West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-04-27
cHIcAao's BIG SHOW.
GEN. ST. CLAIR TALKS aRopr
: TNE PROGRESS oF THE
WORK.
splendid Specimens OF Coal and
Timber From West yirginia.
PROM the wheelIng RerIstcr.

of the National Board Of Control Of
tho Worlds Columbian Exposition,
was in the city yesterday. Mr.. st.
Clair win leave tomorrow FOR his
home. whore he will appear rs
counsel IN q amurdcr case next week.
There Is so much to be done in
Chicago just now ho said in tho
course of pleasant chat with a.
RegiSter reporter, "that should
have remained there, but the bust
ness which called me home was
imperative. You could form no
adequate conception of the mngni.
tude OF tho work, unless YOU were
present upon the Exposition
grounds. We are receiving from
200 to 500 car loads OF exhibits
every day, and small army of men
is employed in arranging and class.
flying the different matter. Not
withstanding some reports to the
contrary which have been freely
circulated, it is the intention of the
Board to open the Fair on May lst.
although there is probability that
much work will remaiii to be done
at that time.
"The Fair will be alllthat has
been claimed for il. 1t will be the
biggest show in tho history of the
world. | have read great mauy
newspaper articles upon the Expo
sition, but it has never beon done
justice.
"Is there not probability that
the progress Of tho work upon the
buildings will be checked by future
labor disturbances ?" asked the
reporter.
"No. There are probably 1000
carpenters at work on the State and
government buildings. A few days
ago we had strike. in which less
than 4, 900 men were involved. but
it was promptly settled, and the
men entered into written ugrce-
ment with the Board to continue ut
work until all the buildings are
finished, and no further trouble is
anticipated. The union carpenters
did not want to work with non.
union men, and asked for their dis
charge. This VIC could not do.
The United States government has
never Disseminated between union
and union labor"
GLOW is the work progressing
upon the West Virginia building ?"
"Our State building is handsome
and will compare fayorably with
that of any other State Of equal
population, and many States which
are mach larger. The State build
ings are not intended for exhibits,
so much rs club houses. for the
entertainment Of visitors from
home, aud as a general headquar-
ters for tbe people from the respec.
tive States. The West VirgiuIn
exhibits will be very crcditablc,
especially in coal and timber, aud
the State will derive great benefit
from the display of her boundless
mineral wealth. I was agrccably
surprised ct tho display Of specl-
mems Of coal and timber. All Of
these will be classified and arranged
in the Forestry and Mines and
Mining buildings, and most GRE
already in their place. We are for.
tuuate in having West Virginia men
in charge Of these departments.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Evans Of Montgomery,
Fayette county, has charge Of the
forestry exhibits, and Mr. d. G.
Boyce, Of Qainnemont, Of the coal
and timber displays.
"rbe display Of manufactured
products from West Virginia does
not quite come mp TO my oypecta-
tions. Ohio and Marshall counties
have been somewhat backward, and
the world will judge us as an agri-
cultural rather than % manufactur.
ing community. The manufactur.
ing exhibits which have already
arrived from Wheeling are very
creditable. Ia addition to the dis.
plays 10 DO made M the different
departments m the main buildings,
we viii have specimen exhibits ia
Che State bnildlng."