West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-05

farged commerce.
You asked me In your inyitafi\ b.
What WIN the Panama-Pacifc Ek-
position do for West virgfnia?v Il
my feeble way have tried to answer
this az best could. but this is not an.
Let us take up the educational fea-
ture and advantage OF this great Ex-
position. No citizen of West Virginia
can make this trip without becoming n
better citizen. without becoming more
proud OF his country. without feeling
greater security in the wonderful en-.
pacity OF his country and without its
contributing to his education as no 9th.
or process Of mind enlargement can
bring about. We have possibly 10000
American citizens who annually cross
the Atlantic ocean to the European
countries and there remain a portion
OF the year. venture to say, gentle.
men. that co per cent OF these 100000
citizens have not at the present mo.
ment as great conception, as great
a pride In and as great a loyalty to
their own country ms the man from
Boone county. West Virginia. who has
travelled the great continental railroads
TO the western shore.
Promote the States Interests.
Mr.. President, In our Judgment our
Legislature acted wisely I'm legisIating
an appropriation for the Panama. Pa.
cihc Exposition. Our governor acted
wisely In allowing the appropriation TO
stand. and for the purposes for which
the appropriation was made I'm appoint.
ing commission. associated 10 some
extent with the state board OF control
In applying the appropriation 10 and
for the best interests OF the state Your
commissioners have devoted great
deal OF valuable time without com.
pensation and without expecting com.
pensation In the future. and consider.
able OF their personal means up To this
date. I'm promoting West Virginia's I'm.
terests ut the Panama Pacific Exposi.
ton. and II Is my duty. as well as nv
pleasure, for and i'm behalf OF my
colleagues on the commission To urge
this body OF men TO promote the states
welfare. TO join In this work imn,edi.
itely AZ hand and to use your influence.
your wisdom and your power in the
carrying ont of this great project
Tho Flag of West Virginia.
The state of West Virginia. bordered
on the north by industrial Pennsyl-
vania, on the south by Kentucky.
reaching from the great Ohio river
on the west to beautiful Maryland and
mother Virginia on the east, born with
n patriotic impulse to the everlasting
Union or our states with her beauti.
ful mountains, clothed with value I'm
the great oak. the great poplar and the
great chestnut; with our grand or
chards, spread over her northern do
main; with her blue grass. feeding as
fine herds of sheep, cattle and horses
as are grown In any part of this Union:
with her great agricultural resources:
with her coal deposits, equaling In
value to the land owners I'm royalty
that OF all the bonds and stocks of the
great railroads OF the nation, three
times greater than the entire bonded
Indebtedness OF the United States;
master OF the world in the production
OF natural gas and standing side by
side In Importance in the great petro
leum products OF the country. with all
these natural resources at hand.
through your energy and assistance
we can carry to the western shore the
flag OF West Virginia with exalted
pride and write upon the map OF all
nations the Importance OF West vir-
ginla's commerce.