Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-29

The New Orleans Exposition has been in
more or less successful operation for some
weeks. With other States West Virginia
has done something to make it success,
but more, We fear, to add to It's failure. This
lack of aid on the part Of our State is
the result not so much of indifference, al
though It must be confessed this haS some
thing to do with il as to the financial con-
dition ofthe State West Virginia while
rich, is yet exceedingly poor. Her wealth
is mostly OF that kind that lies in the fast
nesses Of her hills awaiting the magical call
of capital to bring it forth. Capital is all
the Stste needs to make it an empress Of
wealth among her sister States. To Us 1t
seems there can be no place where capital
and its eoneomitant, enterprise, can be so
fully and so successfully brought to reeog-
nize our advantages as at the New Orleans
Exposition. And yet the letter given below
reveals the humihating fact that unless aid
is speedily furnished even the meagre and
shamefully small exhibit we have there
must be abandoned and Of all the States in
the Union West Virginia alone
shall be unrePresented. \ crisis
is reached. A decision must
be made at once VIII the legislature
act2 We are poor; but VIII We not continue
to be poor if We neglect so great q saliva
tion3 Surely We can spare sum varying
from 81, 900 to $500 to this object. What
is done must be done speedily. VIII we
proclaim to the nation not alone our pow
city, but our penuriousness as well? 1.-THE
legislature in its wisdom believes we are not
in position to spare any money from the
public treasury, have we not manufacturers
in Wheeling who can and will raise sum
sufficient to put our commissioner in po-
sition to do that which viii add not only to
our wealth, but to our State pride and there
by adequately advertise the inherent rich
ness Of the little Mountain State? The REG-
IsTEK trusts something VIII De done.
Tbs LITTER.
NEw ORLEANS, January 18th, 1885.
Nc l9 NORTH RANPART STREET.
C. H. BeaH, Esq:
DEAR SIR:-Your letter Of the 7th is Just
receiyed-but the exhibit, which have
been 50 anxiously looking for, has not yes
come 10 hand. received a letter on Satur-
day from the office of the B. & D. railroad
COMPANY in Baltimore informing me that
car load of my collections had been for
varded on the 5th. have no doubt your
exhibit Is in II, bat when il viii reach me it
WILDE hard to tell had hoped to have
had everything in place long before this,
and still hope | may be enabled 70 do so
before may be forced to abandon my post.
This will depend upon the action of the
Legislature in the next fortnight 1t IS
source of great modification to me, and to
nv State friends, to be obliged to hold sub
ordinate place here, for the want not only OF
the money necessary to enable me to make
such 8 showing as she should have, but
when il is remembered that our State com
pared with Others, is greatly behind in all
the manufacturing industries, except some
three or four, but that in these she excels,
and that these have failed to put in an sp-
pearance. Il is source of great, very
great modification. have much comfort
in the fact that We surpass sl other States
in our Goals. There are some fine exhibits
nj these here, but they are chiefly imposing
because of their bulk-in quality and variety
our State surpasses all others, and this Is
recognized By scientific men aud experts.
Her resources in this respect are not repre-
sented hers as they should be, or shall be, it
this Exposition holds over another year, as
Is now almost certain, and the Legislature
shall provide for the expense. Is Is not
morifSing to know that the only money to
enable cur State to make an exhibition has
come from outside, whilst other States have
received the same and from the same
source $4,000 they have supplied their
commissioners with ample means, either
by liberal appropriations or private eontri-
buttons, There is not one Of them that has
not been so aided-ranging all the way
from IS 900 Tin the case Of our State, which
has worked with that so fsr) up to $4,000.
have determined in the event Of con-
tinuance of the Exposition, and an sPpro-
priation BY the State, to propose to buy ex,
hibits from our glass and pottery men, and
q steel nail machine, or hire this last l
can readily sell the two former for enough
to reimburse the State, and | can make
nails enough to pay for the nail machine, II
/ shall have to buy it.
You will, in all probability, hear from me
in a few days. You will certainly do 50,
Immediately upon my hearing from the Leg
islature I can not nov, in answer to your
queries, even suggest q time for your
coming and bringing or sending on those
magnificent sheep. | would not have them
arrive, unless YOU or / shall be here, and the
uncertainty as to this prevents me from
making the arrangements for them de-
sire.
You ask what other wool exhibit there
viii be from our State, and from elsewhere.
To the former, / can only reply, that the
only one is from Mr.. SPivey, Of Hancock
county, that have been spprised Of There
are doubtless exhibits from other States
Kansas, Ohio, &c. have sought informs-
ton as to this, but the MAJ Nho can furnish
it's Kansas man-a Mr. Cross-and be
Is and has been absent for several weeks.
This, however, makes no difference. | do
not need Mr.. Cross. or Mr.. anybody else
al want is the proper backing by my own
State and people When / see all this
magnificent machinery running and Wheel
ing with her steel nails not represented, and
the little town Of Stenbenville, up the river,
displaying her glass and making credita-
bic exhibit, and Covineton, too, as well as
other places l never before heard Of, and
pottery not exeelled, if equaled BY ours,
/ feel the deepest modification and an