West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-08
Value Of Harships that Will Float on
Hampton Roads Next Year.
NAVAL REVIEW AT TBR- CENTENNIAL
twenty-five Of the Great Natiens Of the
World Have Promised to Send
Floating Monsters to the
Exposition.
BY WILLARD NoMANs.
Special Correspondence of The Argus.

Special Correspondence of The Argus.
NORFOLK, VA, Nov. SIN size,
in cost, and in grandeur the naval
review which will be on constant
view at the jamestown Ter Centen.
nial Exposition to be held at Hamp
ton Roads. near Norfolk, Va, will
surpass anything OF the kind ever
held. A high official OF the Navy
Department has estimated that at
no time will there be less than ss,
900, 900 worth of naval ships float
ing on the waters Of Hampton Roads.
This may seem to the lay reader a
stupendous value 10 put on Just one
feature OF the great celebration, but
when II is remembered that nearly
all warships above and including
the third rate cost a million apiece,
and even destroyers cost three
quarters of a million, with battle
ships and armored cruisers costing
from three to Ten millions, it will be
seen at glance that the estimate is
not too high.
About twenty-five of the greatest
nations on earth, including alh the
great maritime powers, have prom
ised to send TO the jamestown Ex.
position contingents of their naval
strength. This insures the coming
of the greatest naval feet ever
brought together. England will, of
course, send mighty feet alone,
and the other powers, not to be too
greatly outdone by the greatest naval
power, will also make great ahow-
ing. Submarine boats will be pres
ent IN great numbers. and all the
latest engines of naval destruction.
Aside from the purely naval fea.
lures Of the exposition there will be
series of great yacht races in
which every style and size Of sailing
craft will contest. Cups have been
offered as prizes by the king of Eng
land, the emperor OF Germany, SIR
Thomas Lipton, and President
Roosevelt all wellknown yachting
enthusiasts.
King Edwards cup will 60 TO the
winner OF the International Cham
pionship Races, and the other cups
will go to the winners of the major
events of the long series of regattas,
which will last over period OF two
months. Several weeks will also be
taken up by the motorboat carnival,
which will be held off the piers OF
the exposition.
Besides these events there will be
great rowing contests held under the
auspices of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen and the expo
siliop. There will be canoe races,
and freak races, class designed
especially for the benefit Of the
builders of freak racing craft.
Lovers of the water will find
enough to keep them busy during
the entire life Of the exposition.
A striking feature Of the exposi
ton IS the collective exhibition by
cities, comprising and combining
their manufactures and municipal
attractions.
The plan is meeting with general
approval, a number Of the larger
cities having secured large areas Tor
a display, and many smaller places
are falling into line. The economy
aud simplicity Of the plan appeals
to every community that has attrac-
tions to offer to settlers and desra
bic locations for manufacturing
plants. 1t appeals to local pride
and TO those manufacturer who lie
sire to extend their business or the
territory they desire TO cover.
Different trade organizations are
ais contemplating selective exhibits
Of the highest productions Of their
members, the plan being similar TO
that whereby pictures Of artists are
selected by committees for exhibit
in the salons Of Paris. BY this
means only the best are shown.
The President and the United
States Commissioners are especially
anxious to have the highest and best
products OF our factories shown to
the thousands Of foreigners who are
coming to the exposition, which will
include the greatest naval and mili-
lary display the world has ever seen.