Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-16
SPECIAL APPEAL
To OUR
Mechanics and Manufacturers,

WHEN THE PATRIOTIC PAIR AND FRsTI.
VAL was hrst tlmidly suggested, little or
ho.nog vas contemplated beyond 4 series OF Straw
perry supper, on little larger scale than usual
and enliVened with = little TnAu the average
proportion OF decorations and incidental amuso-
nent5 No sooner, however, was the project fai rly
placed before the public than It met with such favor
and announcement that step by step it has been
increasing in dimensions, txpanding 1t developed
until at length the modest Festival has grown into
full blown Fair New DEPARTMENTS have FROM
time to time been added to 1t, and recently the
WORD FSIr has been Incorporated into Its title
having been found necessary TO propery preSs H.
present aims and objects. 80
Hits present proportions could have been Gore
seen in time there would doubtless have been some
change in tho pOrsOnele Of its general mAnARemant
some OF the present managers would have shrunk
from the responsibility involved and other gentle
men OF more courage and comprehensive experience
and capabilities would have been sought TO suppIy
their place. FRY
As speciality after speciality, howsver. bn, bo.r
impnls.VeIy added to the modest confer Efforts
have been made to secure the services and sympatby
gentlemen Identified with the respective suiiectS
| tho chairman of each new committee being admit,
ted into the general board on equal terms Itb ali
pte1eee sore Until now all that seems to be want
ing to bring 1t to full maturity is q thorough Me-
chanics' and Manufacturers Department and thSt
1t has been resolved to aid. The neccsyity Of
erecting 1t great expense appropriate building
| Tor the purpose ta tho only reason Why This SteS
was not ventuTed upon before, but the groWinE
Of me desire Of % many Of man.
uAetuTers ana mechanics to be more specially rem
resented and cared for has become 90 obVionS tblt
nseiul articles" have been detached from the com.
1
bureau OF Manufactures and MechanIcsr' has hes1
created and 1t Is proposed to erect suItabe bniIS
ing Ior Us accommodation on contiguous pronertv
manufacturers and Mechanics Of Wheeiin1 AMI
Vicinity will you enter In and posIess the IandJ
WIN you put your shoulders to the wheel and male
MRcHANIos' HALL
second to none other IN attractions and snbstap,o
esultsI For reasons just stated you are among IN
iSAt called to work in the vineyard but rems5Ssp
those last called into the Masters VineyArd GiIjL
wise received every man his penny" Indeed. some
times "the lRAt shall be first" Equally Sn1s Iii
De your reward OF qualification aud satiS6actIon
~ even 10 this eleventh hour you cOmmPncs ToTr
manIty. 'N' "OuA''y ana hu-
70 Many viii feel the time is short, but more than
70 Az other men ts time money to produoer' and
peinB ihort 1t will take the less OF IL An Won I-IIi
nave 70 90 Is to work little sooner In the nornin
Sno Ittle LATER In the night, and perhapS HttIs
mAny OF the present managers have entircIv
~ IInaohed their private aVOcatfona (all will hHVe
~ % so3nl and are devoting Themselves excln
HIInSy 70 their duties connected with the FHJr
III not you be sufficiently self sacrificing to tcko
oI1 " thls matter in good earnest and EeaIouSIS
supPott the EFFORTS now bSing made on behalf OF III
pCoE soldierI Then shall We have q Fair InJa.S
= EAE That will be credit 10 our city and SSII,
aetion 70 ourselves. Thou shAl our country bSvo
young 1ullocks" on its altar. ieiS.IT