, 1873-05-03
TRE VIENNA EXPOSITION.


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Government will institute D thorough in
yostigation into tho manner in which tho
trust contded to tho Commissioners for this
Exhibition has boon observed. The Supply has
arrived at Trostot but no papers have boon for
wnrdod to facilitate tho diHcharging Of her cargo,
duty not having boon henrd from up to this
date. No plaus lavo beon rccolyed, so for as 7
can find, for the arrangement Of tho goodH, mud
our transept lyt alone, empty md utterly With
goods. Tho English Commission have been here
for months and have their space all mapped out,
md goods aro already In courBo Of arrangement.
No ono haa any, knowlodge Of tho disposition of
is only now that exhibitors: somo Of whom have
boon waiting hero for woelIa, can begin to mako
arc thus fur only four working menbers here,
and in consequence everything IN tho American
work hayo not tlo matorials to onable them to
work intollgently. But for the incidental pres
onco of Dir. MoElrnth hero (ho not having had
any part in the preparation in America and
knowing nothing Of tho plaus before coming
hnd better not havo boon done.
Inquiry nmong exhibitors and contractors dis
closes tho fact that systo1p Of black.mailing
and corruption has boon applied by certain mcm-
rayeled, will exotic tho indignation Of tho whole
country. Exhibitors lavo beon assigned plnceB
By payment Of money to Commissioners taxoa
havo boon lcyicd On contracts; tho stovoaoros
blel to ruinouu extent for tho privilege Of
,lonling, md, OF tho constructions here, Que Job,
tho roofing Of court for tho machinery,
has bcen giyon to QUO contractor for
14S,ooo francs, with tho !royoratqn 81 of
ton, while another contractor had offered to
do The same work for 115,000 francs, paying
per cont to tho Commissioner who had Charge OF
the job, and giving. UP tho building to Govern
nons. 10 oxtort these brihos from exhibitors
and now thero is space untitled, and VIC mood
moro articles to mako a ehow consistent with
our protensions. Tho fittings up for tho depart
mont have been aaBignedto q contractor with the
should be paid to tho Commissioner in charge.
Moanwhilo, tho building being equally bchilld-
hnnd VIC ahall not lose Us much aa wo doBorve.
Iho llno nrtn hall will not DO ready beforo the
middle Of June or tho 1st Of July, tho walls
aro Ill landed, and part Las arrived so TINT wo
shall DO ready 10 fur for tho opening but our
apaco, thanks to our ingenious Commissioner,
not Doing full, it will bo permitted to add until
June IS, whom tho jurios commence sitting.
III tho department OF steam onBlnery the in
ventivo genius Of America has ono item of prac-
tical appreciation whichis worth moro thnn many
modala. or the eight stoam enginoB contributed
by the whole mechanical department thoro are
other three hus Portor's governor (alao Arnori-
cnn). The section assigned to tho ma
chinery Of America has only small
part, Of tho, oxtont assigned to
England, but 1t will hnyo feature not shown by
chinery in tho side galleries will all DO In motion,
aitle sllafttng and driving bands having boon al-
lowed by tho gon0ral direction, go that every
American machine In tho Mechanical Hall will IL
lustrate its method Of action in manner COM
~. r}a Tn Thin dam VI.