The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-11-07

crowds of men, women and children
who had not been in the procession.
The speakers rostrum had been
erected directly in front OF, and con-
nected with, the court house portico.
The national colors and laurel and
evergreen were woven gracefully
about, while above the speaker
head was the motto of West Virginia
"Montani Semper Li6eri."
Joseph Moreland, Esq, Chairman
of the General Committee, called the
vast multitude to order and proposed
the name of Col James Evans as
chairman of the meeting. Col. Evans
was unanimously elected and at
once assumed the duties of his office.
The organization was completed by
the election of the following vice
chairmen: blackwell Morgan, F. A.
Dering, James M. Kern, Thornton
Hurry, r. L. Berkshire, George XII
ger, b. M. Dorsey, James A. Haw-
thorne, Albert MADEIRA, d. G. Thomp-
son, w. A. Watts, E. Shisler, M. r.
Chalfant, James H. Rogers, w. Wag-
ner, H. ID. McGeorge, Geo. w. johnson,
Manliff Hayes, H. B. Lazier, John
Protzman, DIR. j. A. McLane, San
ford Pickenpaugh, J. NJ. Hagans, G..
r. c. Allen and ID. Fl. Chadwick.
THE Address OF WELCOME
was delivered by Prof. W. P. Wiley,
of the University, and was one of his
happiest efforts. 1t was full of allu-
sions that touched the crowd in
tender Places and the crowd re-
sponded with many expressions of
approval. Mr.. Wiley did not write
his address, and spoke without notes.
The following is a substantial report
of his speech. Read it if you did not
hear it and read it if you did hear it.
FELLOW Citizens of Morgantown and
of Monongalta:
After looking into the faces of this
vast assemblage l am warranted in
saying that this is peculiarly fam
lily reunion"
/ see here the faces of Mononga-
lians, who have been; who are yet;
and Monongalians who will continue
to be-may be till the next centen-
NAL anniversary.
The great-grand- children of the
founders of this old town, with their
children and childrens' children are
here to-day to celebrate its one hun
dredth anniversary.
About three generations have stood
between you and the forefathers.
No mans life in all this multitude,
reaches back to the initial point of
our municipal existence.
One hundred years is long reach
of municipal history, fellow citizens,
and great many changes have taken
place both in our population and in
our town itself. 1.-THE same heavens
are indeed over our heads" and the
same beautiful Monongahela rolls at
your feet, but all else is changed.
These grand old hills around us
have been bereft of their forest trees.
The sturdy oak and the walnut and
the chestnut have been supplanted by
the fruit tree and the orchard. The
horse and the OK Craze where the
wild beast roamed at will. The In
dams canoe has been superseded on
our river by the beautiful steamer.
His wigwam has been displaced by
the capacious and somewhat elegant
The log school house has
been over Swallowed by the magnif-
cent buildings of the State Univers-
ity. And all around us are the evil
dences of a modern and somewhat
progressive civilization.
1t will not be out of place, in view
of the occasion, if we indulge the
to point with pride"
somewhat to-day.
We do not boast specially of our
growth in population and wealth
the fact is, we shall purposely avoid
bringing forward any statistics on
this head-statistic are for the most
part dull and uninteresting! We
have not grown in population as some
other younger towns and cities, but
we point with pride to-day to the fact
that old Morgantown is the cradle
in which has been rocked many of
the influential and representative
men of other communities in almost
every State of the Union. You can
find them wherever you go. And
when you do find an old citizen of
Morgantown, and wherever you find
him, there are two things he is al
most certain to mention-the first is
that he is a native of old Morgan
town; and the second, that he would
like to get back to the dear old
place!
From the time when the pioneer
first erected a cabin on this little
peninsula where the town now sits,
there has ever been deep and tender
attachment manifested by the pop
ulation to the place. The Red
AVA dA hlIhoCll a OlUOCl lOI
the ownership. After he had built
his campfire and hunted his game
over these hills and valleys, foated
his canoe over the smiling waters,
quenched his thirst from its spark
ling springs, and taken view of the
grand sweep of landscape up and
down this beautiful valley, methinks
he sharpened his knife and strength
ened his bow in the deep resolve to
resist the pah-faced invader who
should dare attempt to divest him of
his title. And the tragic scenes that
are part of the history Of that early
time are proof that he made good the
resolve.
Neither do we boast, as 1 have
said, of our growth in wealth. We
have not built any grand public edi-
fees, or manufactures or railroads,
and our business enterprises have