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one important consideration was overlooked by the makers, 
viz., that the world would be present at the world's fair, and 
especially would the great South American countries be repre- 
sented. Hitherto I believe that the bulk of their imports have 
come from England. The field has now been left open to 
American enterprise, and I cannot doubt, from what I saw, that 
it will be taken advantage of. A comparison between the two 
great exporting countries of the world would have been highly 
interesting, and probably not to our disadvantage ; for though, 
in point of ingenuity and adaptability to the objects required, 
the Americans are certainly in advance of others, in construction 
and quality of work our best makers are superior. Our exhi- 
bition was saved from absolute mediocrity by the presence of 
two traction-engines and a roller of Aveling and Porter's ; a 
couple of engines, portable and stationary vertical, by Davy, 
Paxman, and Co., of Colchester ; a small vertical engine and 
drum-guard, by Fison ; tools ; bee-hives, &c. The traction- 
engines were shown at Schencks Station during the trials of 
threshing-machines and portable engines ; the one with crane- 
attachment loading and unloading the heavy goods with the 
greatest case, and bringing up the machinery as required to the 
testing apparatus. The more powerful engine was employed 
as the motive power during the experiments. Unfortunately 
these trials did not attract many spectators ; all who were 
present were unanimous in their approbation of the work done, 
and the ease with which, whilst going at full speed, the engines 
could be steered to a nicety. Hitherto such machines have 
been little used in the States. The time may come, however, 
when the farmers of the Prairies will find it advantageous to 
adopt steam both for cultivation and traction purposes. 
The same reasons which influenced English makers probably 
had some effect on other European countries, for their contri- 
butions were limited, being principally from France, Germany, 
Austria, Sweden, and Russia. The strength of the Exhibition 
was in the American and Canadian sections ; the latter making 
a most creditable display, astonishing the world, not only in 
this, but in other departments, by the steady solid progress that 
was visible. It is probable that this completeness was due in 
no inconsiderable degree to the liberality of the Dominion Go- 
vernment in offering additional prizes, — bronze, silver, and gold 
medals ; the adjudication of which was confided to the English 
Judges, who very willingly undertook this agreeable duty. 
Of the American Exhibition it is unnecessary to speak now, as 
I hope by my description of the more prominent and interesting 
features to convey a due idea of its variety and completeness. 
Before, however, doing so I may be permitted to allude very 
