Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-12-13

chIeago Newspaper says Nice Things
About Our Exhibits and Praises
Those Who Were Responsible for
the Excellent showine Made by the
State-the Semi-centenniai
A Chicago newspaper has the fol-
lowing concerning West Virginia at
the Chicago land show which closed
recently:
West Virginia, "the most northern
of the southern states, the most south
ern of the northern states, the most
eastern of the western states, and the
most western of the eastern states
had its day at the lard show Thurs
day.
The big Saturday crowd was aug
mented by large delegation of visi-
tors from West Virginia, for this is
the first year that state has exhibited
at the Chicago show.
Everybody who visited the Coils
cum knew before leaving that the
West Virginians we're in town, and
they went away with the impression
with the states live wires" and the
other good things West Virginia pro-
duces as criterions--that the state
must be a pretty good place to live in.
West Virginia's display was finan-
ced by the West Virginia board of
trade, of which all the leading mer'
chants in the chief cities are mem
railroad, which traVerses thirty-nine
of its richest counties.
RAN DAD Men Greet Visitors
A number of the railroads officials
including the president, Daniel vii
lard, and the first vice president,
George F. Randolph, both of whom
are contributors to the fund that
brought the exhibit TO Chicago, were
among those who received visitors at
the West Virginia booth.
The states apportionment in the
building is one of the largest of the
concessions. 1t occupies an advantar
geous position at the northern end of
the hall. p5fsH let
The variety of articles shown is
astonishing. There are twenty-five
varieties of apples and nearly as
many varieties Of corn. There are po-
tatoes and nearly all the grains and
grasses: there are stogies and chick
ems and coal, glass sand and build
ing stone. Finally, there is an exhibit
of iron ore, production of which the
state is just now beginning to foster,
The coal display consists of one
single block of bituminous coal that
weighs five tons, After the show is
over this big block of fuel is to be
given to Miss Jane Adams. to be
used in heating Hull House.
The chickens come from Romeo
verte, one of the largest markets for
fowls in the world They are Ply
mouth Rocks, Buff Cochins and Leg
horns, selected as typical of the
chicken output of the state, and the
ROSTERS voices fill those periods of
silence not occupied by the music OF
the land show band.
PRODUCES fdrd od"ost0 NC
The states quarries produce
brown sandstone, susceptible OF
high polish and easily carved, OF
which its people are particularly
proud. The stone is now being used
largely in the construction of the Ca
thedral of St John the Divine in New
York City and the Jersey City court
house. 1t comes from the Kingwood
auarries in Preston county.
Lecture halls at the Coliseum were
occupied by West Virginia orators
during the day. The speakers inciud-
ed DR.. |. C. White, of Morgantown,
eeologist of the state and known IN
ternationally as an expert on SOILS
and mineralogy; r. B. Naylor, secre-
tary of the state board OF trade,
James II. Stewart, agricultural agent
of the Baltimore and Ohio and former
director of the West Virginia agrlcui-
tural experiment station; John ii.
Rennard, an expert on civic and COM
mercial organization. OF wheeling
and William E. Loves, assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad.
They also called attention to the
fact that next June the state Is to
hold a big celebration at Wheeling in
commemoration of the fiftieth ami
versary of its admission to the union.
This talk was followed up with liter
AZURE distributed all over the hall and
gifts of apples. celery and marsh's
big "all-Havana" stogies.
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