Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-18
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
Of GREAT EXPOSITION
The Original and Distinctive Features VIII Serve TO
Make This Celebration Unique In the
History OF Its Mind.

Norfolk. ~. March ls.-h may b.
aaaa shat The scale mpon Which the
jamestown Exposition IL projected
vii reveal I'm IT. fnaiaty q climax
magnificent. and In the ultimate NJ,
aay2is this will rest uaesn the original
ana distinctive features which serve
90 make this celebration unique In
The history ut Its Kind. In nh the
e1oTy II . record pageant. and With
grandeur there will be fnamgnrated
on the shores and waters of Hamp-
ton Reads. ear Norfolk. Va. a few
weeks heaee. waat promises to h. a
great American celebration and In
many respects the most notable of
sxpositions. An outline OF the points
upon which this conclusion IL based
involves a demonstration nj the fea.
aEres which are distinctive 10 the
jamestown Exposition. and In In with
these Nc have 10 deal. The keynote
10 the entire situation IN founa I'm
The fact that this L. the first great
exposition 10 be- held nj the seaside.
it. situation On the sea. I'm the midst
Of a beautiful country. and within
the center Of a populous civilization
ere points the potency Of which Ia
obvious.
The inspiration Of this exposition
IL the romantic and inspiring event
Of the nations history. and the me-
naturalization of the three hundredth
anniversary of the country's birth
provides a powerful appeal 10 the
patriotism and sentiment OF the great
American public. IL In situated In
and surrounded by the most histori.
cai section Of the United States. a
point Of no light Significance TO the
multitude who delight I'm visiting tho
scenes where history was made.
Its site Ia n health resort offering
the tonic qualities of both land and
sea. and To the pleasure seeker who
would combine heaathful recreation
with sight seeing, no spot I'm 1907
can compare with that which lies on
the border Of Americas finest har.
Dor. For genuine amusement and
ZEAL recreation II will offer opportu.
mites possible only to such a site.
To those who Judge an affair of this
Kind by tho actual monetary value
involved. II may be said that the
jamestown Exposition. In ITS various
features, d~erivative, c%ontributory and
accessory. will represent n money
valuation OF quite three hundred AMI
nifty millions Of dollars. a fact sup
ported by evidence and easy demon.
stration. Whatever an exposition
provides for tho pleasure and enter
tainment OF visitors la A Legitimate
asset Of such exposition, and the
question OF how and whence anv fea.
lure In derived In no wise alters
the fact OF Ito actually. The par
ticipation OF the nations of the world
with their armies and navies In alone
sufficient to make OF this a grea,
exposition ami while this might be
eliminated and stilI leave a notable
celebration, the addition OF these fea
lures invest 1t with the dignity oil
a great world event, and assure a
triumph.
In the conception of this enter.
prise 1t was realized ttat the expo
sition Of the Twentieth century mus,
oner novelty and originality and
things other than those met with In
the daily walks OF life, and no while
the industrial and commercial fea.
lures OF the jamestown Exposition
will be entirely adequate and equal
to the displays of some of the great
ell OF Its kind, these have neverthe.