The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-03
VAST AREA Of
THE EXPOSITION
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Site Contains Five Hundred
Acres OF Land space--Also
Large Water Basin.
ATTRACTIONS TO BE MANY
No Exposition Yet Held Has Had
All the Features Jamestown
Fair Will Present.

NORFOLK, VA. February IA de
scription OF the jamestown Exposition
its purpor,s. It's character and It's fea-
. tures. set forth in briet. would be as fol-
lows:
The object OF tho Undertaking is to
celebrate the founding OF the first per-
manent Notwithstanding settlement In
America, which occurred at jamestown,
Virginia, May 49, 1907. 1t will be opened
by the President OF the United states
at the noon hour of April 26 1907 the
three hundredth anniversary Of the day
that the adventurers. who were to found
Jamestown. landed Mt Cape Henry; the
gates will close at midnight OF November
so 1907.
The Exposition Will be held on the
waters md shores of Hampton Roads.
the largest and best laadlocked harbor
on the Atlantic seaboard-hve miles dis
tant from the city of Norfolk and in
equal proximity to Newport News, Ports
month Hampton and Old Point Comfort,
Virginia The Exposition headquarters
arc at Norfolk, Virginia.
Easy of Access.
The Exposition site contains approx
nistely five hundred acres of land space
forty-acre enclosed water basin and
The one hundred and sixty square miles
of water surface OF Hampton Roads.
The Exposition may be reached by water
from all tho seaboard cities and by rail-
without change except ferryage, from all
parts of the country. Seven trunk lines
terminates at Norfolk. and sixteen lines
of steamships leave the hai'bor. All the
oircumjacent cities have ferries and
launches running TO the Exposition, and
Norfolk is further connected with the
site by four trolley lines and one steam
railway.
The Exposition, site has frontage Of
two miles on Hampton Roads and one
half mile on Boush Creek. The other
sides of the Exposition grounds are en-
closed by n decorative pine and wire
fence, covered with honeysuckle, crimson
rambler rose and trumpet vines. Tho
Exposition is a great white and red city
-Gorinthian columns. thanking walls.
SHADE trees are in abundance; groves of
fruit trees on the grounds. and innum-
cradle beds Of native flowers and deco
rative plants.
Ancient Handicraft.
In the exhibit buildings of the Exposi-
ton there will be gathered the choicest
selection Of industrial arts, of transpor-
tation devices of historical displays. and
a complete section will he devoted to
seventeenth century handicraft.
Twenty five foreign nations will par
ticipate in the Exposition by sending
representative fleets fdom their navies and
crack regiments from their armies. Thir-
ty-onc States of the Union Will take
prominent part, and most Of them will
have buildings on the grounds
sition Will occupy several of the largest
buildings on the grounds, and will con-
tain not only exhibits of machinery and
products. but models Of innumerable in
ventions. designed to improve machinery
now in use: perfect products now manu-
featuring or alter modes in making goods.
Mammoth exhibit palaces will he de-
voted to manufactures, liberal arts, agri-
culture, horticulture. mines aud mining,
pure food. transportation etc.
An Arts and Craft Village consisting
OF seven old colonial buildings, will house
hand workers in textiles iron, copper,
wood. silver, rushes and felt The arti
sans, or really artists. who will work in
these buildings will produce seventeenth
century household goods and wearing
materials Just as they We're made by
the earliest colonists.
Down the "War Path.
The War Path" or concession quar-
ters OF theILENposltion will contain the
latest noVelties and best collection Of
emusements ever gathered at an exposi-
fion.
1nnumerable free attractions. of public
amusements. will be proided for the visit
tors. No other exposition has ever ba'd
the assurance for such splendid musical