Mohave County miner., 1892-07-02
seoort OF President 0'SeiH of the KenSs
fair COMMISSION.

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port;
TucsoS, A. T., June o, 1892.
To the Board OF Worlds Fair Managers.
Tucson, Arizona.
CigsrLRMES:--l have the honor TO sub
init the following report in relation 10 the
representation OF Arizona, at the Colum.
bian Exposition OF 1898, together with a
iew suggestions which ! trust you may
consider pertinent.
As the representative Of your honorable
board have made application for the
special exhibits designated, to-wit:
In the building OF mines and mining
For 'be display OF the ''Ofiicial Mining
Exhibit OF Arizona" l00x50 IT,, being
5000 50 feet.
For the display Of private cabinets. etc,
5ox4o H., being 1000 50. feet.
y In the Horticultural building: For the
display Of the Official Horticultural
Exhibit OF Arizona and Private Ex.
hibits" 50x40 H.. being 1000 square
beet
10 addition To which an application
sas filed for 5000 square fee,
In the Horticultural Grounds for such
outdoor .xhibi, "a the future may dem.
onstrate advisable.
10 the Building OF agriculture: For the
"0fiicial Agricultural Exhibit OF Ari-
xons" 40xl0o f., being 1000 square
feet.
In the building Of Forestry: For the
''oficial Forestry Exhibit Of Arizona"
5Ox50 f., being $500 square feet
In addition to the application for space
heretofore enumerated the site allotted
by the commission to Arizona tor the
erection OF q Territorial Building was
officially accepted, without, however, ia
any way binding the Territory to erect
an edfice on il.
In the following named departments
no applications for space were filed Tor
the reason iha, only individual exhibits
are recognized, each intending exhibitor
being required to make his own applica-
ton through she proper channels accom-.
panying il with detailed description OF
the projected exhibit, such buildings he.
ing those devoted to Live Stock. Fish
and Fisheries" Machinery" Trans.
por,ation. Manufactures, ELECTRICITY, I"
"FIne Arts" and "Ethnaloay
10 making such applications l hav.
ksn governed largely by the applications
made by other Territories and States. To
What extent, though. the space applied
for will be granted it is impossible 10 say
Already in every department more than
three times the space provided has been
applied fora fact which renders doubt
fol whether any one application will be
granted IN full. Assurances have been
given, extraordinarily. though. by the
chiefs Of the Departments Of Mining,
Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry
that Arizona will be literally dealt with
both as regards space and position. No
apportionmea, OF space will be made
until after Jnly lst, and Immediately
upon such allotment being made the Ter
ritory will he required:
( /. To signify its acceptance Of the
same.
2 To enter into contract by some duly
authorized agent with the authorities TO
observe the rules established for the gov
efnment Of such space during its occu-
pancy, and the removal Of all exhibits,
etc, on the closing Of the Exposition.
and
8 To submit for the inspection and
approval Of the chiefs Of each bureau,
aud she Director General. full and COM
plets plans and specifications showing
/ the general features of each exhibit in
detail
10 explanation OF tho last requirements
deem il proper to state that In but few
instances will any Territorial or State
eonfne the form OF It's exhibit that Of the
ordinary show case and cabinet charac-
'sr. Each Territory, State and Nation
viii strive, as much bv the novel and
striking peculiarities Of the general char.
aeter OF its exhibit to attract public at
tention TO ifseli. NJ by the materials dis
played.
These efforts Of novelty Of design will
take such shapes as they deem most ap-
ropriate for the exhibit, A. for example
caves, miniature mines, ETC., for mineral