Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-19
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1907.
TO DRAG DOWN THE EXPOSITION

The Norfolk papers on sunday hnu
articles on the rcopening of the
jamestown Exposition which bear all
tho carmarks OF being inspired by
the powers that DO AT tho fair across
Hampton Roads That the assertion
that the statements MAIDS by the Nor.
folk papers were not mere guess work
on the part OF some reporter II might
be well TO quote from the ,irginlan.
Pilot, which. among other things,
says:
Tho most important, serious and
far reaching steps To reopen tho
jamestown Exposition next summer
fer four or four and a half montna
were taken yesterday. These steps
were tho developments Of plan
Which con,cmplates tho organization
of n new company, financed by pow
eiful interest TO be most benefited
by feopening Of the fair. which shall
lease tho Tcr.CrntGnnial from the
present company, and THO company
30 operate the fair with an expert
Snowman on a strlctly ConeY Island
basle
Tho announcement of thls develop
ment In the reopening plans OF the
Exposition was Officially made By d.
rector General Alvah H. Martin TO tho
Nlrgin!anPilot reporter last night"
Tho Daily Press has no desire what.
ever to question tho right OF Mr..
Martin or any other official to have
show OH the grounds now occupied
by the jamestown Ter.Centcnnial
Company on "Concy Island" basis,
but We believe that We have the right
to question Mr. Martin or any other
man connected with tho Exposition
from building up from the ruins OF
the Exposition n catch-penny AFFAIR.
Now York needs her Consy Island,
and Boston her Revere Beach, and
Newport News and Norfolk their
Ocean View and Pine Deach-thcy arc
necessities OF the summer season and
rs long rs they are we'll conducted
play a good part in community, as
they allow the man who works week
days to have and 10 Riyc his family
an outing and u diversion that Ia e.;-
sent!al for their welfare, bu, when
II comes to building up cheap re-
sort by AN expert Snowman" of the
Coney Island variety with the James.
town Exposition as foundation. the
Daily Press believes and believes
with all its might--that the time has
come to offer It's word OF protest.
Tho Jamestown Exposition was
held to celebrate what is uni.
veYally regarded as the event
which played the most important
part in the history of our ma
ton, The idea and the ideals on
which the Exposition was founded
we're lofticr than those which insnir.
cd the fairs at Chicago and ST. Louis.
The inspiration for the jamestown
fair vas of the very highest. because
II meant the beginning of the settle
ment' conquest IL you like, of this
country by the English speaking race
mo discovery of America by Colum.
bus. for which the Chicago fair war
held, was nothing compared 10 that
OF the basic idea Of the jamestown
Exposition; the celebration at St
Louis was for, If tho truth be looked
plainly In the face, tho contamination
OF move that was madc for politi
cal purposes only. It is true that tht
discovery OF America by Colum,nt
was worthy Of celebration. as 1,a.
also the acquisition of the vast ter
lltory by the Louisiana purchase. bu
Whom IL comes TO high aud lot,
purpose, never was there an Exposi
ton held In this country wnirn had
higher and better foundation than TIL
Jamestown Exposition. &
u the inspired statement printe'