The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-21

Prominent West Virginians Par
ticipate in the Ceremonies
on Exposition Grounds.
GOVERN oR's ADDRESS READ
Graphic Description is the
Story of the State as, Told
by lis Chief Executive.


Story of the State as, Told
byIts Chief Executive.
CHARLESTON. July 21.-westt+
Virginia Day at Panama-Pacific Elk
position was fittingly observed today.
both a the exposition grounds In
San Francisco and here. Colonel
Vernon e. johnson. speaker of the
House Of Delegates, is the representa-
tive of Governor Hatfield at the ex-
position and he read the address
Governor Hatfield would have made
had be been able to attend the expo
sttion.
More than 100 telephones were,
placed IN thu. Senate chamber here
giving direct wire connection with
the exposition grounds. and that
number could hear the words Of
greeting between governor Hatfield,
and Governor Jot son, OF California;
between Ira p. Robinson, president.
of the state supreme court. and JUS
Hce Lamar OF the United States SUI
preme court: Colonel Fred Paul
Grosscup and the president Of the ex-
position; Chairman Elliott Nortncott
Of the public service commission, and
foreign diplomats, Mr.. Northcott7
having been the diplomatic service
for a number Of years. and nuns
Der of others;
HatfieId's Address.
Tns, address prepared by Governor
Haffeld and delivered by his repre-
sentative. Speaker johnson, was as
follows:
West Virginia stretches glad hands
across the continent today In joy
Gus greeting to California and the
wonderful exposition for which It
stands the proud sponsor. 1t joins
the whole great sisterhood OF states
in extending congratulations on the
splendid success OF this exposition
designed to celebrate in fitting fash
!. ion the greatest OF human acnlevs.-
m ents of our modern world, the COM
pletion of the Panama canal While
4 the hills End valleys OF West Vir-1
gfnia lie within the territory of the
thirteen original states, the war-born
sovereignty of the state itself ISL
younger than that Of California. We
west virginians feel that our life as
a.commonwealth lies all ahead Of u.s.
and that the story of it is yet to be-
told In those splendid chapters of
4 human history that we trust are Yet
to be written on the scroll Of time
by our united country BY the build
ing of the great canal we have pre-
vided ourselves with an tpdispensi ble
agency for the working out OF our
social and industrial Development OF
the modern world. The states of the
Union have been made more indie
structfble, and the Union itself more
indissoluble by the opening OF that
great pathway for commerce between
the eastern and the Western oceans
State Born Of Loyalty.
West Virginia came into existence
as state largely by reason of the
Z lee ah9nlNtelv
loyal to that Union in time OF
great national stress and .crisis. and
its people now welcome the renewed
assurance OF the perpetuity OF that
Union between east and west which
cannot fail to be one OF the results
OF the operation Of the new water
way. With each OF US confronted.
perhaps, by varied problems peculiar
t., our own conditions. we feel that
8 there IL q great common destiny for
4 the limited States OF America to work
out as d nation. This exposition with
It's marvellous demonstration OF that
nations resources stands as pledge
of the ultimate fulh1lment Of that
great destiny, and West Virginia joy
4 fI,lIy .proclaims ITS purpose and Its
wish to be at one with California anGI
with the rest of the splendid sister
hood of states in every great ana
glorious endeavor, on land OF sea, SO
far or near
AZ this is West Virginia Day at the
axDosition it may not be amiss for me
10 refer briefly to the extent and De-
yalnnment OF our states resources
a,,d 10 the relation which the open
Inc az the canal must have on one Or
more Of our great industries. As
have previously said, West Virginia
10 one 81 the younger members In the
Sarnf1v Of states, though situated
rifl,fi, the area Of the original th1r-
teen that laid the foundation OF our
sationaf greatness. Moreover, the
,,eriod during which we have been
Conscious OF our great resources and
Il work at their development has
ihaan even shorter than the period OF
arr lftical existence: IT ts chieny
within the last two decades that the
rrocessas OF Industrial development
80 IL have been gathering speed at 9
. 90. rate, and our existing
ES,siy7ess structure hassbeen vastly en-
siarged5 during these decades.
Marvellous Progress.
~, viii pardon me If present Ell
-. Nsyras showing the states prog
80. a, certain lines during the ten
.Ss,S, ~ 4 800 and 1910, as given In
~ 'retrirns9of the United States CEN
sus: 4
o,,na ndeds from 2.463, to 3s419 miles.
n s,TY1k coal mined from ~ % 10000 To
az. coo, 900 short tons: Is.
MineTal products from "a 900 900
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