Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-05-19
OUR MINERAL EXHIBIT.
An Open Letter fr. m N. 0. Murphy to the
 Minets of AriEsna Concerning It.
PRKscrrr, ARIs, May ., 1888.

PREsCrrT, ARIs, May ., lSSo. To THE MINERS OF ARIZONA:
 Your teton i5 invited |, the pre- sent status ot wbst is known as the Ter isorIsl Mineral Collection, which hsl ,een on ex lbItIon at Various places fo nduoer ot yeare, notably at Denver JnicAso, New Orleans and ht. Lotus with The -us se,t on tha, the mioing IL
 rrestr, WbIch represent the leading in- iu-,Ty ot the rsrrilOry, take such step .s they may deem advisable to deriy, n possible b.nefil from the exhibition 1f the collection.
 After the close of the North, SOutt Ind Csutrgl American Exposition A New Orleans, in lSS6, sucn portions oI os cUliec Ion ss b-iOURed Co individuals serv returned 10 them a- per agree nrul by he commissioner of the Terri o.y, snu the bA4aHce or bulk Of the ex- 1iblt, with the glass cases and other sp- ,urten ncrs, stored ID B private ware house, subject to the order of the Terri orial officibis, upon psy ment of stOrag' ,harges; this was GO3e, and DO provi- .nu of lAE xi-ted ana no HpprOprIHtIoI isd been m -Ge 10 return the collection a tue .errIiory. or exhibit 1t elseW here,
 In September, 1887. just previous D. the G and Army reunion which took place in St. l. L1uls. R committee of Bal rett Post, N". 3. Grsnd Army of tue R, .ub.Ir. located at Prescott, called upon iovernor z Iiick requesting authority O display Ine xnlblt st St Lotus dur og the eIcampment. He informed hem. that while he bad DO authority oi ~ to gr4ri their request, he having n, pecitic jurisdiction over the collection 2 hst he considered it a good move, que mt be would make 10 objection, pr .iding they would pay the storage ,hsrges at New Orleans and release tn, .erIItoty from it's semi-responsibilIty therefor, and also pay ell e1pense O. ruov l. Ihe. e coBdEicBs were epi- d by BIrrett Post. and steps were Im- ned i,trly t-ken to move the collection q, ID New OfleGns Co St. Louis, the cost Ee.,ui heia storage cHArges, eNchsns ( tr.. SSi; transportation, carriage, e:c , sJ5; total, Sl79.
 Inc ab NO sam was contributed by Barret: Pos, alone, snd wHs quite se- ere isx EpOn the mem CTS. Ii then p-Came usc --sary, n % der co m,k ti' InibI ron 9 s3ccess, to send representa-
 vss 10 S'. LOuls to pereO siiy I-OE af CT sud d.; i-y the cIIleoiIon. For tbif Jutpose C pt W F. R. Scbindler an, pysslf w-re selec5ed-Captsiu SchinGleI 70 ptI ,ii lf Barrett Pdr' Ead m self u'
 In IT. M SchiuditI's eXpsI sts were very largely J.id by L,- p's; and him-el, wuil. ,nntrI1uii n by toe B0aId O' Trade apc ,itizens of Prescott wss made to pay nr exDeHst- incurred by me while or ais duty, O. re8hhing S'. Louis, Vt Ouud ihst. owing Co the late arrival O z e exhibit frcm New Orleaus, the it. 'lereuc' nf the wneaiber, etc II won c 'e imJossIt'e to make B succeRs;ui sx- oibIslCny during the short meeting of the Grsnd Array, va therefore cast sbOu ds tO secu-- ih" very best place possiOlt 10 expose tha collection.
 The rsgula- 1t l. us Annusl EIno- lt Ou va then iD full blast and present ei very fue exhibition of the eOuBfry' indu-tria-. TLe Exyo~Ition AssOcistio' tGu ALI htNGty tuc bA tue uuret tAut 1i'i tuIldirGs in the country, con stTuc ed for beau:y, Termsnenca srC convenience, md we dId our u;mo- Sith the msuR, ement to secure spGc. for tbe Cnllscl nn The huildng SE well flie1. but We succeeded in e, tin. < lfi i-Ut rrsca to exhibit EnfH Ioa t'oa "t the collection, prinoipslly from Ya-arai county and the vicinity of Pres -oi,-,his Deishborbocd having bATne sli 'h.. exosuse nf q IS effort. we deemed | iur day to give i. preCedepc%, Hlfbou0' Re found place for several otier dis tr;css. The large balk of he oUIl IlectIDu we c uli not exhibit for v mt of spare iut wr Err. HSlsFo make such srrspGe 1lruts i,r he fl.uTe Bs in my opinioI i'll he of great beretit Q the Territory RacoyniEing St Louis ss being very il- Vorahly located for presenting GU mineral resources and as 1t possesse he very best facilities for eIhibitio. myself and associate comnis -ioner entered into the tollozIng cor rsci with be Exposition management.
 ST. LoUIs. Sept. %, 1887 To J. Fl. JOHNSON. Secretary Ss. Leui,