The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-07-31
THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.


Editor Big Stone Gap Post:
Dear Sir:-Since my return
from j JAMESTOWN | have had so
many inquiries from prospec-
tive visitors 10 the Exposition,
that | desie, Though the press
of this section, TO give our
friends the desired information
to assist them in seeing the
most of the Exposition in the
shortest period of time.
| will say i'm the first place
that the Exposition is all right,
and while it is not fully com
pleted, no one having the means
to visi it, can we'll afford to 4
miss it. The buildings are 4
practically complete and the ex- /
t. hibils are being installed as
fast as men and money can per .
form the work.
Persons going from South
} west Virginia viii 20 via \ x
w. to Norfolk, and from there
to Pine Beach either by car or
boat. and as the visitor will
=, naturally be tired of the train,
! would advise the boat trip.
d There are four boat lines, and
y boats leave some one of the
. piers about every thirty min
utes, so there will be no delay
There seems to have been an
effort made, on the part of the
{ Exposition officials, the Tide
e water Press and the Norfolk
q people generally, to have visi-
tors TO stop either in Norfolk or
= Newport News, but | wish to
e say that as long as the hotels
II at Pine Beach can accommodate
is the visitors, they should stop
4 there. as there are a number of
good hotels just outside the
grounds, within two 60 five
Sc minutes walk of the gates. and
ID the visitor can save from two
~ TO three hours each day by stop
- ping at this place, and IN adj
dition 10 the saving m time
- the rates at Pine Beach are al
reasonable, If not more so, thar
lis at either of the other places.
ID Our party stopped at Hote
l. Rockingham, which Is a neN
building with furniture. and
no owned by Mr. a. ID. Wallace,
tOl kind aud courteous host, VIII
takes pleasure in looking aite
the comforts of his guests, an
i'm directing them what TO sc
and how 20 see it.
The rates there for rooms al
ats Sl.OO per day each, meals q
lcarfc. and this rate obtains, ! "a
n informed, at practically all tl
os best hotels at Pine Beach.
VI To reach these hotels by boa
IN 90 from Deep water Pier, whe
ton the boats land, up the pier
lrt. the Exposition gate, aud TIA
cir 10 the right, tell them YOU a
from Wise County, and tn
'"S viii look afteryou.
ara / should say that person
Co moderate means, who does n
the have very exlravagant ideas
"A; "hioh life" could spend [
- days at the Exposition and S
ON the most of the show for 500
said plus his train fare, but / do
to want TO discourage the otl
rom class and keep them away ir'
~. the fair, so will tell them on
~ . quiet. they could with a lit
way effort. spend considerably m'
1t, than this sum, as found sew
and al accommodating persons "
an were willing TO relieve one
Mr.. their filthy lucre.
sub- l wish TO repeat that no
fact son In the State of Virginia.
ton the whole country for that n
next ter. who is able To make
,um- trip. can we'll afford 10 miss
con The State of Y Nirginia has Sc
the lingly done all that has b
: to necessary in the way of apl
priation, TO make Nirginl
proud Of the Exposition.
ED BY same has been done by
L. 5. Government, as well
many other states, especi
1.-The Southern States, and II
Is III with no small degree of p
o nm that a Nirginian visits the
state position. and finds how
ms State is honOring herself and
IN an Nation, and how the Ma
ce on - r.,.- 49, homo