The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-08
MILITARY, NAVAL, INDUSTRIAL
The Plan and Scope Of the James
town Exposition Comprehensive,
" Colossal, Complete.


Norfolk, Va, Jan. 5-By reason OF
the district naval and military feat
ures which will form part Of jthe
jamestown Exposition, all unusually
large AND extremely high class attend
oncc must he anticipated. Shortly
afteN the Centennial it was said that
people were tired of expositions; yet
each succeeding world 5 fair has dis
proven this fallacy.
The celebl alton Of the three hun
dredth anniversary of Jamestown, if
it took a purely industrial form,
would still draw large crowds. The
inquisitivc American takes a deep
interest in all inventions which mako
for largeness or case of output; for
the Improvement Of transportation, or
for the saving of labor. Mechanical
appliances, machinery, manufactures
and liberal arts generally will be fully
Illustrated at the jamestown Exposi-
tion on Hampton Roads near Nor
folk IN 1907
The space devoted to these displays
bears il somewhat less proportion to
the whole than has been the rule at
previous eXpositions, but the class of
exhibits will be high, and each sample
we'll worth careful study. The other
exhibit divisions will attract, not only
by reason of novelty, but because of
inherent drawing powers, that would
laldly stale by repetition. Chief Of
these, naturally, will be the naval and
military displays.
There have been great naval rem
devious in the history Of the world:
England has had several; Germany
two i'll recent years and France num-
bers scattered through the last con-
turY. In each Of these, however, the
nation celebrating furnished almost
the entire quota of vessels. Fleets were
international in little more than name.
AT the jamestown Exposition, the
word international will not be a mis-
name. Almost if not every state of
the civilized world which possesses a
navy will be represented. The for
eign flags will not fly on single YES
scls but on squadrons; and Hampton
Roads will be The theater for a naval
spectacle unique in history, and I'M
likely to be repeated until the dawn
of that day when universal disarma-
ment becomes the rule.
The military spectacle will be hard
ly less. impressive than the naval
demonstration. The worlds nations
have generally adopted a rule which
prevents armed companies of foreign
soldicry from encamping on their
soil. The United States have been
rigid i'll its enforcement of this Gus
tom. Now, for the first time, the bar
riers are let down, and not only are
the soldiers permitted to land, but
cordial invitations have been extend
cd to the nations to send their reei-
ments hither. The presidents procla-
nation, Republic-for, Of truth, the
nation dates from Jamestown rather
than from Philadelphia s declaration
-eset forth that Congress had determ-
ined to memorialize this event by an
international military and naval con-
eregation. The governments which
have accepted will be represented by
their crack regiments, some of which
wilk be commanded by generals of in
ternational fame. England will prob
ably send Lord Roberts; Japan is
likely to detail Oyama.
The patriotic association Of the
country have taken the deepest inter-
est in the Ter-Centennial, and the
Hall of History will be a post-grad-
uate institute for students of Amer
icana. The exhibits in this depart
ment, pictorial, documentary and
through their varied collections, will
bring clearly to the mind of every OBJ
server the salient features of our ma
tion's story, the pivotal events of the
several eras-the factors which. COM
bining, terminated the seed of James
town until it became a colonial grove
which has developed into a mighty
forest Of commonwealth. Not only
will events Of legislative and military
moment be set forth, but the evolu-
tions Of arts and trades will be shown,
and series Of pictures presented,
whose object is to define recognizably
each era since 1907.
Naturally, an. exposition of this