The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-27
F ONLY OhILy HEwspApER IN ALABAMA
The Jamestown ExposItiOn.

The Jamestown Exposition will be held at Norfolk in 1907, to commemo- rate the three hundredth anniversary of the first permanent settlement ol an English colony within the borders of this country. The exposition com pany was formed a year or more ago and a great deal of preliminary work has been done in shaping plans, but not until the St. Louis Worlds Fair is past will the Jamestown movement at tract the attention of the nation that it's importance merits. In the mean time vigorous steps are being taken by prominent citizens of Virginia and by the commercial bodies of Norfolk to raise funds necessary to the promo tion of the exposition.
 Congress will hardly be expected to make as large an appropriation for Norfolk as it made for St. Louis, ow- ing to Norfok's smaller size, but the government will doubtless give the Jamestown anniversary as hearty rec ognition as it has given to any of the great historic celebrations.
 As an epoch making fact in our his tory the settlement at Jamestown ranks next to the discovery of Ameri. ca by Columbus and the Declaration of Independence. Although James town is in ruins the part that the col ony which struggled there for time played in our southern civilization was most wholesome and far reaching. It gave character md spirit to the Old Dominion and the influence of old Jamestown is felt to this day.
 Former President Grover Cleveland wrote a characteristic letter to one of the directors of the exposition com pany the other day in which he said: q am thoroughly convinced that the surfeit of expositons which have some what afflicted our country, ought not in the least to interfere with the success of the exposition planned for the celebra- son of the first white settlement upon the domain now embraced within the lmi of country we proudly call the United States.
 We have fttingly celebrated the foul hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America. The three hundredth ami versary of the settlement of Jamestown is hardly less worthy of commemoration A great nation cannot bring to mind it: small beginning and its stupendou' growth through such a celebration as the Jamestown Exposition company con- templates, without stirring in the hearts of it's people their best patriotism and the sincerest devotion to the principles which have made this nation great. And such patriotism and such devotion so com pletely underlie American institutions that their soundness and strength are ab- solutely necessary to our strength and pc ~petuity.
 "I hope, therefore, that nothing will be lacking to make the exposition success full. as an agency for the stimulation of our national pride and the increase of our faith in free institutions"
 Jamestown, when settled was on a peninsula, thirty-two miles from the moutl of James river. but the action of the current has changed the benin sula to an island Only the ruins of a church, fort and two or three houses mark the spot where the Eng fish colony was located
 It is understood that the general convention of the Protestant Episcopal church, winch holds it's triennial meet ing in Boston next year, will meet ir Richmond in 1907 in honor of the Jamestown celebration.
 
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