The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-04-26
BIG FAIR
IS NOW ON
JAMESTOWN EXPOSE.
TION WORK OF ART.
is ABOUT 30 PER CENT FINISHED
-PRESTlDENT ROOSEVELT
IN LEADING ROLE.

Norfolk, Va, April 22.-Despite the
energetic efforts of officials and work
men, the James Tercentennial expo
sition will be opened this week I'M
ready. Many of the structures that
are to house domestic and foreign
commercial exhibits and shelter the
achievements in the industrial arts
are incomplete. Yet the sum of what
has been done, as compared with the
unfinished work, forms satisfactory
result.
In the beauty of the water show,
with it's amazing gathering of for
midable types of naval fighting ma
chimes of nearly every power of the
| world, and in an opening program
| with President Roosevelt in the lead
ing role, with diplomatic, military
and naval representatives of great and
small foreign nations participating,
the public will have it's recompense.
The grounds and buildings at the
exposition are about so per cent fin
ished. Several of the most important
buildings are built solidly of brick,
cement and iron and these are intend
ed to remain on the grounds as a nu-
cleus of great park.
| Regardless of the permanence OF
the work, however, the exterior of
most of the buildings will be ready
when the exposition is formally open
ed on Friday.
The inception of the jamestown Ter
centennial exposition sprang from a
desire of people, many of them de,
scendants from that hardy English
stock that settled among the Indians
here 300 years ago, to teach to its
brothers and sisters, and display to
visitors from the older nations, the
traditions that have been handed down
by those courageous colonists. When
completed it will be almost all that is
implied in the expression, "a worlds
fair" but it will not stop there Nc
other exposition has attempted tc
show the world the life of the colon
lists, the hardships Of the pioneers
who opened new country after civil
cation had been attained on the sea
board and the achievements these
people worked from raw materials.
|. Twenty-Five states will trace theil
history from their earliest days to tbs
present and the exhibits will b,
sheltered by appropriate buildings
The state buildings have grouped
along the command an excellent view
Of the navies of the world. 1t is this
great naval display that will prove
the GROWING glory of the exposition
Nothing like it has ever before beer
attempted. There are few harbors il
the world that could accommodate 81
large an assemblage of warships. Tit
fleets will number, in addition to sew
eral of the best types of each of thu
foreign naval powers, the Atlantic
feet of the United States navy, un
der command of Rear Admiral Evans
which is conceded to be the finest OF
ganization of fighting machines afloat
The seal Of government sponsorship
will be set upon the exposition by thu
coming of the president of the Unite'
States, ambassadors and ministers O
foreign governments, the governor
and representatives of states and ter
ritories and delegations representa-,
important civic bodies.
: On the first day will be fired tn,
; salute to the Union by the assembled
warships and the salute to the presi
: dent of the United States artiller.
stationed on the grounds as he step
or the government pier from off thu
Mayfower. The fact that the exposi
ton is so accessible from Washington
, has resulted in an unusually larg
lumber of acceptances by diplomatic
) representatives.
Complete arrangements have BEEF
made for the protection of the visitor
to the exposition. Both lie expos
, ton authorities and the police dc
partment at Norfolk have arrange
with detective agency to assist il
the police work. Detectives are bein
called in from all over the country t
l. Join in the service