The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-05-18

The officers Of the National Mining
and Industrial Exposition, to be opened
at Denver on the first day of August
next and closed September 80, having
invited the participation of this Terri
tory in said exposition, 1 issue this, my
proclamation, to the people of Wyom-
ing, urging the importance Of their eff
cient cooperation with the executive
and with officers Of his appointment In
the furtherance of plans calculated to
insure as full and complete a represen-
tation thereat a possible of our various
and vast resources. ~
The time that remains to us for pre-
parations is short, and we are without
such Legislative provisions for meeting
the expenses attendant on that repre-
%sentation as would undoubtedly have
been made had information of what
" IS planned been communicated earlier.
IL may be assured, however, that by
means of prompt action on the part Of
all who are able to contribute OF their
material, means and personal effort We
shall succeed in making an exhibition
that will do the territory credit and re-
suit in better acquainting the country
at large with the superior advantages
offered by Wyoming for Investment in
the leading branches of industry.
To this end | earnestly solicit the aid
Of every citizen able torender assistance
of any sort. 1t is believed that our
miners will cheerfully collect and for
ward representative specimens Of our
metallic ores and other minerals, so
that the gold, silver, antimony, iron,
graphite, coal, petroleum, soda, gyp-
sum, mica, kaolin, fire clay, slate and
buiIGinV stones so abundant within our
borders, may be there from every i'm
p%ortant locality; that our farmers and
gardeners will at once begin a careful
cultivation Of the various crops with u
view to maximum results, in order that
the extraordinary fertility of our soils
may Sc suitably illustrated; that our
lumbermen will forward samples of
the different varieties growing in our
mountain forests; that manufac-
turers will be handsomely represented
by the products of their mills, factories
and workshops, and that the richness of
the territory in nearly every department
of natural history will also be made
manifest by the display of a multitude
of objects possessed Of practical value
or scientific interest.
Very satisfactory arrangements have
been made with the Union Pacific rail
way company for the transportation of
Wyoming exhibits over their line to
Denver if properly conslgned to the
governors care at Cheyenne, who, at
the close of the exposition, will see that
they are returned to Cheyenne for pres.
entation, if suitable for that purpose, in
the territorial museum, or that they are
otherwise disposed Of In accordance
with the wish of exhibitors.
AS a means of insuring prompt and
efficient action throughout the territory,
commissions will be issued to suitable
persons in each of the counties so soon
AS assurance can be had of their accept
ance OF the responsibility imposed, the
said persons to constitute the Wyoming
board of commissioners for the Denver
national exposition; such being
charged with the duty of encouraging
contributions to the exposition, of re.
ceiving rnd forwarding the same to
Cheyenne, and finally Of making ar
rangements for the installation and
display of the territorial exhibits, as
well az for their removal at the close OF
the exposition.
In the absence Of an exposition fund
the commissioners in common with
other citizens are expected to find suffi
cient reward for their labors in the sat,
isfaction of having contributed to the
progress of the commonwealth.
Given under my band and the
great seal of tho territory on this
18th day of May, A. D. 1882.
tsEALl JOHN W. HoVT.
By the Governor,
E. 5. N. MORGAN, Secretary of the
Territory.