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THE WORLD'S 
udustrial aud Cotton Centennial Exposition, 



which will open in N w Orleans, on the sixteenth of December, 1884, and continue 
during a period of s Six ‘months, ‘promises to be the largest and most successful con- 
vention of the. masters in the arts and sciences, manufactures. and agriculture, 
ever held in the world. 
I present to my readers an excellent engraving of the front. elevation of the 
main building, the largest ever.erected, covering thirty three acres of ground. 
It is 1378 x 905 feet. : 
The following table will show that thie is the largest Exposition building ever 
erected : 
The Crystal Palace, Sy denham, London, 1862 

SS: - 4,400,000 feet. 
The London Exposition, PBST eer ae? Ste SS 989,884 “— 
The Paris Exposition, 1855...<.. Hie oe ea es BS SS och BA ORE 3S ae 
The Paris Exposition, 1863.......... Se Se 456,923 **- ‘ * 
The Vienna Exposition, 1873............... Se Fae Siw ae a, ee OO eS 
The Philadelphia Main Building, {SiO 3s Se ee ee 872,320 “‘ 
‘Phe-Atlantax posHien, 8h. 5 See SR. 107,520 “* 
The Louisville Southern Ex position, 1863-812 ee -677,400 —““ = 
The World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial, at New 3 
Orleans, 1884, Main Building alone............ Se tb dp Uaeeces oa; 
There are several other large edifices, making together quite a-Vilage- ois ee 
The Government Building is 885x565 feet, the Horticultural Hall is 600 x 194 
feet, the Factories and Mills is 350x120 feet, and the Mexican National Headquar- 
ters is 300x190) feet. These figures are immense, and can-svarcely be appresteay 
by those who have not seen the buildings 
Up to the 20th of October over 23 000 exhibitors had applied for space, insur- 
ing inhabitants for “our village,’’ which will undoubtedly be a busy as well as 
interesting place. : , 
These exhibitors come from every State and Territory in the Union, and from 
nearly every known foreign country, giving a rare opportunity for an exchange of. 
ideas, which will lead to new developments, and an onward march in the affairs — 
of the human race. é 
The Exposition will be held at the Upper City Park, a beautiful tract of land — G Fe, 
lying between St. Charles Avenue on the north, and the Mississippi River on the = 
south. The buildings front east towards the main portion of the City. 
The grounds may be reached by the cars of the Camp aud Prytania. Magazine, : 
Annunciation, Tchoupitoulas, Canal and Coliseum, and the Carrollton Companies, 
all of which leave Canal Street, and take passengers directly to the gates of the é - : 
Exposition. 



