The New York herald., 1872-12-28
THE VIENNA EXHIBITION.

THE VIENNA EXHIBITI0N.
Gratifying Progress OF the American
COmmissiOn-The United States Minis
! ter to Austria and the London Times
on the Exhibition.
! To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-
| The following interesting extracts from letter
Just received from Hon. John Jay are so valuable
that trust they will be Afforded place in your
columns. l most sincerely hope the suggestions
may meet favorable response, and our depart
ment OF the great exhibition be so supplied with
proper objects as to make 1t credit to the nation.
THOS b. VAN buren,.
United States Commissioner General
NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 1872.
Mr. Jay says
had long visit from the Baron schwarz Sem
born day before yesterday. He Is delighted at the
vigor with which you have pushed the school mat.
ter and the prospect OF complete exposition OF
our system, and said that the publication of the
particulars OF the meeting at Washington had pro-
duced the happest impression az Vienna espe-
cialiy on the part OF the government. There will
be, he said also, complete exposition OF the Ger
man school system. He Is very anxious that there
should be full collection OF our fruit and vegcta-
bes and will even permit the vegetables to be raised
cially the Washington, to add to group Of Ameri-
can trees now E growing WIN here which he proposes to
we have such an exhibition In all respects as
America ought TO make, it will give
great nm impulse to emigration r;to on the
small farmers with money, and gradually ofmen Of
culture and science. And there can be nothing
more suggestive OF fertile soil and pleasant home
| than generous supply OF fruit and vegetables.
The Baron hopes for rich assortments Of ores from
the different States and as the time is so short Tor
individual contribution, why should not each State
and each city contribute something on Its own
account? suggestion from you to this effect would
/ a in fhn
plan, especially nit were understood that the plan
would be generally adopted. From the city Of New
than raised plan OF the Central Park, showing the
bridges, statues, &c.f. And the Baron said
the mSas S S our noaSn
buildings, would be most effective in adding
interest to our department. and educating the
some copies OF the programmes, which have ad-
dressed through the State Department to the Gov
ernors Of the States and Territories and to the
Mayors of twenty-five OF our cities of the largest
population as given IN the last census model Of
the, Capitol at washington would be desirable.
| crn farm house, and perhaps the log cabin first
occupied by the new settler. model Of the new
| part OF Chicago would be immensely interesting.
| Our machinists especially the builders OF boilers,
| engines, agricultural machines and others OF ali
tion from the large firms OF England, France, Ger
many and Belgium, and on our success depends o
probability Of decline in the coal supply OF Eng
land.
In an article in the London Times Of December
0, on the International Exhibition, to be opened at
Vienna on the lst of next May, we find the follow
ing:-
1t is anticipated all sides that the great Exhi-
bition will be unqualified success We need not
90 far to find out the reason for this. Vienna may
be said to be the exact spot where the West ends
and East begins; hence an exhibition at Vienna is
sure to @ ttract to tse far greater interest and
in remote Western towns, like London and Paris.
Moreover, England and France hope to find in Aus
tria and the countries lying east of her great new
market for their produce and manufactures, and
will therefore take care to be as well represented
In Vienna next year as they were in their
Germany expects to compete with us Oh moro than
equal terms for the possession Of the Austrian and
Eastern markets. So alive the Germans TO their
own interests In this matter that they are sparfng
no pains nor expense to get themselves worthily
factures and natural products.
1t is understood that the Imperial German gov
fraying the expenses of their Commission. We
shall he represented by between seven hundred
ana egns hunarea @ OF our pest manulacturers and
the Royal Commission, seems to be thoroughly
aware OF the great commercial importance it is to
his country that she should be thoroughly repre-
sented next year in the East, and in consequence
spares himself no pains nor trouble IN the interests
But the Germans are not the only people on the
Continent who are distinguishing themselves by
OF 1be or rn raer he 1h IN & IN spite
making prodigious efforts to assert herself in
Vienna In 1873 with all her old supremacy. But
the two countries which doing the most in pro-
portion to their size and Importance are Switzer-
land and Italy. The Swiss think they beat Lanca-
shire in their manufacture of cotton goods and
Lyons in the production of silks. while In the mat
ter OF cheap watches, pian00rtcs and scientific in
struments IL is generally acknowledged that they
have rivals. These in themselves form the ma
terlas for no mean exhibition; and when we con-
slider that the Swltzer is q cheaper as well as a
more educated workman than his brother in Eng
land, 1t beho0ves us to look to laures lest
should he defeated In strOngholds which we have
hitherto deemed impregnable
"The East, by all accounts, is going to flock into
Vienna next year, and appears fully conscious OF
the good 1t will gain by SO doing; hence the ma
teral reward which the English exhibitors will
gain In the East by contributing largely to the
Vienna Exhibition or 1873 is not one to be spoken
lightly OF or despised."
Shall the United States be left behind In
this contests Are we to yield up all thought
of the Eastern market without struggle
Because the provisions Of the Austrian Patent
laws are In some respects unlike our own are wc
like sulky children, to stay away from che Exhibi
tiOn and reap none OF its benefits Thousands Of
our countrymen will be there to look upon the
mOrtifying contrast, and IL Ito be hoped, for the
credit OF the nation and in the interest OF oil
great industries, that our manufacturers machn-
lists and producers will rouse themselves at once
and send to Vienna the worthiest specimens OF
their productions.
HORSr N0TEQ