The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-02

was carried out. The hall was beau
tifully decorated with the national
colors, the State embems being
prominently displayed. On one of
the stages were the speakers and
others who took part in the exercis-
es and distinguished citizens, expos
ition officials and others
The following program was carried
out:
Addresses of Introductory nature
by Gov W A. MacCorkle of West
Virginia and Governor r. G. Rey-
nolds Of Delaware, both of whom
presided
Address by Stephen B. Elkins,
Elkins, w Va.
Address by Senator Anthony Hig
gins, of Delaware
Vocal Solo, "Dira Vesette," by
Miss Frances St. Leger Jacobs Of
Charleston.
Address by Hon John W. Harris,
of Lewisburg, W Va
Address by Chancellor James l..
Wolcott, Of Delaware.
Address by Gen. James w. St.
Clair, of w. Va.
Address by Chief Justice c. b.
Lore of Delaware
Vocal Solo, sampson Il Delilah, :"
by Madame Kate Rolla of Wheeling.
Address by James Penneyille, Esq.
Of Delaware.
Address by Hon. Geo V Massey,
Of Delaware.
Gov. MacCorkle delivered splen-
did address which was well received.
He painted beautiful word picture
of the State of West Virginia, refer
ring to itas "a rare spectacle Of high
mountains. penetrated by deep riv-
ers, bearing on their bosoms splen-
did steamers and carving from the
very mouths of the coal mines in
the mountains the argosy of our
wealth
Not alone will YOU see Natures
handiwork. he said, but lacking
still To the South, you will see the
southern tier OF counties pierced by
the Norfolk d Western Railroad,
opening the great Pocahontas coal
field, easily one of the first Goals of
commerce whilst, higher up, towards
the center Of the State. cutting in
twain the great New River and Ka
na~ha coal fields, opening to the
world the splendid splint, camel
coking and soft Goals of Fayette,
Raleigh and Kanawha counties, the
Kanawha, Elk and Coal River dis
tficts, the rich agricultural counties
of Summers, Greenbrier, Pocahontas,
Putnam and Cabell, and flashing
through the picturesque scenery,
magnificent cliffs and mountain val
leys of Greenbfier and New Rivers.
is seen the Chesapeake q Ohio Rail
road. Yet, still above this great
trunk line is seen the smoke of the
Baltimore d Ohio, as its engines
burst through the grand pass at
Harper's Ferry, rushing through the
magnitcently laden grain fields Of
the Eastern Pan Handle, of Wetzel
Doddridge, Taylor, the coal and
grass and grain lands of Harrison
and Marshall, the beautiful scenery,
the timber lands and iron ores of
Taylor, the gushing oil fields. the
rich lands and the coal of Marion,
the oil and rich farming lands of
Wood and Richie, and last, through
the smoke laden atmosphere of the
rich manufacturing county of Ohio.
Heading to the grand Tygart's
Valley. we see the locomotives of the
West Virginia Central, hurrying
through the vast forests and rich
coal fields of Mineral, Tucker, Ran
dolph and Grant; whilst, on the
western border following the rich
lands of the Ohio, is the Ohio River
Railroad, with every rail lying on
productive territory, and up and
down through the center of the State
with the steel rail resting in the
shadows of the gigantic forests and
lying on the beds of coal, is the new
Camden System.
Rare combination of beautiful val
ley and lordly mountain, railroad
and indeed river, forest and mineral,
and golden laden grain fields"
He spoke at length of the diversi-
fed natural wealth of the State, com.
pared its growth with that of other
States and said in closing:
"With no drouths, nor cyclones,
with climate that the workman can
labor outside twelve months in the
year, with cheap lands, with coal
inexhaustible III extent and perfect
in quality, with no racial question
nor sectional feeling, with the mar
kets at our doors, with timber and
iron oars, with liberty loving and
conservative people, with hearty
welcome to the intelligent stranger
who will come among us, West Vir-
ginia is confidently marching onward
to commercial greatness and power"
The origin of the scheme for joint
ceremonies of W. Va. and Delaware
day at the Fair originated with Gen
eral s.. Clair of West Virginia and
Judge Massey of Delaware These
two distinguished gentlemen have
heen working together daily almost
since the inception Of the Fair and
a very strong friendship sprung up
between them. They wished to fur
ther cement this by having the peo-
pleof their States meet together in
friendly inter- curse and hit upon the
plan of having a joint day, The p, o
pie Of the States liked the scheme and
to-day they were here by the thous-
ands
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