Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02

nccc'''v INC N"r'olk landmark pub
lishcd the following article conccruinrl
work Which was ,lonc on tho I,n,c,.
tnwn I,xn.i,;.,
'o'i'ec 'heii
'he contract Tor The permanent water,
sewerage and drainage system has
been awarded. and during the coming
week the contract for the construction
OF roads, walks and basins will bc
given. The exposition authorities cx-
pecl to have all the surface and sub
surface work done within the next two
or three months and they will then
proceed Immediately on the building
work;
The jamestown Exposition grounds
are showing the amount of work which
has been done there.
The streets have been laid out, the
ch'irc surface has been drained, large
numbers of plants have been placed i'm
nursery rows and big trees which can
ne liscu Tor decorative and shade pur-
poses have been rootprlned for re-
planting.
over five hundred thousand small
pants were gathered last winter.
some oh these already have bccn util-
l|ed, others stand i'll rows for future
use.
mere are more honcysucklcs than
amy other shrub or vine Nearly one
hundred and twenty-five thousand of
ihcse plants were secured. The next
III number Is the pcriwinklc, and a
close third the trumpotvinc
Recently tho grounds were enclosed
by wire fence stretched on dccora-
tlVc posts. This fence will be covered
with flowers and yrr,ltrr T,vnut "
thousand rose bushes have hccn placed
along the line OF wire and trumpet
vines ana honcyslickcs have been
painted IN connection with them. Be
lore inc gates of the exposition open a
.hick mass oil green comminglcd with
ho'leSsuckle flowers and red roses will
obscure an outside view of the expo
slllon.
IL mas bcen part Of the decorative
pan eVolVed by the cxposition's board
vi uesien mat native plants should be
uscu as lar as possible and for this
purpose, besides the three specimens
| n,ch.lohed ABOVE, the following small
| PiahtS are IN nursery rows for future
use: Nearly fifty thousand privct cut
tihSs' between ten and twenty thou
SAND each of mountain laurel, galcx.
willow cuttings, ana miscellaneous col
iectiohs from old gardens. In addition
10 'iesc are many samples Of bear
sraas' ginger ana mulberry.
among the large trees whose roots
nave Deen treated anu which will be
Ie'hoVed 10 othcr locations next fall.
.he most numerous are hollics, red
| 'i"p'tS' 'ocists' willow oaks, lowering
.oS Moou' apple anu cherry trees, red
oeua'S' Phpcr W'ilDerrles and water
o"ns.
ocVeIai thousand WILLOWS have been
puIciiascd LOT the water front. These
.uc "i'eaay Ill position. Tho trees
"hosc tooiS nave Dccn cut are all
inuIhcu. showing the diameter OF the
oii"i',inS roots. walk over the
S,o'le IS necessary TO give one an
iuea vi INC large amount OF work done
40 WIG particular lihe.
mere are thousands oil trees which
VIII remain where they now are, in
,ao.; ~ mas necn the design OF the
,ai.uncape archilect 10 preserve the
'a.H'ai ieaturcs Wherever possible.
81 j;i'i,nS pain wnicii has been termed
$3.50, holn i-ahc thcrc arc, Tor instance,
''"'.lic Gus vi piahts anu trees which are
t,, .eniiois decorative. rms walk Is
WI .uipus, winding around the Boush
Gicch pot',iuiiry Oh the land and broken
III several places abruptly by large
' huea WHICH require the walkway to be
~ f ~, ~. one pace inc pam leads
~ UnI vi .ne ~, nhcSl OAKS 10 DC seen
ans mi,olG III luc"atcr virginia. 1t Is
AZ .,"n.r ''ioharcii OF inc forest.
oi'a o"S anc s'lurc inc boulevard mas