The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-05
BEGINNING OF NAMES
MOST NOTABLE INDUSTRY
Weeks Carnival at Mouth
Of KenebeC IaCIudeSStrik.
ing Naval Display.
oBy Associated Press)

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Bath. Me. Aug. 5.---Bath and the
inoirhboring towns ana villages at the
mouth Of the Kennebcc today don
ned holiday attire and otherwise made
ready Tor weeks carnival in obsor-
vance of the three hundredth anniver-
/ sary Of american shipbuiding, for
/ the celebration of which preparations
! have been going forward for months
I past it was aearby at Popham
Beach settled by Sir George Popham
! i'm 1907 where colonists built the first
! American vessei and launched II upon
the Kennebec
This first American vessel was the
Wnnace Virginia and She was not
much of a craft IN comparison with
/ ,hc vessels 5f tOday Bui i'm those
javs, with scarcely uai TO work
with and ily pnilders Hu 20 extremes
| TO find he iron FOR bands and the
/ tools wherewith 10 fashion the Tim
! Der, the completion of the vessel was
! regarded as Erea' achievement The
! Virginia WAS about 60 feet in length
and ~ modern measurement would
register about forty tons. She made
several voyages between jamestown
aud London
KlAtl tue AbHhiIutilOH anu nepdfi-
urc OF the Virginia il was nearly sew
enty years before the keel of another
vessel was laid on the shores of the
kennebec Then Sir William Phlpps
established a yard at Woolwich. So
the industry grew and llourished The
building of ships has been the princi-
pay industry of Bath for so wears and
hundreds Of splendid craft have been
put anoat during that time. the ton
mage amounting to over 1000. 900
since The time of establishing the
government record In 1888. Once the
forests of Maine provided every stick
of timber used i'm the craft built along
the Kennebec. Today only the most
unimportant stringors and stanchions
are found in the Wilderness Of the
North, nearly everything being
Z brought to the place Of construction
from the West and South While there
! ia now no such activity in the Yards
as prevailed up 20 fifteen or twenty
, years ago Bath is still busy and the
Prospect is bright
The celebration which began today
: viii take up the greater part of a
! week, and not only win incmde exer-
+ cises and demonstrations TO be held i'm
'his city but also al Popham Beach,
where the industry was created and
gradually moved along until II reach
ed Bath, whore IL continued To remain
making the place famous as the birth
! place Of more vessels than any other
city or town in the United States.
Many of the most distinguished
I members of both branches of congress
have accepted Invitations to take part
IN The celebration, together with the
governors Of several of the New Eng
land states and a number OF other
nolables. THIS evening the opening
literary exercises are 10 be held al
the Alameda. with an historical adj
dress by the Hon. Charles y. Allen
Bands concerts will be given In the
park, end the shores of the Konne,
bee viii be- illuminated hy bonhres
while tho visiting warshiDs and all
other vessels I'm the harbor will be
Illuminated
Tomorrow the warships will be
open for the inspection Of visitors
There will also be a programme OF
land and water sports. In the after
noon Governor Cobb and stan will ar
rive with other visitors of note. A
monster banquet TO the distinguished
, guests Is TO be given in the evening
aud following this Senator Harold NJ
sewall win deliver an address upon
the American ship There viii also
. be a display OF fireworks and band
concerts
An automobile review Is scheduled
Tor Wednesday morning. with "A bif
,. carnival parade I'm the afternoon Tn,
I, evening is To be- gives over To Il water
= carnival In which over 200 yachts ane
; launches are expected 90 take part
The celebration on Thursday will b,
y shifted 20 pOphm Reach where IA,
d little ship Virginia was built Her,
"a viii be held the great clamhake am,
20 ON The site of Fort ST. George IA,
le oolonis.s' first fortihcation which ha
Z recently been staked out accordml
Is 20 diagrams len by the original Sci
Of tiers, Will be held appropriate histor
q cal exercises. The principal address
"A VIII be delivered by President Jane
.d p BaStes of the Maine Historical sc
~ ciety.
+. Friday the concluding day of IN
~ celebration, viii be given over 10 r,
- ceptlons 20 the naval officers. both q
pc shore and aboard ship. and there vii
10 De a general exchange Of courtesie
ig among an the guests and the official
q who have the celebration in charge
.le Already the city Is rapidly hlhn
ig with visitors and the indications poin
80 20 thD BIGGEST crowd ever seen her,
-s ln addition 20 the population OF m
q. surrounding country and the invite
Y guests frua other sections it Is q
pecfed that the visitors Will includ
- many nota3les who are spending a