Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-03
PRESIDENT CHANCELLOR REPLIES
To the Criticisms Of Justice" Concerning
the Worlds Fair Boards Mana cement
and the Proposed Appreciation

To the Criticisms Of Justice" Concerning
the Worlds Fair Boards Mana cement
and the Proposed Approximation
PARKERsBUBG, WA, Feb. ., 1898.
Totes Editor Of ne Register:
SIR notice In your issue Of Febru-
airy LIST, 1898, q communication from
Grantsyile, Calhoun county, signed
Justice" entitled THE Worlds Fair
Appropriation, ia which there Is q dis
position TO complain of lack Of atten-
tiOn by the State Board Of Worlds Fair
Managers 20 the interests Of the Little
Kanawha Valley and the section or
country drained by the tributaries or
the river in the great Columbian Expo
sitiOn. ! beg 20 say 10 reply that Jus
tice' is very much mistaken In intimat-
ing that the board has been fayOrlng
one section of the State more than an
otter I'm soliciting or aiding In the
collecting of exhibits for the EX-
position, and particularly is be mis-
taken In regard 20 the specific charges
regarding his own contemplated eX-
hibit. The fact is that the Board did
everything TO encourage him In the
most liberal way as TO the proposed eX-
hibit OF timber he indicated that he
desired to make, and in bearing out
this statement l herewith submit the
Qist of the correspondence between
himself aud the Board regarding the
same. The first intimation the Board
had. that he desired 70 make an eX-
hibit Of some special specimens Of tim
Der. was through a friend OF his ia
Parkersburg, and upon receipt OF this
information he was Immediately written
10 on the subject IS follows, under
date Of December 14th, 1891.
THE Board OF Commissioners are very
DESTROYS Of having the very best exhibit
from West Virginia that can be made.
You will please write US how We are TO
get this exhibit on board OF cars for
shipment, and can you deliver the same
ia SectiOns?'
To this we received a reply, under
date Of December 2lst, 1891, saying that
he could deliver the timber spoken Of in
any lengths that the Board might de-
sire, and further. that he would like 20
deliver the timber in manner that
would thoroughly protect the bark, and
that 10 could be delivered out Of the
Little Kanawha river on log RATS or
push boats, 20 ParkerSburg, or, If de-
sired, further down the Ohio river.
To this communication we replied,
under date of December goth, 1891, Civ
ing him the limitation as to the lengths
of trunks Of trees 20 be exhibited, and
stating that he could get out shorter
lengths, il more convenient for him for
shipment, fixing the time when the
work ought 20 be done and urging him
to keep Us posted in regard 10 the mat
ter.
Not hearing from him I'm reply TO this
letter, we wrote him again June 18th,
1892, regarding this proposed exhibit,
that we desired 70 ascertain II his iuten-
ton was still to make the exhibit, which
had been the subject Of our correspond
ence. We did not hear from Justice"
again until August Sd, 1892, in which
letter he stated that be had called az the
Office OF the Board, 81 ParkerSburg, 3
few days previous TO this date, but did
not get to see any OF the officers, and
stating further, that he had agreed 10
cut some large sections OF timber as an
exhibit 40 the Fair, but after acting
home and carefully considering the mat
Ter. he concluded that he had better de-
cline 10 make the exhibit fO- the reason
that 1t would profit him little or moth
ing, the cost OF the same not being de-
frayed by the Board.
The Board still being anxious for him
TO make this exhibit wrote him on the
22nd Of August, 1892, that If he would
send the specimens to ParkerSburg,
they would transport them to Chicago,
and ifsthis was not satisfactory. that il
he would make an estimate OF the cost
Of getting the specimens to Parkers-
burg, the matter would be brought to
the attention OF the Board for their
action. To this letter there has been
no reply.
Therefore. we do think that Justice"
has no good grounds for complaint
against the Board, as they have always
expressed q willingness TO meet and CO.
courage him ia this exhibit az any
point. believing that this was his per-
sOnal exhibit, and this being so, as far
IS tie ,aw - justify the Board,