The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-04-04
A Military and Naval Pageant.

Since the Philadelphia centennial
in 1876, there have been many expo
sitions, great and small. All have
been inland and all Of an industrial
character. On Hampton Roads in
1907, it is proposed TO give the wor!d
something entirely new. This great
celebration will be held at a point al
most equi-distant FROM Cape Henry,
where the English first landed their
ships in the spring Of 1907, aud
jamestown, where they finally estab.
lished their settlement, on one Of the
most historic bodies Of water CO the
face Of the globe, harbo, which in
the words of Gen. Lee, ''is largo
enough to float all the navies of civil
ization and deep enough to drown all
sectional d:Ferences."
Overlooking this splendid bay, the
jamestown exposition will, in 1907,
commemorate the beginning of the
American republic, the genesis Of the
white man in what is now tho United
States, the ter-centenniel Of the first
English settlement in the new
world.
1t is the most sentimental celebra-
tion ever planned in America. Sit
uated in e territory which has been
the battle-ground in all of the great
wars in America; burnt by savages in
its early days; during the English
wars ravaged by foreign foes; it was
the theatre Of the chief struggles Of
l861-1865, and on the roads naval en-
gagements have been fought as mem
orable as any Of the military conflicts
on Virginia soil.
The site chosen is q peculiarly hap
py one, because few Americans born
in this country are without ancestors
who have a personal interest in this
section.
% this same boa,7 of water 10 1892
a fair sized naval feat was assembled
IN honor of the four hundredth ami
versary of the discovery of America;
in 1907 40 nation will be unrepresent-
ed at the tremendous naval rendez-
'ous which will be held there.
President Roosevelt has by author.
ity of congress invited all countries to
send to the ter-centennial celebration
their ships of wars aud regiments of
their soldiery. Our own nation will
take conspicuous part, and the,
greatest display Of sea power that the
world has ever witnessed will be in
evidence to honor the celebration
which has meant So much to the
world.
From the inception Of the mGye.
ment to celebrate the 57sat eve.y en-
ergy OF the managers has been di.
rected toward the end that the cele.
bration should be historic, not com.
mercial in character, and that it
should teach to all visitors the salient
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should Impress upon all Who vowed
it, the humble beginning Of the nation
the various stages of development
through which it passed, its evolution
aud it's present grandeur.
The jamestown celebration is to a
large extent an official government af-
fair. The president Of the United
States has shown an interest in it and
the act OF congress which authorized authorized
the exposition, nominated the secre.
tary of war, the secretary of the
treasury and the secretary of the navy
as Samestown ter.oe ptennial commits
sioners, and directed them to take
charge of the government celebration.
As the international naval and military
features Of the exposition come very
largely Lnder the juriadiotion OF the
secretary Of State, who occupies a po-
sition analogous 70 that Of minister Of
foreign affairs in other countries, and
further as the marine feature conn cots
closely With the department Of COM
g ;;zassr7Se, It vii! Be scan that 90 less :han
i've members OF the presidents Official
family will be closely connected with
the celebration. j :: s. =
Hampton Roads has tho largest deep
land'looked harbor on the Atlantic
seaboard, which has a superficial area
Of nearly 160 square miles, the great
est part Of which a8orde safe anchor
age. On this splendid bedy Of water
may be fioated, without overcrovAing,
The navies Of civilization. .s.:.ttl5
There is iine camping ground for !!
troops on the shores Of the roads |
where an international military en-
,ampment will be held continuously |
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