The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-01
VEST VIRGI
coal .lGpLJ Mn
UNIQUE MONUMENT WIZ BE
DEDICATED AT jamestown
ON ". VA. DAY.

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Grounds, Norfolk, Va, July FL The l
West Virginia coal column ts nov
practically completed and VIII for
nally dedicated West yirginis day,
Jlly2 2. 1t Is unique in char actE and and
attracts more attention than an} 9th
er exhibit on the grounds. 1lhdtower
Was designed by Nj. Neil Rolin
Of Charleston, and Withrog E r., q
the same place, are the corItr Ftors, ,
Herman Fouse, Of Parke4stiurI has
charge OF the work.
This column is higher than any
other structure or hill within many
miles Of the locality in which II apds
and can be distinctly seen fromtNew-
port News, ten miles distant; also
from Old Point Comfort and a the
vessels entering or departing from
Hampton Roads or stationed the
harbor. At night the tower " be
illuminated by thousand inca des-
cent lights and the top will dsur-
4 mounted by an immense sesrchlsht.
The structure is one hundred land
twenty.three feet and six inches Ugh,
is sixteen feet at the base and hir-
teen feet and six inches at the top
This immense exhibit Of coat lep-
Tesents the nineteen seams mlIed
commercially in the State, placed in
their regular geological order, the 3D.
est at the base. A list follows of th$e
beginning at the top and the compln
1es by which the coal was donated:
sewlckley from the Fairmont q l
Company; Redstone, from the Centfy
Coal Company; Plttsburg, from he
Fairmont Coal Company; BakeFstoSn,
-; North Coalblrg or q honts,
from the Blue Creek C. & L. Con-
pany; No. 5 block, or Davis, fr@m te
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Cob
pany; Belmont or Roaring Greek, from
the winlfrede Coal Company; ThaeF
er, or Coalburg, from the TAackd
Coal & Coke Company; Win5frede
from the wfnifrede Coal Company
Cedar Grove, -; No. q gas,I from
the Carbon Coal Company; Powell
ton, from the Mt. Carbon Coal Com
pany, limited; No. / Eagle, from the
Loup Creek Galleries Company; Sew.
ell, from the New River Galleries
Company; WEIGH, from the Superior
Pocahontas Coal Company; Beikley
from the Plney Coal & Coke ComFny;
Fire Creek, from the Beechwool Goal
& Coke Company; Pocahontas NJ. 4,
from the Middle States Coal 4. Joke
Company; P6cahontas No. 3, fromtRe
Pocahontas Coal Operators Asst ia
ton.
An ornamental sign board is pla I'd
on the column noting the fact tkt
West Virginia is the second State In
the Union in the production of cthl
and giving the analysis of the seams
and other information relating to the
column, Thirteen thousand dollars
was spent in erecting it.
Fewer West vlrglnians have visited
the State building during the past few
days than within the same length q
time since It was thrown open to the
public. The comparatively small at
tendance of residents of the common
wealth is attributed to the fact that
the majority are planning to be pres
ent on West Virginia day, next Tues
day. There is every Indication that
there will be no deviation from the
original plans and the elaborate pro
gramme outlined will be carried out
Colonel Fred Paul Grosscup, isca
agent for the United States govern
ment to the exposition, returned few
days ago from Charleston, where he
gave his attention to matters pertain
ing to the ceremonies of the mem
orable day. Ex-Governor Albert B,
White and Secretary Newton Ogdin
of Charleston, members of the State
commission, are here from the capita
city cooperating with Prof. Virgil A
Lewis, the secretary and commission
er in charge. All are busily engaged
making arrangements insuring the
success of the celebration From thi:
time on distinguished guests will ar
rive. Mrs. William NJ. o. Dawson
General E. L. Boggs, of Charleston
are here and Governor Dawson Is ex
pected Monday. Senator and Mrs
Stephen B. Elkins, Senator n. B,
Scott, and several other guests O.
prominence will arrive the same day
Tuesday will be crowded with interest
ing events and those connected witt
affairs will have scarcely a momen
ON uninterrupted time from half past
10 o'clock in the morning, when the
ceremonies will commence on thu
grand stand on Lee Parade, until tht
reception given at the West Virginia
building in the evening by Governo
and Nrs Dowsop In bonor ~ Hon