The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-03-06
A TRIP TO VIENNA.
WHAT IT WILL cosr-IMPoRTANT REFORMATION FOB
TOURISTS AND EXHIBITORS.

WHAT IT WILL cosT-IMPoRTAKT INFORMATION FOB
TOURISTS AND EXHIBITORS.
[From the New York World.l
Several inquiries have reached us as to the
programme which may best be followed by par
ties or individuals wishing to attend the Vienna
Exposition next summer, and the following
items of route and probable expense, will be
found to contain much Of the information need-
ed. Of course the ocean passage is question
for every mans own decision. Perhaps the
pleasantest and most convenient route il to
Paris via. Liverpool, or direct via. Hayre
though the Hamburg and Bremen steamers
afford advantages about the same. Should the
Paris route be decided upon, sleeping cars can
be taken at that city for Vienna which run
through without change, making the passageln
thirty-six hours. From the travelling centres
of Vienna the road to the Prater is no moro
than the trip from City Hall to the American
Institute Fair building. The Prater is north.
west of the city, and line of ears propelled
by stationary engine will run during the ex.
hibition as frequently asits travel shall demand;
or the walk is pleasant and short.
For American exhibitors, the arrangement
of the departments is peculiarly convenient.
To the United States is allotted the extreme
western division of both the main building
Palace of Industry and the Hall Of Machine
ry being that portion of the Fair nearest the
Vienna road, and through which the visitor or
exhibitor must pass before reaching the de-
partments of other nations. The exposition,
as we have already noticed, will open on the
lst of May next, and close on the lst of No
yember The United States transport steam
ers will leave New York with such goods as we
may send for exhibition probably in February
next. Except the United States, all nations to
be represented have already applications more
than sufficient to fill the place assigned to them
The backwardness Of American visitors is, ac-
cording to Commissioner Van Buren, attribu-
table to an opposition movement made in the
interest of "patent ring" which, desirous OF
maintaining its monopoly of the sale of valua-
BILE foreign patents in Europe, has given cur
rency to statements to the following effect, viz:
That every patented article put on exhibition
mt Vienna thereby forfets its patent and may
be copied by any one. The exhibition OF val
liable patents at so widely attended q fair.
brings the owner at once into direct contact
with crowds of purchasers from all over the
world and the business Of the patent broker IL
thus lnterfered with. General Van Buren, de-
clares that this widely spread statement has no
grounds whatever.
To every exhibitor the Austrian Government
grants complete protection Of his patent for
the time of it's exhibition, which may at any
time be exchanged for patent on the payment
of SILL This patent is issued under the law OF
the country, and grants protection tor the
space of one year. at the expiration OF which
| time il the article be not manufactured, its pa
tent is reassumed by the Government. The
question of the expense Of attending the exhi-
biton has been asked. This again, OF course.
is a variable quantity. Persons desirous OF
making up party tor the trip will do well to
look at the estimates made by Messrs. Cook
Son & jenkins, who will open on the lst OF
January, at 262 Broadway, branch OF the
celebrated Tourist Office in London. Ihey
have secured a special steamer Of the White
Star line. which will leave New York on the
2sth Of June next, carrying party, yet to oe
made up Of teachers, male and female, on
so called educational tour through Scotland.
England. Belgium, the Rome district and ba-
varia. to the Worlds Fair at Vienna, return.
ing via Switzerland and Paris. This party will
pass much time at Vienna, and visit nearly all
places Of interest in continental Europe ana
Great Britain. Its members are limited to
teachers, but its price list shows what rates
NAV be made profitable should any large party
be formed. The round trip, every necessary
expense included. costs $400, gold, the party
returning August 81. A Masonic excursion IL
also organizing. concerning which information
may be obtained Of A. NJ. Ramboo, Columbia.
Pennsylvania.