Year: 1872

[FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IHuDoN"l


VIENNA, July 26.-The progress WHICH .ho
Exhibition building has made during tho ,"',
months and half is nothing short of wonderful Ear
IN May was imnossible 10 distinguish the shape tho
buildnp would take A small portion OF the western
wing only was at that time in fairly advanced Sn
the skeletons Of two pavilions hao Deen run up' 60,
as an experiment, but their roofs were "an'i"s' ~,
about onethird OF the foundations "eIo i'i1'
and the remaining outline of the building was
merely indicated by roughy-bewn poSts' s'anulns
to,r foot high and about twenty feet apart
without sa plan il would at that time haVo
beep quite impossible to form the sghtest luea Vi .o
shane which the forests of posts the heaps OF prc INC
intricate scafoldng and low walls were ABOUT 10 uaAe
Now substantial structure meets the eye The outer
walls I'M 10 the roof everywhere finished even tho
wood and iron work Of the roof is finished ana about
third of the payilioDs rooted over entirely In
foot There are portions OF the building, which from the
outside look completed excepting 80 far as paint ana
ornaments are concerned. The long, central gallery,
from which start the eight and twenty paviions Is
not vet rooted but this is not observed from the
grounds outside At short distance through the trees
the buiding except the mighty rotunda and cupola.
appears complete The high sOafolding, towering over
the trees. looks like the masts anu yards OF Instant
feet Every one surprised at the astounding progress
which has been made everywhere in the building and
in the garden and grounds


Although the building so far advanced would be too





It will appear very different in six or even two months
time At present the thickly grouped trees somewhat
interfere with a general view OF the building, sui
very much doubt whether to cut these down would Dc
an improvement. There some very fine trees, III
deed in front of and about the wings OF the budlng
which would add to the pcturesqueness OF the cehe oe
side aording much needed shade during the hotSumer
davs In the Gigantic rotunda magnificent trees
have been left standing and are, believe to remain
The style chosen in the construction OF the ouidlhs
has great advantages, and is probably the best lof
the purpose but it is not calculated 10 preSenU
an imposing appearance. For tins very reason rev
trees standing sngy and in groups would be very use
full to break the mOnOony and want OF variety insep-
arabic from so long building The new avenue leading
from the main Alice Of the Prater TO the main entrance
is already planted with four rows of welgrOWn morse
chestnut trees thus forming shady wk at each side
and magnificent drive in the center The gardens Oh
each side Of this laid out with great TASTE
and are in well-advanced condition considering they
were only taken in hand this Spring Where there for
mery stood nothing but coarse grass and low UNDER


wood almost resembling Indian Jungle there are now
graceful plantations, smooth lawns ana wei lad OUT
Aowerbeds with intersecting sandy walks, the whole
in beautiful order. IL already easy to see that
these gardens will be a great success their plan shows
much taste and the grouping Of plants OF different fOh
age is well managed 1t VIII be difficult for persons who
see them next year believe the gardens were created
from nothing in the short space Of twelvemonth Aus
tran-ke however the person in charge OF the laying
out of the grounds has committed blunder only to be
compared to the famous bunders for which Vennese
architects are so celebrated such for instance finish
ing house before building the stairs, and building
bridges over which the water passes In this instance
no provision has made in the Exhibition Gardens
for supplying the fountains with water The places on
which the the fountains to stand have been marked
ont but the pipes which TO supply them with water
have not been laid, consequently deep and broad


trenches must Immediately be dug in various directions
across the neatly arranged owerbeds and plantations
| to receive the forgotten water-ppes.


The great progress which has been made so far has


think removed the doubts expressed as TO the pos
sbity of having everything ready by the opening day
This is a question discussed now although six
months ago very persons absolutely confident
on that point II the Exhibition turns out failure it
will be from other than want OF time for prepara
ton Unfortunately there are already indications OF
what may tend TO cause failure. They are causes
which are beyond the power of man to remove and
therefore the be dreaded One of them, think
the principal is the jealousy shown by the Mayor and
tho city authorities OF the great powers with which
Baron Schwarz has been invested and tho bad feeling
which continues to exist between the city officials ana
the chief people directly connected with the Exhibition
Baron Schwarz would only accept his onerous and re-
sponsbe post on condition that he should be given abb
soutely "carte blanche to do what he liked and how
he liked and that his orders should be carried
out without question. 1t very s0On became known
that the city agnates viewed these extraordinary pow
ers with a jealous eye. At first this Jealousy was
only shown in a want Of aacrty in executing some re-
quests made by Baron schwarz. But eventually there
came clash and neither side would give way, the


matter had 10 be laid before the courts Baron schwarz
had decreed that certain date peddling and beg
gng should be discontinued in the PTater. The Mayor
and City Council, however, exercise what are termed
political rights the Prater ana in Austria the
granting Of all kinds Of licenses is included under the
term political rights" Baron Schwarzs interference
with the holders Of their licenses highly incensed the
City Council who referred the question TO the Minister
OF Justice But the Baron declared he could not accept
the Minister'S decision, whatever 1t might be- and that
If his order revoked he would resign. Eventually
ended by the alteration Of the date after which Baron
schwarz order should come into force Instead Of the


Of june last viii remain open Sna 10 e un the
lst Of November Of this year But the ifeeng which
existed between the town authorities and the Exhibition
officials has been greatly increased and 1t really bids
fair to he source Of discomfort the visitors next
year unless a better understanding be arrived at.


Another for anxiety to the success OF the
TO M Is S9Tded oy n fne jealousy I OF the capital
difference TO the fate OF the Exhibition evinced by
Hungary, Bohemia, Gacia, and part Of Moravia The
Hungarians wished to exhibit as separate and indie
pendent country as foreigners not as provncals They
wished that Hungary should stand exactly the same
footing with respect TO the distribution OF room etc. as
Germany Italy or any other foreign country and had
handsome amount toward the expense OF the undertak
ing but now they utterly refuse to bear the slightest
Of the burden except 80 lar ~ their exhibitors
may do 80 privately. ~ - L. 80 rz.i2sA
The Hungarians pretend, as DO some OF tho Cls.
Lothian provinces that this s purely Viennese under
taking from which Vienna alone viii reap any benefit
and Hungary declines contribute the welfare the
Austrian capital As 10 Bohemia, Galica, and MOravia
these provinces cannot follow HuDgary's example,
although they would like TO do So but they will be very
imperfectly represented the German manufacturer
and the purely German industries only will forward
specimens fot exhibition. The Czech Polish and mixed
districts OF the above provinces have entirely withheld
from preparations for the competition. Notwithstand
ing the Indifference OF some parts and the savage dis
content OF other parts OF Austria, the returns show
ing the number Of applications Tor space IN the building