Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21
Recent Visit of Local Commit
tee to Norfolk.
GREATER ACTIVITY NOTED
Trend of Events in Greater Washing
ton Movement.
SPACE AT THE EXPOSITION
Wisdom Of Local Commercial Pro-
moters Said to Have Been Dem
onstrated-Gateway to South.

The visit to Norfolk of Mr.. Woodwork
Clum and other representatives of the joint
committee on the jamestown exposition ex-
fibit of the District of Columbia is said to
be. bringing results already. Those business
men who believe In the commercial expan-
sion of this city have been moved to in
creased activity and the prediction was
made last evening by merchant who has
been watching the trend of events in the
Greater Washington movement that In less
than ten days all the space that has been
engaged by the joint committee will have
been allotted.
Mr.. James E. Martin, former merchant
of Raleigh. N. c.. who has been here sew
eral days on business connected with the
Treasury Department, said last evening
that the wisdom of the Washington pro-
motors had been shown in securing the
$500 square feet of space at the exposition.
1t is his opinion that this city may now
honestly and fairly clnch it's title to 1.-The
gateway to the south
High-Class Attendance.
The visitor quoted from a recent state
ment of Mr.. c. r. Kelley Of the jamestown
Exposition Company that by reason of the
distinct military and naval features of the
coming exposition an unusually large and
extremely high-class attendance must be
anticipated. Shortly after the centennial
1t was said that the people were tired Of
expositions; yet each succeeding worlds
fair has diSproVen such assertion.
1.-The celebration of the three hundredth
anniversary of Jamestown, If 1t took a
purely industrial form. would still draw
large crowds Mr.. Kelley said further,
"The nquisitive American takes a deep
interest in all inventions which make for
largeneSs or ease Of output; for the i'm
provement of transportation, or for the
saving of labor. Mechanical appnances,
generally will be fully illustrated at Nor
folk in 1907. The space devoted to these
displays bears somewhat less proportion
to the whole than has been the rule at
previous expositions, but the class of ex-
hibits will be high. and each sample well
worth scrutinous study. The other exhibit
divisions will attract, not only by reason
of novelty, but because of inherent draw
ing powers, that would hardly stale by
repetition. Chief of these, naturally. will
be the naval and military displays.
Collateral Points Of Interest.
Naturally, an exposition of this char
acter will draw a very high class of visi-
tors, people to whom the average worlds
fair would appeal in vain. This tercen-
tennial has so many collateral points of
interest. aside from the main display it.
SELF that 1t may justly be said to lie in
region that forms permanent exposition
The territory adjacent to Hampton Roads
and in close proximity to 1t. is, historically.
the most notable American soil; and among
the points of interest in the section two
stand out glaringly as magnetism. chmond.
the historic capital of the confederacy. and
Washington the splendid chief city of the
Union. 1t has been said justly by many
public men, among them several members
of Congress. that while the exposition Is
held at Norfolk. it might with justice be
He'd Uvoc N; IN +
1.-THE great advantages Of the capital
city have never been sufficiently exploited
by an exposition or through any other me-
/ dunn Greater Washington is a fact easy
of accomplishment.
Few people realize what Washington has
to offer in the way of commercial oppor-
tun!ties, and Washington seems just now
. to be awakening to the Importance Of Sc
curing commercial enterprises in order tc
afford employment to the large numbers
who can no longer count upon government
positions. Vacancies In the departments
are infrequent. and the quota allotted to
the District of Columbia is not Sunclent TO
meet the demand.
Facts Are Benefcent.
'"These facts. while they may constitute
Washington's. problem. are really benefi-
cent. There are few cities which have any
advantage over Washington 1t has many
lines of railroad; it is easily reached by
water: ana IL pOSScSScS OuS piCPohSAS a."
traction to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
water power in close proximity. The mer-
camille resources of Washington-great as
they are-are less known than those Of
many cities Of the 25.O00 to $1,000 popula-
ton class. for the reason that visitors to
the metropolis see the public buildings and
the high government officials: they wander
through the library or the Smithsonian In
stitute: they go to the departments and
| look at the government experimentation
leave the city unimpressed with Its COM
| mercial advantages. simply because no one
has brought these advantages fairly to
| their notice.
III a concerted effort were made by
Washington merchants to exploit them
selves and their city at the jamestown ex-
position they could perhaps gain an ad-
| vertisement which a million dollars spent
otherwise could not attain. The District
| of Columbia has never had building at an
l exposition. 1t should certainly have one
| at the tercentennial