Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-29
FOR THE NEXT WORLD FAIR.
West Virginia Commission Failed
to Meet.
SO 1T HAS BEEN POSTPONED
On Account Of the Inability Of Several of the
Members to be Present at the Session.

Parkersbure, Nov. %. The meet
ing of the West Virginia Worlds Fair
Commission, announced to be held IN
St. Louis last week. for the purpose
of electing site for the proposed
West Virginia building. has been in
definitely postpond by the chairman
of the commission. Hon. N. E. Whit
aker. Senator Viii taker said. when
asked about it:
The meeting set for the 10th inst.
has fallen down because of inability
to secure assurance that quorum
would be present at the Planters Ho-
tel. Colonel Landstreet wired me that
it was Impossible for him to attend; ;
Colonel Grosscup is i'll: Mr.. Winches-
ter is still III louisiana; Mr.. Gerwig
was uncertain whether or not he
would be able to attend; Colonel Nc
Graw expressed the hope that the
meeting be postponed on account OF
the inconvenience he would experience
in attending. and until yesterday |
had heard nothing from Mr.. Abbot
/ have therefore. notified all the par
ties concerned that the meeting is
postponed indefinitely
| have a letter from Mr.. Gerwig
suggesting that between now and JAN
uary / we have meeting within the
State to take up the building plans.
The suggestion seems to me very APP
propriate, and really better than the
proposed trip to ST. Louis. which
would be futile without legislative as
Sistance.
r. NJ Archer. assistant secretary to
the commission, who recently address
ed circular letter to the architects OF
the State, inciting them to submit de-
signs and drawings in the rough for
the proposed West Virginia building.
has received replies from some fifteen
or twenty, of whom ten have accept
ed the invitation and are now work
ing on the plans, which are to be fin
ished and submitted to the commits
sion not later than December 10. The
architects are doing this work with
out charge, specification being that
the commission cannot contract any
obligations until the Legislature shall
have made an appropriation for the
representation of the State at St.
Louis.
The circular letter addressed to the
architects of the State was as follows
Dear Sir-At a meeting of the West
Virginia Commission to the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, the chairman,
Hon. N. f. Whitaker, was directed
to instruct the assistant secretary to
communicate with the several archi-
tects of the State. asking them to sub
init, on or before December 10. 1902,
designs and estimates in rough for
West Virginia building to be erected
on the exposition grounds at ST. Lou
is in the spring of 1904 said building
to cost not to exceed $780, 00c.
Owing to the fact that the commits
sion is at this time without funds.
and with no expectation of securing
any money in advance of the session
of the State Legislature in January
1903, it is specifically stated that all
plans submitted in compliance with
this invitation will be received with
the understanding that there shall be
no, oh fD,. fha fhn 10
sion to pay only for the plans that are
finally adopted. after the Legislature
has appropriated. or in the event of
failure on the part of that body to act.
after funds have been raised by ponu-
lar subscription sufficient to justify
the commission to proceed. With each
design and plans submitted, architects
are asked to name price for the com
plete working plans and specifications,
which would be desired in the plans.
The commission hopes that it will
be the pleasure and patriotic duty of
all the architects of the S tate to sub
NIT designs as here requested. in order
that from them all one may be Sc lect-
ed that will be a credit to the State
and to the designer.
| was directed that in communica.
ting with the architects, the assistant
secretary would suggest their consid-
ering the desirability of making dis
play of West Virginia's native woods
and coal in construction of the build
ing. and they work into the building
a liberal display of coal-makingy it.
if possible. part of the construction.
Sentiment throughout the State APP