Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-11-21
GENERAL PARTICIPATION.
Foreign Nations and States Will Take Part
10 the jamestown Exposition Ia 1907.

III thE JHmestOWn EXPOSITION Ia lvUI.
1t is impossible to estimate the value
of tangible results that will accrue to
States, Municipalities, and foreign
countries following participation in the
jamestown Teri Centennial, at Norfolk,
Va, in 1907. Many reasons and adj
vantages combine to make this state
ment patent fact, when the import
ance OF the celebration, its geographic
cal location and its unique character is
remembered. A slight conception of
the favor with which the Exposition
has met may be formed, when it is
pointed out that more than four-fifths
of the available exhibit space has been
applied for, seven months before the
opening date. The applicants repre-
sent every line of domestic and foreign
manufactures, and producers, who
realize that similar opportunity for
improving commerce and trade condi-
tions generally throughout the United
States, European and South American
countries has never before been Of
fered.
The plan of combining municipal ex
hibits with manufacturers of cities has
struck popular chord. Commercial
organizations are exerting efforts in
this direction that promise to result in
many cities being represented along
this line. 1t has been satisfactorily
shown that the jamestown Exposition
will have an attendance never before
equalled, with the possible exception
of the Great Worlds Fairs, and the ad-
vantages of displaying the varied re-
sources, raw materials, manufactured
products, and exploiting inducements
to capital seeking investment, will
bring results that could never be &C
complished through any other business
channel.
In response to President Roosevelt,
invitatian to participate these nations
have accepted, and will be represent ed
either by warships, attachments of
troops, or civil delegations, while some
will make industrial exhibits: Great
Britain, Germany, Russia, Italy,
France, Belgium, Mexico, Venezula,
Denmark, Japan, Costa Rica, Argen-
tine Republic, Chile, Guatemala,
Switzerland, Haiti.
Many of the States of the Union
have erected buildings, including Vir-
ginia, New York, New Jersey, Mis-
souri,, Ohio, Massachusetts, Connect
cut, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Wiscon.
sin, Rhode Island, and several others
are expected, while each State will
contribute to the great historical, com
mercial and industrial exhibits. Cities
that will participate independent of
the States in which they are situated
will embrace Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Hartford, Syracuse, Mil
waukee, Richmond, all of which will
make extensive displays, combining
municipal, commercial and industrial
| features.
The jamestown Ter Centennial is a
new and distinct departure in EXPOSE
tions. Former expositions have invar-
iably been held in inland cities. and
were all of one general character.
while this celebration is situated on
the shores of the finest and most his
toric body of water in America, large
enough to float the navies of the world,
and upon which will be held the
greatest naval rendezvous in the
worlds history.
1t is within few hours travel of
more than 100000 persons, and
twenty-four hours of two-thirds of the
entire population of the United States.
easily reached by seven trunk lines of
railways and twenty -six lines of steam
ships, which center at the Tidewater
cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Newport News.
Worlds Fairs have been the time
keepers of progress, but the James
town Exposition is the advance agent
OF higher civilization, which will create
an era of increased prosperity and
material advancement, and at the same
time will more than realize the predic-
ton to be the greatest, most gorgeous
and novel celebration ever undertaken
in the Uuited States or any foreign
country.