, 1873-04-25
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Tho Great Vienna ExEeosi"
ti0M.
Something About the Old City
Of Vienna.
Flow tile Great Exposition
Originated.
4 Comparison with Previous WORLDS
Fairs.
The Buildings ."- The Monsref
Dome.
The Departnne1lts-"-Lffo in tho
Austrian Capital
Tho American Commissioners and onr
4 Comparison with Previous Worlds
Fairs.
The Buildings The Monster
Dome.
Tho American Commissioners, and Onr
Share in tho Show.

Tho American Commissioners, and Our
Share in tho Show.
Tho temptation to ho resisted in tho foIofonee
ve propose to Vionnn and tho Worlds E1poaf,
lion soon to open, is tho ono to Witch hlne ou' u
leu of tho correspondents abroad WILL taiA VIZ
tt,ns,-to draw from tho guido-hoohH anu onesclo-
oolias the outiro history Of tho city SINCE IL was
.s the Vintlobonn Of tho Romans," anu TO see up
sucl, n nortico Of archaeology tint tho main
structure of tho narrative will bo lost behind 1t,
~ o,,lv annenr as a small taif to o very huge |
nrofoco, Lot 1,s treat Vienna With no awo OF
ior oiteon centuries, and look ut her aB abe 49,
a vaat city Of .0oo 600 inhabitants. or about tho
aize of Now York, li1o Paris In It's Rsyo OF build
;nns and Inhabitants, aud, snco Sedan, ambitious
to snatch tho social crown dropped, or at teast
a1,okon, ii, the French revorsos. II has sNo
parte, tho iuner aud outer city, tho first the oid
nuarter, tho othor tue suburbs, tho spread ono
DEVELOPMENT OF which In tho past few seasons
tho curpulation Of improvements, tho park6 ana
bouloyarls. has not boon surpassed eTen ~ tt1o
growth Of Chicago. Tho population OF Vionna'
which In 1906 was 100000, increasod IN 1o18 TO
$4,000, nnd in 1872 to $4,000 souls.
Tho inner coro Of Vienna ia about four-tifths
Of milo in diameter, and compnoely built. hefo
are tho principal retail shops the resorts OF banH
iug and finance. Tho periphery Of this MINOR
city ia broad Htroct over hundred foot "1do'
called tho Ring. Happy Vienna 1t she haa no
other.
Tho suburbs extend for soveral miloa west,
southwest and north, thoavonues dlTerging from
tlo Ring as raaii tho croBs gtreots OIL nrc5 pasAl-
lol to the Ring. 8treot communication ID py
omnbuaoa, strcot-cars, md the omnipreaont,
hnck tsaeyc>, which YOU may hire for 40 ceuta
m hour. At night ratos are double .pnste this
in your hat WHOM you attend tho Exposition, and
send names Of fswindlng driyors to The Tribune,
or, etili better, toll tl,om YOU will do 80.
On the cast Of tho city Is tho "bluo rolling
Daauba,'' now being widonad mud dcapenod, and
dket, and an entirely now cutoff channel III
boing oxcavated nino milos long and 1000 foot
wile, s.long which On tho city Hido extends q
maen,dcor,t ,ay to bolincd with business. ThuB
Y;onna is to to 1naIo great port, md reached
BY largo steamers from tic aoa. On this quay
(t1e Donatt Iam) IL tho Pfater or Central Park
Of Vieuna. And now we arc coming to the Ex"
posltion But first lot ustako of Cur hats to
TIE CITY GOVERNMENT.
Tho whole City Of Vienna-the present circum-
ference OF which would bo about twenty miles,
without counting in tue humorous suburbs,
called Voyor:c--is subdiyidod into nine Circuits,
Or Districts (Dezirkc). Each ono OF those Cir
cr1its is governed by Board Of Trustees, called
Be.irksausschuss. and a Bezi'Esborsland, or
President OF tho Circuit. This President and
Bonrd posaeps to d worry great oxtont, Executive
powors in all mattora pertaining to thor roapcc-
tire Circuits, independent OF the City doVorn-
ment. although, in must cases. thoy are consid-
fn1 frar n
Commune. Each Circuit has within its own limits
Gcn1eindehaus (rown-Houso). Tloso arc gem
orally substantial aud dnely-built etrlctureo,
containing in them the olicoa Of the several
tnombors of tho Board Of Trustees Of tho
Bczirts5orsfand, Justice Of tho Pcnco for thnt
particular Circuit; also tho rooma for tho city
police, 1renaen, md engines sot apart for that
Circuit nnd all buslucss whether in connection
with tho streets, water or gas-pipes of that par-
tioular Circuit, or with individuals living undor
its jurisdiction llas to pasa through come branch
OF this Towu-House, no matter wheuce it may
como,
Tic General City Government Of Vienna ia
represented by Board Of Aldermen called
Gemcinderats, and Mayor (Da,ge,sneiste'), who
is p'ectea, not by tho people direct, but by the
Board OF Aldermen. This Board has powor, u11-
der tho atatutcs Of tho State, to enact Ordinances
pass orders in regard to asBessnonts and taxes
md regulate tho affairs OF the Commune. Tic
Mayor ia the presiding officer Of tho Bonrd, and
es with us, posBoasoB the veto power On ordi
nanceH, but not On resolutions.
THE EXPEDITIONS
IA we ahall make our present comparison.
With other previous Worlds Fairs IN reapoct tt
arsa and din,onsonB, tho exhibit will DO tho NOR
interesting mud locally of value IN Chicago. /
will be we'll for our citizens, ambitious to plac.
Chicago in this Int to noto how stoaaily cuuau
1atiyo 1t has been, and to appreciate, when wo SO
out "to boat TINT affair over in Vienna" iuh
tho task VIC ehaA havo before us. The Vienn,
Exposition will cost from $1,000, GOO to $4,000,
0oo, and, 1t ia estimated, must recolvo 10000 90
yiaitors to renbnrso the ontlay. IIora ara IL.
comparative flgurcs Of area In tho great Euro
poan Worlds Fairs, that at Now York, tho Crye
tai Palace, not enumerated, "a bearing no pre-
portion to tho rest, aud so, OF course, Lot to b
Initiated BY Chicago:
1o,,,on ,,1.,o r,r,,, ,az, Arta' 4 }fts 4;
IS1ls ioheinpa l'Elys:ssA lS53..:........ 12a$j
FIJI { {ohan,ps tlo Mars iai1. 577S
visnnn (rraor) l873.. ,7S3,S0
TEuu tho area ct inc}osel space IN Viei.ua
GYo timos groator than that Of rariB in 1907.
WHERE IT is nu11T.
The Pratsr ia tho prido Of Ylonne, park (
575 acrca, said to bo tho most magnificent in til
world. It Ia accessible from tho heart Of IL
city by ateam-cara, horHo-carH, omuibllsca "a ne
limo OF GOO vohioles Just being especially oquppe
for sueh purposo), by steamers OIL tho Danube
ou canal penetrating tho heart Of tho city. al
by hacks, OF othor yolliclon, along q n,agnitlcc,
ayonuo, nloug which u FREQ wulk OIL foot fl
twonty minuteu mAy porl!lpH ut limos suppla'
Ill thu otl,or moiles, If you aro good podoHsria
t:'d worthy Of tho A|ponslocl you bought
s"lt2orland.
THE HEAD or THE EXPOSITION
Baron Won 5cllwnytz Lonhoaa, Aas tho Expos
aon on tho lraln. No human enterprise hi
mccogdcl Wlere thoro was not aoua QUO vt