The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-18
,r,o centennial Commissioners
Getting TO Work.


Til. Commissioners for the State at
I,r,r appointed by Governor Jacob have
,Irr,Iy organized Tor business. They
have opened a permanent headquarters
in Mi, city aud are now engaged in pre-
p,ripr and sending out circulars to the
y,fion. counties, to those who will be
named in day or two as County Com
missioner. containing instructions a. to
,bcwork 10 be done in each county in
orler to insure proper representation Of
III, resource. and attractions Of the whole
State at thcgreat international exhibition
at Philadelphia next year. They lirst
notify the parties selected in each county
a, to the fact Of their appointment as
County Commissioners, and then proceed
ia urpc upon their attention the import
one, oi making such an exhibit aud dis.
pIay Of the great mineral, agricultural
and miscellaneous resources OF the State
a, will attract the attention Of the foreign
and domestic capitalists who may be in
attcnlnncc at the Philadelphia eXhibi-
ton. 10 that exhibition, which will last
for six months, will come people from all
the nations Of the earth, and among them
agents Of capitalists and Of emigration
companic, and societies, all seeking in.
formation that will enable them to deter
mine where and how to invest and locate.
ltisthc object Of the State Commission.
crs in their preliminary circular to urge
upon the active and influential property
holders, business men, manufacturers, etc.,
Of each county, the Importance OF not
ncglccting to improve the occasion thus
offered to them for making known to the
world the unlrycloped wealth Of West
Virginia. in the shape Of her treasures in
the way Of coal, iron, lead, tin, bismuth,
copper, silver gold oil, limestone, fire.
clay, ccmrnt., marble, salt, timber, grain,
grasses and cereals, cattle, wool and all
the other natural resources Of the State.
As the Commissioners very properly re.
mark, all the people Of the State should
be interested in showing the facts in
regard to the Statc,und in making proper
exhibits Of her possessions.
Its the intention Of the State Board,
inopening their headquarters here, to re-
cciyc and place on exhibition all speci.
mcns and samples Of every kind received
from the different counties for the Phila.
tlclphia exhibition, andto so arrange and
classify them rs to bring them properly
and arikingly before the world at that
great gathering Of the nations. TO this
end they intend to prepare maps and pro.
file drawings, and to collect and arrange
in book form all the information they can
obtain in regard to the resources and in.
lucemcnts Of each county. In order to
get this information they will correspond
extensively withthc people Of the various
counties through their local boards. 1t
i5 expected that these county boards
will mb.diyilc each county into
districts and by this means pro.
vide for full and accurate report in
regard to its resources. The expense Of
transportation on all collections forward.
ed from all parts Of the State will be paid
here, but all local expenses must be paid
in the different counties. The purpose
and programme Of the State board is sim.
ply to organize the work Of collecting
specimens, samples, information, &c., in
the various counties with view Of secur.
ing the fullest possible advertisement for
the State as a whole and in detail at Phil
alclphia. The benefits will Of course re.
'ultto the State by counties, therefore It
is matter Of essential Importance that
the counties should speedily and heartily
interest themselves in the work Of the
Commissioners,