Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-05
HOND FROM CHICAGO.
COMMISSIONER JOHN S. NAYL0R RETURNS
FROM TEE WINDY CITY,
And Chats Entertainingly About Matters Connected
With the Big ShOw-Wsst Virginia Build
ing and the State Exhibits.

"a man could spend every hour of his
time for a week, and then see only a
portion of the sights" said Mr.. John s.
Naylor, to a REGISTER reporter last
night. Mr.. Naylor is member OF the
Board Of Worlds Fair Commissioners
for West Virginia. President Chancel-
lor and Gen. st. Clair, Of the Board, re-
main in Chicago, and an arrangement
has been made by which at least one
Commissioner will be present all the
time at the state building. Mr.. Naylor
reports that the work remaining to be
done in the different departments will
be completed by June 1st, at which
time all the exhibits will be in place.
1.-THE space taken up by the EXPOSE
ton buildings" continued Mr.. Naylor,
sis larger than that occupied by the
Paris, Vienna and Philadelphia EXPOSE
lions combined, and the buildings ana
exhibits represent an outlay OF $50. :
600, 900. The first days attendance has
been variously estimated at 100000 to
350. 900. Over 40, 900 tickets were sold,
there were thousands OF free passes
issad. and in addition nearly 100000
tickets were issued for admission to the
grounds on the occasion OF the dedica-
ton exercises, and not used, with the
understanding that they would be rec
ognized upon the opening day. The
first days attendance at Philadel-
phia was less than 1880,
and at Paris about 10000.
These figures will give some idea OF
the magnitude of the Columbian Expo
sition, but no adequate conception OF
it's immensely can be formed without
q personal visit"
'How do the West Virginia exhibits
compare with those OF her sister
States?" asked the reporter.
Every favorably indeed. 1t has been
said by our own people that the West
Virginia building Is discredit to the
State. | think this criticism Is certain
ly an unjust one. The Tribune says in
its mammoth Sunday edition that west
Virginia is represented by hospitaole
mansion, costing 100000. The wide
entrance and broad verandas ex-
tending around both wings will
provide pleasant resting place for
State guests Ex-U. S. Senator John
J. ingalls,, in an article on'the Fair,
mentions but nine State buildings, and
saws the West Virginia building is a
noble specimen OF the domestic archi-
lecture Of the Colonial period. The
building will be furnished in about a
week. All of the exhibits are arranged
and classified In the different buildings.
| think our forestry exhibit will rank
first. 1t is In charge Of Prof. j. F..
Millspaugh, of the State Experimental
Station. Mr.. Morgan, of Berkeley
county, has charge Of the agricultural
exhibit, and w. G. Yeaton, OF Parkers-
burg, of the mines and mining. Miss
Byrne, of Braxton, has charge OF the
educational display. John Howell, OF
Wheeling, has been appointed janltor
of the State building.
Zone Of the most interesting things
to be shown in the West Virginia build
ing will be table upon which Gen. Grant
and Gen. Lee wrote and signed the
terms of surrender at Appomattox e.
H., and the chairs in which they sat.
These interesting mementoes OF the
close of the civil war are the property
of Gen. B. d. Spillman, Of Petersburg,
and will be taken TO Chicago next
week"
Mr.. Naylor told some amusing stories
regarding the operation OF the rule re-
garding persons holding passes to have
their photographs taken and pasted
upon the passes. This action was
taken to prevent any speculation by the
holders of passes.