Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-22
b. D. GETS MANY MEDALS
Gains Unparalleled Distinction at
St. Louis Exposition.
MAYOR PANGB0RN is HONORED
Also Gels God Medal For HIS Work il
Originating and Completing The
Historical Collection.
Historical Collection.

The Baltimore q Ohio railroad ex-
hibit at the Louisiana STATE purchase
exposition has won all the medals that
could possibly be awarded 10 rail-
road company.
The highest award Of the exposition.
CARRYING with ii the premier honor
IN each department. or bpilding, is
the special gold medal for the best,
most complete and most Attractive ex-
bib t. This award was to be recon-
mended BY the department jury and
RI flied by the superior jury. In the
department of transportation of ex-
mbits, the denartment jury. with
Vice President Kendrick. of the Santa
Fee system at its head, was composed
of distinguished RAILROAD men, engi.
neers. mechanical aud other experts
Of this country. Germany. Eangland.
France, Austria aud japan. The
superior jury has for lis head Cover
nor Francis. while Director Of EXIT
bits Stiff is first vice. president. and
the membership throughout is of the
most eminent and representative men
at the exposition. including the con-.
missioners-Reneral Of the foreign conn
tries, the presidents of departments
juries, chiefs. of departments, etc.
Naturally the rivalry was strong for
the special gold medal, of which there
is bat one in each building. the holder
winning with it the exposition first
honors. there being none niger and SO
exclusive.
The award was of the Baltimore &
Ohio by the unanimous vote of the
full department jury, and like great
distinction was accorded by the full
superior jury.
The grand prize, another gold medal,
was awarded the Baltimore q Ohio
on its section as whole, and denotive
of the highest distinction IN its class
or group. In conjunction with the
grand prize IS collsborators' medals
were awarded, these going to those
who had contributed to the striking
educational value and general COM
pleteness of the Baltimore g. Ohio Sec
ton. The group jury, followed by
the Endorsements of department jury
and ratified by the superior jury,
awarded a gold medal of honor to
Maj j, G.. Pangborn. director of the
exhibit. in recognition of the origina-
tion and completion of the great his
torical collection and the scheme and
perfection of its installation.
Additional to the foregoing and dis
tinctive of the horrors awarded the
Baltimore & Ohio in another building
is the grand prize and gold medal in
the group of engineering and archi-
lecture in the department Of liberal
arts. this being on the model of the
new Union Station at Washington,
which is the central feature of the
Baltimore & Ohio section in the de-
parument of transportation
The sweepstakes, as it might be
termed. in the Al acres of exhibits in
the department of transportation, the
grand prize in the railway group OF
the same building, another grand prize
in the department of liberal arts and
the medal of houor-Rcld medals of
the very highest class and IS other
medals. most of them gold--is the
company's Louisiana purchase expo
sition record 1t is beyond PARALLEL,
for it is topped by the special gold
medal for the best, the most complete
aud the most attractive installation,
and there is huk one such model.