Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
The JAMESTOWN EXPO
One of the Greatest Expositions Ever
Held to Commemorate the Settle
ment of Virginia.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 5.-The historic
interest which centers about the site
of the jamestown Ter-Centennial Ex-
position which opens April 26, on the
shores and waters of Hampton Roads
near Norfolk, Virginia, covering as it
does the period of three hundred years
since the founding of the first English
settlement, which event the Exposition
commentaries, is so we'll known and is
being SO widely discussed that only
passing mention need be made of it
here. Suffice it to say that almost
every foot of ground of the region
round and about the Exposition bears
the impress of some great event in the
history of the nation. 1t was here
the first English marriage was solemniz-
ed in America; here was the first trial
by jury and here the first legislative
! body in America convened; it was here
the first Protestant church in America
was erected and within a few hours
ride of the Exposition many of the i'm
pOItant battles of the Revolution, the
War of 1912 and the Civil war were
fought. Yorktown and Appomattox
are close by.
Among the foreign countries which
have accepted the invitation of Pres
ident Roosevelt and declared their in
tention to participate in this interna-
tional celebration are Great Britain,
Germany, Russia, France, japan, Swift
zerland, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Sweden,
Greece and Portugal of the eastern
continent and Brazil, Argentine, Mex
leo, Chill, and in fact all the republics
of Central and South America with one
or two exceptions. While there are
as yet no official figures as to the exact
number of foreign war vessels that
will participate, it is estimated that
there will be at least forty. Uncle
Sam will have the entire Atlantic fleet
of four squadrons there, making total
of possibly seventy-five of the most
powerful fighting ships in the world.
assembled in Hampton Roads, the
broadest and deepest harbor in the
world and perhaps the only one in which
that number of vessels could manoeuvre
or safely anchor.
The various buildings Of the Expo
sition proper and the improvements to
the GROUNDS represent an outlay of
about nine millions of dollars while the
United States Government buildings
and piers and the necessary harbor i'm
provements represent two millions
more. To this may be added the ex-
penditure of the various states of the
union for buildings and exhibits, an
amount approximating two millions of
dollars.
The following states have made ap-
preparations or have provided funds by
special subscription and many of the
buildings provided for have been COM
pleted or are nearing completion: Con-
necticut, $4,000; Delaware, $40, 900;
Florida, $50, 900; Georgia, $4,000; Illi-
nois, $25, 900; Kentucky, $40, 900; Louis
lana, SIS, 1000; Maine, $4,000; Mary
land, $65, 900; Michigan, $4,000; Mis-
souri,, $50, 900; Massachusetts, $50, 900;
New Jersey, SIS, 900, North Dakota,
$3.50 New York, $780, 900; North
Carolina, $50, 900; Ohio, SIS, 900; Okla
homa, $40, 900 for building and $25,OO
5or exhibit; Pennsylvania, $1OO, 900;
Rhode Island, $50, 900; South Carolina.
exhibit, 500, 900; Tennessee, $4,000;
Virginia, $3.50, 900; Vermont, $4,000;
Wisconsin, --; West Virginia, $685.
900; California, $4,000. Bills have
been reported favorably in the follow
ing legislatures: Minnesota, $4,000;
Nebraska, $4,000; Oregon, $4,000;
Connecticut, $50, 900 additional: New
Hampshire, $1O,O Nevada, Kansas,
Alabama, South Dakota and Mississippi
will have exhibits, at least, while
the states of Montana, Idaho and
Washington will probably unite with
Oregon in the erection of Northwest
States Exhibit Palace" at combined
cost of $3.50, 900.
In fact almost every state in the
Union will be represented at the James
Town Exposition and the state buildings
will certainly be an interesting and
instructive feature. The prevailing
style of architecture is colonial but
some of the states will reproduce
famous buildings of different types,
the purpose being to present to the
millions or visitors, reproductions of
famous homes and halls where great
personages dwelt and great events oc-
Cured.