Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24

Tho plan and scope Of the James,
town Exposition are so broad and
comprehensive and It's qualifications
are so numerous and OF such vital I'M
portance that to write nm article COW
eriDg all, within limited space, re-
quires n faculty for condensation.
Volumes might be written on the sub
jcct and yet not the half that would
both interest and instruct be told.
So broad Is the plan, and so compre.
henslve is the scope that nothing Ia
omitted that should be represented
and nothing Is elaborated beyond the
degree that It's Importance merits.
This Is Il broad claim but one feels
Justified In making II because Il Is
believed that the verdict OF the press
and public, when the Exposition has
become n matter Of history, Will yerl-
fy the claim.
The plan evolved and developed
after the most mature and careful
consideration, ! sto flttingly and APP
nropriately celebrate and commemor-
ate the three hundredth anniversary
OF the first English settlement on
the American continent. And. the
fact that this little band Of hardy
English pioneers. swaycd by the
storms of adversely and barrassed
and hcseibed by hordes of savages,
grew and developed into what was
then the most powerful ana thu.
richest of the mother conntry's for
cisn possessions, and finally, through
years of untold privntions and fields
! OF carnage from Lexington to York
town. into tho United States of Amer
lea. gave birth to the idea of making
the jamestown Exposition q national
affair, the more so. because. around
the site selected for the Exposition.
/ Hampton Roads, are clustered so
many points of Historic Interest
points where transplred events that
mark the most prominent ebod,s,' not
only In the history of, America but
in the history pf.Itlie World, and that
directly and EilslFdctE ,had thoir in,
fluence OH the dcstiniest' Of almost
every civilized nation and upon the
islands of the sea-.
In the evolution of the plan 1t was
decided to invite government parti-
cipation that In addition to tho his.
toric. educational, scientific and COM
mcrciaI features of the Exposition.
there might be added the new and
display and maneuvers. The matter
was accordingly laid before the Presi.
dent and Congress with the result
that a bill was passed and approved
by the President providing for not
4 only Il national but an international
celebration of the three hundredth
anniversary of the first English set
tlement in America and TO defray the
. ROynrnmnnt'o c nf
Congress then and in subsequent
amendment to the bill, appropriated
| S1,75,000. Congress also authorized
the President of the United States
to make proclamation OF said ceie-
bration and to invite foreign nations
to participate by the sending or their
naval vessels and such representa-.
tives OF their military organizations
as they deem practicable and also to
invite participation in said celebra.
ton by the militia of the several
states, but at their own expense.
Thus the original plan of the promo.
tiers was approved and broadened be.
yond their most sanvuine eXpecta-
tions.
/ The writer believes he is Justified
In saying that the scope is as broad
az the light of day as 1t circles the
\ globe, for from every land and every
\ cline there will be representation
and In most cases SO broad and com.
prehensivc that history of the
! jamestown Exposition will be his
tory of the progress and development
o fall nations in history. education,
art, science, agriculture. mining. man
utacturing and commerce, that Will
he OF incstimable value TO all future
/! generations.
1 So much has been said of the many
4 points of historic interest that cluster
around the site of the jamestown
! Exposition that passing notice here
will suffice. Washington and Rich