Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-21
SPECIAL APPEAL,
TO OUR
Mechanics and Manufacturers.

WHEN THE PATRIOTIC FAIR AND PEsTI-
W.! VAL was INST timidly suggested, little or
nothing was contemplated beyond series OF Straw
berry SupperB, on little larger scale than uGuoI
and enliVened with . little more than tho average
proportion Of decorations and incidental amusS.
mente No sooner however, was the project fairly
placed before the public than Il met with such favor
and announcement that step by step It has been
until at length the modest festival has crown into
q full blown Fair New departments have nom
time @ time been added to 1t, and recently the
word Fair itself has been incorporated into its title
having been found necessary to properly az preSG it,
present aims and objects.
lifts present proportions could have been fore.
seen In time there would doubtless have been some
change In the psrBonelle Of its general
some OF the present managers would have 8hrunk
irem the responsibility involved and other gentle
men Of more courage and comprehensive axperiencO
and capabilities would have been sought to supply
As speciality after speciality, however, has been
impu!siyely added to the modest center, eRortG
e oeen made 70 secure the services and sympathy
the chairman OF each new committee being admit.
ted into the general board equal terms With all
predecessors: Until now all that seems to be want.
Ing to bring It to full maturity IL . thorough Me-
chantcF and Manufacturers Department. and that
It has been resolved to add. The necessity Of
erecung % great expense an appropriate building
Tor the purpose IL tho only reason why this 8tep
was not yentuIed upon before, but the growing
manifestation Of the desire Of 50 many Of our man.
ufscturers and mechanics TO be moro specially rem
resented and cared for has become 50 obViouS tb5t
useful articles" have been detached from the com.
Inittee hitherto having It in charge regular
bureau Of Manufactures and MechGnIesD has been
created and 1t is proposed to erect suitable build
ing Tor its accumulation on contiguous property
Manufacturers and Mechanics Of Wheeling and
vicinity, will you enter In and pos.ess the Iandl
Win you put your shoulders to the wheel and make
MECHANICS HALL
second to none other IN attractions and subStantaI
resultgl For reasons just stated you are anon to
last called to work in the vineyard, but remember
those last called into tho Masters vineyard ''IkO
wise received eVory man his penny" indeed, some
times "the last Shall DO hT8t." Equally lnro gill
be your reward OF qualification and satiafaotion
II even In this eleventh hour You commences youF
lAbcrS In this vineyard Of your country and hu.
Many win feel the time is short, but more than
70 all other men tS time money TO producer, md
being short It will taks the less Of IT. All Won IIl
have 70 do e to work little sooner In dc morning
and little later in the night, and perhaps iittiS
harder through the day. .-''''
Many OF the present managers bnVa enttr.I,-
aoandoned their private aVocationB (aIl will have
70 90 % Soonl and are deVOttng themselves Oxclu-
9lHely TO their dutieB connected with the RNIr-
WIN not you be Guficiently self sacrificing 70 tSk0
hold OF this matter in good earnest and SealouSIT
support the Efforts now being made on behalf oftha
poor Soldteri Then Ghall We have Fafr IDiSs6
Eair that will be credit 70 our city and SStiS-
!aotlon % ourselves. Then aha Il our eountFV mo-
Hyoung 0ullocka" on iES altar. iSIs.IV