Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-07
|6iIyDLESSS Sn,orncD,
|t rirgini4's Wonderful Natural
Values
rrDoF BY GOVERNOR FLEMING
the Great Southern Interstate
Exposition,
r.7 DsHsSION ATRALEIGH' NC
a. Bouatlousn'ss Of Her Mineral
and Timber
r.r7H EARNESTLY DISCUSSED.
=, Va. 7-yian.a's Day, and H'r Able Governor
3 ~. Sen, Sl,dg,-Hamm'r Blows Before an
,.,,. Audience Of Representative People,
=. N, L;rl, Mountain States Re
s,-,.s and Ger Unprecedented
De7slopm L.
-. % M Rlristn.

-, Y C. November Go
.','.'',, .ors of the three days designa-
Ws,, Virginia days at the South,
q I,,s-. State Exposition here, and
r,,os.rfon was largely attended.
~'a governors Of many OF the south
,,s,ss have been present on their
and Governor Fleming and VIE
Z. resent to-day by special arrange
t,.st interest has been manifested at
rr1ositioD. in West Virginia and
!. rss.,b that is being so extensively
.,.-r'sad. and il was thought that no
'..., avpouent Of West Nirginia'S re-
...ss and progress could be found
49,, r.sming. who was called upon 10
r-sr an address on "West Virginia'S
P..a,ses and Progress. The Gov
NOR accepted the inyit tiOn, and spoke
:, follows: L.,,
LANES AND GENTLEMEN:-On oehalt
,',e State Of West Virginia, OF which l
u proud 10 be the representative, per-
me TO thank you most cordially Tor
4, consideration shown her, the
,cest of our sisterhood Of States, at
e., ,,lepdid exposition Of Southern In
-,Iy and progress.
lam glad TO have this opportunity OF
..5s Tor myself in this generous ex-
t collected here, the wealth OF your
'Cl IrIJUCJS OI yJur lGNenIlUu alid
\ 5, F.; tIe rich evidences Of your indus
ri and agricultural prosperity. Clear
,ls south is wide-awake and vigor-
COS with the spirit of progress.
Iregret exceedingly that West Vir-
:l.1 has not assisted with her wealth
G. resources in this exhibit of Southern
th,,riai progress. Perhaps / may be
rtted to say, without being charged
s.h immodeSty, that she could have
ADDED something interesting and nOta-
DO even TO this superb collection. OF
I7se her failure To avail herself of this
.rTunity is distinctly her own loss,
md brief explanation is therefore in
,,-er
ltis simply question of money, or
rather the .sck OF it. West Virginia,
'2gh making rapid strides forward,
-r jet sufficiently developed to yield
N sige revenue as we should have.
'rr2te OF taxation is only three and
Daa2., mills on the dollar for all State
-1oses, with an exceeding low valua-
non property. We must, Therefore,
-1uiLa. We felt that the apprOpria-
.1 u $4,000 To assist i'm making a
l--. National exhibit at the Worlds
.a-n5.an Exposition, was as much for
>atl purposes rs could be afforded;
--- the attention of those who
...1 nave made private exhibits here
'' Oeen concentrated upon Chicago.
'a vile West Virginia is unrepreSent-
acre by State exhibit, we will vie
BIZ. you, with our sister States, both
. F,sern aud Southern, at the Worlds
'-I AZ Chicago in 1898.
'ileel We slall there challenge the
''.t TO show specimens from larger or
scatter varieties of coal seams; or more
-.5 ruoe,ed forests. Our specimens
.'..' S2,;, fruits and cereals will be
'.'21ic and interesting: our exhibits
| Manufactured articles will show that
'.'' '.rSiCia is fully abreast OF. her
'.'i states Of the South in their grand
''.L 10 prosperity that is now aston
a' the world and bringing TO our
~ hr,dS capital and immigration.
.. ~, !3a We have grown and proSpered
"r can truly say, The South is
Is this is one of West VirSinia'S
..i -i, d. Your Exposition, and as | was
.-''O 70 say something of her re-
'-s> ana progress, | may, without
appearance Of bOaSting, turn to
'a.''e state, aud tell you something
-.' people, her schools. her laws and
>H' A1S GS basis OF wealth and
l,' w. Our people are religious,
''>'''o4S' progressive and law-abid-
ol' schools are in most healty and
..I ..>-'nS condition, we'll supported
- 'iIohlled, from our State Univer-
.'' .'O"eSiate and other schools down
-' common schools, in which all
~ ,dught and which none are too
: 70 attend. Let me emphasize the
,,,t .,a' our public school system is one
.,, .-l o'SLaHd that no State in the Union
~oa>t OF more efficient system of
.-'''n' With population of less
M 0-e million, We expended last year
,L our public revenues 81, 500, S37.O4
y l-e cause Of education.
,,.. ',sl / 90 further or say more to To-
,.o,.,S ,Ae character and purpose OF our
,s,,I our laws are equitable and
39',.ii ana impartislly administered.
I,ar va, ana labor go hand in hand.
,],t..@ 81. are receiving needful protection,
l5.r l5.+. ~, lne one NAV be safely aud profit
,abi.55N vested, whilst the other is rot
aB s,y any safeguard which the law
ION .; &c 10 secure TO il a just proper
lasa Car C common industry and enter
avs ,,, O9r homestead and exemption
tays q, ,sey S1y protect the householder in
slcep, 'Snus are exceedingly fertile, and
% aS,,oi, ,u mountain ranges, we'll suited
Ia ,,ScuIture, yielding to the husband
@0undant harvests as the reward