The New York herald., 1876-10-23
Of other privileges The revenue from this source as
have stnied above, wiil reach 100000
The admissions during the different months have
been q follnNs

Total admissions ns.................. 9o6 AT
august, q Days
complimentary 10 o34
...........'.'..''''''.. 'oo'oo'
Total admissions ..........l l.I75, 3i4
September. 10 Days.
complimentary To- ola
30 20 aos
Cash.. l3u 9yl
Total admissions. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2439,6S9
cash 4to
A summary of the daily returns to Saturday last,
OCTOBER IA, is as iollows:--
TOTAL ADMISSIONS.
Fify cents to main Exhibition. .......... 50l1, S9l
Twenty -nve cents to main Exhibition. o30.eS0
Twenty-Five cents to Live Stock Exhibition. s,,IIs
Total cash admissions. s............... 5.'s6,oi9
Making the receipts Of cash October IA amount 10
81. oos, ,o35
Tnis 81, GSsB35 win be SO increased by tho cato
money OF the month during winch the Exhibition Is st
70 remain open, added 10 The income IRON CONCESSIONS
that as have bovre stated tho Board OF Finance feel
Justified IN declaring that there Will probably be sur
pius oI sl,oOoO OOU after Tho 81, 500 600 running ex-
Knses havo been subtracted
CONGRESSIONAL STUPIDITY.
As 10 the disposal OF this surplus very nico qucs-
tion will have to bc decided before single cent OF IL
Is distributed among tho stockhoiders--a question
which, II unfayorably decided will prevent them
from receiving tho return OF any OF their money This
question rs nothing less than the Interpretation OF the
Appropriation biz passed by the House last January.
TO this bill was hrst called to public attention IN the
| Philadelphia correspondence OF the HaRALp at the
time. The honorable gentleman meant to have the
million and half returned 10 the government IN full
before any other creditor paid, but his language
does not mean that according TO common sense In
tcrprealon The bill was passed by the senate, how
over, with a full knowledge otlts real meaning. Mr..
sprinsers words are THAT the appropriation shall be
pad in the Treasury Of tho United States before
| any dividend, or percentage OF the profits shall be
| paid TO tho holders OF the said stock"
| WHAT ARE PRoFITsY
| To repay tho stockholders portion of what they
have loaned the Exhibition Is not "a percentage OF
the profits, 1t argued There can DO no profits or
earnings until the principal is pain 1t is claimed
| that tho government cannot make an approI Ration
and make Itself preferred creditor without the con
sent OF both parties. Everything depends upon tho
definition Of the word profts, and OF course judi
cal decision must be Obtained to settle the question
Should the government assert its claim successfully
the stockholders would get a cent. II would cor
tainy Do meanness for tho United States govern
mont at celebration in its own honor, to which II
contributed only at the eleventh hour, when IL was
assured success 10 come forward and rake IN all
| tho proceeds saying You that stood by the Exhbi-
ton with your money III us hour VI need shall not
| ceiyc u cent"
| STRAW THAT WAY WIND BLOWS
Talking with Ex-Governor straw tho other day
this subject ho said - believe that the people oil the
country abundany satisfied with the results Of
this exhibition that they would not sustain the United
States government in coming forward 10 grab all tho
assets This Is tho opinion OF many representative
men with whom havo spoken, when the prospect Of
success was very dark. Many Phadclphians
known to have contributed to the Centennial fund
moro than they Afford to lose, because they felt
noby determined stand by the great PROJECT the
limit OF their They disin tcrested in CIV
ing. but there will now DO an opportunity OF returning
u moiety OF their quits.
AMERICAN Pusn
Tho most creditabe feature OF the great Exhibition,
and that in which Philadelphia takes the pride,
is, that while the Centenniai Exhibition has exceeded
every way all preceding ones, 1t has renamed
this country TO inaugurate International fair re-
ceivng from tho national government nothing but a
paper charter. and pushing 1t almost 10 completion
before the government was asked or gave cent
WnenC col It IN on iv ouas
worthy OF cotnparson-the Centennial Exhibition
stands out far successtu yet the French and
Austrian governments contributed largely 10 Their re-
spcctive exhibitions and assumed mayor share OF the
work. In Paris guarantee stock was issued, while tho
mental aid. The nrst Worlds Fair, in London, is tho
| only that made any return. but that was
small affair and was IN one building.
STATISTICS.
| The Vienna Exhibition in 1so days. from the Let of
May 10 the I'd OF November, 1873, sundays included,
had total attendance or O 540 800, while OF this
number only 8 402, 622 were cash admissions, and
cash receipts from admissions were 032 1888 rs
! he highest number OF visitors paying guldcn
MISSION about nuy cents, 80, $40 on Tuesday,
tho 17th OF Juno The lowest number OF visitors pay
ing one gulden admission was 2 oig on Friday the
9th OF May. The highest number paying nifty kreut-
zcrs, about twenty-five cents, was v3, 100 sun
day, the 2d ot November The lowest number paying
niIy kreuzcrs 9,024 saturday, the 9Th OF Au-
gust The highest total number OF visitors any
day 1885, ,641, Sunday. tho I'd OF Novembcr-thc
closing day.
The whole number OF all kinds who attended the Lon
don Exhibition 1851 ,030 1876, in l4I days Tho
aggregate admissions OF all KINDS to tho Paris Exhib
Dltion 1885 8, 62 $50, 700 days IDc agsro-
gate numbers OF all kinds attending the London
Exhibition OF 1862 were o, I'll, l03, IN III days
At the iars Exhibition oi 1867 the whole number OF
admissions OF all kinds reported at 06y during
period OF 2l7 days.
Comparing the Centennial Exhibition with tho
Vienna iar IL viii be found that In 1856 days. down
Saturday, the total cash admissions to the Exhi
btion 1856 6iy 24+ OBS ia of Vienna,
with nuy days 10 spare. II Tho attendance to tho
close should average much II did last wcck--Ihat
Is 800 000 and II extremely probable that that
will be cxceedcd--the cash admissions Will almost
reach 5000. 900. average vi 81, 600 for every
day of tue Exhibition.
TOTAL ADMISSIONS
TO the Exhibition down TO last Saturday werc-
CASH ADMlssIoNA
Fifty cents 20 main 5,0l7,Sg
Twenty-Five cents to man. $50 $50
Twenty-Five cents to lIve stock ............ Sits
Total casa admssions..... >, 1886 6I9
Max ing receipts cash amount to. 81, 65s 3S5
FgEE ADMISSIONS.
Complimentary TO man.. 3124
Complimentary to llye stock. ......... 1877
EXHIBITORS, &c,, to man. .......... 800 yU5
Exhibitors TO live stock.... 9,647
ln addition to this must be added tho esti-
mated free admissions on tho opening day,
OF which record could DO made. ........ no. 500
Iotai IIec l,4SU l5J
Total auniissloLs. ...............:..... 49, 3UZ
The price Of the HERALD to-day and hencctorM sciH
be three cents