The New York herald., 1876-11-14
THE EXHIBITION.
Some of the Petty Annoyances Of
Foreign Exhibitors.
CUSTOM HOUSE EXACTIONS.
Gases Burned Up and No Re-
dress Preferred.
WHERE ARE THOSE THAT REMAIN +?

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. IL. 1874
Nov that the curtain has fallen the drama Of the
Centennial Exhbition the lights have been put out
aud the exhibitors who have been the actors IN the
great show preparing to pack up their traps and
get away, they find themselves experiencing series
or petty annoyances Of which they mako gricvous
complaint During the whole period OF the Exhibition
tho foreign exhibitors especially have been hampered
and uuduIy annoyed by the exactons and
red tape OF the Custom House authorities at the Cen.
tennia ground. II is fact which need not again be
repeated HERALD that these petty officials
veem to have rcmsmbersd--if indeed they were
gentlemen enough TO understand-that the Commis-
,oners merchants and artisans who came across tho
ocean TO take part in the Centennial Exhibition
tame by the exprcss Invitation and entreaty Of
Tho people, and were, therefore, tho guests Of
The nation. and that II they had not
contributed to the Exhibition the beautiful wares Of
France, England, Span Germany, Italy and Switzer-
land tho great far would not been tho IL
has proved The fact that many of these persons
complain that they have been treated by the Custom
House inspectors moro as II they professional
smuggIcrs and adventurers than honorable business
mon and artists, invited here by the United States
government is disgrncoful fact which has than
onoe been alluded to in these columns.
CASES AND PACKING BOXES.
But now tuat the lOrelgn exnlOtors are IN naeo 10
get home the gates Of the great fair having been
moniay closed, they 1nd themselves confronted with
another obstacle. 1t will be remembered that before
.he Exhibition opened tho contract for receiving,
transporting and installing the cases OF goods, and
storing and caring for the empty boxes aferward
sgiveR 70 the Centennial Terminal Agency, Linn
ted, of which John Baird, OF Philadelphia, 10
tho apparent head and executive officer. This
sompany 10 care Tor the empty boxes and cascs
belonging to the exhibitors and as the latter, )eas
understood were responsible and bound 10 return them
safely at The close OF the Exhibition and promptly at
the time they needed repack In them The
goods which they had originally contained. 1t is nos
known that thcre was any written agreement 10 this
ifeot with any OF the exhibitors; but as one OF tho
Exhibitors said to tho HERALD correspondent speak
lDg OF the natter
s'It isn't likely or any other prudent would
have allowed them to remove my boxes II had not
understood this to be the Case especially when others
could have been found 10 enter into contract TO
Ior The cases safely and return them promptly"
In fact the receipts which gwen 10 the cxhbi-
ors for their when they taken in charge by
Ibis company contain these wcrus:-
This win be returned II applied before Decem-
charges All claimed that date will be sold for
WHERE ARR rnE cAsEss
Now, the exhibitors want their again. and they
Ind, as many OF them complain, that, beiwecn tho
bre which occurred last summon and burned up some
1000 cases and the bad management OF the Terminal
.ii The agency refuses TO be Considered responsible
Tor the exhibitors property which destroyed
while in their custody or 70 give any redress for The
cases burned at fire which this agencys careessness
permitted to break out Moreover, tho exhibitors say
Ihere is certainty as to when they will bc ablo 10
got back such Of their property as remains.
As example OF this, Mr.. J. w. Pane, representing
Hooper l. Co., Of London. and Thorn h Co, OF Nor
rich, England, carriage manufacturers, taking TO
your correspondent OF the manner which carriage
exhibitors have been treated, said:-
publicity, trust. may cause the officials Of the
Bureau OF transportation or the Terminal Agency
Company TO temper their charges with justice Al
present thoy most unreasonable. To givo you an
instance IL have fourteen English carriages, the
Of which were removed for storage by the Terminal
Agency Company. Upon inquiry at their Office mud
received. They actually admitted that they did not
know whether they had tncm or not where they
To see for myself 1 was obliged 10 go to the storage
grounds and make long search among acres OF empty
boxes and sheds. After tircsomc hunt found my
tasesthat s such oi them had not been burned up
tho sides ends were placed together make
largo nat bundle OF boards OF thickncsscs In
,hs shape they were raised on cnd and placed outside
NO shed 70 iosm n wall AND 70 protect
other carriage cxhiDtors' cases were used In tho
mmo manner, the sheds bcing svithout any wall
The considerably damaged from rough usage,
sun and rain; yet the authorities demand 81 each
ytorage before they will deliver them Is il matter
Of surprise that hard things said about the manage
mont mere? Cases burned and cxorbi,ant charges
made Ior lett outside sheds IN storage such
treatment will be remembered by foreign exhibitors,
who have contr buted SO much to the Of the
Centennial snow, should another exhibition ever bc at
tempted hero. !"
ANOTHER COMPLAINT
Another exhibitor complained that his cases had
been taken out of tho Man Exhibition Building at
nishi, without anybody asking his permission. They
put in shed and burned up IL he had been nj
lowed to make HIS own arrangements Tor storage no
would not have had them burned up without redress
i.It Is said, he continued, "that there in
turancc policy the burned sheds OF $l5 0O0 but the
cases were uninsured. THESE sheds would scarcely
cos, 81 600 to build How is IL they insured for
$lo0Wr
missioner, replied TO tho English exhibitors whose
cases were destroyed and Who waited him for
drcss, that he had funds at his disposal from the
Brush government whcrcwiih to consult lawyer and
that hey had better get new made quickly
possible. Some of Us would hkc to known II our gov
crnmert placed at the disposal OF Colonel Sandord
money Tor champagne suppcrs, &c, hut not a to
protect the exhibitors obtain Tor them legal
The British exhibitors nctually voted against
wing Colonel Sandford to their dinner last Saturday
the rois Frefes. He present by invitation OF one
OF the exhibitors as his guest.n
Tho French exhibitors did not have tho same CON-
plants 10 make ABOUT their cases, tho French
frnmcnt furnished them at its own expense with new
cases replace those burned up.
Mr. Angus Mackayc, tho Commissioner from
Queensland informed me that he also had done the
same thing. Only about 800 OF his had been
burned and ne had quietly ordered new ones.
Dozens oil exhibitors complained 10 me that they have
10 hat they get their from tho
gcucy people before several weeks have passed, and
'cveral have had new cases made without waiting.
altogether Is evident that there is something wrong
this matter, and tho Centennial Board OF Finance,
which has conducted everything clso in It's
Of the Exhibition with excellent judgment, should
DO iound wanting in this
THE CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
.hc f,llowipg arc the regulations of tho Treasury
Department for the withdrawal OF foreign exhibitors
goods from the Centennial Exhibition
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
wAsurwcrox, -. c. Oct ~ 1879 I
SigFor guidance. the adds the follow
Ing special directions to the PRINT instructions Of
s,a nature ecnsansa IN the eeaars issued June July
from the Centennial Exhibition =