The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-19
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 10. 1907.
FACTS ABOUT TIE EXPOSITION,

1t is greatly to be desired that the
exact facts about the Jamestown EN-
position should be advertised far and
wide. There have been TOO many one
sided statements for and against the
exposition. Those who speak of it and
write OF 1t should tell the whole story.
The Exposition Company can ask no
more, but has the right to ask 80
much If the bad features are eN-
plotted SO also should the good fea-
lures be exploited and vice versa.
The exposition is not complete, al
though great progress is being made
every day. If visitor comes with the
idea of seeing finished show, he Will
be disappointed, but II he comes With
the Understanding that he Is to see
anAexposition complete in some of Its
parts and Incomplete in others, he will
be pleased and entertained, and will
get the full worth of his money.
The situation Is ideal, and a visitor
could spend n week or ten days at
Sewell's Point even if there We're no
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seaside resort, and there are many
convenient trips around the Peninsula
and across to Old Point, Williamsburg
and other places which, under any cir
cumstances. would give the tourist y
delightful and instructive outing. The
government buildings and exhibits in
side the grounds are complete and
we'll worth the price of admission to
the grounds. The same may be said
of the Virginia buildings and cXhib-
It's, and in this connection we invite
the especial attention Of prospectors.
They will find in the Virginia buildings
a fine exhibit Of our products from
the State at large. and from a number
of counties individually. and they will
be able to form fairly accurate idea
of the advantages which this State
offers to investors and settlers Sew
eral other buildings. notably the au
ditorum, in which various entertain
ments are given from time to time, arc
complete and well worth seeing. The
parade ground Is one of the finest ever
seen at an eApositiot. and there have
been military parades equal to any
ever seen in this country. There will
be other such parades from time to
time. The naval display on the water
is also show in itself. and we'll worth
visit to the Jamestown Exposition.
For those who like the lighter attrac.
tlons, the .'Warpath" is JOY forever.
Any of the attractions above noted
would make visit to the Jamestown
Exposition worth while, and, when
taken together, they form an enter
tainment which must be enjoyable to
any but querulous pessimist.
The hotel accommodations are quite
as good as those OF st. Louis Chicago.
Buffalo or any of the expositions of
the past. The Inside Inn is necessa-
rily crude. but it Is better in all ro-
spects than the Inside Inn at the St.
Louis Exposition, and on the outside
OF the grounds there are hotels of
various sorts. from the temporary
structure TO the well-eauipped perma-
nent structures at Pine Heach and
Ocean View. There are tlrst-class ho-
tells in Norfolk and Newport News. and
the Chamberlin Hotel al Old Point Is
one OF the finest on the Atlantic sea.
board.
In this recitation we have endeav-
ored to state the facts precisely rs
they are. We sincerely hope that all
others who undertake TO describe the
exposition by word of mouth or In
print viii be equally fair in their
treatment OF the subject The Exposi.
ton Company does not ask for any
concealment Of the bad features. no,
for any exaggera,on OF the good
features, but merely for a fun ans
fair statement of the situation.
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