West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-09-24
COUNTY REPRESENTATION
In the Illustrated West Virginia Hand
Book for the Worlds lair.

The following letter has been sent out TO
the County Courts Of the State by the Sec
reiary of the State Commission to the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition and il shows ,ha,
the Commission Is preparing to do very
thorough work and accomplish the most
possible good for the State and every section
Of it,
Presiden, Board Of County Commissioners :
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition to be
opened at ST. Louis on the FIRST day Of May
1904, will be the greatest Fair the world has
ever seen. There the Nations and States Of
the earth will vie with each other in their
efforts to present their advantages aud re-
sources TO the capitalists, artisans, mechanics,
laborcrs and homeseekeu. West Virginia
should not be behind in any of these. Her
present development and prosperous con-
diiion at this time are largely due to her
exhibits at Philadelphia ia 1876 and at
Chicago in 1893; aud the Worlds Fair at
st. Louis next year will afford her far
greater facilities 10 exhibit her boundless
resources than either of these. To no other
American State will that wonderful exhibit
of the worlds resources and han1iwork be
worth more than 10 Yves, Virginia; for no
other State within its borders has vaster or
more varied resources than hers. For this
reason, we, the members OF the West Vir-
ginia Commission, desire to secure the great
est possible exhibit of the States products,
Of It's mines, factories, forests, fields,
orchards and gardens. and at the same time
supply the fullest possible information re-
gsrding all of them and every other interest
in the State.
In order TO do this and disseminate the
greatest amount Of information concerning
these interests, the Commission has decided
to prepare, as other States aie doing, an
illustrated West Virginia Handbook of more
than three hundred pages for free dislribu-
ton at the Fair TO those who desire to
acquaint themselves with each aud all of our
elements Of wealth. In addition to the
general part of this book, which deals with
the State at large, this Handbook will con
tain County Department, in which will be
shown.ihe resources and attractions of ach
county individually. This should treat of
the greatest interests and attractions of each
county, and especially Of those most likely
TO attract the capitalist or the homeseeker.
You may make this information statistical If
you choose, thus making guide TO those
looking for investments in various depart
ments.
We, therefore, desire to call your atien-
ton TO the fact that this is The hes, opportun
iiy that you have ever had aud perhaps ever
will have for bringing before the public in
formation regarding your county aid that
too, in the most desirable form in which Il
can be presented. We shall be very glad
to have every county represented in this
Handbook, which will have a very large
distribution and will be largely sought after
by those desiring TO invest or locate in West
Virginia. and VIC feel assured that every
county in justice to itself, will take advan-
tage of this opportunity, aud in order that
each may do So, we have arranged for the
following proposition:
~ HefN ihC VI your county
prepared to extend over one, two or three
pages of the Handbook (as you may decide)
but not more than three. These are the
largest standard pages aud will be at the
uniform price Of 500 per page. and il your
Court will appropriate the amount necessary
for either one, two or three pages, we shall
thus present in this Handbook of the State,
the matter pertaining to your county i'm
dividually, aud IN submitting to you this
proposition, we feel that this is a duty that
the Commission owes to the State, and one
that you owe to your county.
Kindly ioform US Of the action Of your
Coanty Court in this matter, as we desire to
know this at as early date as possible, and
within thirty days, If convenient.
The Yves, Virginia Commission, by
A. II. WINCHESTER, Secretary.