Honshn Tortraits; Steplicn Kelly, Chie 0. Portraita} Stephen Kells, Const Bconie, Connicoticnt'; Ke Lauko Georga s Ketett.veases Landscape Von Liton. Landweapo? Brevoort . Landscape; i, Docger, iG] “Enugh Artist Clicagnn,e Laudscape’; . Docger, Oltie o, ..o Artist’s tudio ; 1. Ducyer, Ci TDoeger, Chicugo.. H L. Rockwell, Tortrait of §, G, Gult 3 Frmnkk Portrait of Mes. 7, W, ‘Hodyki The Lake Magglore: A. 8 Landucapo near Rome 3 H, Burckel, WM, Ryerson Laudsenpo ; Bayarian Bt 3 1L Burckel. ... M/ 50! The Moruhig Kisn ; Regsehlag, . Ryorsen chrhl{;mu Leaving Jerdnalem, from Kaul- uch, . T, Ryerson Keetion 14, Qorovor Heha Bunt of Alegra ; David Ttichineda, . Medullon Lorirait ; ¥, A, Dunliar. owlodge is Pawer ; T, §, Valentio, o Nutton's Ward ; E, &, Valentine, Blatuotle, A, Lincolu ;. L. J. Vol Statnette, Siophen A, Dinigios 3 Rogers Groups ; Johis Rogers, New Tariun Statucties, Aveldtecture and Dexign, Court-Tongo dcsign, W. L, 1, Jenncy, Gourt-touse design, Sturgls, Court-fTeno design, Armatrong & Egaa, Court-Honso design, DeForreat & Fisler, “~ilouso destgn, A, J, York, imas Mnrdockr, ik, Wheelock & Thomas, i, Adans L, Hobb, . Welch, Conrt. K Court-ITouge ¢: Court-Houso dewigt, Gourt-House desigu, Thomas ‘Dilioy, Yeraprelivo view of Jeading buildlugs of Chieagey James B, Tyerman, Reaper Biock. Tuk drawing of eventig on atalreaso of Brablacho Terruce, fu Dreaden, A, Howari Parsloy, Nizon Bufld- ing, Tik drawiog of night on slaircasy of Drublacho Tertace, fu- Drowden, A. Mowurd Parslow, Nizou Building, Tu driwing, The Tittls Molker,” A, Moward Pars. 1ow, Nixon Bufiding, Uenealogicul Treeof tho Morrls Family, nine genera- ot froui 1854, curried ot pucfoctly 10 the preseat mo. Tei derign, I1, B. Deysat, Chlaygo. Ten dewgns, ormumentl, busincen willing, and drawing, M, X, Vowers, 105 3adison streot. Ten design, Sidoey 8, Hurlbut, 60 Warren avenue, Chlengo, Tew deslgu, W. 11, Starr, Chicago, Scetlon 24, Fngravavs and Chromoe, Bpecimens, Western Jank Nota Compan; pecimens, plun and colored ithograply, White & Bratley, Butfalo, N, ¥, Spocimens, Chicngo Engraving Compauy, southeas corner Clark'and Madiuon ntrcoln, Bpeciwons, Chleago Lithojgeaphia Company, Citleago, Bpecimens, Strowbrldge & Ov., Cinclnuaty, Ohio, Spceimens, Esroga, Ruehlow & Co,, northeast cotuer Waahington ktroet and Fifth avenuo, Speciueus, Haliduy s Roberls, i1 Monroo struct. Spechmens, Jacoh Manz, 70 TuSallo trecf, Specimens, 8, D, Childs, 115 Franklin atrect, Specluens, 0, W, Dunwell, 103 Stato strect, Section 3. Photographe, D, Mosher, Chicao, portralts of colebrities, Ufo aize, worked i ci toyor Medltl, Storey, Sweet, Here Yoy, E, Caty lantor, the Hom, S, Brecz, Di, Choney, il Gilbery, oie P, B, Green, Chi iugo i Chicago, Blereoscopic, Wallingford Hodges, priucipal streets, buildinge, and fnterlor, storeoscapic, Charles Taber & Co,, Now Bedford, Mass,, Doufl's sories of views 0 tho st : Egypt, Palestine, Syris, Grecca, otoreascople viows of Ialcstine, Copolifu & Son, Chicayo, portralts, lfs cabinot, carte- de-visito, ete, Compoyition, Hamlet. Crayon, Bishop Foloy, the Hon, 8, &, Hayes, child. ;2 Tiochier, Chicago, portraity, life, cablnet, carto-do- ik, oto. 3 Alffod Hall, Cbleago, portraits, life, cabinet, carte. de-yisite, sto, L, L. Brand & Co,, Chleago, porteatts, lifo, Suished