The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-09-06
THE BEAUTIFUL
COLONIAL CITY.
Special Commissioners Visits TalIa-
hAssse Arranging for Special
Florida Day.

sioner of the jamestown Exposition
was caller at The Democrat Office on
the End inst His visit to Tallahassee
was to arrange for Florida day and
Tallahassee day at the Exposition. He
called on Governor Broward and sue
ceeded in having the Governor issue a
proclamation setting aside September
: 18th as Florida day. He also arranged
with Mayor Mcintosh to set aside Sep
tember 9th as Tallahassee day. On
these days special programs viii be ar
ranged for the proper observance Of
the day, and it is expected that large
delegation of Tallahassee people will
attend as the remarkable low rates
overall railroads are within reach of
all MIR. Mckay is making a tour OF
the Southern States arranging days for
the larger cities of the South. He left
for Pensacola Tuesday.
Never before in the history of the
country has there been held an exposi-
ton with so many attractive features
as the. jamestown Ter-Centennial, now
complete in all of its details and pre-
sents to the visitor a veritable dream
land. The immense exhibit palaces,
.
a permanent or semi-permanent con-
structiOn, set off with the most luxu-
rant trees and foliage, give to the Ex-
position an appearance distinct from all
of its predecessors.
Within an hours ride by either boat
or train are such places as Yorktown,
where CORVALLIS surrendered to the
Continental Army, and jamestown
Island, the 'cradle of America, " where
now remain only the ruins of the first
church in America. Just across the
waters of Hampton Roads are located
Old Point Comfort and Fort Monroe,
the strongest and most important ar
tillery station on the Atlantic coast,
whose grim walls and winding moat
make it one Of the most picturesque
spots in the country. These and many
other places of historic interest give an
appropriate setting to the jamestown
Exposition, which commentaries the
three hundreth anniversary Of the first
permanent English speaking settlement
in America, the most important event
in the history of modern times.
Owing to the fact that the JAMES,
town Ter Centennial is the first celebra-
ton ever held in deep water in this
country, there has been going on al
most continually grand naval specta-
Gle of a kind such as America has never
seen before. The entire North Allan
tic feet, under command of Rear Ad- |
miral Robley D. Evans, squadron by
squadron, will rendezvous in Hampton
Roads from time to time, giving the
visitors to the exposition ample Oppor-
tunity to see the strongest feet of bat |
tleships I'm the world. There will be at
all times during the summer at least
six men of war in the roads.
The army as well as the navy, iswell |
represented at the Ter Centennial, and |
daily parades by crack regiments of
United States troops are to be seen on
Lees Parade, one of the largest and |
hest equipped drill plains in the coun- !
try. Stationed at the exposition grounds |
at present are the entire twenty-third !
regiment of the United States cavalry |
and ID. battery of the third field artil- |
lery. Several regiments of the nation |
al guard of various states, besides nu- !
merous military and military or I
PLANTATIONS, are encamped at the expo /
sition from time to time. Each of these |
military organizations brings its own |
band, which together with the exposi- /
ton orchestras and band, gives con-
tinual and varied musical program.
The government exhibits, housed in |
four handsome structures on the water
front of the exposition, comprise one of
the most complete and comprehensive
displays of the work Of the various de-
partments of the government ever as
sembled. The individual states have
also come forward at this exposition
with their heartiest support and coop
GRAFTON, and twenty of them have cree
ted buildings to represent them at the
r-Centennial, while practically every
state is represented in exhibits, his
torical, educational or industrial. These
State buildings are located on WillOugh-
by Boulevard. a grand avenue parcel
telling the water front, and from the
broad piazza Of the state structures the
visitor may rest and view the magnih-
cent and historical harbor, where the
vessels of the world might rest at an
Choir. In the immediate front appears
the great white men-Of-war Of our own
and oftimes foreign nations and
yachts, sloops, sch0oneTs and merchant {
vessels of every kind Beyond are the |
walls of Fort Monroe and the {
beautiful social retreat Of the coast, !
Old Point Comfort. To the left may be
seen the noted industrial school at
Hampton, and still farther up the Roads, ,
towards where the mighty James, min
flos its waters with the salt tide Of the {
'ea, may be seen the city Of Newport
News. with the greatest shipyards in '
he world. To the right appears the