The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-16
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r. b. NAYLoR SECRETARY STATE
BOARD OF TRADE SAYS SHOW
Is WORTH MlLLloNs DOLLARS
TO COMM oNWEALTH.

at is worth million dollars to the
state" said Secretary Naylor Of the
board OF trade, speaking Of the West
Virginia exhibit. at the Plttsburg land
show. which he attended; Saturday:
West Virginia. Is. strictly in 1t on this
occasion and has the largest space Of
any, state In the, show, with the excep
ton. Of Wyoming There is a mag.
nificent. display Of all varieties Of APP
pies raised in West Virginia, prin.
cipally, from the eastern Panhandle,
and. this constitutes the, greatest feat
IRE Of the exhibit, 1t has been. or.
ranged by Mr. D. Gold Miller, one Of
the leading orchardists, Of Berkeley
county; and Prof. Al L. Dacey, secre.
1tary of the State horticultural So
clety, and 1t is calculated to make
every, West yirginian; feell proud.
There are also excellent displays Of
other fruits grown in the state, be.
sides, a splendid exhibitSof woods pro.
duced1under the direction. Of Mr., S, C.:
Glst, OF Brooke county.
Our soils are also shown, and
everywhere about the exhibit are
large and handsome, photographs OF
orchards and farms in every section
OF West Virginia. AT one end Of the
space is a large booth at WHICH liter.
;ature regarding West Virginia re-
sources and opportunities is distribute
ed and upwards OF 100000 pieces will
be given away. These pamphlets are
attractive and impressive and In.
cludes one covering the whole state,
contributed by the B. & o. Railroad
Company and complied by Prof Dacey
and others: Also circular matter
about Wheeling, Clarksburg, Parkers-
burg. Charleston and other. cities, so
the visitor may carry away facts and
figures for, home study.
"a unique feature. OF the exhibition
is a beautiful young. black, bear. cap.
tured in Pocahontas county. It is a
fine specimen. of the game which may
still be followed in West Virginia
wilds.
Every state exhibiting. has right
to the use Of the lecture hall for lee
lures on.that state. and arrangements
have been. made with several promi.
,nent men: for talks on different. phases
Of; our agricultural, horticultural, In.
:dnstriali and commercial development
Among the speakers engagediare Hon.
George, c., Sturgiss. Hon. John J..
Cornwell;: Coll John T. McGraw, labor
commissioner. |! v. Marion and Hon:
John Laing, chief of the bureau of
mines. 4. ~. Is. :,
""The, whole exhibit; is most credit.
able to- West Virginia, surprising
most other states represented in the
large extent and variety Of the show.
ing made, and, as, Il said at the out.
Eset.Fmeaps, hundreds of thousands of
dollars toS West Virginia, as 1t; is cor.
tain to- make a, big. impression: on. the
thousands Of visitors, at the show
Too much praise. cannot be given.
Prof. James H. Stewart, director Of
the West Virginia agricultural expert.
ment station at Morgantown, for plan.
ming and carrying out the exhibit.
He has been working hard for weeks
in getting the products from all over
West Virginia, securing the co-opera:
ton Of the right people and making
a display that would fairly represent
the, vast; resources and advantages OF
West Virginia. He has succeeded
most admirably, anil even some well
informed West Virginians will be
surprised at the great showing made.
Every state represented has a
State Day, and Friday. October 20, is
West Virginia day. There will be a
special program for this occasion, and
forty barrels Of the finest West vir-
GINA apples; will be given away to
the visitors. There ought to be a
igoodly attendance OF West Yirglnians
on this day to boost for West Wiz.
GINA. The show started last Thurs.
day, the 18th, and will continue until