Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-11-11

more & Ohio Railroad Company A.
The st LOUIS Worlds Fair.
st. Louis. Ocr. IS The Baltimore 4
Ohio kalioad ,xlIbit at The Louisiana
State Purchase Expedition has won all
the mudpls that could possibly be
awarded To railroad company
The highest award of the Exposition
carrying with it, the premier honor in
each department, or building, is the
special gold pedal for the best, most
attractive cxhloit. This award was TO
be recommended by the Department
Jury, and ratified by the Superior Jury
la the Department Of Transportation
Exhibits, The Departn ent Jury, With
Vice President heudrick, of the Santa
81 stem, at its head. was composed of
distinguished railroad men, eugineels,
mechanical ard other experts of this
county, Germany England, France,
Austria and Japan. The Superior Jury
has for its head Governor Francis,
wuiie Director of Exhibits Skiti Is
~.,-. Vie. President p - p-D
ship throughout OF the most en- inent
ah1 representative men at the Expo
si;iou Including Ure Commissioners
General OF the Foreign Countries, the
Pre.idents,of Department Juries. Chiefs
Of Depart'uents.esc.
Naturally, the rivalry was strong for
the special gold medal, of which there
is but one in each building, the holder
Winning with it tbs Err og!tion first
honvrs, there being none higher and so
exclusive.
The award was to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company by the uDsni-
NOUS vote OF the full Department Jury
and ike great distinction was accorded
by the full Superior jury.
The Grand Prize, another gold medal
WAS awarded the Baltimore 0ud Cui0
on its Section rs whole, and denotive
of the highest distinction in its c'ass or
group. In conjunction with The Gran"
Prize, eighteen collabora tors medals
were awarded: these SONG 10 those
who contributed to the striking educa-
tional value and general completeness
of the Baltimore amt Ohio Section The
Group Jury, followed V the endorse
ment of Department Jury, and ratified
by the Superior Jury. awarded q gold
medal OF honor to Major j. q. Pank-
born, Director OF the Exhibit, In recog-
milton of the origination and compile
ton OF the great historical collection,
and the scheme and perfection Of its
installation.
Additional to the foregoing, and dis
tinctive Of the honOrs awarded the Bal
tilnore and Ohio Railroad Company
in another building, is the Grand
Prize and gold medal in the group of
Engineering and Architecture''iu the
Department of Liberal Arts, this being
on the model Of the new Union Sta
! ton az Washington, which 10 the cGG-
trail feature of the b d o. Section in
the Department of Transportation.
The sweepstakes, as it might be
! termed, in the fourteen acres ofexhibits
in the Department Of Transportation.
The Grand Prize in the railway group
OF toe same building, another Grand
Prize in the Department Of Liberal Arts
and the media! of honor-four COLO
medals of the very highest class, and
eighteen other medals, most of them
gold, is the Company,s Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition record. 1t is beyond
paralleling for it is topped by the Spec
ial Coli Medal for 1.-THE best, the mos
complete, and the most attractive In
stallation," and there is but one such
medal,