, 1875-12-27

And tho Go1tturt-EoE E00scs

Sett 1'ert sun.
Tho Vienna International Exhibition OF 15IA
waa rather superb. II had tho experience df tho
previous slorH Of tile SANS sort 1n Lo'idon A..
Ia l'afIs 10 Btart With. ~ the bcgtnnlnB Austria
aplrppropr'atca e3,103, D0o to tho project; but
with the express stipulation thAt not another
show slnH aet on ltn eegs waa to stand and 20
ahead aiouo 1t was upen FROM May to Nov.
!, exactly ai1 monslIa. 1t cnss In round mum.
bcrs e13, ,t0n.n0D. There worc seson aud one-
barely paid tho rnnntng c1renhes ot thu e1hsisi-
tton. and there waa dctlclt Of S00bl QUO. Ia
other norl., hut for the doyerntnoEt subsidy,
thu cnt!sn coht OF t1o show would have been tLs
precise tin ouut OF tito deficit.
Various roasons Wefe assigned for this fallurc
Tho financial panic OF thst rcar, tho failing oil
IT vis!tors iu the warmout weeks. thu fear ol
cholera, .aul, possibly. tho freshly dlseovered
tho depiorablo deficit. 13us tho real caugea
wcre hrst, tho uttosiy Inadequate ptorlhion for
accommodating thu vast Influx Of visitors and
uext, tho absurrlly ex.ravAxan. prices dsH,.ndcd
Tho Viennese not ont with sho idea TINT every
mothers non Of them wns 10 get ricli in That
ai,olt summon. Tn. owner OF tho fabiea RooBt
waited ar losst until llla bird hnd laid fon
there was gold 'nsiao Ut her. Tho Vienna laud-
lords. lodying.louso keepers, ressanrantcFs,
laor-dtawcrs, Walters. clotslos-bruohora, boot
biacks. and Ill ths haukornon and harpics
denly swooped down upon tho stsAngora
and skinned thonn at tho start Tho nlundered
visitor drtYou 10 distraction, or 10 tho rail.
road for Immediate departure. No ono nsAycd
in tbs city "a hour l6bger titan l,e waa dompeiled
TO- Tho stories Of tho outrageous robbeties do
torrod thousands from gang there, and thu
choice presented Of being nwIndlcd or being
Btarycd drove thousands away.
1t ia much to hD fearen thai thsR brief history
may rnrent ilsef In Philadelphia noxt summon.
4 gentleman who WAS In thnt city dnrlug tha
Congressional junkctlng Of fant weok. inquired
Ut tho landlord of hs hotel what arrangements
could he mado In advance for Accommodations
for l.in,sos md family, say lor tow woeks dur.
ing tho Centennial s1uw. - My dear SIR said
tho host, With tho b}hna nuao ot
waterinT-pace proprietor fn tho first
wooG OF t,le seatol,. "it is utterly impos-
! eiblc to Har now what uo shall Charge fol
rooms or noais NO nav nnro To pay taof'ar .
dozen for eERs, aud dollar aud-n-hatf pound
for butter, With ovorylhiug oiso At l,ko rates !;
and. Of conrro, ottr prices will be In proportion.
| And he smiled moro swoetly tnau bororp. Thosa
! propos!onato prices may be ous Of all proper.
| ttOn TO the ordinary ruraea Of ordinary people .
hWt to doubt that rh,ladeiphia Inns made UP Its
| mind to mike ~ much money as possible out of
tho allow, and especially out OF tho VISITORS to
| disregard tho ooInlnonest hnmRu instinct. Just
! now, tho Thiindelphiopa nre exceedingly hoBpi-
| tA6te to Congressman. RHO arc expected To glvo
| tho nilllon-aud-a-ilaif appropriation, and to
those whn visit tho city to ananre for favorable
| accommodations for themselves, or for chnicd
! places for their wnroa In thu show rink. but it
| Ia tho klndnena nf cannibalt, who feast the1
! vlcrirls 10 fat;on theln for futnro frying.