Arizona citizen., 1876-12-02
LETTER FROM MR. wAsSON.
GeneraIIzatiOnS On Arizona and New MeNieO's Exhibits - Some Comparison Of the American and
 British DispIays--A,feW Personals.

New MeNicO's Exhibits - Some
 Comparison of the AmerIcan and
 British DispIays--A,feW Personals
 PHILADELPHIA, October 29--In the confusion incident to a daily gather ing of one hundred thousand people one not obliged to write for the press, finds it difficult to quiet down amid the throng and write anything, and even more difficult to determine oui of the mass of thoughts and incident, what to write The fact is, when away
 1 feel under no obligation and have but little disposition to write anything for print. Arizona has such an in significant display of her varied re saurces and products here, that hel citizens and others here interested in her progress, feel ashamed to say much about the matter. Only one other Territory has a more incomplete and unworthy display, and that is New 
 Mexico, and considering it and Ari zona have mainly common interests to promote, the want of adequate displays from them is the more To be regretted \ few hundred pounds ot minerals the result of individual effort. and quite liberal display of Indian relic, with some cactus and other plants by government, make up the collection The Department of Agriculture ex- hibts an Arizona cactus about eight feet high, which is rather larger than any of the many varieties in Horticul tural Hall, where there are perhaps fifty kinds The only large exhibit of Arizona products, is that of Cactus and if by some unexpected discovery it should become in great demand as an article of trade or commerce thi, grand exhibition will be of benefit tc Arizona. In everything else, public attention has been unmistakably direct ed to other sections by their displays But in cactus we have a hope for out side attention.
 In looking carefully over the various buildings and the exhibits in them one can but have greater respect, il not actual admiration for the enter prise of Great BriIian and her colonIe,
 including the marvellous country of Canada They are by far the largest and most complete exhibitors in the Exhibition They may not have the most artistic articles but they have the several secti,nz b. far the best respresenled m all the respects which I are necessary to readily impress the observer here with the vas,uess oI Britian and her provinces and colo nIes and their wonderful productive capacity, especially as relates to all the staple necessities of mankind. In d few things the United States exhibits excel in quantity and quality those If the British. but a. a whole, the display of the former is unworthy Of comparison with the latter except in the matter of quantity of minerals Canada and Australia make much more complete and attractive display of natural products than the United State,. We often read of the probable annexation of Canada to the United States, but judged by exhibits of the soIl of the two countries, it would seem more fit to annex the United States 10 Canada. The fact is, if the Centennial Commission had not induc cd the United States government tC make an exhibit of the severals lsDepart ments of the Interior PostofIice, Navy and War. including of course the Smithsonian Institution. this gloriou, nation of ours would have severely suffered in comparison with Grea
 Britain and her provinces. Many oi our States have hardly anything here to call attention to their existence whereas almost anyone Of them should have had most attractive exhibits o- the more useful and necessary article; 10 mankind. When taken as whole France has the most beautiful eXhIbi in the Main Building, and perhaps tho most cash; but the natural products o the country have hardly any represen tation. In this respect, many smaller nations fur excel her. China, Japan Ervpt and others have very creditablt displays of grain on the stalk and thrashed and cleaned, as well as al other cultivated products of the soil ] But if my time and inclination favored extended notice in thIs line, TIE CITI ZEN space would not. and I only in
 tended 70 say enough to give a slIgh
 idea of the relative enterprise of few
 nations equal or nearly equal in man respects. France is evidently, howev CT. rc-erving her best endeavors for he ] International Exhibition of 1878, to
 which she is spending over fifty mill
 ions of dollars in ornamen'ing the ciIl .of Paris alone-already the most or namental city in the world, according | Co all accounts.
 l John P. Cum was here a few day
 ago and will be this week again, CT route tl Ohio, where he Is to be mar
 ried and then return 10 San Carlo
 again aS Indian agent, having beer :. prevailed upon tp accept a re-appolnl menl T. II Stout anu wife are now
 in the city. but will soon start for Tue
 son, as Major Stout has been reap