Ketchum daily keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-07-01
THE NEW ORLEANS CENTENNIAL.
Idalio's Exhibit Under the Supervision
OF Hon. Geo. L. Shoup.
An Appeal to the Miners, Millers, and
Ranchers Of the Territory.

rieultural, mineral and other resources /
OF Idaho be properly and fully repre- !
sented at the Worlds Industrial and t
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 I
will be the largest of the kind ever
erected
The exposition at New orleans prom
lses to excel in magnitude the s'Great
Centennial at Philadelphia All the civ
lhzed 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 produce
ton 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 a 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 ia
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 viii consist large
ly of machinery and other manufactured
articles. In this we are Con account of
our YOUTH deficient. Our water power
and other facilities for manufacturing
are not exeelled 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 Territory, and before many years
our export will equal, if it does not ex-
eel, any Pacific State or Territory. We
can make a large and creditable exhibit
of cereals, valuable ores and metals at
the coming "Centenial Exposition" at
New Orleans, and 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, will be of great value. It is i'm
/ portant that all gold, silver, copper,
lead and other precious ores, be well
sacked and delivered at some point on
line of railroad, not later than October
first. I 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, CHINA
bar etc, are requested.
Correspondence from Superintend-
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.
Earnestly entreat farmers and rancho
men throughout the Territory to make
careful and complete collections from
their own growing, sheaves of wheat,
rye, oats, barley, hemp, fax, ETC., with
brief we'll written statement of the
production per acre, q few sacks OF we'll
ripened and well filed grain, from each
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 after
bloom, tied in bundles of three or four
inches in diameter, cured in the shade,
and well raped in paper, preparatory
for shipment. It will aid greatly if the
farmers of each county in the Territory
will organize and elect a secretary, who
will collect the exhibits for his county,
at some convenient place and who will
| correspond with me. | will dcfray all
expense of collecting, sacking, boxing,
and transportation, and will visit your
county when the articles are ready for
: shipment. 1t is important that each
-four mill in the Territory should pre-
pare few sacks of -four to be forward
ed with the exhibits from the respective
county.
. | hope to see the fruit interest well
, represented. as in portions of the Ter
ritory many hardy fruits are grown by
our fruit men. am confident they can
, make a ereditable showing. Fruits
should be carefully picked and wrapped
i'll cotton.