The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
OLD KENTUCKY
fine Showing.
Commission Awards Contract for
Building at Jamestown
Exposition.
TO REPRODUCE BooNEsBoRo
All the Money Raised by Private
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Assured.

to the fact that she Is the first daughtet |
OF Virginia, has formally decided to be |
represented at the jamestown Exposition.
A contract was awarded yesterday for
the erection Of the Kentucky State build |
ing In addition there will be at tho ex-
position an exhibit of the products and
resources OF the Blue Grass State. Ths
mines and metalurgy building will con-
tain an imposing exhibit OF the vNriad
minerals cays and building stone Of the
State. In tho States exhibit building
Kentucky will have $500 square feet OF
space, devoted to display Of agriculture,
and forestry products.
Let the Contract.
Messrs. Charles r. Hoge. OF Frankfort;
Malcolm III. Crump, OF Bowling Green, ami
G. G. ousley. of Louisville, a committee
from the Kentucky jamestown Exposition
Commission, stopped at Murphy's Hotel
for a few hours last night on their return
home from Norfolk.
They had been In the exposition city
since last Sunday, and yesterday award
ed a contract for the erection OF the
Kentucky Building Mr.. G. T. Hotz-
claw, Of Hampton, the contractor who
erected tho Virginia Building at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, secured
the contract for building the Kentucky
home. 1t is said the building will cost
in round numbers $4,000, and an addi-
tional $4,000 will be spent in equipment
and furnishings.
Are Deeply Interested.
The kentuckans spoke favorably OF
the progress that had been made in ex.
| position construction since their last
| visit 10 Norfolk, early in December.
They declared that Kentucky would
probably send to the Virginia exposition
even more visitors than attended the
Worlds Fair In st. Louis. Mr.. Hoge
is director of State building construction
forestry exhibit for the Kentucky COM
mission. Mr.. Onsley is secretary OF the
commission and will be in charge Of the
| State headquarters at the exposition.
People Give the Money.
Several members of our commission
are natives of Virginia, and 1t is, in
deed. a source OF qualification to us
to know positively that Kentucky Is
row to DO properly represented at a
worlds fair held in the old Mother
State" said Mr.. Hoge to a Times-Dis-
patch reporter.
1--WE believe that our State will be
recognized as being very much on the
! map at the exposition. There Is fur
Their cause for qualification In the fact
that this representation comes in the
face of the failure of our General AS
! senbly to provide funds for the work.
The money to bear the expense OF
building erection and maintenance
comes from the contributions OF our
i citizens We asked the people OF Ken
lucky to subscribe $4,000 for the pur.
pose and an excellent campaign for
funds Is being conducted under the d.
rection of the president of our
State Commission. Mr.. John B. Atkin-
son, of Darlington.
1--WE feel that Virginia shall not be
ashamed of the showing made by her
daughter. In the first place, Kentucky
has been given the ideal site for the kind
of building We purpose erecting. Tn:
kentucky building will be within stone $
throw of the waters OF Hampton Roads
and will be flanked IN the rear by an
elegant pine grove of some 800 trees.
Fort at Boonesboro.
st is to be known as the new Fort q
I3oonesboro. The structure will be a rep.
ica of the fort erected by Daniel Booze
on the Kentucky River In l755. In al
there will be six cabins, with three q
four smaller structures reaching almos
the dignity of cabins. Logs shipped from
Kentucky will be used exclusively. 1h
first car of logs arrived On the same da.
we reached Norfolk. Nine other cars ar
to follow. In addition we have shipped
car OF clap boards, which will be use
In constructing the cabin roofs. A car o
t poles for the building OF the stockad
of the fort. will come from the very spo
! on which the original fort stood
1.-TWO cabins each twenty fec
square, will furnish the main buildin
for the fort. These will be connecte
n under one roof. the Intervening spat
: being twenty feet square Porche
will run the full length OF the built
= ing on the land and sea sides. TIL
l IL ut 20 Io tHn n ayvn1N1
building. and here Kentuckians ar
their friends will gather during tt
seven months Of tho exposition. III
, other four cabins will each be invent
; feet square and two stories hig
These are to be used as offices. ar
possibly for exhibit purposes, and wi
furnish the four corner blockhous
\ of the fort. A stockade four feet hie
will connect the cabins. Mr.. Holt
a claw will at once begin work on tt
D building, and it will be ready on II
= opening day Of the exposition"
Il Ahead of Boone.
i. Mr.. Hogc explained further that Z
y building will be appropriately flu
4 nlshed as far as modern comfort al
convcniences will permit.
" Old hickory chairs and settees will
al used In the main cabins and on t
o. porches. There will be rag carpets
rs the floor and the coon skin will ha
beside the door. Tho tables and mani
ut trees win be reminders Of pioneer da!
Ms But there will be electric lights and
I'd piano, and telephone, and the da
IS newspapers, "The shade Of Daniel Boo
may hero be slightly shocked, but
- would have had these things II he coult
said one OF the Kentucky delegation
s. May Not Be Water.
Ter Then there Is to be a we'll with
ere old,t!me sweep and bucket, The Il
les tuckians declined to guarantee that
Jay well would be supplied with wat
zen Many OF the pine trees OF the park
i've which the building is to be located '
bic rise from within the stockade I'm
md these trees will be chairs and bench
ate and provision will be made in and abb
OF the building for 1000 persons to +
ay- seats at one time. Tho public VIII
iys invited to use these grounds as q rest
r. place, where lunches may be enjoy
rs ~. The building will he nearer to
'ss o waters edge than the structure of
rhs other State represented at the expo
vas ton,