Show THE TH NATIONAL exposition efte following letter has been re by governor thomas from aff X D 1 president of the na gucfa it railway ailway electric and in association at st joseph 0 o tinder ader adeodate date of july 1889 we e have taken the liberty to send V ft i this day by express an indita dt at the new era i to be p present rese tian to be held at st joseph 60 september ad to october ath rive ve an honest endeavor to attract lation in and capital the western have long displayed of of active rivalry and large sums of money the ae products of their soil and ice their r climatic advantages 1 other aher inducements to emir emi flight be laid before the f or of the the eastern states A an ain in allty to thoroughly present inducement to emi gration which your territory can offer the house seeker will be here offered your people at an expense so BO small as to be scarcely worthy of consideration when the advantages to be desired are so patent As aur our exposition is national in scope and character it will attract hither many thousands of persons from all parts of the country and the products of the great west will certainly receive special attention from the eastern visitors when they return to their eastern homes they will bear to those who were not fortunate fortuna to enough to attend the exposition the most graphic descriptions of what they saw and of the displays made by the territories which they had hitherto regarded as the home of the indian and the wild beast and as a the breeding ground of the long horned steer these descriptions will find their way into the public prints and aad from the exhibits made the territories will receive more thorough and more effective ad advertising erv than they could otherwise secure at an outlay of large sums of money the unbiased testimony of eyewitnesses eye witnesses will carry with it the most convincing weight where the printed pen pictures of the valuable advertising agent would be read and cast aside with natural suspicion in this intellectual age the people regard extravagantly worded advertisements with dubious eyes and wink knowingly at each other over what they believe to be attractively baited traps to catch their hard earned money the logic of the presentation of sterling facts must bei be apparent to you and your own intelligence cannot but compel you to see the truth of the argument presented an attractive display at a national exhibition will present t te the masses indisputable ocular evidence of the wealth and advantages possessed by the territories represented while a beautifully worded advertisement read at a distance would be regarded as but the effort of a brainy writer who has drawn largely upon his imagination agi nation for coloring for his extravagantly trava gantly colored picture should your territory have not yet assumed a prominent place in the ranks of cereal growling growing localities you could certainly make an attractive display of fruits and vegetables and no better opportunity could be afforded your mining operators to exhibit the evidence of your you r underground wealth while no premiums have been off offered ered for mineral exhibits exhibit ta every facility will be afforded mining men to place their ores in attractive form for the inspection 0 of f visitors and from information already at hand band it is expected that a marked spirit of rivalry will be exhibited between the mineral producing districts of the west in order that the exhibit from your Terri territory tor y may fein competent hands our association has directed its president to request you to appoint a commissioner whose duty it will be to exercise a general supervision over the various exhibits which may be brou brought thither r and who will be recognized aa the official representative of your territory at the exposition every facility for making an attractive display will be afforded him and the management will endeavor to render his visit to st joseph one of profit to his territory and of pleasure to himself by reference to the premium lists etc sent you this day under separate cover you will note that the exposition will be given in honor of the creation of the department of agriculture and representation in the presidents cabinet of the agricultural industries of the country you will also observe that our most liberal cash premiums are offered for farm products thus expressing a just ajust recognition of the labors of the tillers of the soil while the horse jockey who at the majority of such A exhibitions pockets the lions share of the gate receipts and other revenues has been ignored this new departure has been hailed with joy by the farmer element and is meeting w with ith the merit hearty recommendation men dation from both the country and metropolitan politan press we hope that you will lend us your earnest co operation cooperation ope r a tion and that we may be advised at an early day of the appointment of the commission mentioned |