The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-09
OF
|MER|CA' s LIFE
snniaI of New World
TO Be Held on James
town Island.
Is HAS BEEN
FOR APPROPRIATION
on Will Open at Sew.
5 Point, Va, May
z, 1907.

lc Irlpunc-
rrON. D. c., May s.-The
Zion which the American pub
invited 10 patronize Will open
a. at Sewell's Point. within
tmpton Roads. 1t Will COM
be tri-ccntennial of the first
jement In America on James
The island is thlrty-flve
the exposition ground In the
and Will probably be the
lect OF interest In connection
tosltion.
aring the Grounds.
le progress has been made
the grounds at Sewells 3
" of the buildings are well
and one Is completed. The
4 the exposition intend to
he historical features and
7nned their buildings on as
Icale as was done ut Chicago
8.
Many Advantages.
0unds are much more favor
and the exposition Will have
. OF the great world s naval
mpton Roads, as well as the
of the troops OF many ma
Is being provided for on an
.le- Congress has been asked
appropriation of approXi-
Illion and a half dollars in
position. but up TO this time
lon has been sitting securely
nd the exposition managers
Bh frantic as the result of
fssful efforts TO pry him off,
I'D Is Expected.
ed that In due time the ex-
lreccive substantial aid from
In the past other expeditions
Island. where the first En-
In America was established
aces a tract OF 1900 acres
James river. ABOUT three
ON Old Point Comfort.
igress May Buy.
seriously considering the
of purchasing the Island,
the exposition people, and
DIV is over turning II into a
Government reservation TO
historical spot. The island
s'om hand TO hand. but is at
- BY a Mrs. Barney. former
as. o., who has shown COM
riotic pride In preserving it.
! Under Mortgage.
family came Into posses
Hand under a mortgage fore
head OF the family was a
ed car manufacturer OF
10 conceived the plan OF re-
tracts OF Virginia swamp
Nbuildlng of dikcs and a sys-
rage. AS an engineering
u Barney's plan proved sue
ally speaking. but IL was
Iponsibility for one man TO
after becoming land poor"
his acquisition. the owner
Island died. leaving many
cres OF Virginia land to his
lldren. who have been strug-
lc burden for some years
and Is Fertile.
and her daughter reside
re-island. and are the only
ssides their servants. The
fertlle. For some years the
we'd considerable revenue
Lrming on the island. They
I've acres planted with as
We time and supplied Del
rry's and other fashionable
~ q small portion OF the
Dstorlcol value. Much of the
Hstown site has been car
the encroachments OF the
.ndations Revealed.
n of the principal street OF
ln remains and recent cx-
e disclosed tho foundation
sscmbly hall. the old State
at church In America and
residences In the carly set
20 Is a strong sentiment In
yor of acquiring tho Island
5sd valuation and maintain
Irmanent Government park.
rHe Self Sustaining.
h<lof the soil would make tho
taining In competent hands
q all be capable OF q high
ntion. except the few acres
cred because OF their HIS
res. The site marks the
republican government. IT
II that the origin Of most
n the world were lost In
that the United States Is
hpnly country which knows
h7ot which marks It's begin
0 Iric Associations.
pular assembly was held In
q the first trial by jury. At
sBnrney acquired the Island
and expressed the !nten-
to the Government at his
INC historical society ms a
TX. Tho financial rcverscs
him and which have at
oily since rendered the do