The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-04-11
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" OHdfieSlOn on tuesday, the ora
inst, won't off in blaze of glory.
The editor of the REGISTER was
present and was jostled about to
gether with the largest crowd that
had ever been seen in the capitol
building to get a glimpse of what
Col. Carr and Gov. MacCorkle had
done in transferring the state ex-
hibits at the Worlds Fair back to
its native soil in West Virginia.
The eager and interested crowd
had gathered in response to the
beautiful invitations from Governor
MacCorkle sent pretty much all
over the state, several days pre-
ceding the opening.
Att P. m. the stately building
was lit from ground floor to clock
tower, and the Second Regiment
Band stationed on the balcony over
the Capitol street entrance, dis
eoursed excellent music, while the
Hall of the House of Delegates was
quickly filed for the opening adj
dresses. His Excellency, the Gov
ernor, presided over the ceremonies
and gracefully introduced as speak
ers, Judge J. 81. Brown, DIR. ]. C.
Hale, Maj. Thos. L. Broun, Col. a.
W. Watrous, Hon. E. B. Knight
and Senator S. L. Flournoy, Judge
Brown was in delightfully."- remin-
iscent vein and gave his audience
twenty minutes of stories and sta
tistics. He was followed by DIR.
Hale, who read carefully prepared
paper relating to the formation of
the Society by Hon. Virgil A.
Lewis, himself and few others in
the winter of 1890. Maj. Broun,
also one of the founders, spoke en-
tertainingly of the work of the His
torical Society, and took occasion
to refer in words of highest compli-
ment to those who had labored so
earnestly for the success of the new
born State Musem. Capt. Watrous,
an extensive lumber dealer, read an
interesting paper on the lumber in
terests of the State. Senator Flour
noy was brief and witty. He spoke
of contemporaneous rather than his
torical affairs; of the future of the
State Museum and the Historical
Society, rather than the past. His
remarks were timely and appropri-
ate, and thoroughly enjoyed. Hon.
E. B. Knight, arriving late from
evening dinner, which fact possibly
is responsible for his good humor,
was full of compliments, especially
for Col. Carr and Gov. MacCorkle
in their wisdom and energy regard
ing the transfer of the State Worlds
Fair exhibits to the Capital.
at the conclusion of Mr.. Knights
remarks the doors of the Armory
were thrown open and three thous-
and people passed through the cor
ridors and up the elevator and the
stairways while the Second Regi-
ment Band again burst into stirring
strains. The long hall is beautiful
ly decorated in blue and gold, and
presented an appearance under the
brilliant light of forty gas jets of
which those connected with its ar
rangement should be very proud.
The various specimens of camel coal
are disposed of in columns and py-
ramids-the former surmounted
by wire baskets filled with differ
ent varieties of coke. An aisle di-
rectly down the center of the room
is fanked by cases holding cabinet
minerals, oils, crude aud refined,
maganesia, salt, &c. At the emit
rance of this aisle is placed a pyra-
mid of finely cut stone, represent
ing a West Virginia industry of
some importance, the apex of which
holds a glass urn filled with zone
parrafine of brilliant red, while at
the end various ores and minerals
and handsome specimens of polish
ed stone from the Eastern part of
the State are ingeniously placed.
The West Virginia and Pittsburg
Railroads exhibit of hard woods, in
finished and natural state, which
received more comment than any
thing in the Forestry building, oc-
cupies one side of the hall; at the
east end the agricultural display of
grains and cereals are artisticaIly
placed in jars of different size and
construction; near by is a case of
tobacco and also case of wool; ca
SEES of peacock and other fine Goals
are placed at intervals where they
are most needed to preserve symet-
ry; prodigious pyramid of timber
towers alOft tn the rioht no Won an.