The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-31

GStSE VI S0lEuVut people, tue cuuT-
acter OF those WIN projected this
magnificent piece OF architecture.
1t is u happy Uay for both workers
anu citizens Int while the burden
oil puylMg for 1t may seem heavy at
tunes to prOpeIG owners, in five
years this will De forgotten and we
Will then be ready tor even bigger
undertakings.
MIR. Slnnn wore u poppy in his
butIOnhole as did every speaker.
Ex-Mayor Bowen teIt there was
u dream or motive at the bottom
OF every undertaking anu he spoke
OF the time In 1914 when the Wis.,
Ion tlrast came TO the city. commits
sIoners' then in oElice-the vision
OF building the grand new Monon-
gahela bridge now finished. Mr..
Bowen told OF the work done, the
handicaps which developed, the
fact that business and times were
such the bridge had TO be built on
a cost plus basis instead Of for a
lump sum. He spoke OF how the
late Albert Lehman. one OF the
commissioners, watched every step
in the bridge building, OF how rap.
turOusly happy he was when the
structure was actually under way.
And then the new administration
came into power. These people con-
tinued the work without stint or
compromise. The citizens even
pledged their own personal money
TO finish the viaduct. It's glory is
now enough for US all! 1t is a thing
Of rare beauty and 1000 years
from now its influence will not be
abated. May 1t become a passion
in this city for the people to ex-
pend public money on public bene-
fits. For where there are ideals
there in progress.
Governor Morgan's speech was
perhaps welcomed to greater de-
gree than any other with the ex-
ception OF the address given by
Charles NJ, Schwab. AT the begin.
ming there was a preceptihle crowd
ing closer. u smile largely evident
and a general feeling that here
stood a man greatly beloved by his
people. Governor Morgan said in
part:
This Is a great day for Marion
county and never before has there
been such a gathering from every.
nook and corner, 1t seems TO me
nobody stayed at home. 1t Is truly
. u pleasure for me to be here and
1t Is but NATURAL that l should re-
Ioice over the, fruitlon OF civic i'm
ar0vement In Fairmont because no
matter where I am my heart swells
with pride whenever l hear OF the
Kings this city Is doing"
Governor Morgan SO far read
from a paper attempting at the
same time to hold the amplifier in
his right hand. The too-friendly
breezes which played fayorites
with the grandstand folks. worked
havoc with his papers on the
table
""This internal thing prevents
my using gestures and l can't do
as I would like at ALL" (Smiles).
''I think I'll tell a story, on Mr..
ESchwab about a COW. Sometime ago
MI. Schwab wished to buy a COW
and he undertook to ask what he
thought were some very necessary
Questions about the creature-he
asked about her pedigree, about
her person In general and to every
Question the answer from the owns
er Of the COW was that he did not
know. Finally Mr.. Schwab said:
"How much milk does she give "
The farmer replied:
81 really don't know-but 1 can
fell you this, she's a good, kind.
hearted, gentle-natured COW aud
she'll let you have all she's got!''
cloud ripple OF laughter from the
audience.l And then the governor
went back to his pesky amplifier.
He told the strangers present all
about the Bridge Aid Syndicate,
all about the bridge from the be-
ginning to the end-how one after
another great improvements had
come 10 Fairmont, how saloons had
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