The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-24
EXTRAORDINARY
RESOURCES. OF
WEST VIRGINIA
IMPRESSIVE AND SIGNIFICANT
ExHITlT DISPLAYED TO WON
DERFuL ADVANTAGE AT PITTS.
BURG LAND SHOW. :.

STATE TOOK EVERYAPPLE TRICK
OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMON
( WEALTH WAS THOROUGHLY
BROUGHT TO PUBLIC NOTICE.
SURPRISES ANYTHING OFFER
Z ED IN THE WEST.
PITTSBURG. Oct. q, 1911-By al
odds the imost impressive and sig
nifcant exhibit in the big Land Show
that opened in this city on October
18th, In the Duquesne Garden. and
which closes on the aSth, is the won
derful display OF soil products which
represents the state OF West Virgin
Ia. 1t was collected under direction
OF the discriminating judgment of.
Fl. Stewart. OF Morgantown. Director
OF the Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton. None of the much vaunted west
ern states have anything whatever tc
show In any line, that surpasses West
Virginia. and but little equals West
Virginia, In the apple line West Vir
ginla took every trick. Nothing has
ever been done In this city in anyway
the extraordin,rv resonrres -, Was,
virginia Tho exb,bit Ia as be,ut,fr
artisticalIy as II is imnress,ve in II,
,cr,nr1tur,, ,om,ar.ia, - ,n...s
trial aspect. 1t contains ttoo many va
rieties and samples OF fruits. yege
tables, grains, grasses, swools, minerals
.etc.sitoI Belnamed Iseparately!p pfhe.ex
hibitf boHH contains these mscript
Ions 'postedin conspicious places:
West Virginia offers exceptianal op
portuhipes 10 the investor, the live
slock pieeuer, ,the manufacturer, the
uaiIy man, atl tne poultrynaan, lrult grow
CT q Saia 'tl market sarucherf fts
west Virginia has 100000 acres
OF Permain soil, which produces the
finest wool and mutton in the world.
One days time places. West Viz;
ginia prpducts IN the finest markets
In the world" ,,.,,.,n, ,,..,, o.,.g.
"Why go, farther?" a;s ,,Fini,s,r
West Virginia grows apples and
peaches by the millions for millions"
West Virginia has size, color, quail
ity. looks good-tastes as good as /,
looks"
"Tbja oyLiI,it or 1vo,t v;rri, IT., ,r,.
ducts was collected by the West vip
gInia Experlment Station at Norp,n
town. ". Va. l
.avost vir.,r,o hoe ovor svo n,,,,o,
,cros 80 .ho dec ru,,, ,.n,,,, r,a.
js room sor von ~
~ NJ 80.
-, ''is ,'u't "as s'u"h III "es'
nS'' ..,, anu 'neii 'o"ie.
!, "et Hs''.a 'ol"' popuiatioi'
nao =, l.''' easeu tt"eh'y''e'eh per cent
~ ."u past uecaue' he' rura' p"pu"
..o, th'slts PCT cent her urpah popu
'",'on s'Ats pe' cent
III ,nss iuiu SHOW 'here 49, connect
GU WIN u "etserh exhibit u farmer
"no IS oi,e ., .he 'eau'ns asricuitur
,s's ~ we "iisateu west ne hhs
'eeii il'ue''t'''ca WIN aasricultural col
'.se W." ~ anu so'etni'eht asrlcuitur,
al morh' oh Two eoh'lhehts' tor twen'
H-h'c years. Inns aulhorlt! speaks III
.ne wor"s aDout the west virginia
u'spiay' yE
me west virginia eXhlbit is really
lhe sensational feature OF this Land
snow IN the magnitude and diversity
Oh soil products. comprising every
thihs grown ontthe lands OF the At
'iahtic coast states. II is In no way
snort OF extraordinary. The apples are
as iree from blemish, or sting, or. I'm
perfection; as any from the best sec
lions Of the irrigated west, where
more thought, science and care, have
been taken than elsewhere in putting
on the market the best fruit America
has ever grown. The color oof West