The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-24
THE COMING State EAR.
The Promise Bright For the Best
Exhibition Ever Given.
THE LOW RAILROAD RAVES.
Expert Judges Chosen, aud Every
Effort Made to Render the Fair
Attractive and Successful.
The State Exhibit.

The advertisement of the great West
Virginia Exposition and State Fair
Association will be found elsewhere in
this mornings paper. Its eighth an.
nual exhibition on Wheeling Island
commences August p and lasts FIVE
days.
Through the energetic and untiring
labors of the managers, and the liberal
patronage of West Virginia, Ohio, Penn
sylvania and many other States, that
institution has grown to be the largest
annual exposition in the Ohio Valley.
The policy Of the Association is to open
competition to the world, to offer liberal
premiums and to have a variety in
subjects for thought, admiration, inior-
nation, pleasure and improvement, so
that honorable rivalry and criticism may
stimulate progress.
The universal promptness in business
transactions with exhibitors and patrons
is a commendable trait in the officers.
Great care has been taken in selecting
new expert judges to award premiums
in the live stock department, also in the
selection OF committees and expert
judges in the children's, art and all other
departments OF competition for prem
iums. These selections have been made
from Ohio and Pennsylvania, and are
competent ladies and gentlemen who
are unknown to expected exhibitors,
and will doubtless give entire satisfac-
ton to all exhibitors in their awards OF
premiums.
Assurance is given that this year will
show much finer presentation of ex-
hibits than at any former meeting.
About one-half Of the counties in West
Virginia have already secured space in
the building set apart for the exhibition
OF the resources OF the State by counties.
This feature will be found highly inter
esting to visitors. More than usual in
terest has been manifested by exhibitors
OF live stock, manufacturing and me
chanical industries, in securing space for
display.
The purses offered for the eleven races,
composed Of four running and seven
trotting and pacing races, are unusually
large. From entries made and present
indications it may be said that these
purses will be competed for by a large
number of horses noted on the United
States turf.
The management has spared neither
time, money nor ingenuity to make the
coming exhibition grand success-sur-
passing all preceding ones-and so come
up to the standard OF leading State
Exposition and Fair.
The display Of horses, cattle, sheep,
swine and poultry it is known will be
unusually large, and in the Exposition,
Floral, Machinery, Agricultural and Re-
sources OF the State buildings, visitors
will find feast for the mind that can
not fail to afford pleasure, instruction
and profit. Every one should know the
progress and improvements made in art,
manufacture, farm, garden and other
products, and no placeis so good as such
an exhibition will offer for noting that
progress.
All railroads leading to the city Of
Wheeling will aid the managers in get
ting out big crowds to see the fair, and
in making it n big success, by offering
tickets to so and return at invitingly
low rates to passengers and free return
OF stock and freight as usual.
Excursion rates make it possible for
those whose homes are remote to visit
the Exposition and Fair and see the
magnitude OF the glory and progress of
the age in which they live, as easily,
quickly and cheaply as those who reside
near the grounds.