The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-19
The Painful Spectacle Of Incom-
pleteness Still Manifest.
RESTAURANTS AND HEAVY CHARGES.
A Remarkable Construction OF
Revenue Law.
MEETING OF THE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.


Tho weather continues 10 be wretched enough and
walk about the grounds becomes trial OF endurance.
hardly SEQ how the Exhibition DO ready before
June. Until the drainage and the making and the
decorating visit hero will be unpleasant.
sat few minutes in the open place called the Amcri-
Dairy, looking out upon tho terrace leading from
Horticultural Hall to the voman's Department and
could think OF nothing more drcary. Little pools Of
water had gathered. There holes in the asphalt
pavemenis. The grass heavy and wet and loco
motion almost impossible. imagine nothing
more unpleasant than tho pilgrimage from tho German
Restaurant 90 the British departments There is rail-
way track used for freight aud gauge road used
Tor passengers and alert stranger might
mako the trip by Jumping from sleeper 10 sleeper.
The people. however are good humorcd about II, and
the attendance FULL They have their Centennial
and resolved to ENJOY It IL It halls all
There are motion and c everywhere, and where thcrc
IS anything OF interest you to find crowd.
This busting spirit this unrest may be said TO charac
erzc the fair. You see IL In everything, even in tho
thousand points and angles which tho architecture
aud seem never to be at peace Ono escapes Brazil
or Mexico China for rcpose, but in these Oren
tai and tropical sections you to ind
Yankee carpenter saving and hammcring until the din
Nils the air. What with engines hauling freight
and narrow gauge passenger cars and workmen dig
ging, hammcring, scrubbing, painting; what with this
endless hustle and all these cold oadcn filled
with rain, OF tho most uncomfortable spots ON tho
continent Is tho Centennial
THE CENTENNIAL WANTING
Tho truth Is, tho Exhibition, like IN untamcd mus
tang has taken its head and runs ITSELF Tho laws and
regulations are very wei, but the parties who have
concessions claim that they must make money and TO
do that must do they please This undcres all tho
complaints hears about cxtorton the grounds and
outside. about plates OF soup costing much a
pate de toe grds, and becr glasses which Will hold
beer. l saw sturdy German turn his beer glass up
side down and ask which end made for tho bccr
tho cavity In the bottom the other. There
many Germans In Philadelphia that this beer question
is Of moro consequence than the Sunday question: and
II Colonel Fitzgerald or DR.. Furncss or the
local leaders to take it up they would BIO to
strike the popular heart afraid to repeat all
hear about the charges Mt restaurants, lost might
do injustice. But unless those have charge OF the
Centennial tako hold OF the matter firmly there will
be the same collapse as was scen in Vienna sup
pose "A free and independent exhibition people
do Us they please This freedom becoming license
and unless discipline restored what began as >
national enterprise will become merely city advor
tisement.
THE EXHIBITION TAKING SHAPE
Car after arrives with exhibits for the laggard
departments Some buildings are unfinished Penn
some go-ahead Pcnnsy vanans driving Il on. Tho
Philadelphia building IL far from ready, and OF
papers announces in knocking spirit that II will DO
| opened In 1878. There Is Japanese bazaar which
| opens . few days for the sale OF trinkets and
commodities from japan. Complaints made
about the ignorance OF tho grounds shown
| by the attendants. was curious know what
certain building In tho Of the Machinery Hal
was intended TO DO. One attendant told me II for
s1~ ,lnl~h n To- 49, Va
HERALD, and third for the Philadelphia Herald
Finally, asked small boy eating waffle, and whom
strongly suspected to have climbed tho fonce avoid
paying, no looked much like waif aud learned II
was for certain printing company But Of course,
time must settle all these things and time will open tho
Exhibition. But how much comfortable II would
be II Il had been ready before Il opened.
SOCIAL LIrE-NR- LoSGYELLow.
Lest you may weary with my complaints Let
throw light into this lotor by announcing that
Henry W. Iongfcow, the poet has arrived and 10 tho
guest OF George W. Chiida Mr. Childs bids fair to
become the Haroun AL Raschd OF the centennial year.
and praises Of his Inequalities are in every mouth
He will give Mr.. LongeIlow sumptuous entertain
ment and in order that the city should have III
in this respect tho councils have voted the Mayor
$50 do tho honors his brother Mayors and tho
great generally who come here.
MEETING or THE COMMISSIONER
Tho session Of tho commission opened at halEpast
eleven O'Clock. The Secretary road list OF tho
that had selected orators 10 deliver addresses
during the Exhibition that the interest might DO In
creased but the President said tho governors had
yet gwen Official information Of their appointments
Of the timc when tho speeches be made. He
suggested this should be the occasion OF cxcur
sions when local interests would be subscrvcd The
Director General reported In regard TO public comfort
generally, that there are thirty restaurants
the ground and several other places where 70.
freshmcnts be had In all the Exh.
bition buildings suitable retiring closets
and also different parts Of tho grounds There arc
also whcro baggage and parcels DO checked
The gauge railroad TO all the buildings
extending tho distance Of mile, carrying passengers
for Ave cents The rolling chairs found quite ser
viccablc for invalds and these who are weary, tho
charge being sixty cents an hour. There arc chairs
and seats with backs sufficient accommodate 9, 900
persona, and viii DO provided n necessary. A
corps Of janltors Is organized for cleaning tho buildings
and walks but exhibitors required 70 keep their
own space IN order.
GENERAL nAwLEy RE-ELEcTED.
The yearly election Of officers followed General
Joseph X Hawlcy, OF Connecticut. reelected
President, tho commission directing the Secretary
cast its ballot for him. aud II directed the
President to cast It's ballot for J. J.. Camp
bell, Of Indiana, for secretary. Tho Vice
Presidents were then elected by ballot, viz IS II.
Cowell, Tennessee; Mr.. Goldsmith. OF Vermont W. W.
Mccoy, OF Nevada; r. w. " Halliday, Of Virginia; X
Mallory, OF Kentucky, and J. A. Martin, OF Kansas.
The Executive Committee, which Is important body,
II exercises the full power Of tho commission when
delegated 10 IT, Is as follows:D. j. Morrcl OF Penn
sylvania; A. 8. Goshorn. Of Ohio N. ~ Beckwith, OF
New York; A. II. Botclcr, Of West Virginia; r. Q.
McCormic, ofArizona; John Lynch, Of Louisiana; 9.
r. Kimball OF New York; r. ,. Phillips, ofNorth Caro-
lima; O. b. Loring. OF Massachusetts; O. H. Corl,ss OF
Rhode Island; J. s. Barnard OF Florida; j. H. Latrobc,
Of Maryland, and D. Atwood, Of Wisconsin.
Quite q contest In regard 10 appointing solicit
tor tho nrst being tic but the second trial
George W. Biddlc Of Philadelphia had three majority.
II understood that tho former solicitor was unsats
fncfnrx IN the inmnnrnn co mari Of tho