Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-06-27
Arizona at New Orleans.

Mir. Chas R. Wores, commissioner from Pima county to the New Orleans Exposition, arrived at home some time ago, but his time has been occupied so closely attending to his long neglected personal business and affairs, that DO oc casion has before offered to question him concerning the great Exposition. He thinks in point of display aud worth, that the New Orleans Exposition far ex- ceeded the gres. centennial at PhIla- delphia, notwithstanding the lack fnGn- cIal success. There was a very large proportion of the visitors to New Or leans who made careful comparative study of the various exhibits, particu- larly among these possessing mineral cabinets, with a view to determine upon the locality of future investments. A2d from the splendid display made by AnzOna there will come di- rect investment of many hundreds of thousands of dollars before a year has ANANa AAOu4a- hOIC1 huoNc h lmber of men of means whom he met at tbe Exposition, who will visit ArIzons tnls Tall for the purpose of looking at mlnlDg properties with a View to In- yestlng. The benefits that ArIzOna is to derive from Its display at New Orleans eau hardly be estimated because the display has simply turned public atten- ton thls way aud negotiations for the purchase of mining properties are DOt made solelS upon small samples of se- lected ore, but after proper examiua tion Of the properties. Anzoba invites capital to develop its mines, and 1t has shown some Of its fruits to tempt the current of speculative investment, well kuowing that ap In-pec Ion of its wOD- derful mines will be promptly followed by purchases.
 It Is a proud satisfaction tO know tha,, m spite of all the obstacles thrown m the way of the commissioner from An zona through ieers, apathy and stiugy- ness; added to the fact that they were handicapped by unfulfilled promises of legislative aid, the display from the young territory of ArlzOna-the so- called desert Isnd-exceeded that of any other state or territory ID attract iveDess. Even Mexico, with a S30O00 appropriation, did pot produce such a fine display in its mineral department as that from Apache Land. Arizona displayed, beside Iis mineral specimens, a very creditable assortment and quality of tuits, cereals, etc, from the Salt river valley, which seemed to sstOniSh those who believed Arizona composed alto geiher of barren rocks and burning sauds. The cotton display Eas indeed of fine staple, while the sorghum syrup was nearly identical with Vermont maple syrup. The fruits were surpris- Ingly fine in size and quality, and were the subject of much favorable comment.
 Among the maLy fine displays from Arizona, Pima county held a digniti-d position, and for this distinction all the praise, all the honor and the ex-
 ense. belongs to Mr. Charles R. WOres, whose $500 deficit in bis purse marks the amount of cash outlay, not counting his valuable tune. Mir. Wore took his fine private cabinet of ores as a nucleus and added tO It a large num- Der of specimens most of which he se- lerted from the ore dumps. and packed them for transportation; unpacked and arranged them for exhibition; attended daily to the visitors attracted by them. and gave them all the information pos sible in reference to Pima county partic- ularly aud Arizona m general, and now daly expects the return of the speci- mem and contemplstes the vast amount of unproftable perspirstion involved ID unpacking them with a cnmplscency akin tO the patience of Job. He has given his time and his skillful services. besides spending large amount of his private funds for the public gOOi of his Arizona home and its people. The ben efits that he will derIvs arc only those in common with every other citizen, from the advertisement of the re- sources of Pima County among people of means, and If his shab- by treatment by the residents of Pima county and the iynoble Thirteenth leg islGtive assembly does not completely discourage him in devoting another penny to the public good, it ought at least to shame the people into a proper recognition of his valuable public ser vices.