The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-21
Ghe1ttelliaeatsr:
centennial Letter from ,' our
vaudeville Correspondents
wr,r VIRGINIA. Centennial H'D'QRs, |
PHILADELPHIA, July ~. }

MoundSTlIle Correspondent
wr,r VIRGINIA CENTENNIAL TD'QRs, |
VIZ PHILADELPHIA, July IS. J
rIur Of the IntellIgsncer
After spending two days on the CenIeni
,isI grounds it might be thought that l
" ", be able 70 give your readers
aT Nro,tv GOOD idea Of what is going on Al
,bo worlds wonderful exhibition, but !
ind that / as yet have but a faint
Lilo, Of either the extent Of the exhibition
or the general arrangement. have heard
oione man who saw it all in one day, bul
have not seen one.tenth as yet, nor DO
rEpect in the few more days that l remain
10 lake more than a casual glance at thu
various halls. Yesterday l spent my
lime IN Memorial Hall, the Art Gallery
and the various State buildings. Inc
Iisplay in the Art Gallery is grand De-
yopl description, and any lover OIL Inc
inc arts could we'll spend month very
pro6tably in gazing on the paintings anu
statuary there exhibited: 1t: IN sH s,', q
world Of paintings, Many Of the t o.sse
buildings are fine, and all are com 'I3;a~
bic Michigan has the finest building,
while that Of Massachusetts Is perhaps
the finest furnished. The finest sgTl I1
ado building. The T VI .,! 'I'e snJ u other
building ia lined with gram anu anu U carn
nroJucts OF the soil. Wheat, oAu, corn
rye hemp, flax, &C. are shown IN periec'
~, ' G,ts with stalks FIVE feet
t tioI' and very strong, yielding 20
EmSS5sI. 10 the acre and weighing As
nonnds per bushel; hemp 10 feet high,
Ind everything seemingly in proportion,
MI going to show that Kansas il destined
TO become one Of the greatest II not the
greatest, agricultural State in the Union.
Moods Of all kinds are also on exhibi.
ton, was shown specimen OF the
wood OF n cherry tree Of six years growth,
which was ST inches in diameter, and one
oiapple tree Of the same growth Q inches
in diameter. go.
The Mississippi State building is con.
.tructed from IS different kinds Of wood,
all from Pike county. The outside is just
as it came from the forest, while the house
within Is very finely finished, showing the
grain Of the woods to the best advantage,
The caves Of the building are ornamented
with kind Of moss which grows in mex.
haustibIe quantities in that State: Some
might say that this is not much Of an Or
nament, but it surely gives ii an appear
ance that attracts the attention OF every
body, and | think Mississippi deserves
great credit. r....
WET VIRGINIA BUILDING.
But it was my intention in this letter to
speak more particularly OF the West
Virginia building. Although not the
finest on the grounds, it compares very
favorably with that Of any other State.
1t is surely credit TO the State at least.
The Main building contains hall, an
office and gentlelnan's reception room
below, while above is hall, parlor, and
ladies' private apartment. The shape
Of the hall is octagonal, while that OF the
other room ia hexagonal. The annex or
rear building is rectangular in shape. So
much has been said about the buildings
that | shall add no more, but | have
often wondered why whenever the build.
ings have been written about the name oil
the builder has never been mentioned. 1t
was built, as all West Virginians are
aware, by II. $. White, OF Bolton, Mar.
shall county, and the material consisting
Of twenty-five different kinds Of wood
was all prepared for erection before
shipping TO Philadelphia. So, in reality,
the house was built in West Virginia,
and placed where it now stands only for
present purposes.
To do Mr.. White even justice ] must
say that the building is credit to the
builder, and find that strangers from
all parts OF our country speaks in terms
Of praise, not only Of the building but Of
the fine display OF the various products
shown in il. The grounds around are
almost surrounded by the huge blocks Of
coal sent from all parts Of the State, and
attract much attention from pussers by.
Strangers say they like to go where the
latch SiriHg is always Outior they feel they
are welcome. They are no finer specimens
Of wool exhibited that those OF Messrs.
Beall. OF Brook county, and Cockayne, Of
Marshall couaty. Ii Ia not necessary to
speak of the display OF woods, grains, oils,
mineral water, Sc, suffice to say ii is
fine.
The parlor is very finely furnished and
we'll ventilated. Seated in it as I write
this, cool breeze is blowing through
making it very pleasant despite the
scorching heat without. e
Prof. Maury is always on hand and
seemingly at all times busy in his office,
but is ever ready and willing to give all
the information desired by visitors. West
Virginians say they. feel at home when
they get here, and why should they not
for it Ia West Virginia on small scale.
have visited many other. places OF
interest Of which I might speak, but re.
irain for the present as ! am now rested
sufficiently to take another tour Of in
spection. | close by saying to all who
read this, come to the Centennial il pos
sibie. y.