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■^-^if galleries, this building has about 

 =§ forty acres of floor space. 

 J May 1 st. — The great and mi- 

 's posing ceremonies of the opening 

 ~ of the World's Fair by the Presi- 

 £ dent are over; but. owing to the 

 continuous rains, the roads were 

 sloppy, and the pleasure of the 

 occasion was more imaginary 

 than the disgust which arose 

 j| from the splattered condition of 

 boots and clothing of those who 

 were not favored with reserved 

 seats. The scene in front of the 

 Administration Building was al- 

 most indescribable ; a black sea 

 of several hundred thousand 

 heads, with necks upstretched to 

 catch the least sight of "Grover," 

 as they call him ; the beautiful 

 bridge, and large lagoons studded 

 with numerous launches, and 

 crossed by picturesque bridges, 

 and, above and beyond all, the 

 elegant architecture of the build- 

 ings, worked out as the result of 

 many ages of study and experi- 

 ment. 



Many of the exhibits are far 

 from complete. Our own horti- 

 cultural exhibit, concerning which 

 I intend to write in the June num- 

 ber, is as far advanced as any, but 

 owing to uncontrollable delays, 

 very much work yet remains to 

 prepare it for a presentable dis- 

 play. The greatest disappoint- 

 ment comes from the poor 

 management of the fresh fruit at 

 Cold Storage. The paper wraps 

 were removed, allowing rot to spread from one apple to another ; the varieties 

 were not put back in the same boxes from which they were taken, thus confusing 