in orayon and Tudin fuk, Twperial, exbinet, cucto-dos visite, porcelnin, atc., Berlin photograpls, & Lovejoy & Foter, Chicugo, ntercacopio. viows of Chicago, Niagara Falls, Colotado cauons, and Amri- cou aceniory genorally ; largy vicws of Yo Sowlty Val- oy, scenery, &c. dourge J. Kieln, photographs, E, D. Ormaby, pliotographs, t, 8, Johnson, poriraiw, photographie, Ryder & Barnurd, photographe. ‘Abbott & Tinsley, photogruphic picturcs, Gontile, 8, E., portraits of all descriptions in phe- tagraphy, landscnpes, &c., Indiau costumot, curiu - itiey, &o,) portruits of Apache and of differcul Iudian tribis of Arizons. Fussolt, photographer, portraits, lifeaize, infshied In croyou, Iudia fuk, Imperial cabinet, carte-do-vistle, Tho celebrated idoal photograph, Bection 3%, Waad Careings, mena In wood, B. A. Scule, Chleago, cimenu {n plastr, Godurd, Lojeuunc & Co,, Chi , landscapes, promineut buld- oro and after tho conflagration, & cago, Specimens metal, Warren Bros, Bpecimons waz, Mrs, L, Mael Bpecimens wax, Mre, T, M. Bcil, Ch Specimons wax, Miss Lizzie Baxter, Scetlon 4, medd (ilasy, Statnod glams window, Otto Jeviia & Co,, Chirago, Blatnoi glaw wiudow, Georgs A, Miweli, Chilcigo, Cut glasn wiuduw, Jamos erry & C: cugo. MISCELLANEOUS IN ABT DEPANTMENT, Decarativa paper hanginge, J. J, MeGiratl, Olicago, Deocoratud chitin L T Stntgiy, Chicugo, Atlss of Objcago, Oito Deltzor, Board of Publia Works, Y eiminental fenthors and secds, Albort Galloway, Ornamental oeds, John Lober, Obfeugo, Needlowork, Mew, A, Hahnoma, Hydo Park, Hoction 5. Dradner, Bmith & Co,, Chisugo, paper, Bugbee, Luft & Co, Otis, Lapoite, Ind,, strasw pagez bourd, J. W, Dutlor & Oo,, Chicago, conrse and fino papent of ull descriytion, cutd nnd stfaw bourd. Olovelund Paper Go,, Gliicogo, puper pulp in process of mannfunturo, & Cax, Houderson & Co., Obfeago, speolmens of book bluding i wreat varidy, < Culver, Page, Loyne'& Ca,, Ohfengo, Nutiousl ng muoline, Murtin's tax enfeulntor,’ capsinbit nr~ix i, Peliibahls port-flio for Wanile, Waliou's uh- stratt Looks, blank Looks, und stationery, Janken, McOlirg & Gu,, Chicao, five fmported hook, standard Htornture, thedivnlutid scentifc books, school-books and utationoty, W, B, Keen, Cooko & Qo., Chicazo, books and ate- tlondry, Knight & Loonard, Chicago, speclmens of printe g, Gilyer Adnms & Oo,, Clifeago, aehion! reenrds, tenchis ora' daily reglurs, cluss Uuolis, ol sssorshentof schiool blnks, ook Niver Papor Co,, Chieago, propared plastorin Paper, o substitnto for Tathy, plusior, aed wall-vaper, Ccompleto in oo phel, Saturuted eleating for umé under siding, shiuglés, iute, s loors, dsfentige piper, popercarpeling, earpolining' roofiig- pater’ of wll e, ikl “bradiy s monldinyge Guurtz comont roofing, best it use, Wrapping s prin paper, pupor, puper bage, e, KC, paper holise Ahowihg sionples of paper uud menier of kg 1ty Jupuness papur ware, Bieliding s, (uby, spittoie, Wualiebaanlise, milk-pails, trail-dishies, bath-tabs, matey tuaye, flower-puin, & Hanlford Manifi tladdn, nliw, mucilage, soadig-nax, e, . 8. Tritowdoll & Co,, Chicago, Uiisiuces maps of Chitago of ditferent sizeh, 3, B, Thutpsn & Co., Ghlen Heetin 0 Wi Maner & Go, Chicago, Juline Twner & Co, annd o, Tnbo ' Coy Fhusion, " avor & Go, oryone, ? Iy Company, Ohlengo, writhng v printing,