The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
COMMISSIONERS
LAUD BIG FAIR
Representatives of Various
States Pass Compliment
airy Resolutions.
IS EXCELLED BY NONE
Despite Bad Weather and Labor
Troubles Buildings Are Now
All Completed.

Jamestown Exposition, Va, July 10
At the meeting of the state commits
sioners' association of the jamestown
exposition held at the Missouri build
ing July 8, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted and asked
to be published by the newspapers of
the country:
Whereas, we believe that the repre-
sensations in some of the papers Of
the country in relation to the James
town exposition and to the accommo-
datiOns and cost Of living in this vi
entity are unjust to the exposition and
consequently grossly misleading to the
people of this country; and it is due
to the citizens of our respective states
that they should have from US authori-
tative information about this exposi-
ton as will enable them to form d just
opinion of its value and character, and
to mature their plans to visit it, with
such knowledge OF conditions as we,
their representatives, can from our in
vestigation and experience give them;
therefore
Resolved. that we hereby testify
to the magnitude and varied attractions
of this exposition, ranking as it does
country. appropriately celebrating the
Ter-centennial of our nations birth,
and we commend it to our fellow citi-
zens as worthy of their confidence and
patronage.
Despite bad weather, labor troubles
and freight congestion, a great exposi-
ton has been produced, unique in it's
historical and educational features and
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midst Of historic surroundings, its at
mosphere teeming with associations
| connected with every period of our
country's history.
The great exhibit buildings are fill
ed with industrial exhibits of most
interesting character. The United
States government has assembled in it's
buildings exhibits unsurpassed at any
previous exposition, while in many re-
spects they surpass any heretofore
made. The buildings erected by the
various states are unquestionably the
best ever built at any exposition.
THE amusement section compares
| favorably with that of any previous
exposition. its shows being clean. many
of them of high order and most inter
esting.
| Assembled in the historic waters OF
Hampton Roads, which wash the shores
of the exposition grounds, may be seer
the great specimens of naval archi-
lecture of this and other countries
The sightseer has opportunity to visit
the colonial, national and state CAPT
notwithstanding, Washington and
! Richmond-in the neighborhood OF
which are the battlef1elds of all oul
wars from Yorktown to AppomatoX
and to visit points of interest made
sacred by events of three hundred
years.
The adjacent cities offer ample ho-
tel and boarding house accommoda
tions at reasonable rates. rooms be-
ing obtainable from so cents upward
and the cost of living, restaurant
prices, etc. are moderate, giving the
prudent visitors opportunity to live a:
economically as their taste and circum
stances may make expedient.
Therefore in commencing this ex
position to the people of our respect
i've states we strongly advise them tina
they should not fail to visit it, ant
to come prepared to remain Ions
enough to study its vast and varied in
terests and attractions.
"(Signed), H c. Dockery North Caro-
lima; James NJ. Irvine, Mississippi
Samuel A Eddy Connecticut; Herber
z. Sargent, Michigan, committee"