The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-08-12

| upN NVTV slNtni nul IL WIS particularly
marked for the especial department to
which It belonged, 30 that there was no
need Of hcstancy or confusion in deci-
ding where the box should 60, or diff
Guilty In assigning space for Us con
tents even before they were unpacked,
A competent man had been sent TO
Trieste, 20 oversee the rcshipmcnt OF
the goods by rail, but he was recalled
by telegram, and not permitted to fin
ish his work, though II could have
been finished in twonty-four hours, be.
cause he had been sent by the suspen-
ded Commission, Competent men Of
fcrod to so for nothing, and do this
work, but were not allowed and goods
belonging to the three Departments In
the Machinery Hall, Agricultural Hall,
and Industrial Palace, wero loaded pro-
miscuously in one car, and were then
dumped by the Austrans in one place,
where some of them lay two or three
days in the rain, This error inreship-
ping the goods ut Trieste, was carefully
pointed out 10 the Commission, and
not prolting by experience the second
ship load was managed like the first,
and so endless confusion reigned, and
the work of arranging goods was much
retarded.
The Commission was discharged four
days before the opening, just in time to
intiict the strongest disgrace upon them
personally, and most eilectually TO pre-.
vent anything being done towards ma
king display upon that day.
Temporary Superintendent of De-
partments were appointed, but were
informed that they could only assign
space temporarily, and, MS matter of
course exhibitors were not willing to
put up their goods only to be obligodto
take them down again in u few DAYS,
and remove them, perhaps to some
other place.
Then there were no plans of the bull
dings, no statement Of size Of rooms, or
whethersp space had already been assign
ed, as some exhibitors claimed, and so
the new Superintendent Of the Palace
Hall fused and fumed and fretted, be-
cause he had not their papers; but
the Superintendent Of the Agricultural !
Hall had energy enough to measure
his building himself and assign space,
without waiting for papers which might |
never make their appearance, and |
the Machinery Hall steadily grew into |
order under the management OF |
the chief engineer, who had assigned |
space for goods belonging to his de-
partmcnt while he was crossing the
ocean. He not being a Commissioner,
but paid salary, and also being one
whose place could not be filled, has re-
tanned his position and has done his
work well.
Every one waited most impatiently
for the appearance Of Mr.. Schultz, the
new Chief Commissioner, of whom ii
was stated that he chad more brains
than all the rest of the Commission put
together.n / have not doubted the
truth of this statement, though have
been some times forcibly reminded of
the fact that goods in great bulk be-
come unwieldy and often unavailable
Things did not so as if oiled, even after
the arrival of the man with 'brains,u
but there began to be progress. How
ever, Mr. Schultz did not seem to be a
man of magnanimity, but allowed him
self to be Influenced by personal feel
ngs, as, for instance, when he allowed
himself to be little provoked at a gen
.leman, who told him that the cotton,
contrary to his decision, belonged to
Industrial Palace, and afterwards,
when the same gentleman offered to
10 gratuitously u certain work that
needed doing, if Schultz would only
furnish him men, Schultz's orders were
Don't furnish a single man.
Like many men in power, Mr..
Schultz's faults can be referred to'his
advisers. One man, especially, has
lad great influence over him--a Mr.
Dnaly A ,,sI,,, |
,ane over to build the American Res
that has been the great cause
If the trouble in the commission, and
his Mr.. Reck was very active against
General Van Buren,, and, rs reward,
is now Architect OF the
american Commission A man Of
title taste and not sound Judgment,
'et he, more than any one else, could
nfiut noe Mr.. Schultz. '.'.A
One m alter, which viii interest you
IS being people of the South, / will re-
ate. The grand rotunda, was intended
0 hold one contribution from each
ountry, and naturally it was sup
'osed that each land would give her
iAest product to add to this great dis
Hay. Mr.. Jay wrote a letter, urging
hat America sendspecimens of cotton,
ugar, sugar cane and other products,
o make grand trophy for the rotun-
la. This letter, printed in Southern
'apers, induced New Orleans and Mo-
'ile to send one bale of each oftheir
lfierent grades of cotton for the pur-
'ose, Other single bales were given,
nd one, done up in silk, and hooped
With gilt bands, which had already
aiken some premiums, and the prepa-
alton of which is said TO have cost
thousand dollars Mr. Edward Colt
ell, q Southern man, we understand,
n architect and commissioner, used
is influence in getting parties to send
he cotton. He is a man of years and
experience, had attended the Paris Tx
osition and, we believe, had charge
tho cotton interest thprp and v-ne