Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-28
THE CINCINNATI EXPOSITION.

GENTLESCEN:-I suppose you have all
beard of the coming Centennial EXPOSE
ton at Cincinnati. II is in commemora-
ton of the one hundredth anniversary Of
the Ohio Valley, includingall this portion Of
the country, and is to be opened on the
fourth Of next July. 1t will be q grand
affair, and will be n most valuable thing
for the people of this State. 1t will
afford an opportunity whereby we may
not only LET the people of the United
States, but Of the whole world, know
something Of what we have here in West
Virginia. I was appointed with four
others, to represent this State in the mat
ter. We held a meeting q short time ago,
ct which there was present, besides repre-
s~entatiyes of ten States, delegates from
several foreign powers, and at this meeting
I was instructed to stir up the people OF
this portion OF the State. l had original
" intended bringing the matter to the at
teution Of the Chamber Of Commerce, but
when | heard OF this meeting l thought 1t
would be lust the thing to bring the mat
ter TO the attention Of the public. l
think that this meeting ought to appoint o
committee 10 take such action as will re-
suit in It's State being properly repre-
sented al this great Exposition, and see
that q proper and fitting display OF our
agricultural and mineral resources is made.
The Commissioners in charge Of the EN-
position are now engaged in the erection
of buildings almost equal to those at
Philadelphia, and the affair will be fully
as large, and as valuable in its results as
WAS that celebrated Exposition. The citi-
zens Of Cincinnati have guaranteed over
one million dollars, and work Is being
pushed with all the speed possible. As al
illustration Ofthe magnitude Of the build
in0s, the machinery hall is 1,3001125 feet
in dimensions, and the others are in tie
same proportion. We are now endeaycr-
ing TO get through Congress a bill appro-
pristipg half q million dollars for q gov
eminent display, and there is little doubt
bat that it will pass. Other countries,
and notably China and Japan, are making
big efforts to have fine displays.
desire TO urge that the committee to he
appointed by this meeting take such steps
as viii result in the adequate representa-
ton of the manufacturing interests of this
city. The Exposition will be near to
Wheeling, and easy Of access. No State,
of Ohio, is more interested than
West Virginia, and there shouid be a1e-
uuate displays Of our magnificent woods,
ores. etc. / hope some action will be taken
in the premises.
Mr.. +. p. JepSOn-Is this . matter for
Ohio county, particularly, or for the State
At larger
Major Aldefson-This matter is for Ohio
county alone, at present. That Is Why
brouxA the matter 10 the attention Of this
nesting, rather than before the Chamber
Of Commerce. There is m other thing.
At the meeting OF Commissioners to which
| have alluded, ! mentioned the fact ne
the existence of some important
data bearing upon the first settlement Of
this part of the country, and particularly
Of Wheeling, in the possession of Judge q:
L. Cranmer. The gentlemen at once said
that Judge Cranmer must deliver 9 lecture
in the great Music Hall, which will be set
aside for such purposes during the contin-
nance of the Exposition. 1t seats eight
thousand people.
7 want to al, too, that my colleagues
on the Commission from this State, are al
ready preparing samples Of wood, coal,
ores, etc, for exhibition
Mr.. Jepson-I move that . committee
Of one from each district be appointed TO
take this mstfsr into consideration and re-
il to the general committee represent
ing this county.
Sheriff W. c. Handlan-I think q meet
ought to be called by the business
men, but l see no particular objection
to the pending motion.
BIr. T. N. Riley-I move to refer the
to the delegates to be named by the
committee now making up the list.
Mr.. A. c. Egerter-I second that mo-
ton. and in doing 50, / want to say that
the general committee having in charge the
arrangements for the Convention have In
view q committee to consider the entire
matter Of State development, ard l think
this thing ought to finally 20 into the
hands ofthat COMMITTEES.
The meeting took this view Of the mat
ter, and the subject vas referred TO the
Ohio county delegates, with the under
standing that i. was to be finally placed
IN the hands Of q proper committee to be
appointed by the convention.
STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. j. B. fancy then presented the fol-
resolution, and asked that it be
Resolved, That this meeting earnestly
approves Of the objects and purposes Of the
Convention tobe held at Wheeling ON Feb
ruary 18th.
22.~- mn
Seeond-Ehat we believe Il would be Of
EEeas Dene1ft to bur State to have Q full
Au rePresert Of on Industries