Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-12-30

stituting its membership. who are
proud Of West Virginia. their native
state who are waiting anxiously to ex-
tend a welcome greeting to the folks
from home. The present attorney gen
eral OF California. General Webb. is n
West Virginian. ] had the pleasure OF
meeting him. and know that he Is
still looking to the Mountain State with
great pride. hoping that she may fulfill
her mission at and during the EXPOSE
ton. We can be assured that the West
Vfrginians now In San Francisco will
see that our entertainment our enjoy
ment and the beauties OF the Pacific
coast will be offered u.s.
One OF the most interesting places
West Virginians can visit will be the
ascending to the top of Mount Tama-
pals. You reach the summit OF this
mountain over the crookedest road In
the world. and in the afternoon or
evening on the return trip you seem to
be floating with the clouds, not being
able to see any part of the city.
Another interesting place to visit will
be the Wine Haven wineries. l do not
know If the late election will prohibit
West Virginians from making this visit
Commissioner Blue. The Wine Haven
wineries are perhaps the largest In the
United States. Nearly all of these
places are visited by power boats, gas
oline launches, ETC., and are only few
hours ride from the Exposition gates.
Features of the Exposition.
L Shall not undertake to give a mi
mute or graphic description of the
Exposition, except to enumerate a few
of its principal features. The Exposi-
ton grounds cover approximately
1,15O acres. Four million square feet
! of roadway and magnificent boule-
wards, made out Of and from California
red rock, has been used in the paving
These boulevards are shaded by hun
dreds of native California trees, and
the landscape gardening is and will be
revelation to all travellers.
The Exposition has palace of arts,
palace OF horticulture, a palace of
| machinery, palace of education and
social economy, n palace of liberal
arts, palace of manufacture and
varied industries, palace of trans
portation, Il palace of agriculture, Il
palace of agriculture food products. a
palace of mines and metallurgy. pal
ace of live stock exhibits and Il great
/ Exposition auditorium. The main
auditorium of this building will ac-
cOmmOdate 1900 persons \ great
festival hall. main tower or tower Of
jewels. which will be the center of the
great and modern illumination scheme:
the palace or the court of the universe,
I ,f
four seasons, the court of palms, the
court of flowers. which will be Il para
! disc of varicolors. 1t is said that the
amusement or concession district will
be so modern as TO be unlike all of the
other great white ways of previous
EXpOsitions.
Advantage to West Virginia.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
State Board of Trade: 1t strikes me
that the last part of the subject as
signed me is perhaps the most i'm
pOrtant Oh this Occasion-the EXPOSE
| tons advantage to West Virginia. Did
1t ever occur to you, gentlemen. that
West Virginia is now practically
| coastwise state. made so by the
Panama canaH Did ii ever occur TO
you that the great Ohio river, border
ing the entire state on the west, is
! only something over 600 feet above the
gulf of Mexico in altitude? Did it
ever occur to you that the Little
kanawha river. that penetrates
through the center of the state as to
north and south, is but a little over
GOO feet in altitude above the Gulf of
MeXicOl Did it ever occur to you that
| the Great Kanawha river. penetrating
southern West Virginia, IS but COG
feet above the Gulf Of Mexico along
its shores at Charleston? Did IT ever
occur to you that the Little Sandy
river, skirting the southern border of
the state, is but a little more than
GOO feet above the Gulf Of Mexico.
making these four rivers the upper
| branches of the great canal, practically
/ with an average water fall OF about
/ three inches TO the mile. free and
undisturbed water course from the
state TO the Pacific coast by way of
the canal. giving 10 us an inland state.
with all the natural resources Of an
inland state in mineral wealth. prac-
/ tically coast state i'm So flr as trans
portation countst by reason of this
! West Virginia. eastern Kentucky and
| southwestern virginia are sure to be
| come the fuel zone that viii supplv
/ the power necessary for the worlds
/ commerce
/ Located or Colon ON the south and m
Panama ou the north viii Doe the great
/ fuel stations supplying f1pI for the
great commerce that is to pass through
/ the canal You mon az West Vlrgiuil.