Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-05
THE NEW ORLEANS CENTENNIAL.
IdahO's Exhibit Under the Supervision
Of Hon. Geo. L. Sh0up.
An Appeal to the Miners, Miliers, and
Ranchers OF the Territory.

r1cultural, mineral and other resources
of Idaho be properly and fully repre-
sented at the Worlds Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition to be held
at New Orleans, commencing Dec. /,
1884, and continuing through the win
ter.
The buildings now being erected in
New Orleans for the accommodation
and exhibit of the world production
will be the largest of the kind ever
erected.
The exposition at New orleans prom
ises to excel in magnitude the "Great
Centennial" at Philadelphia. All the civ
ilized Governments Of the world will be
represented, many foreign Government,
have already made requsition for large
amount ofspace. Each of our own States
and Territories will make large exhibits,
Idaho being young and sparsely settled,
labors under many disadvantages, our
product being principally the produc-
tion of our mines. By our geographical
position, it is only since the completion
of railroads within our border that it has
became possible to raise and export
cereals at q profit; for many years this
line Of industry and resources was neg
lected, or only carried on to the extent
of home consumption. Our present fa-
cilitiets for transportation entitle us to
place in the list of exporting States and
Territories.
The exhibits from the majority of the
States and Territories will consist large
ly of machinery and other manufactured
articles. In this we are (on account of
our YOUTH deficient. Our water power
and other facilities for manufacturing
are not excelled by any State on the
list of manufacturing States. Our
resources fairly and honestly exhibited
in proper way, at the proper time and
place, will surely bring ample capital to
our export will equal, if it does not ex-
eel, any Pacific State or Territory. We
can make large and creditable exhibit
of cereals, valuable ores aud metals at
New Orleans, and l appeal to every citi-
zen of the Territory to assist me all they
can to make the exhibition as fine and
complete as possible. / desire to OBJ
tain large showing OF ore from pro-
| ducing and representative mines. A ton
of ore from each of the mines. with a
brief and well written history of the
| production of each mine, with the
amount and value of ore remaining in
sight, viii be of great value. 1t is i'm
portant that all gold, silver, copper,
| lead and other precious ores, be well
sacked and delivered Mt some point on
line of railroad, not later than October
first. l will defray all expense of sack
| ing and transportation, expecting to be
reimbursed from funds appropriated by
| the Government for that purpose.
Samples of marble, granite, lime, cinna-
bar ETC., are requested.
Correspondence from Supelintend-
| ants and mine owners are cordially in
vited. will visit all points where ores
and other materials can be obtained for
exhibit, and will give my personal at
tention to forwarding same.
Iearnestly entreat farmersand rancho
men throughout the Territory to make
careful and complete collections from
their own growing, shenves of wheat
rye, oats, barley, hemp, flax, etc. with
brief well written statement of the
production per acre, few sacks of vel
ripened and well filled grain, from eacl
county in the Territory, with like his.
tory will be of great value; also all spe.
cies of wild and tame grass, clover, etc.
should be pulled Immediately ,aftel
bloom, tied in bundles of three or foul
inches in diameter, cured in the shade
and well raped i'll paper, preparation,
for shipment. 1t will aid greatly if th,
farmers of each county in the Territor,
will organize and elect secretary, VIII
will collect the exhibits for his county
at some convenient place and who viii
correspond with me. l will dcfray al
expense of collecting, sacking, boxing
and transportation, and will visit you
county when the articles are ready TO
shipment. 1t is important that eacl
-four mill in the Territory should pre-
pare few sacks of flour to be forward
ed with the exhibits from the respectiy
county.
I hope to see the fruit interest we
I yn,1 in, ~ "a 70,
: ritory many hardy fruits are grown b
q our fruit men, am confident they ca
Y make "A creditable showing. Fruit
h should be carefully picked and wrappe
5 in cotton.
There are many articles not enumel
ated in this letter. that would ad
greatly to perfecting our general exhil
c its, and, which it is hoped our citizeI
+ will aid in procuring.
Il Persons wishing to make personal e.
$ hibits can obtain blanks from me on al
: plication, for that purpose, or from I'll
y Secretary of the Territory.
# Friends who will kindly act as loc
o agents will please correspond with m
IS 1t is important that there sholud be 8
: agent in each county Of the Territory
G The Press of the Territory is mo
g respectfully requested to publish til
It letter, and aid me all they can throue
o their columns to make the exhibit {
Il assured success. Their efforts will
e greatly appreciated.
Finally, appeal to the national priS
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