New-York tribune., 1866-12-26


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Tug CHAMP Dg MARS AND THB EXHIBITION PALACE
WHAT Is EXPECTED or TnB UNITED STATES
WHAT THE SOUTH AMERICAN STATES ARE DOING
NOTICE TO ENGLISH EXHIBIToRS-REmARKADLB
ARTICLES FROM THE EAST FACILITIES TO
vrSIToRs-THE ALLOTMENT or sPACR IN TuB
PALACE TO THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
From Our Special Correspondent % soc.
The works Of tho pe7k and palace in tho Champ do
Mars are now in O sufficiently advanced state TO enable
tc1obsorycr form very accurate dca OF tho general
disposition Of Che whole Before examining the building
known as "thc Palace" Itself, let us say few words
about that costly potion Of the undertaking. the lcvclng,
draining and cclarng 10 the ordinary eye the Champ
dc Mars originally presented the appearance of an almost
level plain. This was by no means the case
There wero depressons toward tho center Of some ak
feet in depth that order render tho perfectly
level it has been necessary ~ several hundred
thousand cubic yards of soil In digging the foundation OF
the building land springs tapped, which it cost the
engineers an immenSiy Of trouble TO subdue am afraid
TO guess how many tuns of concrete used to sody
the subsoi aud there is perfect network of draining
pipes for the purpose Of preventing any occumuationof
damp. In addition to thcse pipes there arc cellars
constructed with concrete running oil round the palace,
which, besides contributing to the ventilation olthc bud-
ing will be applicable for vHIious purposes OF storage
The palace itself is constucrcd Utmost entirely Of cast
and wrought IOn The form, will be remembered Is
nearly elliptic, and tho galleries forming the different
Glasses present the appearance OF series OF concennc
nngs which in their turn are divided by convergeni lines
representing the divisions between ono country Ond
another In the centre of the whole is garden. laid out
with walks, fountains, &c.
The principal gallery which the grand for the
maehuert nearly Il5 feet wide and 50 feet high inside
measure The columns supporting the roof are oi nchy
decorated pattern, and present noble appearance even IN
their actual condition OF having only received Their ht
coats Of paint The effect Of tho WHOLE when the applea-
ton OF different coors shall have thrown tho salient points
into proper relief, promises TO be splendid.
Along the center Of this great nave will run double
row of columns at once forming passage visitors
whence Oh both sides, they may sec The machinery IN
notion and acting supports 10 the spndes aud shafts
in use for the machinery. Outside the great nave IS tho
dgallery in which provisions and beverages OF a
10 BE at exhibited to ito con-
Indopendontly Of this provision gallery there will be
and cafes in abundance in and near the park
In particular aobgDef-restaHrdm on nge scale now
being erected in tho park 90 the left OF the principal en-
trance opposite the poHf dJeHa IL covers space OF
500 square feet and vast systom Of cearago for tho
aiinV afU isiOue
may be already disccmed The CoDcessionares Of this
establishment Grc Aessrs Rouge and 06Tog, boz, famed
resauraeurs. II is proposed 10 open portion Of tins
bgfcresfaRranf the Beginning OF the New Year, which
will be great adyanagco the persons engaged upon the
fittings Of the palace.
There is to be an equaly large culinary establishment
under English supeTiniendeDce and third Of specially
American character is talked of. fnd that bcefoeX
lists among certain French critics othoT porsOns taking
an interest in the Exhibition, that the United States will
seek to shine chiefly in the show Of natural produce ard
OF raw materials TO the exclusion of machinery and man
ufactured arcles Whether this belief is sincere, or
whethert affected IN order 10 certain amount
of apprehension will not venture 10 pronounce for u is
beTond doubt that in their ancipatons OF the utoror
consequences TO tho international commercial relations o
France and America their tone s this; America ~
country essentially agucuura end her produce is most
aavanngeousy disposed Of By being sent 90 Europe In
enora and France particular for consumption as food
for manufacturing fabrics. America does not or will
NOT ATTEMPT 10 conete with us ns manufacturing coun-
Try. Unlike England and Germany, she is not TO be
feared rival in industrial operations; she will continue,
at present, to send us her produce, and TO take
luxury and elegance, and our wines
There is not there be, reason TO dread with
America any of that dangerous gnd costly competition
which makes our commercial relations with England and
Germany perpetual struggle either for owncss OF
price superiority OF quality IL h in somewhat Of this
sprt that journal SPec@y acyo;a 70 naIs'h , mat a
position Of jurics and in the distribution Of prizes
America will not bo treated on scale commensurate with
the space she will occupy in the galleries of the Champ
de Mars, but as n great nation destined to become our
most important and profitable client
Now in taking this view Of the Interior international
results of tho Exhibition between France and America
writers of this class, Willingly unwittIngy, blind
themselves first the fact that the United States will
exhibit largely in tho machinery department. and secondly
to the views which animate the United States in the
great attempts which the country making for the attain
ment of the greatest possible perfection in every descnp
ton of machinery. These views then, utterly a
rance with the real assumed belief Of the French
writers in question.
Itsa fact beyond all controversy that the United States
seek 10 become manufacturing country, and believe
am not exaggeatng when state that there is every prob
ability that in this respect EurOpeis about 70 find serious
competitor in America IL is well known that skilled
workmen the higher branches Of manufactures have
been tempted by the ibeisl terms accorded them 10 quit
the great OF European labor for those of America
Amysd h' they ad taS 6T5 sTHs s SonS no aG
spirit Of enterprise, machinery Of the most
perfect description placed al their disposal The original
material being the in both hcmsphoTes, the result
can be easily fOretod Indeed, il IS already admitted by
the manufacturers OF Lyons that their silks arc inferior in
quality to those produced by OF the American looms
pete with the transatlantic Fabrics in price. believe
may also state that the manufacture Of watches in the
United has Of late made such progress that the
kers Of WathRm already compete both IN quety and
price with nose Of Geneva IT, then. II is really matter
Of general belief In France that competition ~ nandisc
te is not 10 be feared the part OF the United States
there strong probability that the year 1867 s des
tinedto show such belief 70 DO mere delusion.
The different States Of South America zealousy pre-
pairing to take part in the Exhibition. The Governments
Of the Brazls and La Plata have agreed in compliance
With the request OF M de MouseT to The raising OF the
blockade, allow free passage for the products Of
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