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THE WORLD’S FAIRS 
work of international agreement and 
not the arbitrary decision of a single 
nation. 
These remarks do not of course apply 
to works of art, an exhibition of which is 
at all tim es to public advantage. The com- 
paratively small cost of transport and 
the high intrinsical value of scuiptures 
and paintings will always render it 
profitable for their ownei s to exhibit them. 
As an attraction for the general public, 
they are a necessity for the pecuniary 
success of all universal exhibitions. 
Congresses, Conferences and musical 
entertainments are from this point of view 
likewise excellent means of awakening 
general interest, and bringing people into 
town in exhibition times. We, however, 
do not wish to insinuate by this remark, 
that they do not also attain their special 
ends, which are of a higher order.