The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-09
MARSHALL COUNTY HOME
COMING CELEBRATION ENDS
MOUNDSvILLE ENTERTAINED
LARGEST CROWD IN HER
HISTORY YESTERDAY.
Street Parade. Baby Show and Nu-
merous Other Attractions
Featured Affair.

ne nrst annual agricultural expo-
siuon and home coming celebrsfion
oi the Marshall County ArricrI,,,~.t
association. "the biggest event IN ,h.,
history OF Moundsville." was broueht
70 successful close late yesterd.v
fIternoon. Though the Attendance ~,
wednesday. the opening day. Far ex-
eeeded all expectations. yesterday.
crowds were even larger. and conser-
Nauve estimates placed the Attendance
az more than 10000 persons.
Inc little. retired county seat os
Marsnaii was the liveiiest. busiest snot
on the map today" declared a visitor
res. ana apparently all roads led 10
houndsville. added another.
10 ruiiy appreciate the Significance
o' tne ABOVE remark IL was necessary
20 sueno the anair. Moundsville yes
,eiSay entertained the largest crowd
IN ner career. Former Marshall coun.
sons ana daughters. now residing
In all parts OF the country. returr-5
TO greet old-time friends ana n.;.h.
Dors. and the celebration at,rac,st
hundreds OF strangers who had never
before visited the Mound CITY.
Farmers within a radius ~ twon,,
mics attended in large numbers. MANY
OF tne rural schools closed for the en-
ure day TO AFFORD the teachers ana
Lupiis an opportunity to participate In
'ne Gays festivities. Three schools
attended in a body. teachers and schol.
ars making the trip TO Moundsvilla
ana return on large hay wagons.
Sreat Agricultural County.
Inc exposition demonstrated that
Marshall county is one of the leading
agricultural districts in the state Al,
persons expressed surprise at the mar.
yelous exhibits of farm prodncts
While not so numerous, the displavs
surpassed In quality many at county
end state fairs.
Agricultural experts, Including PRO,
Horace Atwood and Webster II. sill
OF the Panhandle Agricultural CIub
declared that the exposition equaled
the most successful county fair they
ever attended. Nat T. Frame. West
Virginia agent OF the United States
department OF Agriculture. declared
tnat the event greatly exceeded his OK.
pectations. He said that some of the
Irult displayed was the best he had
ever seen.
With the exception of an apple
Wnien was grown In California. every
exhibit was raised in Marshall co,nty
plate of apples of the same varietv
as that from California was exhibted
ey Marshall county farmer. and his
iruit greatly outclassed the western
specimen. II was of a prettier color
end was much larger.
Impetus TO Agriculture.
IL was the consensus of opinion that
the event will give the agricultural in
dustry in Marshall county, a new inn
petus. As a result OF the exposition
more interest will be taken in i'm
proved farming. and in the raising of
better stock. The opportunity TO thus
display his products will act as an in
centiye to the farmer. Il is believed
and the event which closed yesterdav
Is regarded as the greatest step ever
taken in the advancement of aRricul.
ture in Marshall county.
SO great was the success of the AZ.
fair. that the Marshall County Aeri.
cultural Association has already IaId
plans to make IL a permanent feature.
II marks the revival to a certain OK.
tent OF the old Marshall county fair.
Sutherland Sends Reorets.
Congressman-at-large Howard suth.
eriand, who was TO have delivered the
principal address. was unable TO he
present yesterday. having been Se-
tained in Washington by official busj.
ness. He sent ais regrets in the fol-
(contnusd ON P.~. r.,N