Show THE centennial Ille presentation of ilse lb pl eilf derent statte i find territories U S I 1 AL I 1 1 ritta feb 3 1875 1 1 Ds TRIBUNE I 1 for your information it a copy of a letter I 1 have recently to the governor of 0 your territory which is of general interest to iu it citi citizen zem I 1 shall bo be glad to havo have you take lacci such notice 0 of it as lou rally think proper 1 very ery r yours youra A T gombo Gos nooN i director gaul U 8 ci commission I 1 jan 30 1875 1 f to his S 15 11 alku A gov bernor of utah SIR SIB in behalf of 0 the united states Coat centennial cunial commission I 1 hive have the honor to direct your attention to ti forcial al objects connected the international exhibition or 1876 of great importance to conr commonwealth and for which provision should be made this ius year it lias has already become manifest that a 1 largo proportion ot of tho the articles to le be exhibited will bo be provided for in a credi tab mar manner trier by the amers and producers of it tho the several states dat there remain larae classes or of objects whose is ia essential e to a complete eum pleto representation of tho the mt steril maleri eril tl and condition or tho community yet ret which it ie is ia not to tho the interest ialo reat or within the power ol 01 an to collect of 0 this description are the until nala ral resources of the land eccli arch as its mi uaral saili woods ic tco eta tation tion oto eto it is ii so EO lirely upon their wealth in this direction that the growth of it states do doren peada that this d m ri ocl 0 ol 01 the exhibition will be er crino emt lie illy i ty ud led by those interested in the problems of it immigration ond and of the investment of capital upil id on economical grout groenda gro anda ids every state would do well to provide provid liber her ah for or the iho and sent tiou of the tha actual and pos pen fibbo products of its ill foil anti another department that t be a alad led sod prepared e pared under odder the auspices of the gr yitti I 1 Govern governments meats is ia that hat which kiy be termed formed the iho historical and unless dono done by official authority there will not be a co comp representation of such metters matters se B the iho history of tho the earla otle ment of tho the state its ita cal features feat arce climate geo graph ical position government law and punishment af u crime system sod municipal taxation revenue and benevolent conj an and chiri tica industrial commercial leannea and religious boua societies Boci otice agricultural and manufacturing he chent and eff ati ol of and other means of the history and growth in population and wealth of the state slits all abes subjects among others ought to bo be as aa to afford a luminary view ot of the tha bistorky bi etory story pro progress gresi and present condition of emoiy devoty arato unless this thie is accomplished tho exhibition will serious seriously IX fail in that part ot of its put pur pom which contemplates a re pr tation of the nations growth du biag the first century of iti existe or a to ro burca only are a adequate dea ulf e to the iho exception ciconti oa ot of I 1 the b talk thus pr proposed 0 posed it is ia hoped therefore that tha t each of the states either cither by legislative action or otherwise will bill adopt such measures measure as may tio lo 10 deemed necessary to empower dieling dieting organizations tiona or agencies ngon ciet to bo be created to prepare anca an exhibition hibi of its native and moral and od political advancement its as heroin herein indicated A collective representation of this chara olor wilt not only bo be al ai the iho prosperity of the country but will also bo be of inestimable value for preservation in tho the archives archi vei of thi ILI nation bation as a correct history of the birth and progress of the several communities that have hate contributed during daring the century ti t i the growth anil and strength of tho the union of B stales ancs how tar far your territory Terri tor will participate in ia those theao suggestions is a question that I 1 bavo bati the honor to most fully submit find and rec recommend ommond 0 your early a your obedient servant A P F director oon oen |