The Clifton clarion., 1888-05-16
AN OPEN LETTER
Regarding a Territorial Exhibit
 at St. Louis.

attention IS invited 10 the present status of what is known as the Territorial Mineral Collection, which has been on exhibition at various places for a number of years, notably at Denver, Chicago, New Orleans and St. Louis, with the suggestion that the mining in- terests, which represent the lead ing industry of the territory, take such steps as they may deem ad- visable to derlve all possible bene- fit from the exhibition of the col lection.
 After the close of the North, South and Central American Ex- position at New Orleans, in 1886, such portions of the collections as belonged to individuals were re- turned to them, as per agreement, by the commissioner of the ter ritory, and the balance or bulk of the exhibit, with the glass cases and other appurtenances, stored in a private warehouse, subject to the order of the territorial officials, Upon payment of storage charges; this was done, as no provision had been made to return the collection to the territory, or exhibit it else where.
 In September, 1887, just pre- vious to the Grand Army reun- ion, which took place in St. Louis, a committee of Barrett Post, No. 3, Grand Army of the Republic, located at Prescott, called upon Governor Zulick requesting au- thority to display the exhibit at St. Louis during the encampment. He informed them, that while he had no authority of law to grant their request, he having no spe- citic jurisdiction over the collec- ton, that he considered it a good move, and that he would make no objection, providing they would pay the storage charges at New Orleans and release the territory from its semi-responsibility there for, and also pay all expense of removal. These conditions were accepted by Barrett Post, and steps were immediately taken to move the collection from New Orleas to St. Louis. the cost there of being, storage charges, ex- change, etc, SS4; transportation, carriage, etc, S95; total. S179.
 The above sum was contributed by Barrett Post alone, and was quite 8 severe tax upon the mem- bers. It then became necessary, in order to make the exhibition a success, to send representatives to St. Louis to personally look after and display the collection. For this purpose Capt. w. F. R. Schindler and myself were select ed-Captain Schindler on behalf of Barrett Post, and myself on behalf of the Board of Trade of Prescott. Capt. Schindler's ex- penses were very largely paid by his Post and by himself, while a contribution by the Board of Trade and citizens of Prescott was made to pay the expenses in- cured by me while on this duty. On reaching St. Louis, we found that, owing to the late arrival of the exhibit from New Orleans, the inclemency of the weather, etc., it would be impossible to make a successful exhibition during the short meeting of the Grand Army. We therefore cast about us to secure the very best place possible to expose the collection.
 The regular St. Louis Annual Exposition was then in full blast and presented very fine exhibi- tion of the country's industries. The Exposition Association own and occupy one of the finest ex- hibition buildings in the country, constructed for beauty, perma- hence and convenience, and we did our utmost with the manage ment to secure space for the col lection. The building was we'll filled, but we succeeded in getting sufficient space to exhibit a small portion of the collection, princi- pally from Yavapai county and the vicinity of Prescott-this neigh borhood having borne all the ex- pense of this effort, we deemed it our duty to give it precedence, although we found place for sev- eral other districts. The large bulk of the collection we could not exhibit for want of space, but we were able to make such arrange ments for the future, as in my opinion will be of great benefit 10 tho ta,.rifory Raoorpi1ipr S}