THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



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OUR NATIONAL CENTENNIAL. 



The Horticultural Hall. 

 The Ilortii'ullnnil Hall of the pre at_ Cen- 

 tennial Intcniational Kxliibilimi of 1870, of 

 ■whidi our illustration gives a beautiful ]ier- 

 spective view of the structure, was designed 



tory, -27 by 77 feet, and between tliis and the 

 ouler frame will be the Warm and < 'old Houses 

 on either side. At thi' ends, on the rislil and 

 left of the entrances, will be dining halls, retir- 

 iiij; rooins,oniees,&i'. Neartliis iiriiu-ipal build- 

 ing; will he a number of other .structures, such 

 as a Victoria Ilegia House, Domestic an(l Tro- 



byMr. H. J. Schwarzmann, and will he omni 

 tlie most pleasing and graeefid of the Centen- 

 nial buildings. It will be cou.structed of ^lass 

 and iron, will be :ilU feet in length by USD feet 

 in width, affording an area of about one acre 

 and a quarter. The central portion of the build- 

 ing will be occupied by the Grand Conscrva- 



pical Orchard Houses, a Grapery, and similar 

 horticultural buildings. The surrounding 

 grounds will be arranged for ont-door plant- 

 ini;. and under the auspices of the National 

 llortieidtural Soeieli', organized for the pur- 

 poaeof co-oi>erating with the (JentenniaU'om- 

 mission, it is expected that an imposing and 



instructive display will be made. It is jiropo.sed 

 to plant, among other things, representative 

 trees of all jiartsof the Continent, so that side 

 by side the visitor may see the fidl variety of 

 the forest i)roduets and fruit of the countrv, 

 from the firs of the exlrenn^ north, to the 

 oranges and bananas of Florida, and the woii- 

 drous grapes and oIJut 

 fruits of California. In 

 this great work it is im- 

 portant that the most 

 perfect suece.ss shoidd be 

 achieved , so that tl le vast- 

 ness of territory, variety 

 of product, and perfec- 

 tion of species, which 

 C(m.st It ute the marvel and 

 the might of America, 

 may be displayed in such 

 a way as to Ix- realiz<>d at 

 a glance. It is a subject 

 upon which even a little 

 spread-.agle eiiljiusiasm 

 would be more than al- 

 Iowal)le,and the horticul- 

 turists and agricidturists 

 —professional and ama- 

 teur— of the nation, will 

 he ad'orded an opportu- 

 nity of displaying their 

 active synipatliv and 

 practical assista"nce in 

 tlie great celebration. 



THE rKXNSYI.V.VN-IA 



KAlLKOAD.VXDTItE 



CENTENNIAL. 



But one year remains 

 ni which to (ioi.sh the ar- 

 rangements for the great 

 Centennial E.xposition, 

 and as the I'ennsvlvania 

 llailroad Companv will 

 beretpilred to furnish the 

 pnucipal transit facili- 

 ties for the thousands 

 who will visit, the ollicers 

 of that companv have 

 completed all the plans 

 and designs for improve- 

 ments c(mnected with 

 their 1) ranch of the 

 world's union. These 

 plans embrace a railroad 

 comiectioii nowconiiilet- 

 ed, from the main tracks 

 to Elm avenue, the .soiit*- 

 ern line of Fairmotnit 

 Park, at the point where 

 it is entered bv Helmont 

 avenue. This connection 

 is in the form of a circle, 

 by whicli all trains from 

 the Ea.sl. West, Xorth 

 and South, arriving over 

 their ro;ul, and carrying 

 visitoiti to the exposition, 

 are run at once into the 

 Centennial depot, in 

 Vhich there are four 

 tracks. Pa.ssengers can 

 be arriving and depart- 

 ing at the sanje time 

 without confusion, and 

 the arrangenient is such 

 that a train can be re- 

 ceived and desjiatched 

 every three minutes, fur- 

 nishing tnmsit facilities 

 at this depot alone for 

 sixteen thousand jieople 

 per day. This arrange- 

 ment is designed to ac- 

 commodate only the 

 travel from distant ])oiiits 

 and the city snbnrbs.that 

 from central points in I'iiiladeliihia having 

 many other facilities for reaching the exposi- 

 tion. 



The depot at Helmont and Elm avenues 

 will be connected with a hotel— the trains ar- 

 riving under a covend wav. on one side of 

 which will extend the first floor of this hotel, 



