The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-08-01

hensible and valuable exhibits, is tn,
United States government. The big
pier is vet unfinished and consider
ing the permanent and expensive way
in which this big pier is being bull
by the government, one natural,
| wonders what is going to be don,
with it when the exposition-closes.
The establishment where the com
paratiVe fuel tests will be made by
the government will probably be-
made IL permanent government labo
ratory; if it is, it will be one of the
most valuable institutions to the in
dustries OF the country that we have
Part OF the force and equipment o.
this building have been used in ST.
Louis for something over two years
now. The new structure and its
equipment will be larger and more
comprehensive than anything the
government has yet attempted in
this line. The tests made relate not
only to the uses of the various fuels
in Industrial work, but also in do
nestle work. The use of alcohol,
gasoline, electricity, gas, coal and
wood for cooking, will be made. APP
planes will be exhibited for laundry
use, especially in ironing clothes and
even down to various appliances
with these various fuels for heating a
curling iron.
Aside from the very numerous use
full exhibits, the show for entertain
ment is as good and wholesome as
any | have ever been to. There is
less of approach toward immoral
suggestion in the Warpath than has
been in any of the Midway Plaisances
1t is largely made up of such shows
as the Wild West; Il panorama show
of the battle between the Monitor
and the Merrimac; another one of the
battle of Gettysburg and still an
other of Manassas; and there are
the usual streets of Cairo, Philippine
village and other similar things
which are common to all expositions.
In many respects the jamestown Ex-
position is the only real exposition
we have had since the Centennial in
Philadelphia. 1t is going to have a
similar influence upon the domestic
and industrial economies to that the
Centennial in Philadelphia had upon
household furnishings, decorations
and comforts. The Philadelphia
show revolutionized the way Ameri-
can people housed themselves. The
jamestown show will have a big in
fuence in revolutionizing the food
stuffs and their preparation in the
household and the materials with
which the clothes and household fur
nishings are made. 1t is an all right
exposition and those who fail to go
will not only fail to enjoy as recrea-
ton fitst-class exhibition, but will
fail to profit themselves by an expo
sition of new things in industrial and
domestic life that will constitute a
real loss. There is no use for any
body to delay going. There is five
times as much in the exposition now
as anybody could look into and ex-
anime carefully in two weeks to a
month The values are all there now
and there is absolutely no construc-
ton work going on to offend the
eye or be in the way Of anybody who
wants to study the exposition. One
of the surprises was the absence OF
oppressive heat, even though the
day was warm. The exposition is
almost water-bOund, and there are
from time to time sea breezes enough
to do away with the oppressive heat,
unless one takes excessive exercises.
The location of the exposition is
really that of a summer resort and
about it on all sides are big, perma-
nent hotels which have been for u
long time doing summer resort
business.
One thing that should deserve the
attention Of the American people
above all others is the exhibit of the
army and navy. The American peo-
pie really do not appreciate their
navy and there are many who have
no conception of what the navy has
done and is now doing. There are
warships at all times in Hampton
Roads and these are made accessible
at all times to visits from the people.
| am sorry that the naval exhibit is
not even more freely at the service of
all visitors at the exposition. The
great harbor OF Hampton Roads is
alone worth seeing and if all the peo-
pie who visit the exposition would
see the navy and army exhibit and
then go visit the war ships, it would
do good service in popularizing the
navy.
1t would be particularly instructive
and valuable for Northern people to
visit the jamestown Exposition.
Everybody knows the new and kindly
feeling which has grown up between
the North and the South, but in the
face of this friendliness the North
really knows very little of the modern
South. This suggestion that North:
ern people visit the exposition is not
| in the interest of either the exposi-
ton or the Southern people, but in
view of the modern friendliness OF
| Northern opinion towards the South,
any opportunity to get into a South
ern atmosphere and see what indus
trial, moral and intellectual prog
ress is being made, would be particu-
larry advantageous throughout the
| United States in the way of better
understanding, and then, too, there
1 is material advantage for those who
learn first about new and better
things which are being made in the
South st cheaper price
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