Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-10-25
A GREAT EXPOSITION.

We have visited the Exposition. We
want to tell all our readers how splen.
did show it is. and we can find no
| words more expressive nor true than
are contained in the following article
from the Norfolk Landmark of last
Friday
No patriotic citizen of Virginia who
visits the Jamestown Exposition now
can fail to experience thrill of pride.
1t would take hardened cynic to con
tenn plate without enthusiasm the
beautiful buildings, with their bril-
liantly-varied styles of architecture,
their charming arrangement, their In
structive and Interesting exhibits, and
the substantially OF construction
which distinguishes these buildings
from those of any previous Fair.
The beauty of the location is beyond
description, and particularly appeals
to strangers. Here in Underwater Vir
ginia we have grown so used to the
magniicence of Hampton Roads that
we do not fully appreciate it. To the
visitor looking upon the majestic
marine rOadstead for the first time, the
impression of grandeur and beauty is
overwhelming. There is no other such
exposition site in the world.
The great Government Pier, now alb
sOlutely complete, with it's graceful
towers and the longest concrete arch
in the world connecting them. is truly
sight worth seeing. The walk around
the pier is nearly half mile, we should
say, and the effect of the majestic wat
ers beyond and the pretty lagoon in.
side is something never to be duplicat.
ed
Another respect in which the James.
town Fair surpasses is the electric dis
play in the evening. AS part of the
electric lighting scheme. the pier and
its towers lend vastly to the symmetry
and brilliancy of the whole. The
view of the Exposition Buildings at
night from the top Of the pier arch is
something that nobody should miss
Then, to get the. full effect of the whole
lighting scheme, as beautiful as any
thing ever devised by human art. the
visitor should see the illumination
from the Roads or from the opposite
shore. This Exposition unquestlona
ably exceIs all others in the feature of
illumination.
The condition of the grounds is now
excellent. There are many beds of
multi-cOlored flowers in bloom, the
intra. mural railway is in lively opera.
ton, there is plenty to eat and drink
at reasonable price, and the weather
Is perfect for sightseeing purposes.
The heat of the summer is over and we
are now in the midst of that agreeable
fall period when there is just enough
GOODNESS in the. air to prevent ono from
becoming uncomfortable in walking.
There is an exubsrahce. a ligh tness, q
sparkling wine in the atmosphere
which makes ones tread elastic and
ones spirit bu0yant.
II the discriminating people a this
country want real treat, If they real.
ly care for the artistic and bes utifuI,
they will come to the Jamestown Ex.
position in its closing days. II is no
more like what 1t was in the first few
months of it's existence than cheese is
like chalk. It is such sight as must
enrapture any normal and intelligent
person. With every critic whose OpiD-
ion carries authority, to see the James
town Exposition has been to prs se it.
visited the Fair-frOm captains of In
dustry to statesmen and prelates, In
Guiding great writer's and orators and
artists-has failed to be moved to en-
thusiasm. The Exposition is great
AS ViTginians and Southerners and
Americans, we are proud of it. and call
on the country to come and see it in
its glorious perfection.