The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-14
rninst Discrimination.

Calling attention to the fact that
the Panama-Pacilic exhibition is to pc
opened in a little more than twelve
months at San Francisco, the Hunt
ington Herald-Dispatch says:
ut is of vital Importance TO West
Virginia that this state, its resources
and it's institutions, be proper!y and
adequately represented. Although
the legislature appropriated 5000
in the interest of West Virginia rep
resentation at the exposition; al
though a commission was duly 2p-
pointed in keeping with the terEls OF
legislative enactment, and, although
a site has been formally dedicated TO
VI est Virginia in the exposition
M, steps have been taken looking -
s:,r re- ton of state building. ara
the wnoIe project of state reprs5rttla-
Itica IS being held up. W n L. Z has
1.tt been definitely or officially an
nounced that the state authorities
propose to disregard the evident pur-
pose OF the legislative representatives
OF the people, and while they Will
hardly care to defect the fund pro-
posed for the state building and the
ENCOURAGEMENT of state exhibits, the
delay and uncertainty have already
discouraged prospective exhibitors. :"
1t seems TO be case of ignorance
rather than of prejudice, on the part
of some West Virginia newspapers
when they call attention to the San
Francisco exposition to the exclusion
of another equally great one thar is
TO DE held at the same time at san
Diego, California. Millions of dol
lars have been raised for the San
Diego fair, it viii EN- brace features
never before undertaken by an exro-
sftion, in many respects it win be SUI
perior to the one at San Francisco
end practically all the eastern
tourists wao visit San Francisco VIII
visit the fair at San Diego. Ninety
nine out of every hundred round trip
railroad tickets sold in the east 70.
the California celebration OF III" Pan
ANA Canal opening Will Include both
expositions, as the fare will be the
same Few people go to California
and return by the same route.
The Telegram has several times
called attention to the unjust dtS:rlm-
ination shown in favor CT the San
Francisco exposition; and this u1ws-
paper thinks it is about time it is
If West Virginia's inter
ests and resources are important
enough TO be shown at San Francisco
they are important and interesting
enough to be shown at San Diego.
Reminders OF the grandeur and the
Of West Virginia es-
pecially should be given the tourists
W
San Diego, in order that they shall
make a more lasting impression and
not be so easily forgotten in the
maze of interesting things TO be seen
at the latter fair.
The Dispatch figures that
l 900 or more West Virginians viii
the San Francisco exposition
and argues that it would be EN- bar
RAISING and humiliating to them if
they should face the visitors from
other commonw ealths and be forced
to admit that they are homeless, !
mere spectators. at everybody eIse's
exposition while their own state has
no official representation. But, that |
is not the worst part of it. West Vir- |
sinians should be more anxious to
advertise their home state to the mil
ions who will be at both eXpositions
than to worry about their personal /
ceilings while there.
The Telegram repeats that West /
Virginia ought to be represented at /
both San Diego and San Francisco,
Ind that the appropriation should be
divided between them.