Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-06
WEST vIReINIA,s EXHIBITS
At tho New 0rIsans csttea EQssi-
ton.
The States Showing Not Coed 0se
Owing Entirely to a Lack
Of Money.

West Virginia Is bringing no little dis'
credit upon herself in the eyes Of the count
less thousands Who daily visit the World
Exposition at New Orleans BY the mesgsr.
ness Of her display and the seemingly
matter BY those whose duty Il is to provide
the necessary funds for putting u on aa
equity with our sister States. Col. Phillip
Pendleton, our State Commissioner, las
done much work with the limited means at
his disposal, but thsse means are-and have
been for some ueeks-entirely exhausted.
and while other States and foreign eosA,
tries have been
PUSHING THEIR EXHIBITS
rapidly forward and many Of them pat
the finishing touches upon their work, our
State has made no progress whatever. and
the commencement made with the snail
amount Of government funds placed at Mr.
Pendleton's disposal makes our State ap-
pear in far worse light than had We never
sent crate Of goods or . specimen Of wood
or ore to the Crescent City.
On several occasion Commissioners Pea
dleton informed Governor jackson Of the
situation Of affairs, and the absolute neces-
sity OF the State extending financial aid 70
save herself from discrediL and, acting upoa
these appeals, the Governor, on the I'D Of
January, transmitted TO the Legislature .
message in which he summarized the Coz
dition OF affairs and asked that
SUFFICIENT SUN or MONEY
be appropriated for the purpose asked. A.
number Of Col Pendleton's letters accom-.
panied the Governors message, and the
whole matter was by the House o. odDelegatos
referred 10 the Committee on Taxation and
Finarce for report. The committee met
and submitted the papers to = sub-commit.
tee-and that is the last ever heard OF
them.
Yesterday an intimate friend OF Col. Pen
dleton received letter from that gentleman
in which he said he was utterly unable to
make a move Of any kind. A number Of
cars of West Virginia exhibits had arrived
but he was unable TO pay for the carriage Of
the goods from the cars TO the exhibition
buildings, could no longer pay laborers o.
watchmen, and was himself
UNABLE TO BUY NEAL
Another letter, received by Goveruor
jackson, from o West Virginia exhibitor
doing business in Martiusburg, quoted Col
Pendleton as saying he would at once 70
sign his post, as the State showed no dspo-
tition to back him in his efforts, and sp-
parently had no pride in appearing crcdita-
bly among her sisters. In case this BE- true,
West Virginia will be lch without an Off
cial representative ct New Orleans, and in
stead Of being benefited BY the exposition
our people will derive positive injury IRON
it.
The Legislature should recognize tho i'm
portance of this matter at once, and do
what is necessary to maintain our good
name abroad, and keep our resources and
natural advantages prominently before the
world. II would not take much. A thous.
and dollars would work wonders, Two %
,hree thousand would probably be sufficient
for the proper care and display ofour exhibits
during the entire six months Of the Exhibi-
ton. The really important point 10 that
something be done at once ~ in week OF
two the Directors may pronounce the
Exhibition complete" and refuse 10 alloN
the placing Of mere goods in the buildings.
which would make the expense and trouble
of sending the exhibits now in the ears at
New Orleans useless one.