Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-26
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
TRENTON, Nov. 26:-Francis
Bailey Lee. of this city, author of
New Jersey as a Colony and
State" and other historical works.
has been appointed by the New Jersey
Commission for the jamestown Ter
centennial Exposition as the head of
the historical exhibit to be made
there by this state. Mr.. Lee has
made tentative report to Colonel
Lewis T. Bryant, of Atlantic City,
secretary of the commission, outlin-
ing plan for the proposed exhibit.
The report recommends an exhibit
that would be wide departure from
the stereoptyped ones of the past. 1t
is likely that Mr.. Lees plan will be
adopted. II is very probable that the
valuable historical documents stored
at Perth Amboy as the property OF
the East Jersey Proprietors will be
made part of the exhibit. The re-
port follows
The Report In Detail.
Hon. Lewis t. Bryant,
Secretary New Jersey Commission,
jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition
Sir
In response to your recent favors.
and in accordance with our interview,
regarding the collection and display
of New Jersey Historical Exhibit.
at the jamestown Ter-Centennial Ex-
position, / beg leave to offer the fol-
lowing plan. / premise certain gem
eral observations.
The national and International
character of the jamestown Exposi-
tion will attract sightseers from
every civilized nation. Experience
derived from a study of other exhibi-
tions unquestionably warrants the
statement that great majority of
the visitors in jamestown will make
hurried examinations of the exhibits,
resulting in the securing of what are
termed general impressions" Only
small minority will inspect the var
ious objects shown. Furthermore.
| the mass of visitors are usually un-
appreciative of, or Indifferent to, the
actual and relative values of mus
eum-displayed historical objects.
For these reasons historical col-
lections, except to the special stud
ent, frequently fail in securing the
principal aim for which they are
| formed-the education of the gener-
al public. AS this educational aim
is primarily important, a plan should
be devised for it's speedy attainment,
particularly as much of the New Jer-
sey collection must be dispersed at
| the close of the exposition.
The plan which is herewith pre-
sc~'ed has in contemplation the use
o. vail space in the fire proof room
! r. )e devoted to New Jerseys collec-
/ tion Primarily, there should be a.
H..
maps of the State of New Jersey ar
ranged to show the growth and dis
tribution of population in New Jei-
sey from Indian occupancy to the
present, as follows.
Growth of Population.
! 1. Valley areas of Indian 0ccu-
pancy showing the site OF the f1rst
reservation in the United States at
Edgepelick Burlington county
| 2. Swedish settlements on the
Delaware as well at the Dutch settle
ments on the rivers flowing into the
Hudson and the bays, 1614-l664.
g. English settlements in East and
West Jersey, 1630-1702.
4, French Huguenots, German,
Scotch, Irish, and other racial settle
ments until 1775.
5. Distribution of population, first
Federal census. 1890
6. Distribution of population,
1S4O.
7, Density of population 1870.
showing movement away from the
country districts.
s. Density of population 1905,
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