Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-13
THE WORLDS EXHIBITION.

THE WORLDS EXHIBITION.
Letter from Mr.. Riddle to the CAairmon Of the
Erecutiue Committee.a q sfR
u. 8. Or7Icr IsDusrnIAL ExTsrrIox,
l it ~ Asba f LoxDos, AUsusr rs, 1851.
Sun: You will have forgotten my ssssssing 70 you,
when was in Washington, that had had thoughts Of .
plan by which part Of the expenses ~hich fall upon
our contributors might be Reimbursed to them. That plan
was this That nasmuch as the Royal Commissioners bad
provided nothing beyond building which should afford Shell
ter to the goods leaving hsoegn contbutoto the whole
expense Of fitting up Their divisions in the Exhibition, tho
of countries represented here should pe
ton the Royal Commissioners far to reimburse these
pendures that nothing beyond the decorations which each
nation had sde should be at that nations expense There
was more than show justice in making such claim upon
The Royal Commission. The expedition has been financial
" successful beyond oil expectation That success s TO be
attributed moro to the foreign than the home section Of the
Exhibition since that has been great Of curiosity and
attraction to visiters The foreign contributors had necess
y incurred greater the display of their GOODS and
while would have been manfssy unfair have asked share
u the success Of scheme which Great Bains alone,
the result Of which, had been ADVERSE she would have
pected to bear alone seemed only right that far a. the
preparation Of the building for the Exhibition
concerned She or those who had charge Of the enterprise,
should bear the expense.
In presenting this plan to the Foreign Commissioners
Of weekly meetings. seemed in tho outset to meet
with favor That each foreign division should itsefbear the
expense q what TASTE or national pride, emulation had
dictated in the matter Of decorations was
just and it was also with equal unanmity agreed that the
making Of tables, counters futures and platforms should
have bsen at the expense Of the Royal Commission There
entire unanimy Of opinion upon the whole subject and
the plan Of presenting the matter to the ReYa COMMISSIONS.
WE s-----iiv ~cs------a - s;ys 800 Tais
But when the petition was drawn up, embracing these
views upon which al agreed and asking partial remu
neraon from the Royal Commissioners reluctance signing
began be manifested The incentive which sctuated
was wanting them. Of the twenty six foreign nations
represented by Commissioners in the meeting every had
assumed the s contributors and had made apPro
pratons defsy them, except the United States had
been expected by these nations that any portions Of these
expenditures would be reimbused and while Commits
sioner and another remarked upon the favor with which his
Government would regard any action Of his in this direction,
the stimulus taking hold Of the subc. in lack
ing and the whole plan was eventually given up or
would have furnished the only ground Of success that all
foreign nations, through their Commissioners, should have
joined in the plan and signed the petition For the United
States have done alone would have with favor
from contributors either side Of the water and would have
been undignied would certainly have been unsuc-
cessful
appropriations made by the various
the expenditures incurred by contributors 10 the Exhibition
have been mainly measured by the amount Of contributions
sent Perhaps France has taken the lead in this but then her
contguy England has given her great advantages In the
prompt and easy shipment Of goods Austria has supported
corps Of thirty scientific here, besides Commission
ere whose duties have been confined making drawings,
specifications and reports Of what useful new, interest
ing, valuable in the Exhibition Sardinia has
sixty three Of the most intelligent young from her work
Shops paying them for their time, and deaying all their
penses that they might have what Of good could be gained
in their various arts from this great Of the worlds
industry Turkey has body Of young engineers, shrewd,
headed practical men, whose Investigations if measured
by the attention they have given to every ingenious piece Of
mechanism in department. cannot fail to be most sau-
ary upon the industrial progress Of their country Egypt
has two Of her officers for nearly month investigating
what would be likely good account there. Russia
Norway and Belgium supporting each body Of artisans
among the articles Of moving machinery in the
buildings while Frankfort and other Of the free Hanse
collecting every kind Of statistics, through of emil
they have sent. for comparison and publication
cannot regard the benefits Of the Exhibition being
fined alone mainly to Great Britain, being
limited 10 the present POnb OF ume MOIay viewed, De-
eve will prove to be great power applied The advance Of
modern civilization. Commercially viewed, regard it not
only opening and Of trade,
which shall be recprocay beneficial to the nations Of the
world but laying the broad foundation of peace between
them ALL Great numbers of citizens have been here
during the Exhibition. Many Of them VIII have
well represented the intelligence Of population, and who
have carried away with them much that will become practical
" useful in the various branches in which they
We are better known the world and better appreciated by
what have shown here And though all that has been
by contributors has but family shown what we are
capable of dong and what doing the industrial arts
yet doubt any other nation will be found have started
through the of the Exhibition many new ideas in
manufactures
Our gins will be introduced into two countries Of
Asia, Of Europe, and one Of Africa. Our means Of
cleaning the long staple cotton Of the islands will be
introduced into Egypt Grain reaping BY machinery will be-
in few years universal 10 every country Of Europe
Our saving machines will supersede hand labor in many
branches in England France and Belgium Our new me-
thod Of tapping cotton is within the last month introduced
from the Exhibition into the mills Of Lyons Our CANDLE
mould machine will the old process be entirely super
seded The Anplesea leg known and used over the world