The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-03

"a w. eE'
parade Were Secretary of thGsTreasuryi
Cortelyou, Governor Dawson,Sof West
Virginia and staff; Ganerale Grant,
commanding the Department of the
East and in personal command of the
troops at the exposition encampment
and Admiral p. Il. Harrington, U. S.
N, head OF the Exposition naval BOARD.
The grand murshal Of the parade was
Colonel l.. w. r. Waller, U. S. NJ. G.
Formation az Column.
The column formed in the following
order: Twenty third United States In
fantry United States Naval Brigade
from the Norfolk NavyTard and at
tached ships battery in the Third
Regiment United States Field Artillery;
Second Squadron, Twelfth United States
cavalry. Second ,Regilnent TInfantry.
National Guard of West ,Nirginia; First
Regiment. National GuirdR OF kentucky;
Second Infantry. National Guard OF
South Carolina; :ComIslny M, Tenth
MISUNDERSTANDING Guard of New
York, attached to Second Infh1itry, Ma
tional Guard of South Carolina
Following the parade short addresses
appropriate to the day and principally
eulogies of the exposition We're made
from the reviewing stand by Senator
Scott, who presided; Governor Dawson
and Secretary Cortelyou.
Referring to the critics Of the expo
sltion Mr. Cortelyorl kAid:e.s
''The pessiinist is always with us.
Willie we cusllys shake Elm or he
may disturb Ills foryS tfliic,, for he
thrives on the beginning OF great
undertakings, he wouldthe yOcfu1-
" out of place here to-day; for &.
believe from what have already :,
fy,.,
by the legal people WHO are cOm-
| Ing here i'll increasing numbers,
| that the country is realizing that
we can have III fhis beautiful
Southland an expqsft1on of un-
usunl siEnificance and of grent
| commercial ANA educntiOna! 'vuluc.'
The great coal monument erected
on the exposition water front and rep
resentative of West Virgiuia's most
/ important industry was dedicated
/. Speakers there We're numerous, the
names Of several of them not appear
! ing on the program, and the speeches
| were IN the main impronptu
/ The principal speaker was Secre-
ltary Cortelyou. His speech, as were all
others of these ceremonies, was made
from the broad porch or the West sNir..'
the coal column stands. The Secretary
dealt principally with the develop
ment and resources of the l1ttle,"NIoun-
tain State" with feM=edrsiest words
on the duties of States and Citizens
to the Country
/ n symbol OF Growth.
He said in part:
i You have erected here undue
/ symbol of the commercial, and indus
i trial growth ana srepthess of your
state. l am told that this column. IS
! l23 l-2 feet high, and that it contains
$4,000 pounds of coal and 3Si,OO0 feet
Of lumber Whoe%sr.y q syisEd it was
happy in his sefsat4e4is 4s ~ means
whereby the visitors tos@this exposi-
ton might be giycp "a vivid impros-
sion Of one of theselelnents OF West
Nirgnia's commercial Supremacy A
, stranger passing through these
, grounds and receiving iii, reply TO a
: natural inquiry, the'- answer. That's
! West Virg!nla's coal colpnn,' Will get
more condensed informa tlSn from those
six words than liz IGh 1hbiS has re-
celyed for many a day,
Tbs Secretary thsn.. Reviewed West
4 Virginia's growth and the Sdevelop-