The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-13
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the eCentennial-The West Virsinia
House and ExhIbit-NOtes OF Paint.
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Nail lndustries, DC.
PHILADELPHiA, June 9, 1876.


Editors OF the Register:
Since writing you my first letter | have
had the pleasure of visiting the West
Virglnis house The first gentleman !
met MS | was walking up the steps was
that genial, whole souled, polished fellow
citizen, o. &. Dewey, who seemed to sa,
rs lout rs actions can speak, "Ladies and
cent" men you are perfectly welcome.
dr. Dewey takes great pains in explain
ng o, erytbing TO the visitors, especial!
20 those who come from W heeling.
The front view OF the building give
one the impression that it has sort of =
double pentagonal shape. 1t has two
rooms down stairs, one for the officer.
and one for the general public, and tw'
rooms up stairs, one parlor tor all and
one private toilet room for laides, boti
we'll furnished with chairs, carpets, ~.
At the back of the building Is II long
shed-like structure in which are kep
specimens of the products of the State
This is tn structure which the Ne"
York Tribune criticised so numerically ,
but since the main building was
finished, has so gracefully apo!ogized ter.
Dur little house receives about three hun
Ired visitors every day, and very man.
Of them take a deep interest m our sho"
ing; especially in our ditieren. kinds
wood and coal. g..
The specimens of our works OF art ar"
rather meagre, aud confined entirely Il
paiptin,s. Among them L noticed one
Nv Miss Matte d. Hubbard, entitled
Spring time OF life" 1t represents y
beautiful young girl in m easy sitting
posture, gazing happily and confidently
into the future 1t Is quite gem for
one who has only had three years in
struction. Miss Reid, Miss Crumbacker
Miss Wallace, and some others, (ali
pupils of Miss Dodridge) whose names
are not attached, have some very pretty
little landscapes.
One OF the Philadelphia papers in com
menting upon "our' House, says:
"rhe West Virginia house, in many
respects, is the most interesting on the
grounds. She makes a magnificent dis
plsy of her minerals, her woods and
cereals, and the handicraft Of her people.
On the door is a sign, "WeSt Virginia
Welcomes ALL"
Indeed, it may be said of West Vir
sinia, she has done nobly, and ought
to reap a rich reward Tor her effort
Only one thing l deeply regret, and
that is the very mesgre display OF Wheel
ing nails. / have not yet seen any, but
was told that only one firm, The Riverside
Iron Company, had made any display OF
their articles, and even this firm has not
done very great deal. Every citizen OF
Wheeling will feel badly over this, for,
Won know, nails are our speciality, and
the bosom of every Wheelingite SWELL.
with conscious victory when the subject
Of the relative quality Of our nails, rs
compared with the quality of those made
elsewhere, is under discussion.
Poor "Old Virginia" sits an oblong
structure, one story high, with sort OF
"Texss' cabin on top, and a verand1
clear around her, looking sad, weary and
disconsolate, and ready Ia exclsim: Van
ity Of vanities, all is vanity and IN tue
strict Latin meaning of that term she
would be right, for she literally has noth-
ing in her-nothing to showi or II she
has / didn't see it. The mother
of States and Of statesmen should have
put away sll resentful feelings occssioned
BY the late unpleasantness, and done
something for humanity's sake; but ie'
us not Judge her too hsrshly, for she
may be very poor and may have gwen
the widows mite. If good wishes VIII
DO her any good she has mine for health,
wealth. peace and prosperity now ahu
forever. If Old Virginia, on account OF
her age, claims exemption from display
she can have conscious pride in her
young sprig, West Virginia, who has Tor
associates Arkansas and Mississippi and
coyly peeps out one window at The dark
Completed Jap, and another at Johnny
Bull, "you know" And speaking of Mr..
Bull, it may be remarked that he Is
rather gruti, unsocisl kind of sPeci
men Of the genus homo, and Is tar As my
consent goes, dear little West Virginia
shall never treat him with anything out
cold, dignifed self-respect And TINS
brings me to Q little statement You
made in your paper Of Tuesday mo,n'ng
conc erning the manner in which Mayor
Sweeney said he was treated by the occu-
pants of the Massachusetts, House. Arm
ed with this statement, and feeling thai
the whole city of Wheeling had been