The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-09-05

Races + aSIesI anu
Given on This Turf-Amuse'
ments Clean and Entertaining
labor Day Features Grand
and oIonous-oaIa Week.
The thirty.sixthannual meeting Of
tne w. Va. Central Agricultural ana
SFsenanical Society held this week
S,as The greatest and largest EXPOSE
t,on ever heia in the county. ltstart-
ed oil Monday with the celebration o
LABOR Day by the Trades Council o.
his city. the exercises being held on
tI,e fair grounds. Some twenty-five
thousand people were here that DAY
aud witnessed and participated IN the
celebration. There were 1900 or more
tootmep in the parade and many IN
earriapes. 1t Is estimated that at least
> ana nersons were in the parade. me
,cnInmns formed at the passenger depot
inst after dinner. The magnitude q
the narade was 50 great that much
time was consumed in getting started
bntafter that everything moved along
smoothly.
The ,ipeof march was through the
nrinciral streets Of the city and then
~ the fair grounds. An interesting
feature. one of real graduer, was the
5ndnstrial part OF it. The displays oy
our various enterprising merchants
,Ss5eresnot only numerous but exceed
! 5nylv handsome. The extent can be
determined, when it is known that
the columns were at least two miles
long and it took over an hour to pass u
given point.
William H. Cole, president OF tne
printers union, presided over the
meeting. After prayer by Rev. Iyree'
he4introduced Mayor L. G. Grille VINO
made an address of welcome that
cheered the heart Of every working
man present because Of its warmth
and the sympathies he expressed Tor
the labor cause. He was heartily APP
plauded.
Mayor Grille by the request OF Mr..
Cole then took charge OF the meeting
and introduced Hon. John F. Reame'
nj Iowa. who made a splendid Labor
Nav address. He was temperate IN
his thought and language and appear
ed TO have but one aim, that OF the
welfare ofhl countrymen. HIS argu-
ment was fair and he gave praise 10
whom praise was due. He did not in
dulge In abuse but presented the case
from an argumentative standpoint. lie
expressed confidence in the officials OF
the country and asserted that but few
~ them were against the labor cause.
he thought Senator Hanna, the great
leader OF the Republican party,
had done nobly in his efforts to induce
the Pennsylvania mine operators 10
submit to arbitration. Mr.. Reame
indulaed in some denunciation OF the
metbods of j. Pierpoint Morgan, the
GREAT railroad magnate. There was
no criticism Of his speech and he was
giyen a rouslng ovation at its conclu-
sion. -.
John j. Davis followed with short
sneech. He told them that they were
wrong in declaring against tnjunctions
and asserted that they we're good
features Of our laws. He thought
they were sometimes abused and that
courts at times did not use their
power properly.
The exercises from beginning to end
were a great and glorious success and
the day will long be remembered. 1t
was highly gratifying to this Office to
he represented In the parade, and
there was much favorable comment on
the fact that the Telegram showed
more enterprise and interest than the
other papers Of the city.
Contemporaneous with the celeora-
tiop, the greatest fair in the state
BEGAN. The second day brought nearly
Ave Thousand fair visitors and the
program of the day was all that could
he desired. The races were fast and
exciting, the best ever given on the
second day.
The exhibitsl In the departments were
pomerOus and, Of superior quality.
htFlefal hail, perhaps, was not as good
X la,t year but it was very fine. Me-
cbauical hall was fully up to the stand
ard. The livestock departments were
up-to-date and testified to the great
enterprise and pride Of our farmers in
the rearing of the finest stock that
grows.
& y nhe amusements were numerous and
n and Of high quality They
~ ne best we have ever seen on
= POUNDS and the cleanest. Cooks
hlppodrome proved a great drawing
card and all we're pleased with the
performance ltgave. The interment
Of a live man for thirty-six hours at
tracted much attention. The Davis
Il.