The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-07-15
THE WHITE CITY.
Attendance of West Virgini-
ans Increasing.
A Weeks Study Only Shows the I'm
mensity Of the Big Show.
Big Crowds but Plenty of Hotel
Accommodations.
West Virgilis's Building lin an AriStpsratit
Quarter.
Morgantowners Who Have Become Wild and
Woody Westerners and Hold their Own.
West Virginia's Exhibit Compares Fla.
vorably With that Of Other States
Work Of eur Public School Scholars
In the Front Rank-Our Forestry Ex-
hibit Attracts People Won
der at our Vast Timber Resources.

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hibit Attracts People Won
der at our Vast Timber Resources.
WEsr VA. BUILDING, WORLDS
FAIR, CHICAGO, July 10-The at
tendance of West Virginians at the
Fair is steadily increasing. In fact
the attendance from everywhere else
is. The greatest day since the open
ing was the 4th, when 100000 peo-
pie were inside the grounds, the first
report of 100000 being a mistake.
A weeks study of the Fair only
shows its immensely and convinces
one of his inability to get even an
idea of it at casual glance. I'm
like the man who spent five hours
In the grounds few days ago and
told me he "had taken it pretty
much all in," have spent five days
and am convinced of the utter hope
lessness of seeing everything by five
weeks of systematic work. But that
is no reason one should not attend
1t is well worth a trip from Morgan
town to spend bat two days at the
Fair. 1t is by far the greatest col
lection of the works of man that was
ever got together and no doubt it
will be many years before such an
other effort will be made.
There need be no apprehension as
to hotel accommodations. The vast
throng on the Fourth scarcely half
filled the many hostelries. l have
no doubt that three times as many
could have been comfortably accom-
modated.
l have met West Virginians and
former West Virginians every day
by the score, and the very pretty
building erected by West Virginia
is visited every day by thousands of
people. 1t has a very pretty, airy
location, with Mt. Vernon and the
aristocratic buildings of Pennsylva
mia, New York, Kentucky, Massa-
chusetts and a number of others for
neighbors. Many visitors from our
State have expressed themselves as
surprised at the very good exhibit
made not only by lcr building but
by the display in the mining, forestry,
agricultural and educational depart
ments.
Within day or two / have met
Profs. A. L., ID. B. and Geo. ID.
Purinton, once of Morgantown, now
men who are leaving their impress
on three different States. Also Mrs.
Moore and Miss Susie, Lieut.. J. L..
Wilson, Fred Minshall, Judge John
Brannon, Prof. John L. johnson.
Miss Gertie Hayes, Miss Lucy John
son, Miss Lizzie Moreland, the
Misses Hough, Miss Maple, of
Rosedale; Miss Venora Maple.
Prof. I. c. Miller, Major Lee and
wife and host of others.
There are number of residents
of Chicago who are natives of Nor
gantown. They soon catch the west
ern spirit and l find nearly all of
them enthusiastic Chicagoans.
Among them are Harry and Lucian
Hagans and their sisters, Misses
Hattie and Callie, d. H. Chadwick.
Bruce Wilson, ]. E. Brown, who is
a successful lawyer, and o. B. Stew
art, formerly of Arnettsville. Ihad
the pleasure yesterday of meeting
John Barton Payne, who is also a
successful lawyer here. Few of them
seem to want to leave Chicago. One
lady in her enthusiasm exclaimed
isn't it lonesome in Morgantown?''
l told her not always, as she didn't
think so when she lived there. A
gentleman said he could live
more in one year here than he could
in Morgantown in five.
l also find Mr.. and Mrs. G. A..
Kaiser, formerly well known resi-
dents of Morgantown. They live in
a pretty gray stone fiat on the North
Side. l make my home with them
while in the city, Mr.. Jos. Clark
and wife, of New Martinsville, pa
rents of Mr.. Frank Clark, are also
boarding there. Mr. and Mr.. Kai-
ser dispense a generous hospitality
and make all in the house feel at
home. For several days l was quite
i'll and confined to my room. Every
effort was made to relieve me and
add to my comfort. They almost
skilled me with kindness" Nor
gantown visitors would do we'll to
correspond with them and secure
quarters. They have many questions
to ask of Morgantown friends and
have many pleasant recollections of
their residence there.
Ray Dering is one of the chief As
sistant General Passenger Agents
of the Pennsylvania railroad and
has charge of this district. He lives
in an aristocratic fiat near Mr.. Kai-
ser. Ray is always glad to see any
one from his old home and is always
ready to extend any courtesy. He
is one of the many good men Nor
gantown has sent out to serve the
world. The old mother has sons of
distinction in nearly every State in
the Union and even in some foreign
countries.
In visiting the exhibits of West
Virginia / find her well up with her
older sisters in all departments. In
the
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.
| was greatly pleased to see the
work of a number of Morgantown
school girls and boys. Among them
l remember papers by Blanch Wood,
Kate Dorsey, Sallie Bennett, Daisy
Wood, Gillie Camp, Rose Howe,
EdithGrant, Bertha McVicker, Lou
Hogue, Louisa Huston, Blanch
Clear, Flora Hayes, Maude Phillips,
and by two small boys, Master Ray
mond Fast and Odel Tenant and
Miss Jessie Fitch.
In the exhibits are good photos of
the various departments of the Uni
versity, many of the leading public
buildings of the State, the Normal
School and the photographs of the
leading men in the work. Among
them are those of DR.. Turner, Profs.
Wade, Morgan, Miller, Fleming,
Strauss, Lewis and Major
Lee. The work done in her pub
lie schools compares very IA
vorably with that from New York,
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
/ visited the Forestry building on
Saturday and looked at the West