The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-17
THE CENTENNIAL.


HOW IT WILL -PAY-THE EXHIBITION OF THE
DEPARTMENTS OF THE GovERNMENr-THE
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT To EXHIBIT SOME
INDIANs--THE CENTURY PLANT At THE GEN.
rENNIAL.
The constant increase OF the numper or.visitors
at the headquarters OF the financial agent of he
Centennial Commission in this city affords ample
proof OF the growing interest with which the
residents OF New York city regard the great
national event OF 1876. People are still In the
habit OF making inquiries as to whether the stock
would really pay, for although there are undoubt.
edly many patriots In this country there are Q
Sill larger number OF persons who would like to
combine patriotism with money making. View
dng the Centennial from this point does
not, necessarily, constitute sordid mind,
aor there are many people who are not
an the position to give money outright without the
hope OF being reimbursed, while they yet entertain
p sincere desire OF aiding the grand enterprise.
But it Is easy to demonstrate that the Centennial
stock will probably be iully redeemed az the
buildings are raised. The cost OF The Centennial
win not be much over $7,OOO.o 600. From this
amount Is to be deducted the sum of o., .0O0
given outright by the State oil Pennsylvania, which
leaves only s4,5OOO0o the amount OF stock to be
redeemed.
HOW 1T WILL PAY.
1t has already been announced in this journal
shat the Centennial Commission has nxed the
price OF admission at fifty cents At this rate the
Exhibition would pay on the basis OF the attend.
anee at the last Paris Exposition, without reckon.
Ing the proceeds from the sale OF the buildings
The figures In regard to the great world
fairs OF the past are OF considerable in.
terest just now. At the London Worlds Fair
In 1861 there were over six million paying visit
ors at the Paris Exposition In 1855 over 1--WE mil.
lions. at that In London in 1862 over six millions
and at that in Paris IN 1857 almost ten millions The
Exhibition will be open six months, 50 that there
must be- a daily attendance Of over fifty thousan d
to come near that figure. Now ten million al.
missions would alone net $5,0o0,O 900, or more than
the amount oil stock to be redeemed. and, even If
the daily attendance should fall far below that at
Pars-whch ID likely, to be sure-the proceeds
Including the sale OF the buildings, will be sufi-
Client to reimburse the subscribers to the Centen-
NAL stock AS IL expected that almost every man
In this country who can possibly 60 to Phlladel-
phla will visit the Exhibition at some time during
the six months the presumption that the attend.
nnce will not fall short OF &c. 600 to 49, 900 day ap
pears most reasonable.
ANOTHER BENEFIT.
But the Centennial will pay IN another respect
in the vast increase In our commerce, in our man.
ufactures, in our exports to Europe. That New
York city Will reap lions share OF this national
gain there can be no doubt for Europe looks upon
this city as the commercial emporium OF the
Western Hemisphere. Mr.. Daniel Grant, an Eng
llsh sratistlcian, in paper upon the impetus
given to trade by the London exhibitions OF 1851
and 1862, says that among all the English manu-.
lacturers 1t was recognized as an interchangeable
TACT that the exhibitions nad stimulated trade,
that orders we're unusually plentiful, and that
they had increased the commerce or Great
Britain by millions and millions. The In
crease in expo rts during the two years
Following the first Exhibition was over 1922 600 000
autn o me TWO years loi3wing the second over
h,bitIons to the British Society OF Arts says:-
.'rne effect Of the progress we have made since
1851 Is also shown by the rapid increase OF our CO.
lonial and foreign trade and the much greater In
9erest which foreigners now take in England and
terprlse that would be apt to ralse American COM
meIce from its present decline be worthy OF en-.
couragementp
THE STATE OF BUSINESS IN 1875
would no. promise TO be very bright were IL not
sF tne w sect OF acs s
ing business dull, and the impetus given by the
International .a.l Exhibition to our !rade win
portant consideration, which has thus lar
never been mentioned, and yet bears
taking anu ITS Claims to the support OF the Amerl-
can people, WHAT business man is there WHO
would not rejoice to see trade revived In 1907
These selfish considerations, to be sure, but
the PAL riotc motives That underlle the celebration
apparent that it is almost supernuous to aiiute
to them. AS Ex-Governor BgIer admirably ex-
pressed 1t ,esterday:-''l cannot understand
man VINO would turn his back upon his mother,
cannot understand q democrat an American.
who Will not rejoice in the event which Is to
illustrate the triumph OF the principle OF self
government the first century, and show what
we have complIshed under the iree institutions
OF America during that PERIOD"
A RUSSIAN VISITOR
OF some distinction called yesterday at the once
authorized by a NUMBER OF Russian business men
70 make inquiries IN regard to the space available
ior them: Inc diii1culIy That presented tseii At
lar failed to appoint commission, and has not
even accepted the invitation Of the President OF
the United states, He was referred TO ne Dlrec.
tor Generai OF the ExniDitlon at Philadelphia,
General Gosnorn. as ne was the only one VINO had
authority to act IN case Oh TINS character. He
was asked oy the agent whether the Russian gov
eminent m'gnt not view with dislavor any at
tempt Of iusslan citizens TO ''carry their own
eggs TO Market" and replied that he thought no
sucn OBSTACLE would be put In their wav. The
the properly OF his clients would De protected as
fully by the authorities OF the Exhibition as
Though the COMMISSIONER OF Russia were OF
Philadelphia to watch over them. II he received
a lavUra lie snswer rom the Director General, he
SAID: and assurances were gwen him that the
goods w0uio be protected, Russia would be repre-.
THE GOVERNMENTS EXHIBITION.
1t was SHOWN In these columns yesterday that |
the government OF toe United States would re. |
main unrepresented at the Exhibition II the DILL
We're t to be- rejected Il vii, 5e pteres
ing to give a lew hints as to what the govern.
me al exhibition would be. The de partmentS to /
be represented are those OF War, OF the Navy, Of /
the Interior and the Smithsonian Institute. so /
large would TINS exhibition be and 80 Important a (
part OF the entire display that special bu dinR
outside the main structure Is to be cree ed or Lne
purpose. The War Department would, OF course,
send specimens OF the armament OF The nation
from 177d to 1876, showing what strides we have
made from our Old.asbioned guns to the mtrail-
leuse, and DOW our ioreathers used ~ defend :
themselves before seven-shO0terS had been
Invented. The navy Department VIII send NODES 1
OF our sulps as they were hundred years ago, !
as they are now, and Illustrate the Inventions that
led W to the torpedo ana the monitor. The In
terror Depart ment Will nave the largest exhIbi- I
lion Of al, displaying the products OF the entire
country and Indians Ia tneir own outfit. Tue
Patent Office Is to send Its most in terestIng models
OF Inventions winch will form an invaluape lea. /
ture OF the Exposition. The exhibition OF the
Patent ONCE would be the only one that would
probably be accommodated IN the man building.
The con rlDutions oil the Smithsonian Institute TO
tue HORTICULTURAL Hall will be vast In extent and
variety, and IL to he hoped that they will not be