Tombstone epitaph., 1892-06-26
An Address.
Pbenix, Arizona, June 22, 1892.

position" the greatest exhibition of the industries and manufactures of man, and the productions of the soil mine and sea, that ihe earth has ever seen assembled. Through it every civilized nation, as well as every State and Territory in the union, will strive to show the opportunities and induce ments offered by each to secure the investment of capital and attract the home-seeker. keen-eyed wealth and intelligent labor will utilize the Ex
 position to ascertain where their wei. fare will be most advanced by becom- ing interested, while by it to every State and Territory, is given, as never before, the means of showing every attraction it possesses to bring it to the capitalist or immigrant.
 With an area equal to that of Italy, with its population of thirty millions, while possessing the ability to produce every fruit and grain that mature un- der Italian suns; with the valleys of the Gila and Salt rivers equal in fer tility and greater in extent than the valley of the Nile-''the granery of tbe world" with coal fields reaching from the Utah line to within the northern confines of the San Carlos reservation and covering an area gre ater than those which have made Pennsylvania one of the richest com monweal:hs of the republic; with mines in whose treasure cells lies hidden every mineral that finds value in the minds oi men; with natural curiosities peculiar to 1t alone; with the ever present relics of a civilization, the oldest on the North American conti 1ent, Arizona possesses every attribute to attract and enlist the assistance of capital and emigration in creating within its boundaries rich and popu ous state. Unknown and unrecCgnized, for the first time it Is given the means to make its resour ces and possibilities appreciated. With intelligence and earnest eff 'rt, it's exhibit at Chicago should be second to none in attractiveness, varIety, novelty and richness--an exhibit that will advertise to the world as nothing else can the certainty that, at no dis | tant day, within its boundaries men will become prosperous and rich by availing themselves of the wealth that nature has lavished on it. Selfishness and sentiment combine to demand that this be done. To accomplish it the last legislature appropriated S30- 900, to be spportioned among the several counties. Liberal as thi, amount is. 1t must be augmented by individual effort, before justice can be done fully to the Territory by an ex. hIbit proporiioniate to the variety and wealth of its resources. Already one county (Maricopa) recognizing the advantages and benefits that will ac- crue from full presentation of its resources, is engaged in raising from individual and public sources $5,O00 in addition to the allowance given it by the Territory. Every other county should follow it's example. as far as the ability to do so permits. Each should present its chief attractions fully, and conspicuously, and in a manner that I will command attention. This can only be done by unity of action | among its citizens and the raising ol fund- to see that the best exhibits are obtained for exposition purposes. In each county an organization should be perfected 90 see that this is done Such organizations are being effected in every other Territory and State in the Union, and great good is thereby being accomplished. Where the cons ditions are such that organiz a:ions a. suggested dareinpraciicable the Boards of Supervisors can and should see to it that the interests of the county are not neglected. Whether the effort te promote the interests Of county be by public organizations, official action or individual efforts, the Beard Of Worlds Fair Managers will at all times render every assistance iu their power by active and earnest co-opera-
 ton, while esteeming it favor to Ie- ceive suggestions and communication on the subject from any source.
 WILLIAM Q 0'NrrI