The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-28


81 d @iiIs DE clouds not Beliir
able to see any part OF the city
Another interesting place 70 visit VIII
be the Wine Haven Wineries do NOT
know If the late election viii prohibit
West yirginians from making this visit
or not We win have 20 leave that to
Commissioners Blue. The. inc Haven
wineries are Derhnlss the --.iEest In the
United States. My 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.
/ shall not undertake TO give . NIL
mute or graphic. description of the
Exposition. except to enumerate few
OF its principal features. The Exposi.
tion 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 bouleyar1s are shaded by nun
dreds OF native California trees. and
the landscape gardening is and viii be
a revelation to MI travellers.
The Exposition has palace OF arts.
a palace of horticulture palace OF
machinery, a palace of education and
social economy, a palace OF liberal
arts. a palace OF manufacture and
varied industries, palace of trans
portation, a palace Of agriculture, q
palace of agriculture food products. a
palace OF mines and metallurgy, pal
ace of live stock exhibits and a great
Exposition auditorium. The main
auditorium OF this building win &C.
commodate 1900 persons. A great
festival hall, main tower or tower OF
Jewels. which VIII be the center of the
great and modern illumination schemes;
the palace or the court of the universe,
the court of abundance, the court OF
four seasons, the court of palms, the
court of flowers, which will be para
disc of varicolors. It 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 on this occasion-the Exposi
tion's advantage to West Virginia. Did
It ever occur to you, gentlemen. that
West Virginia Is now practically
coastwise state. made SO by the
Panama canal? Did it 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 altitude2 Did 1t
ever occur to you that the Little
Kanawha river. that penetrates
through the center OF the state as to
north and south. is but little over
COO feet In altitude above the Gulf OF
Mexico2 Did It ever occur to you that
the Great Kanawha river, penetratin ting
southern West Virginia, is but COG
feet above the Gulf of Mexico along
its shores at Charleston2 Did it ever
occur to you that the Little Sandy
river. skirting the southern border of
the state. is but little more than
600 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 to US an inland state,
with all the natural resources OF an
inland state IN mineral wealth, prac-
ticallv n coast state in so far as trans
portation counts? BY reason of this
West Virginia. eastern Kentucky and
southwestern Virginia are sure to be-
come the fuel zone that will supply
the power necessary for the worlds
commerce.
Located at Colon on the south and at
Panama on the north will be the great
fuel stations. supplying fuel for the
great commerce that is to pass through
the canal You men of West Virginia.
who are furnishing possibly the best
marine coal in the world. are In posi-.
ton to supply large portion of this
great commercial commodity. The ma
tional government has already made
substantial appropriation for the
locking and dammdng Of the great Ohio
river, giving nine foot stage during
the entire year. We of the Great Ka.
nawha river firmly believe that this
great Improvement will be carried out
by the enlargement of the locks and
dams of the Great Kanawha river, and
there Ia no question in my mind but
the Little Kanawha river will be prop
erty cared for. This will mean that In
the near future great steel barges, with
nine foot displacement. will take the
place of our present small wooden
barges These barEes will be construct
ed with upper and lower decks, the
lower decks carrying the fuel products
of the state. he clay products OF the
state and the oil products of the state.
and the upper decks will carry the
manufactured products of the state.
Can there be any reason why this state
should not ut once jump into the fore
front, not only In the production or
coal. but .sn't 1t possible. isn't it al
most assured, that the state OF West
Virginia Will become one of the great