The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-11

the "big engine" started, and all the ma
chinery set in running order, and actually
running ; and 1t now remains to be eeen
whether there will he the anticipated rush
OF visitors, and, IL so, whether it will have
the predicted result of giving fresh i'm
petus to businees, and in reviyng trade
We certainly trust that such authorizations
may be realized, and that the predicted re-
suit will follow, but we greatly fear that
the country will be doomed to disappont-
ment.
The greatest actual gain to the country
would be from large influx OF foreign WIS.,
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 II lie
tue that the exhibition is but Just opened,
and that il is too early to look for foreign
visitors. but are there ms. ird;co,i,r,,ha,
the tide Of travel, from Europe, will set
Americawards later ia the season Ifa
rush" was anticipated, If there were any
Indications of sucb n, mean, ,ro a.a,l,
look to see the sovcral limos a nooa, $780,,
ers making n-e,arat,ors ,bor.fnr d.,
the summer nr,ance,,e,,s all nut..,
thew are suhcteniiollv tho e,,,o ga -
tofore mud c1,or,,, .h,, .h., -,
those HAVING tbese limos in ch,roo ,ro ~,
expectinr. or nrovijing for mora ,hor ,ho
usual number of visitor. 70 this courtrv
Notwithstanding the nrobah;li,. oI,ro.,
certainly.that there " IN he noex,roord,ro.r
or even unusual. number of E,ro,o,r vi.
itors. there will be. urouestiopab,v LARGO
number of our countrymen in constant al,
tendance on the exhibition. The nerson.
mel of these will, of course. vary from dav
to day, and from week In wecl and ,ho
more the merrier, and more lively will
money circulate and change bands Tho
present indications, however. are that tho
number of these visitors will not be as
large as was Anticipated earlier in the sea.
son. The railroads have not held ont ,he
inducements for travel that was exnected
of them. They have, TO be sure. reduced
their rates but not sufficiently 10 attrac,
large travel. This NAV vat Ina dana or
the present 'railroad war" NAV invi,o
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 will-preferring in arv event
if they visit PHILADELPHIA at nil. TO do II
later in the season-await a sill f,r,ber ro
duction as a result of the irrenressible rail
road conflict, and, IN the end not % n. all
But granting that we are all WRONG ,bo,
with or without a further reduction of fore
the tide of travel will set steadily Pb;Iado,-
phiaward and that the crowd of visi,ors
will exceed even the most sancuine ex,oo.
tations, what will be its result nm trodo
ard business II seems IN us tbo, 10 &C.,,
,an be but Temporary. Undoubtedly for
he time being ,rada will no ,;vo,,
money circulate freeIy-aed for this LET 10
all be duly thankful Money 10 urao,;.,,,
Eight" and hard to get hold of md tho.o
Of the masses who take the monev ~ u;s,,
The exhibition will do SO at the nrico Of q
more rigid retrcnchment and econorv
hereafter. The impetus temnorar;,v ,;,or
20 trade will, from the same cause c;vo
place to a corresnondinp derressior 9,
yays providing that business does NOT 20
5irne exhibition. II is said. however that
here is more money west than east. and
hat the ten of thousands of western visit
,rs will bring por,ions of this money with
hem. thus producing m ,"eonalzinp
8 efrec.n We fail ia see the force of the
for the complaint has been all
long, and the complaint is not unfounded,
hat the tendency of money has been m
low eastward and become Looked I'D. and
rlut. at the money centers. IF the com.
liant ia well founded. and we believe that
il the rrsb of visitora from tho west
ould I'm, resi,t in nm increa,e of this ton.
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