Arizona citizen., 1874-12-26
ARIZONA AT VIENNA.
Official Report of c. A. Luke, Esq :, Commissioner, to Gov. Stafford and the Legislature.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
 PRESCOTT, December l, 1874.
 To his eXcellency A. P. K. Stafford, Gov ernof and the General Assembly Of Ari- zona Territory, sir and gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith my report as Commissioner of the Territory of Ari- ZOna to the Universal Exhibition at N1en- ma, Austria, 1873, according to appoint ment March 17, 1873, as per act of the Leg islative Assembly of Arizona Territory, presenting the subject ior your favorable consideration.
 When appointed, I made at once strong efforts in various directions for materials suitable to be exhibited; called the atten- ton of the people of the Territory 10 the importance Of transmitting to me such ar ticles as would interest and attract the at- tention of the world to the resources of our Territory by public notice in The Ari- zona Miner, paper widely circulated throughout this Territory, but was not as successful as I had a right to anticipate, from some reason or other, perhaps be- cause people in general who could have contributed, were not alive to the 1mpOr- tsnce of the matter at that time. l select ed from that which was sent to me only such articles that seemed to me most easily transportable, which consisted mainly of gold, silver and copper bearing quartz, being selections from some or the principal mines in the country; all of which I shipped at my own expense, as there had been no provisions made hy the
 
 for such articles that might be sent, nor had the general government provided for free conveyance of any articles that nflght be sent to the exhibition from this Terri tory.
 As my appointment was made rather late. and the distance from here to Nien- ma is so great, found 1t necessary to ship and transport the above mentioned ores all the way by express, for the nature of the box the ore contained, forbid me even tA suited me much better, besides It would have been less expensive. found this a great annoyance to me, particularly while travelling through Europe, to keep tfTtcK of it, from the many changes that It was subjected to before reaching Vienna. Had I been less watchful and not been some what familiar with European manners and customs, as well as with the language, l might not have anticipated the same, to reach in time for exhibition. l guarded the same as a treasure, knowing that noth- ing else would be exhibited from this Ter ritory.
 In order to make proper exhibit of the different ores I had in my charge, and 10 make 1t as attractive as such articles can only be shown and seen to advantage, l found myself further necessitated 10 have showcase made, which at that time Tn Vienna was very high, besides nad 10 Exhibition Building, as also to attendance necessary to keep the same clean, etc. IL will be seen and must be observed, that without these eXertiOnS, my mission would have been fruitleSS.
 The Vienna Exposition was emlnently q greater and more important success than was anticipated, and deserves as It mas, universal admiration with regard to US appointments and extent. If u mas been a failure in regard to financial results, that simply shows the pecuniary sacrifice the government of Austria made, in order to accomplish the object without reserve. More space would be required than prop CT, perhaps, to occupy within this report respecting observations concerning mat terS of general interest within the sphere of industrial, scientific, commercial, agrl- cultural and social improvements, thefe- fore 1 will not here attempt to describe.
 The United States department at the eX- hibition was certainly very interesting one to the rest of the world, notwltnstand- ing the prevailing idea that it was lnSufn- cient for this great country; Dub blnere were ncomprehenSible causes and clrcn 1nsIan- ceS, therefore in my hum ble opinion, the exhibit as it was in general, was quite ap- prOpriate, showing up natural resources to any extent, establishing the 1acC tnaC there is room yet for mum mberleSs lnuuS- trial population, and means to develop them, renewing the spirit of immigration hither in preference to other new coun- tries, and there is no doubt such result will show itself ere long.
 Without expressing myself over san gune at the favorable consequences or this mission, it is certainly also calculated to prove a source of pride 10 the people of Arizona, to have been represented upon this great occasion, in which every coun- try of the globe participated. l found it impossible to remain in Vienna until the close of the exhibition. and before leaving I made arrangements with the Hon. F. Draxler, Commissioner of the State of All abama, to represent the interest or Arl- zona during my absence, to whom feel greatly indebted. All the ores that had on exhibition were kindly turned over to Professor w. B. and added to his cabinet of minerals in Vienna, where inspection is free to every body.
 Thanks are due to John H. Marion, edl- tor of The Arizona Miner, for gratultouS notice, and to James Grant, for forwarding my ores free as far as San Bernardlno. Trusting the facts as described in con- densed form above, will meet your appro- bation, and that my faithful and disinter- eSted services in the premises may prove satisfactory,
 I have the honor to remain, very re- spectfully your obedient servant,
 c. A. LUKE.