Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-07-08
THE WORLDS FAIR AS
SEEN BY AN AUGUSTA MAN
Some Interesting Features What il
Costs TO See the Pike-The virginia
RuildinQ, Etc.

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Costs TO See the Pika-The Viruini,
Building. Etc.
left Stanton on the 10Th of ,June
FOR st. Louis, it was lovely morning
ana the mountain scenery was heautj
iul, especially through West Virginia
We travelled through portion OF
Kentucky from to p. ~, when We
arrived at Cincinnati and remained
there until $50 Then we look the Big
-Four for st. Louis, reaching that place
at 80 a. III. the 18th. Landing i'm one
OF the largest depots In the world, |
then took street car for the Christian
Endeavor Hotel, which is located Just
outside of the grounds, reaching this
place at O'Clock Il. III. There were
l,ooO or more in this bnilding and it
was very nice place to stop. My room
was very pleasant, and they gave pIen-
ty to eat and everything seemed clean
and nice. The entrance to the grounds
are just across the street. opposite the
hotel.
The Fair, grounds cover 1,240 acres.
nearly z square miles. 1t is wonderful
to see the structure of the buildings, il
showed the educational and architecture
OF man. Some of the buildings are
very large covering about 90 acres. The
grounds are laid off with wide streets
and flower gardens. ALI nations are
represented there, and each State il
represented with its building.
The Virginia building is located
southeast of the Fine Arts and oppo
site the buildings of Tennessee an(
Idaho. 1t is reproduction of Mon
ticellO, the home of the President who
made the Louisiana Purchase. Mr.
Jefferson was an enthusiastic student
OF architecture and an ameteur drafts
man. The plans and specifications fOl
Monticello to the mInutest details by
his own hand are still extant. | an
+, proud of this and known all Virgin.
ians will be who see it. The building
was not completed when | was there
and in fact was not opened at all, but
as l was from Virginia they let me in
l was informed that the building would
be opened on the 4th of July, and that
Senator Daniel and other distinguish
ed gentlemen were expected at that
time.
| was in the old log cabin Virginia
homestead, which was quite a curiosi
ty. They were breaking flax, scutling,
carding and spinning, and an aged
lady, Mrs. Nancy Self, 1Ol years old,
was weaving; she sweaved 9 yards per
day. Her home is in Henry county,
near Danville. | saw the bed she had
used for so years, also a handmade pil
low slip 800 years old. 1t had on it
embroidered names of each person as
it was handed down. There is great
difference in the needle work then to
what it is now. also saw silk dress
made leO years ago. These were the
oldest relics that | know anything
about from our native State.
The Festival Hall is located at the
bead OF the main Cascade. The sculp
ture crowned top Of the great dome is
$50 feet high. The auditorium is 1l2
feet high from the floor of the theatre
Three great cascades, the largest
waterfall ever constructed by man.
5000 gallons of water per minute flows
over these CASCADES. 4'he illumination
at light over the lake and Cascade is
perfectly grand.
! must say something about the pike.
10 see everything on the Pike would
cost about $2s, 80 of course a fellow
with small pocket book like myself
could not take the whole thing in, but
what did see was certainly fine. The
Tyrolean Alps, Creation, Baby Incu
batter, and Jim Key. the famous edu-
Gated horse. the only equine honorary
member of the American Humane So
ciety, and which the owner says enjoys
the distinction of being the only equine
millionaire in existence, having earned
vi 100000 during his public career.
Mathematical problems, spelling and
business system are easily solved by
this wonderful animal. These are
some of the Pike attractions and they
are all very inter esting.
The crowd was great, people there
from all parts of the world, but it was
the most orderly one / ever saw. There
are lots OF things to see and pl enty to
eat of most anything you want on the
but of course you have to
pay for it.
AS returned home l stopped at
Ashland, KY, to see my friend, H. Il.
who used to live in Rockbridge
county south of Midway, and | enjoy.
ed my stay there very much indeed.
is very pretty place with a
population of 1000. l will close for
ibis time.
j. MARTIN HARRIS.
Spottswood, Va, July 5.