, 1873-11-28
A Review of lilo International Ex-
c0siti0n---lts Dark and
Bright Sides.
Inoapaoity and Negligence Of the
Jury on Awards.
Financial Failure Of Tho Great Show-'-
A Deficit Of $e,000,0Uo.
Little Pecuniary Benefit Reaped
by American Exhibitors.
Celebrities Among the ViDitors..-Com-
pletion Of the New Vienna
Water-Works.

pletion Of the New Vienna
Water-Works.
'sptefa. corrs.pondsnee u 7hs Chicago TRIBUNE.
VIENNA, Oct. n, 1873.
''promiscs arc castor made than kept" When,
during last Bpring 1 hastily promised to COIL
tiuue giving you dctalod descriptions OF articles
exposed in tho Vienna Worlds Fair, little
dreamed then that physical dBability would pro-
vent tic fulf1llmcnt Of my promise. Thoro Is,
however, ono consolation left to mo in this In
voluntary paupo, aud that ia was spared from
saying ind writing about great many things
which. wlilo the show WAS going on, wore better
loft llnnaid, If for no other reason than for tho
honor Of tho American name. Now, as am
again able 10 resume tho pen which for months
I was unable to WELD, l propose to give you
A nEBuNE
OF tho great battle TINT has besn fought in tho
interest of tho worlds industry. 4 few days
moro, and the Vienna Worlds Fair will soon
bo classod among tile things past;
tho peaceful struggle will soon DO
Ut an oud; for already is the
smoke Of battle clearing away. The Information
nj Jury, whoso hnp-hazard awards have caused
many hear.burning within tho breasts Of OK
happy consciousness Of not only having diligont-
tly fulfilled their mission, but Of having ovor-
done many thing that cano within tho scope
OF their judicial decision; forhnye they not voted
awards to many who, before tho opening OF tho
Exposition, had tho best intention Of exhibiting.
but, for como roason or other, had failed du.
ing 30 ? But yon vii ask. How & san porn.onn
viii answer, that. with wise jury,
EVERYTHING Is POSSIBLE.
They havo simply to tatto tho first published list
of cnterod goods and from that pick out thoao
which t!hoy think ought to hayo awards !; forhow
sinElo article exhibited, rooeived medals
Of progross and bIorit. while well-kuown
manufacturer, who lad on exhibition an
improved apparatus for brewing beer, received
tho n,oln! OF merit for his "apirit-stiu"? I
could cite great many moro lko instances
where the jury showed their
uTTEA 1ScApAc1Ty AND NEGLIGENCE,
bnt will cover their in,bcciity with the mantle
Of forgotfuucss. Deforo lis1nissing thiB sub
ject however, will state, in Justice 10 the few
American exhibitors, that, thoso WHO, III glariug
Advertisements at homo, say that their gooas
"roceiyod the only. highest, or first prize ut the
Vienna Exposition" 1nlslead tho American pub
lie. There were no first or second priges. There
wore medals of Merit and Progress, and so lib.
orally and promiscuously woro these distributed
that Tho possesBion Of either OF them lost it's
to articles exhibited, but simply to persons, as-
sociations, Slatos, and GoYernnouts.
am amused at tho advertisements Of several
American sowing g-machinca, MI claiming to have
il, that nearly all we're treated alike, md each
one may boast OF q modal Of Progress or Merit.
But lot us tako now
4 RETROSPECTIVE VIEW ...
Of what has baon accomplished By this Erandest
Of all Expositions, and carefully weigh tho pren-
Ont as we'll tho future benonts resulting there
cisily to Aratlia.
MOTT DARING UNDERTAKING
twas on the part Of Austria, that had hardly ro-
covered from it's Into disastrous wars. with an
trying to emorgo from tho dark 5ocesses
Of Fouda!ism, and to conciate with each
Set i tas asnpoas %s Rssins'' t. nss tho whse whee
strength and excolisnce. Tie Austrians thom-
BolYoA, with the exception Of Baron 6chcrarz,
who mover for . moment doubted the successful
carrying out OF his grand scheme, believed in
md predicted disastrous failure. II only immo-
diate financial results aro to be taken into cor
Bideration, then, indeed, may tho Austrian tax
payers look with dlsmay at tho figures that pro.
tile close Of the Exposition, there will bo do.
fcit of not less than
TWELVE MILLION FLon1NH, ...
sum which. dare say, Nill be no light featho'
Qu tlIg AllHAui OftEuUu0uGA uAEhH VI ANHtElAL
tax-payors. They may, however, bo thankful
that it is no worso, for the expenditures wert
made so lavish and contrary to oil practical pur
poses, that much largor deficit might have
been expectod; 10 TINT tho proyorbial Austrian
good luck In tho midst Of its grcnteat misfor
tunes did not evon in this caso, prove recreant
Tue whole expenditures Of tho Exposition
amount to about 15,000,00 Of norins, or 81.
100000. Tho receipts will. at tho cloBe. foo
up in tho neghborhood Of about 8,000,0 900 0
aorinH. 10 ahow you the impracticability 0
the plan on which tho Whole Exposition va
projected and reared, will Btate that from al
the buildings. TINT hayo cost over 10, 000, 900 o
aorinH. only about 600, 900 Gun bo realized froI
the sale OF them.
THE RoTuNDA-
that chef d'oouvro Of modern architecture
which, togothor with the Industrial Palace, cot
nearly 7,00U, 000-is to remain for future agos
as tho ou]y landmarks Of the past gloriss Of th
Exposition. Its mission will be noblo ont
unsurpassed even by the Egyptian pyramids
vested therein viii prove q dcad loss, for it vii
not only never be ablo to throw oif any div