New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-07

The lesson 10 be derived from this portion Of
perience is, however, obvious 80 far study
ing results upon any general or comprehensive plan OF
value is concerned am persuaded that is useless for
for any other individual State to send
its agents to future expositions It is in fact
waste public The end is out OF all proportion
the The material 70 be met with on the spot
is not sufficiently good Trustworthy. and the he Of
operations too remote TO justify the great expense
which must OF necessity be incurred IN selecting and
sending 10 il complete corps of specialists The National
Government could undertake task and only the erpe
renoes OF the past do not justify confident expeca
lions for the future from quarter Should Massa
chasets or any other state conclude therefore any
occasion that results OF general TO Its
ueope could be derived from careful study OF the
hbits in q worlds fair IL must abstain from attempting
too much The public press furnishes everything OF
general and superficial character that any State Com
t carried TO perfection Beyond TINS, however real
want exists OF exhaustive studies In special depart
ments These State Commissioners, II selected for
that purpose, could supply better than any other
agency Take, Tor instance, the great branch
already been referred to. IL has OF late
years undergone surprising development in Europe.
instructive to the exposition. IL is
exciting the greatest interest among all thoughtful men
IN America, aud promises infinite results IN our i'm.
mediate future. The Massachusetts, Commission might
well have been organized With single view TO dealing
thoroughly with this department. Had II been so
organized the end IN would have been strictly pro
portioned to the at command To me. personally,
been cause of deep regret view subject
earlier taken. The experience came. however,
repeated.
TIMELY ORGANIZATION FOR THE CENTENNIAL DEMANDED.
Meanwhile the American Centennial must now be pre-
pared for II greatly DO regretted that those
are TO represent the Commonwealth there should not
also have represented IT, as the original design,
Vienna; the experience would have been invaluable.
Meanwhile II the results OF the Vienna Commission
be made contribute 10 the successful participation or
the state in tbs Centennial. the expense incurred in
sending t out will prove most fortunate outlay.
The desired result can be secured in a very simple
way timely organization must be Effected
the work OF preparing the contributions OF any
community for their proper display IN inter
national exposition is profession In itself.
which among European nations has been carried
very high degree OF development Almost every foreign
government which takes part Ia them has among It's
agents whose experience dates back 10 their origin
az London 1851 and who know just what ought TO DO
done and exactly how TO do IL. The circulation
effected by these men Is perfect experience and
familiarity with the work make It. No progress In
this direction has ~ yet been made In America Al
Vienna authorities oOnsusyely showed that they
wholly failed to appreciate either tho magnitude ana
plexty Of the undertaking or the labor ana heVO
liYu NECESSARY ~ Dri0g " SUCCESSFUL l~s1' ~ 0us