The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-11
, The jamestown Exposition.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,---I am very happy over the Idea
OF Richmond having a day set ASIDE
for our people at the jamestown EN-
position. All who can go, hope VIII
certainly do so, for they Will never
regret 1t. Having no selfish motive
other than that of Virgnian, born and
bred and proud OF 1t, / feel that 1t IS
my duty. which / shall perform with
great pleasure, to give to those VINO
nave not seen the Jamestown EXposl-
ton Tho facts and truth OF what was
seen by our party OF three (my Wife,
my n.iten years old. and myself,
On the morning of July I'd, at
o'clock we left Richmond Via the
chesapeake and Ohio Railway, to New
port News, and then the pleasant trip
by watorA- to Pine Beach street car
at wharf There we went to the Inside
Inn, paying for our admission into the
Exposition Grounds so cents each. We
had very comfortable rooms, food good
and water used on the table and IN
the hotel Is furnished from the Neck
lenburg Lithia Springs at Chase CITY,,
Va, free to the guests. After lunch.
at reasonable prize, we cook an au-
tomobile ride around the grounds. for
20 cents apiece. getting most excel
lent view OF the entire exposition and,
S'AS SeAAAAC lIility lSAht> W.
selves with the lay of the ground.
After visiting the Virginia Building.
the Pennsylvania, the Georgia. the
Louisiana, the Army and Navy and the
smithsonian, we went back to the In
side Inn for our dinner. Having been
much refreshed, we again took the
automobile and BY night saw one Of
the grandest sights any one could
wish for-all Of the. buildings lit up by
electricity. We got out at the War
Path. and here, let me say, the clean
est and best shows I have ever Wit
messed will be found. have had the
good fortune to have visited tile fol-
lowing expositions in my life, viz.
Paris. Hamburg Buffalo, Chicago, etc.
NO" permit me to omit the many most
excellent places of amusement and
dwell for moment upon thea most
historic and substantial.
First. last and always. the Virginia
Building, contains antiques, old paint
lngs and engravings, furniture ornas
ments. and the architecture is beyond
my humble expression of beauty, dig
nifty and elegance. Pennsylvania is
next to Virginia In its entirety and
most creditable showing. Then comes
Connecticut Here we found. as a
large majority said, next 10 the most
creditable in all of its showing. ana
get-up. New York has most hand
some building, beautifully furnished
etc, etc, etc. We found many, many
such exhibits from most of the States.
Now. let us take the States Build
ing. There we found each State show
ing samples of all their respective pro-
ducts 1t Is worth a trip 70 the expo
sition to see this exhibit, If for no 9th
er reason,
So many more things OF Interest.
pleasure and education I could dwell
upon, but only give a bird's-eye view
of three-days stay. The knockers
can write down what they saw, what
they expected to see, and what they
did not see, and they will be found
lonely, unreasonable and unjust If
they say the James town Exposition is
not great success and credit to any
State. ig7
The expense ofthis trip depends upon
yourself. You canglive reasonably, or
otherwise, to suit your taste
sincerely hope that every boy
and girl over six years old born in
Virginia viii see thia grand sight. for
the education, interest and f&pride that
will long lingerin their life. The rate
OF living at the jamestown Exposition
is about on par with that of the aver
age expositions Of the past. II
Yours, etc.
HENRY LEE VALENTINE.
July 6, 1907.