Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-04-22
ANOTHER EXPOSITION.

ANOIHeH EXPOSITION.
Nevada's Governor Asked to Lend As
sistance in 1907.
ter from President Roosevelt asking
ter fro mPresident Roosevelt asking
his cooperation in the jamestown Tri
ennial Exposition which will be pulled
off in 1907.
The enterprise is backed by heroic
and historic memories and by all the
nerve and energy of the splendid vir-
ginians Of today. It celebrates the
birth and beginning of the Anglo-Sax-
on race in America. as the settlement
at jamestown antedated by thirteen
years the landing at Plymoth Rock. 1t
is the hope and the purpose Of the vir-
ginians to make this the historic Am
erican position of the new century, re-
Nuisance Of colonial history. a new
baptism Of American sentiment and a
revival Of patriotism throughout the
republic.
Virginia, rich in memories and ira
ditions, the mother of presidents" and
the oldest of commonwealth, is to be
the host. and the sons of Virginia
scattered in forty-fve States and the
admirerers of Virginia. settled in oy-
cry State,led by the magic Of her
ne ond foi 70 Of h.>c
pitality are expected to troup from ev-
cry section, bringing memories of their
loyal hearts and tributes in their gen
erous hands.
Tidewater, Virginia, in which the
exposition is to be held abounds in
the noblest suggestions of colonial
times and Of our later history as we'll;
jamestown, the first English settle
ment; Williamsburg, the old colonial
capital; Yorktown. where the British,
under CORVALLIS, surrendered Hamp-
ton Roads: where Lincoln and Alex
Stevens conferred over the last issues
OF the Confederacy and where the
Merrimac and the Monitor fought the
famous battle that changed the naval
history Of the. world; Norfolk and Vir-
ginia Beach and old Point Cuthbert.
Fortress Monroe, that splendid modern
| fertilization that illustrates our coun-
| try's system of coast defenses against
foreign foe; Newport News, with the
largest shipyard on the continent; and
the Norfolk navy yard, one of the in
teresting and instructive object les
sons of the American navy-these
make up a few of the magnificent %
cal attractions with which these gal
liant Virginians will supplement their
S. ,OOO,O0O industrial, naval and marine
display.
| The naval exhibit is expected to
surpass anything ever seen before in
ships and cruisers and torpedoes Of
our great navy are expected to circle
the splendid naval vessels of England
and Germany and France and Rus
STA and Japan ana the emulOuS nallonS
will surely send the noblest ornaments
of their navies to show along side the
modern and model vessels of the great
Irepublic.
1t is an era of expositions and there
seems to be left the room and the re
cessity for this one more-an expo
sition based on sentiment and patriot
ism, flung into the issues as incidents
of the very material age.
If the men of jamestown and the
| men of Massachusetts, Bay had not dar-
led and suffered, there would have
been no declaration Of independence
Ito celebrate at Philadelphia and nc
Louisiana Purchase to rejoice in al
ST. Louis and to neglect the settlement
Lat jamestown would seem to indicate
that the American people cared more
for results than for the splendid forces
and principles which gave then birth
Nevada is a young State. but she
will be represented at that historic
occasion.