Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-05
raE WORLDS FAIR.
McCreery'. Amendment Adopted. APpro-
priating $4,000.

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CHARLESTON. w. Va, March ~
When the Worlds Fair bin Senate Bill
SO. l0- carrie up this afternoon, pend
ing the substitute offered by Mr.. Watts.
Mr.. sheppard moved o. amend the sub
Stirutc bymasiug thc appropriation nifty
Thousand instead oi thirty thousand dol
lars. and Mr. Whitaker moved 20 make
10 Scvcuty-iyc Thousand dollars. Mr..
~. Clair said hc was not opposed to the
substitute 10 10 was plt in proper shape,
that ii we want 90 iuiurc the state and
bring disrepute upon it. relegate our
selves t0 % back seat in the World s
Fair. wc should make a small
0r insignificant appropriation; that
70 We appropriated $4,000 we are bound
to set back seat lie said that be-
cause "a small appropriation did MS good
600 the Centennial. WAS no reason why
wc should make >ucb au appropriation
for this Worl'> Fair ile chen called
attention tO the magnitude of the EX-
position. and said that the Paris Expo
s.tion and Centennial at Philadelphia
were mere country fairs compared with
this. Tie said the corn palace from 81.
Paul will cost more money than the
total agricultural display at Paris;
that there would be seventy acres OF
live stock exhibits: that u0 action on
earth had refused % accept 10 take part.
lie thought we ought % bring here rep
reSentatives of The markets where our
exports must 20. The commissioners Of
Vermont resigned because Of the small
apnropr'ation OF that State. Vermont
and oklahoma are the only States that
have given less than $4,000. IenneS-
see. which was scared over the force
him. gave $50. 900. No Southern, North
ern. Eastern or Western State has given
as uttle as $4,000 except two. IL
we only appropriate $4,000 not
"a man would 90 Co Chicago out
would hang his head ia shame on ac-
count of the small display.
Mr.. Watts said he had never found a
time or place. and hoped TO God he never
would fud circumstances rnder which
hc could De ashamed of his citizenship
uf West Virginia. To is notneceSSary 10
order for West Virginia 90 retain ner
place iu the ,isterhood that she 20 10
Chicago with a brass band aud flying
colors. Our State is little bur loud;
poor. but proud, and whether We 90 IN
broadcloth or homeSpun We can
take our position alongside
of the prouIest iu the land. What, bus
mess men. is evidence % wealth. Not
fne display. Whether We are given a
back seat or not, business men will have
their attCatiou called 20 our resources.
Whether we have palatial building or
a plain one 10 vii. De seen. We ought
-o practice JctFer>onian simplicity and
show our want. not try t0 follow the
example oi European crowned heads.
he qrotcd from several newspapers OPP
posing large appropriations. The Sen
ator from Fayettc tells Us $4,000
viii bc required 90 erect
building. Isn't ~I5.OoO pretty
good sum .ur tine reSt@ Cast your eye
over tue State and note the condition oil
the county roads. Except the Cumher'
land road u Ohio county. there's hard
Iva good road Boo the state. We are
money for tine Worlds Fair when we
are 600 poor 90 keep up our roads.
Mr. Campbell said IL We turn back
over tho pages OF history. 90 We not see
there Is something wrong with West
Nirg.uiar Pennsylvania. with less coal,
hari wood aud material wealth. is far
ahead oi Oh, IN development. In the
West younger States have outstripped
Us. tie thought the whole trouble was
because our State has not been liberal
enough in her advertising, We cant
take our coal wood. iron, sgricultura
products, vt-., to Chicago fot >ia,uno