The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-02
THE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT.

The American department gives an excellent
idea of the varied natural productions OF the coun
try and of the ingenuity and skill OF our people in
the mechanic arts. Agricultural implements Of
every kind are exhibited, atrording an opportunity
for comparison of their merits with those Of other
nations, and much space is given to the products
OF the farm, the garden and the plantation. Colo
RADIO has sent specimens OF its magnificent
squashes; the Northwest, samples of its wheat and
Indian and hour; the Southern States, bales OF
cotton, sugar cane tobacco, rice and the fibre OF
the ramie plant; Texas, It's wool; California, It's
wines; Pennsylvania and Kentucky, their whiskey,
and other States the products for which they are
famous The mines have, OF course, contributed
many interesting specimens Of gold and silver
quartz, all the varieties Of coal and the ores
OF all kinds from every part OF the country. Inc
agricultural implements, or what may De properly
called agricultural implements, cover very wide
range. Reaping moving and raking machines,
threshing and grain tanning machines, cotton gins,
improvements in implements Of all kinds poughs,
seeding machines, cunning little implements for
the farm and the ga rden-everything, In fact,
necessary to raising and manufacturing vegetable
products is to be found in one or the other OF the
groups. Apart from agricultural implements the
display OF machinery Is very great ranging all the
way from rat traps TO sewing machines, shoe
machinery, gas machines, fire extinguishing APP
paratus, portable forges, shaftings, emery wheels,
steam gauges, engines and power presses. The
wonder is that
WHOLE COTTON MILLS
have NOT been put in operation in the Exposition
building. Musical instruments Of all kinds are
represented and well represented, excepting
pianos-a New York and Louisville house being the
only American manufacturers who send specimens
None of the celebrated American piano makers
who sent specimens OF their instruments to Paris
are represented the reasons being, it is said, that
they were afraid they would not be able to show
improvements since 1S67-a necessity imposed upon
all who took medals at Paris in order to obtain
them at this Exposition. American art is not Well
represented, Derstadt and few artists living In
Rome being the only ones who sent pic
lures. one OF the most interesting features
OF the Exposition is collection OF over seven
thousand American daily and weekly journals
carefully arranged for the inspection Of visitors
Specimens Of American Typography are also cxhib-
tied, the publications Of our principal publishing
houses and the works OF the leading writers being
tastefully arranged by the exhibitors. Besides all
this. the American Geographical Society exhibits q
large collection Of printed volumes OF statistics
over two thousand in number-with surveys, maps
and other objects OF interest, including photographs
Of the mountainous regions Of the country, the
great Yellowstone Park, the Yosemite and other
valleys. and OF canyons, passes, rapids, 1alls ana
cataracts Even without the streaming multitude,
the scene in the American department must always
be a busy one, $4,000 square feet being devoted
TO machinery in motion, and a large
space Is given for the manufacture, In the
presence OF visitors, OF pals and Shoes and to
spinning. knitting, sewing and even to writing by
machinery. model Yankee schoolhouse is among
the things exhibited at Vienna. The articles ex-
hibited at the exposition by American exhibitors
are comprised in twenty-five groups. These groups
are as follows:-Mnng, agriculture, chemicals,
substances OF food textile industry, leather and
india rubber, metal wares, wooden articles, stone
and earthen ware and glass, smallware and fancy
goods, paper and paper hangngs, the graphic
arts the vehicles and means Of transportation and
machinery OF all kinds, philosophical and surgical
instruments, musical instruments, implements OF
war; naval apparatus, architecture and civil en-
cheering, a farmhouse, patchwork quilt. art ap-
Piled to religion, the fine arts and education. The
number OF exhibitors is about 7oo and the display
is in most respects a fine one.