Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-07-23
An Address.
TUCsoN, Ariz.. June 22, 1892


 , On the first day of May, 1893, will be opened in the City of Chicago, under the name of the "WCrld's Columbian Exposition" the greatest exhibition of the industries and manufactures of man and the productions of the soil, mine and sea that the earth has eyer seen assembled. Through It, every civilized nation, as we'll as every stats and tsrrl- tory Of the Union, will strive to show the opportunities and inducements of fered by each to secure the investment of capital and attract the home seeker. Keen eyed wealth and intelligent labor Will utilize the exposition to ascertain where their welfare will be most ad- vanced by becoming interested, while by It every etate and territory is given, as never before, the means of showing every attraction 1t posses ses to bring to 1t the capitalist or emIgrant.
 With an area equal to that Of Italy with its DOT ulation of 30,000.000. while possessing the ability to produce every fruit and grain that mature under Italian suns; with the valleys of the Gisa and Salt rivers equal in fertility and greater m extent than tn valley of the Nile-"the granary of Ihs worid;" With coal fields reaching from the Utah line 70 within the northern confines of the San Carlos reservation and covering an area greater than those which have made Pennsylvania ore of the richest commcnwea!ths of the Republic; with mines whose treasure cells lies hidden every mineral that finds value in the minds of men; with natural curiositIes peculiar to it alone; with the ever pre- sent relics of a civilization, the oldest on the North American continent, ArIZona possesses every attribute to attract and enlist the assistance of capital and emi- grafton in creating within it's boundaries 6 rich and populous st8te. Unknown and unrecognIzsd, for the rirst time it Is given the means to make it's resources and Its possibilities appreciated. With intelligent and earnest effort this exhibit at Chicago should be second to none in attractive ness, variety, novelty and richness-an exhibit that will advertise to the world as nothing else can the certainty that, at no distant day within its boundaries men will become prosperous and rich by availlng themselves of the wealth that nature has lavished on 1t. Seltis hDess and sentiment combine t0 demand that this be dope. To accomplish it the last Legislature appropriated S30CC0, to be apportioned among the several counties Liberal aS this amount is. it must be augmented by individual effort, before justice can be done fully 10 the Terri tory by an exhibit proportionate 10 the variety and wealth of its resources Already one county (Maricopa). recog- niz;Dg the advantages and Lenefit4 that will accrue to it from full presentation of it's resources. IS engaged in raising from individual anu public sources S5,- 900 in addition to the allowance given it by the Territory. Every other coun- ty should follow its example as far as the abiity to do so permits. Each l should present its chief attractions fully, ] and consplcuously. and Tn a manner | that will command attention. This can ! only be done by unity of action among | its citlZens, and the raising of funds to | see that the best exhibits are ob- l talned for exposition purposes. In each i county an organization should be per fected 10 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 ac- com plished. Where the conditions are such that organizations as suggested l are impractlcable. the boards of super visors can and should see to 1t that the | interests of the county are not eg!e ct- 1 ed. Whether the effort 10 pr, mote u @ l interests of a county be by puUlIc O. ganizatiOns. official action, CT individual | effort, the board of Worlds Far man- ages will at all times render every as- | sistance in their power by active and | earnest cooperation, wbIle esteemIng it | a favor to receive suggestions and com | on the subject from any | source.
 WILLIAM DWELL,
 l.. c. HUGHES,
 k. c. BROWN,
 S. P. BEHAN.
 GEORGE F. COATES,
 w. G. MEADE,
 Mrs. J. BUTLER,
 Mss LoRETrE LOWELL,
 Bd of Worlds Fair Managers. |