The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-19

the "big engine" started, and all the ma
chinery set in running order, and actually
running and it now remains to be seen
whether there will be the anticipated rush
of visitors, and If 80, whether 1t will have
the predicted result of giving fresh i'm
petus to business, and In reviving trade.
We certainly trust that such anticipations
may be realized, aud that the predicted re-
suit will follow, but we greatly fear that
the country will be doomed to disappoint-
menl.
The greatest actual gain to the country
would be from large influx of foreign viz
itors, for what money they would bring
with them would be an actual increase to
the wealth of the country, not mere cir
culation, or shifting of possession, from
one part of the country to another, or from
one individual TO another. There IS moth
ing, as yet, to indicate any such ''rush" of
foreign visitors, and the passenger lists of
| the ocean steamers show no increase in the
numbers coming to this country over those
of the same dates in former years 1t is
true that the exhibition is but just opened,
and that it is too early to look for foreign
visitors, but are there any indications that
the tide of travel, from Europe, will set
Americawards later in the season ? If a
crush was anticipated, if there were any
| indications of such an event, we should
look to see the several lines of ocean steam
ers making preparations therefor. But
the summer arrangements are all perfected;
they are substantially the same as here
tofore and clearly show that, at least,
those having these lines in charge are not
expecting, or providing for, more than the
usual number of visitors to this country.
Notwithstanding the probability, almos;
certainly, that there " i'll be no extraordinary
or even unusual, number of European Wis
itors, there will be, unquestionably, large
number of our countrymen in constant at.
tendance on the exhibition. The person.
mel of these WILL of course, vary from day
to day, and from week to week-and the
more the mefrier, and more lively will
money circulate and change hands, The
present indications, however, are that the
number of these visitors will not be al
large as was anticipated earlier in the sea
SON. The railroads have not held out thu
inducements for travel that was expected
of them. They have, to be sure, reduced
their rates, but not sufficiently to attrac
a large travel. This may yet be done, Of
the present RAILROAD war" may invitt
travel, while fares are at their present rate
but we fear that further concessions will
not be made; and that, moreover, instead
of taking advantage of present competition
the majority wlll-preferring in any event
if they visit Philadelphia at all, to do /
later in the season-await still further re
duction as result of the irrepressible rail
road conflict, and, In the end, not go at all
But granting that we are all wrong; tina
with or without a further reduction of fare
the tide of travel will set steadily Phladel
phiaward and that the crowd of visitor
will exceed even the most sanguine expec
tations, what will be its result on trad
and business 1t seems to US that its effec
can be but temporary. Undoubtedly, TO
the time being trade will be lively, ant
money circulate freely-and for this let u
all be duly thankful. Money is undeniabl,
Eight" and hard to get hold of, and thos
of the masses who take the money to visl
the exhibition will do so at the price of
more rigid retrenchment and econom,
hereafter. The impetus temporarily givel
to trade will, from the same cause, Civ
place to corresponding depression-al
ways providing that business does not re
of the exhibition. 1t is said, however, tina
there is more money west than east, ant
that the ten of thousands of western visit
ors will bring portions of this money will
them, thus producing an "equalizinl
effect" We fail to see the force of tn
argument, for the complaint has been al
along, and the complaint is not unfounded
that the tendency of money has been t
flow eastward and become looked up, an
glut, at the money centers. If the CON
plant is well founded, and we believe tina
it is, the rush of visitors from the ives
could but result in an increase of this ten
dency, and the money thus expende
would serve to drain the west without pei
manently enrlching the east.
For all this, we believe that the center
NAL exhibition will prove good inves
ment for the country, that 1t will be wort
much more than it has, or will, cost |
time, labor and money. Its practices
benefits will consist in the stimulus it wi
J afford to thought, inventive genius and Ell
terprise In the healthy competition this
will be awakened in the generous emuli
, ton that will be stirred up in The differed
: sections of the country as 10 which shall d
and produce the best and the most in IL
| practical thoughts and ideas which will |
suggested and in the love of, and pride il
our country which will be developed an
strengthened. These results will be, M
only immediate, but lasting, and we shall e.
perience their effects for all time. In con
parison with these, mere present none
, values are of little worth In this is Il
glory, and in this will be the success of Il
centennial exhibition.
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