The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-16
JAMESTOWN FAIR
WILL Be SUCCESS
Sam w. Bowman of Norfolk
Talks of Exposition
lis SUPERB LOCATION
Geographically, 1t Is Within Easy
Reach of 100000 People-Work
Going Forward Rapdly-een-
era Lees Successor.

Sam w. Bowman, a real estate man of
Norfolk, Va, who has been in Birming-
ham for few days prospecting in the
real estate field here, talked interesting
~ last night of the jamestown EXPOSE
ton that is to be held at Sewalrs Point
near Norfolk in 1907 in commemoration
of the three hundreth anniversary of the
landing at jamestown of the first Eng
lish settlers on the American continent.
Work is well under way ON the exposi-
tion," said Mr. Bowman, and indica-
tons are plentiful that it will be a great
success. The site of the fair is exceeding
" attractive Sewalrs Point where the
having a larger population l cite this
and is readily accessible from that place.
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Berkeley. Newport
News, Hampton, Phoebus and Old Point
Comfort. The Hampton Roads environ
ment has a population of 100000. 1t will
be seen therefore that the exposition is
to be held at one of the largest urban
centers in the south--New Orleans alone
having a larger population. l cite this
fact merely to prove that the jamestown
exposition will not be provincial affair,
1t will be held in community whose
population. exceeds that of any one of the
states of Delaware, Nevada, Idaho and
Wyoming.
1T is interesting also to note that seven
eighths of the population of the United
States live nearer Hampton Roads than
to Baltimore, Washington Philadelphia,
New York or Boston. Seven railway lines
have terminals there, six of them being
trunk lines. Twenty million people in the
United States can reach Hampton Roads
in less than a ride of twelve hours on
these railways. Besides this, the city is
In close water communication with Rich
mond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, New York, Portsmouth and Bos-
ton, all ports in Virginia and North Car
Dina and with Savannah, Cuba, Mexico
and various European ports.
'These facts Indicate that the EXPOSE
ton will attract large attendance. The
event it celebrates will awaken the live
lest interest in the old world as well as
the new, the English especially being ex-
pected to visit the exposition in great
numbers
THE landscape gardner and architect
have completed plans and the grounds are
already shaping themselves into marvels
of artistic beauty, The grounds will be
tall wire fence which will be covered
with vines and blossoming flowers of all
kinds This feature will be picturesquely
unique 1t is intended also to have the
buildings permanently remain after they
are erected.
1.-THE financial plan of the exposition
Is encoura ging. Congress will, 1t is be-
lieyed, increase its appropriation to 3d.
100000 and all the states will be invited
to contribute, General Fitzhugh Lee
death was a great loss to the exposition,
as his work in its behalf had been highly
successful His successor has not yet
been chosen. There has been some talk
of having Admiral Dewey or General
Joseph Wheeler succeed General Lee, but
| feel quite sure that a Virginian will be
given the place Governor Montague,
Senator Daniel and General Anderson Of
Richmond are mentioned in this eonnec-
ton.
'The people of Alabama, many of whose
ancestors came from the old Dominion,
NAV be sure that the jamestown exposi-
ton to be held in 1907 will be worthy OF
the old commonwealth and OF the event
it is intended to celebrate"