The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-15
From Philadelphia.
PH1LApELPHIA, Juno {, IS1

PHILADELPHIA, June I, 1910
Dear Register
Within the last two weeks l have
been a constant visitor at the Exhi-
bition, Every time l go, l see some
thing new and more wonderful.
l had the pleasure of meeting the
bride and groom from our place, Mr..
Bright and lady, in West Virginia
Building on Wednesday, They be-
ing the first persons i had met from
our section, you may guess the rap
ture with which l greeted them.
Thclast week | have put in most
of my time in visiting the State
buildings, among them the building
set apart for West Virginia's produc-
tions, attracts my attention mostly.
The building is situated east of Ma
chinery Hall, at the foot of Georges
Hill and near the Catholic Fountain.
1t isan ornamental wooden structure,
about 100xS0 feet, with towers rising
from it, and with a neat porch in
front. The main entrance opens in
to a large hall, on either side of which
are rooms handsomely furnished, and
will be used by the State officials
The building is very tasteful in APP
pearance and has in it some of
West Virginia's finest specimens Of
its minerals, timber, crops, Cduca-
tional series, &c, The building has
a good sized lawn in front,surroundcd
by neat fence. Above the gate is
inscribed these words, "Wcst Virgin
ia welcomes everybody" "The latch
string is out" On the inside of this
fence, surrounding the building are
the fine specimens of coal, gas coal
from the Coal Valley Coal Company,
Fayette county, height of seam feet,
bituminous coal, from Hartford City
Coal Company, Mason county, height
of seam to 6 feet, bituminous coal
from ]. H. Barnes, Taylor county
height of seam 9 feet, Peach Orchard
seam, Big Sandy River, West Vir-
ginia and Kentucky, feet, bitumin-
Gus coal, from the land of Wayne,
Furgeson, Wayne county, height of
seam u feet, gas coal from the Mo
nongalia Company, Harrison county,
height-S seam 8 feet, gas coal from
Murphy's Run Company, Harrison
county, height of seam 8 feet, gas
coal from Despard Company, Harrison
county, height of seam 8 feet, gas
coal CASTOR Mine, Marion county,
height Of seam s too feet, bitumin-
Gus coal from the Raymond Coal
Company, Putnam county, height of
seam 7 feet 8 inches, coal from R.
s. Radcliffe, Marion county West Va,
thickness of seam six feet four inches,
splint coal Kanawha and Ohio Coal
Company, Kanawha county, seam 7
to s it., coal from Chestnut Seam Big
Sandy river, height of scam s it.,
splint coal, Enterprise Company,
Kanawha county, seam G #. 8 inch.
os, splint coal Lewiston Co., Kama
wha county, seam A to 6 it., bitumi-
nous coal, Boggs Run Mining Co.,
seam s #, and several other fine
blocks, but have not space to name
them all.
The case containing the work from
the Educational Department of our
State, is very fine and instructive
l took particular notice of the good
work our own public schools of Point
Pleasant have sent. 1t is set apart
in fine show case, handsomely fra
med, and examined a great deal
The map drawing, spelling, gcogra-
phical questions and answers, ques-
tions, themes, rules, examples, &c,
in arithmetic and algebra, are good,
and not exccllcd by any. On the
other side of the case are all of our
text books, including everything
useful and needful in our schools, are
here displayed, The case contain
ing the educational displays of Ohio
county, is good.
The jars of sand, bottles of oil,
splendid cases of minerals, including
iron ore, copper, sulpher, limestone,
camel coal, and other valuable min
erals from the different counties,
Kanawha hydraulic lime, hydraulic
cement, &C., is exhibited in our
State building,