New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-11
THE cEy1ryAllL AyD ITS EFFECTS.

THE CES1ENhIIL fND ITS EFFECTS.
If orr approaching Worlds Fair had 30 pur-
pose other than to crafty curiosity, BY pro-
yiding a great show of beautiful and curious
objects. If mght well be doubted whether it
would be worth the cost II has far higher
ends. however and It's rcul:s will be seen
when the multitudcs that will throng Fair
mount Park next Summer shall have forgotten
everything save the most striking features OF
tbc surcfaclc The value of the exhibition 10
all who are Interested in the study OF the rela-
tive development of nations will be incalcula-
bic. An American, who spent tive months
at The Vienna Exhibition, remarked after
its close that he felt rs If he had
zone around the world and had observed
the manners and customs of all countries.
"Show me the books you read said wise
man. land | will describe your chaTcter.'
SHOW H., the articles Il patton mlkcS-the
machine, il inycnts tho pictures IT paints, the
furniture and apparel it uses, the food it pre-
paros-and we can Judge of its arts, its laws
its domestic life. The visitor to The Centennial
will see far more of the world than Phlneas
Foeg saw when lac made his eighty days
journey.
We did not intend. however, TO speak here
of the value of the Far-io the man of science,
the artist. the mechanic. the farmer. a. a mine
of info,mation-but rather to refer to its
probable effect upon the mercantile inter-
r.ts of this country. The business com
munity, stunned by the panic of 1873,
has been in half Ietlmrsy ever since.
It requires some stimulus to arouse il
to new exertions. The panic served a good
Il. inc, tt.f a. lAG.
,pcculation that was The offspring Of long
pcriod of uncXamplcd prosperity, and The hard
times that followed have enforced useful les
SONS OF economy. The country has taken
two years rest it's breathing-Speli has lasted
long enough it Is ready To start airesh, ANA
ONLY lacks confidence IN itself 10 run another
course in the race OF material progress.
This confidence. we believe Che Cen
t,nr,ial will leave behind it "a II legacy.
Xhcn we have gathered the products of oar
empire and set them forth III orderly array
beside those OF all the other nations OF the
earth, we shall better appreciate our resources.
We are more beautifully endowed by nature
than any other land the sun shines upon. We
ara Young strong, inventive, and quick-witted.
No oppressive government crppleS our INDUS
fry; no hostile neighbors threaten MS; we
have not the burden of standing army to
carry. In comparing our condition with that
of other peoples we shall see that we have the
advantage over them in most important re-
spects. and If in some things we are lacking
if our fine arts are backward, orr mdnufac-
lures wanting in taste, our agriculture UNI
scientific, or our domestic life wasteful-we
shall see our shortcomings plainly by con-
trast that we shall make Il great effort to
remedy them, and thus by pcrceiSing wherein
lies our weakness we shall augment our powers
| When the Centennial is over, the whole nation
will feel refreshed and encouraged. The uni
| vcrsal outburst of patriotic feeling will OF
itself do much toward setting the wheels of
trade in motion. After a man has hnrrahed
Justify for his country, he is in the best posi-
lie frame of mind to go to work. HIS
| doubts as TO the future have vanished. lie
has the confidence which is the life of all en-
terprise BY thus giving our people better
understanding of their own wealth and strength,
by causing them to see and remedy their fail
ings. and by awakening in them stronger
love Of their common country and hyeler
faith in It's destiny, the Centennial ought to
hiring about a rapid revival of business.
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