The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-09
INDUSTRIAL SHOW
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lets, finger bowls and many other ar
ticles.
The very delicate tracery on all of
the hand work is particularly notica-
BILE. Daisies, grape vines, roses and
other flowers decorate the ware.
There is also a very interesting dis
play of machine and press work show
ing glasses made for the Beacnnul
company and for meat companies, both
plain and fluted on the inside and on
the outside.
Two Hundred Bottle Varieties.
Next comes the Owens Bottle COM
peny which has two hundred of the
companys five hundred different va
rieties of bottles on display. The ex-
hibit includes medicine bottles, pickle
bottles, soap holders, Florida water
bottles, syphon bottles, the latter
made in this country only few years
The Syphon bottles weigh about three
pounds each and are made OF exceed
ingly heavy material.
Another bottle of interest on display
is what is known as the small patent
bottle which is filled under pressure
and used for perfumes, toilet water,
etc. The owens machines turn these
out at the rate of so per minute.
Bay Trees on Display.
The most interesting part Of the dis
play of the Hague Flower and Plant
House is the exhibition Of two bay
trees which were imported to this
country from Belgium. All the other
plants on display are propogated IN
Fairmont. Another plant Of interest
is the croton with its very peculiar
leaves Of yellow and green color and
very old shape. There are many
ferns. palms, rubber plants, dracenas,
and other plants of interest One as
paragus plumosus and another adam
itium (maiden hair fern) are very at
tractive,
The names Of all who visit the flower
booth will be recorded and each per-
son given a number in the order in
which they register. At the end Of ths
exhibition, one of the numbers will be
drawn and the winner will be present.
ed with a handsome fern. Many names
have already been placed on the reg
lister.
Candies and cakes Of all descrip-
tons are on display in the booth OF
the Comuntzis confectionery. Among
the candies which attract the atten-
ton of all visitors are caramels, pep
PERMITS, nut rolls OF various designs
and numerous other kinds Of candies.
White cake and chocolate cakes are
cut in halves to show the fine quality
of the product.
Fairmont Printing Co.
Near the entrance to the lobby ts
the exhibit Of the Fairmont Printing
company, showing complete display
of printing and book binding. The
raw material as well as the finished
product after the material has been
made into books is shown. Binders,
ruled goods Of all descriptions, ledg-
ers and other goods are displayed.
The work is all done by the Fairmont
Printing company at their headquar-
tiers in The West Virginian building.
NJ. v. T. H,/ Fine Display.
/ The exhibit Of the Monongahela
Valley Traction company, to tte left
upon entering the gymnasium, Is one
Of the most interesting. The exhibit
is placed in section Of the gymna-
sum set of into a'sort Of homelike
place, decorated in a green color
scheme which proves veI5 attractive.
On the wall in the NJ, V. T. booth
lis a picture Main street showing the
Watson building in the distance. and
another photograph of some OF the
coal operations of the Traction COM