The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-07
PRAISES
BIC STATE FAIR
PENNSYLVANIA PUBLISHER OF
FARM JOURNAL SAYS EXIT
BITS ARE A REVELATION
T. d. Harmon Has Attended Fair For
Years, But Says This Ono Best OF
An-!s q West Virginia Booster


r y. Hartman. of Pittsburgh. Is one
OF the prominent visitors at the State
FAR this week.
Nj. Hartman IS the general manager
u, The National ~S;ockman and Farmer.
oun of tn" largest and most influential
farm Journals published in the United
States. Mr.. lIarman Is rer% much IN
I.rrsted In the agricultural aIvancelnent
&C West Virginia. as as his paper mas
a very wide circulation over the state.
, N!ihough he Is a Pcnnsylvan!an. Mr..
iIarmlm Is wei known as a booster for
| West Virginia. having appeared on the
program of several important gather
.ugs 81 the states business men ana
! ,dyora,"d Il serious cndeavor TO counter
act The uuiayorablc Impressions recently
iciug circulated TO the detriment OK
/ West N.rgin!a's reputation. Mr., Ear-
! man says that he is interested in West
! NIYg.u.a'S growth and prosperity parity
| because Of selfish interest in that as the
| state grows and prospcrs his farm paper
viii grow and prosper proport!onate!y'
and. then, because he likes West Nlr-
pinla and The people Of West Virginia.
Just to show his carUestness in his
! belief IN West Virginia, Mr.. Hartman
saws that IS a concerted effort OF rep
rcsentatlvc people IS made 10 adVertlNe
West Nirginia over the nation. his jour
nal VIII contribute as much money IN
proportlou To- its size as any other one
corporation so; only this. but he VIII
take an active persona! interest In the
compilation and dissemination Of such
= Advertising.
Mr.. Hartman Is a regular visitor TO
the West Virginia State fa!r. not nav
I ing missed one for many years. lie
! says cmphatically that this years Fair
+ IS by Tar the. best in the history OF the
state. and Is 4 credit 10 the enterprise
and industry of the men who made II
possible. He thinks that II the people
Of West Virginia had the vision. they
could make their annual state fair the
greatest in this part Of tho country.
L have been attending your State
Fair for Il number OF years said Mr..
/ Hartman 90 an lntelligcnCer reporter last
night. and l can say that this Is the
! hest one ever held in West virginia
Each year | have noticed IL marked I'M
provrment In the general character or
the fair, but only this year have l fully
. realized its prospective for growth.
From point OF excellence. the exhibits
AT your fair are on an equality with
those 10 be found anywhere, especially
the I'VE SlOGh. i CO llON btIAtHV '''''
will be a better exhibit OF sheep IN tho
world this year han l saw today over
on the Island.
The other exhibits were good, much
better than would be expected by the
casual visitor. but I was especially I'M
pressed with the livestock. ! am very
! much interested in the growth OF tho
1--we stock industry in West Virginia.
which. l might say from observation,
Is only in It's infancy. There IS a
bright future for the live stock growers
in West Virginia and one OF these days
It will be one OF your greatest endeavors
Il was struck by the interest being
shown by the people in the different ex-
h.bits. II seemed to me, they did not go
10 the fair for amusement, they may
have been attracted by that. but they
were thero for education. In all the
! booths. and at all the exhibits, l noticed
the keencst attention and the l~!veltcst
interest. That was as 1t should be. and
It shows what intrinsic worth to the
state such a ca!r can be made.
Il do not believe that the people OF
Wheeling and Ohio county. much less
tho people OF the state. can realize tho
true greatness OF this years fair. I
surely did not. and l an quite certain
tina 20 many people right here in Wheel