Arizona citizen., 1875-07-17
Arizona Articles for Exhibition.

By an advertisement in THE CITIZEN, Dr. w. w. Jones, Centennial agent for Arizona, gives notice that all such art icles must be consigned H. s. Fitzger- ald & Co., at Yuma, by whom they will be stored. The way is now open and pointed out by which parties wishing to exhibit must observe. But few months now remain to forward articles. If Ari- zona fails to be represented at this gathering of people from all parts of the world, the fault will rest with her citizens alone. The United States Cen tennial Commissioners have done their duty; the legislature has done its duty; the Territorial agent is doing his; now will the people do theirs?
 We are informed that the people of Mohave county are active and will make fine showing of their minerals, and that the Pinal people will do like wise. Will the other counties with, to say the least, equally fine natural pro- ducts of almost every kind, be blank in that display?
 Every nation in the world but Russia has decided to be present with many of its representative people and products. The governments of foreign nations have voted liberal sums of money, and so have many of our States and Terri tories, to enable their own people to exhibit the products and resources ot their several parts of the earth. All doubt that the exhibition will be i'm mense in its practical value to locali- ties well represented, is removed For the same reason merchants and pro- fessional men put signs on their places of business, Arizona should make her h best exhibit at Philadelphia The newspapers and boOk-makers of all parts of the world will have their best writers present to report what they see. If Arizona employs their pens, she will have to exhibit something worthy of their employment, and she can easily do it if her citizens will only give a little time and labor to the work. Few people seem willing to wake up and comprehend the magnitude of the preparations made, or that of the ex- hibition itself About the middle of June, President Grant and party of distinguished people visited the grounds, and the President expressed his surprise and qualification with re spect to both the vast dimensions of the buildings and their rapid progress toward completion. It was not until then that he gained full conception of the immense scale upon which the buildings have been prepared, or of the extent of work already accomplished. If he had the least misgiving as to the seasonabie completion of the work, it Y Hsss = vf vaissizated -bZ- that -Eisit-------
 In this connection, we ought to add that Prof. W. P. Blake has been chosen by the Smithsonian Institution, to superintend the exhibition of minerals under its charge. Prof. Blake is per sonally familiar with Arizona, and has great expectations regarding her display of ores. and he will give all the assistance he can to our people. He is 8 member of the Commission, and has been a most active, intelli- gent and useful one, and by his exten- sive experience with great exhibitions in England, France and Austria, is remarkably well adapted to the work before him. Dr. Jones would do we'll to put himself in correspondence with Prof. Blake.