. American engineer and railroad journal . ROUNDHOUSE OF THE PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILROAD AT READING, PA., BUILT IN 1865. THE JAPANESE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EX-HIBITION IN KIOTO. In 1877 it was promulgated by the imperial ordinance ofJapan, that in order to encourage the development of agricul-ture, arts, and commerce, the uational exhibitions should beheld in different parts of the empire. The present exhibition,which was opened in Kioto on April 1, is the fourth, the otherthree being held in Tokio in the years 1877, 1881, and the present exhibition Tokio and Osaka, which are thetwo
. American engineer and railroad journal . ROUNDHOUSE OF THE PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILROAD AT READING, PA., BUILT IN 1865. THE JAPANESE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EX-HIBITION IN KIOTO. In 1877 it was promulgated by the imperial ordinance ofJapan, that in order to encourage the development of agricul-ture, arts, and commerce, the uational exhibitions should beheld in different parts of the empire. The present exhibition,which was opened in Kioto on April 1, is the fourth, the otherthree being held in Tokio in the years 1877, 1881, and the present exhibition Tokio and Osaka, which are thetwo largest cities, were rivals for the site of the fair, but thecity of Kioto petitioned that the fourth exhibition should beheld on the occasion of the eleven hundredth anniversary ofthe Emperor Kwammus founding the city. Accordingly thepetition met the approval of the government and a largemajority of the members of the Imperial Diet. Before describing the exhibition, it will be interesting lostate briefly about the city of Kioto. Kio
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