Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-22
new AND NOVEL
FEATURES At
JAMESTOWN
Water Belt Line Never Before
Attempted or Even
Suggested.

Norfolk. va. Dec. No. Parallel To-
the Old provorb that necessity is the
mother of invention is the nCwcr
saying that expeditions are the Origi'
majors of novel ideas The James.
town Centennial exposition, 90 be
held or the shores and waters 0i
Hampton Roads. near Norfolk. an 1907
win be- no exception tn THIS rule. as
already many attractl0ln ana yalu.
able schrmCa have lCCn perfected. tina
will serve 90 both umuaO and accom-
m0dato the thousands that viii take
foo this celcbratlOa. which % 90 com
mennonite che three hundrcdth ami.
vonary of thp FIRST permanent Eng
lish speaking cOloly Doe America.
Foremost among these attractions
az the jamestown exposition viii be-
Tie Water ncif Line. an organized
company that VIII maintain a regular
schcduic Of steamers. around uad
about the waters al Hampton Roads
and the adjoining tributaries that go
to make up the famous "Tidewlter
Virginia" a belt lire uu land. with
steam or trolley cars. is familiar 90
almost every city, but water belt
Line operating steamers Instead Of
cars "a indeed q novel system of trans
p0rtatlon.
OWNS 60 The fact that the James.
town exposition will De the FIRST cCle.
lraiiOn of its kind ever held iu this
country. On deep water, there viii De-
assembled in Hampton Roads, next
year. the greatest naval pageant that
The world has over seen. These as.
s,mbied nnyioa of all the representa-.
tive nations az anchor ia ihe sparloug
harhor IN front of the exposition
grounds. viii include every type Of
lighting craft from the smallest aud
most obsolete gunbOat TO the largest
and most formidable man.of.War. AZ.
fording a splendid opportunity for tnc
comparison OF the naval strength 81
The various countries thai are 90 par.
tlcipate. and 90 note The pogress IN
naval construction from iis earliest
stages
No section Of the country ls so hal
lowed hy history making events as
that part of Virginia. un Hampton
Roads. whose shores arc lined vita
historic points of interest where the
jamestown exposition will be held In
1907 Foremost among these land.
marks. is Old poiat Comfort so namce
by the first settlers because of the
safe anchorage Afforded hy joe protect
ga shores for their storm tossed yes
ECls. ucro De- also located For. Mon.
roe. the chief artillery station of Che
United States g0yornm Al, un me al.
lanilc coast with Sos grim old wallis
and winding most Fort Monroe is
.'a.Haa "a
formidable military posts in the CGun.
Try yorktown where CORVALLIS sur
rendered 20 fhc Continental army H
only two hours ride hy either boat ut
train from the exposition. Here can
be- seen thD monument Drrtlcd Dog
the government .a honor ui thU great
victory 0i thc American forces Tho
Cast custom house ever erected boo
America is also located 40 yorktown.
Within stones throw of Che oXuuai'
lion site. can bee seen the rcmains ol
tho caFihWOrks thrown up by the
Confederate army n their defense
against the union troops in iho battle
of Sowolls Point The scene of the
FAMOUS battle b,twccu the Monitor aud
Inc Merrimac. is also close hy the
hght having taken place only 10 TOYS
hundrod yards ont in Hampton Roads.
from the grounds of the exposition.
Thlae and many other points OF Ia
te.cat that line Inc shores of this
renowned harhur together with ibr
varied water features of thu uXppsi
lion including rot only tho naval dis
play hut motor boat cnfnlvals, yacht
races and submarine contests, VIII
make d imperative for visitors iu in4
rcrCOntyunlal so make this irin
around the hnrhcr that has been laid
Out hy the water Belt lire before
thcy can trwhfully say ihat tney
have seen everything in connection
with this attractive exposition
The company Is under the general
managcmeni uf "a p. McGarSio. e
we'll known cOnCessiuuairC who mas
made oxposiilona study 4 unique
aud valuable feature uf his plan, u
ihat the tickets Will be- issued with
coupons admitting OF siopOV2r puYi
legcs ai any or all uf the polatH sea
route allowing Jhc passengeH to take
any of the following steamers io com
ploje che rib The rofad "trip viii
start from tho C0mpanys own wharf
dn me water front Of Norfolk. end
touch such places aH Portsmouth
Newport News. Old Point Comfort
the exposition grounds Hnd bach
again 10 Norfolk ana will in no
sense be- on tho order of the average
cheap exposition. hut wiil hr con
Quoted along tbe very finest linta
especial attcniiu1 being p9id To- wo
mch nnd children md nO liquor De-
lng sold aboard or rowdylsm permit
ted
Beside tho regular holt lino trips
Iho company viii operate daily eN
cursiona 90 such pisces aa James
town island. ihc actual site nf mf
arst permanent settlement eher.
nothing remains Mlt NE old ruined
church tower, $50 familiar ln history
I YorktowA. already spoken Of ant
many ol the other Interesting place.
ln aud about Tidowaicr virginia,
( 80 matter how familiar with his
7 tory one may be-, d ia nevertheless
always pleasant and interesting 90 see
line actual places where ibat hisi0rj
/ was made ard those WHO yitit ih'
/ jamestown TerConiennlal exposition
lia 1907. and take advantages oi thi'
I opportunity Oi seeing these points 81
! interest. viii ever rcmtmher ihcli
nleasaut frin nn the palanal steamer
NJ che Water Belt Llne