The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
Jamestown
EXPOSITION
OPENS FRIDAY
Ter-centenary Exhibition Is Com
plete and Ready for
Public Inspection
A GREAT SUCCESS +.
IS ANTICIPATED
President Roosevelt to Deliver
Speech at the Formal
Opening Ceremonies
A GREAT SUCCESS E
IS ANTICIPATED

Associated Press to The Evening Tlmes.
Norfolk, Va, April 24.-The gates
of the jamestown Tercentary exposi-
ton will be thrown open to the public
day after tomorrow. That the success
of the stupendous enterprise will justi-
fy the most sanguine expectations of
its promoters is indicated In many
directions. and they are looking
ahead to a season of unexampled PROS
perity. Hundreds of letters received
daily by the department OF publicity
and promotion. by the hotels and by
business houses support this optimis-
tic view of the future of the exposi-
tion.
Virginia is proud of her achieve
ment. She is proud of it not alone
because it is evidence of her own
wealth and prosperity. but because it
represents the highest form of Ameri-
can enterprise, energy and courage.
The exposition with its beautiful white
buildings and its priceless collection
of exhibits gathered from every part
of the country is monument to the
ever living faith of a people in the
destiny of the Old Dominion.
The program of the opening day
exercises is complete. and as it now
stands it is elaborate enough to please
everybody. President Roosevelt will
officiate, governors of states and the
diplomatic representatives of foreign
countries will participate, and there
will be military and naval display
the like of which never has been seen
before in American waters.
At present every effort of the man
agement is being concentrated on the
work of transferring exhibits from
the railroad yards to the exposition
grounds, experimenting their setting
up in the several buildings and pre-
pairing for the first rush of visitors
that will follow the opening of the
big fair. :.
Norfolk, Hampton Roads. and vicin-
ity are preparing, for an invasion of
visitors, the advance guard of which
is already arriving. and which will
continue until the exposition gates
are permanently closed. Nobody has
undertaken to estimate closely just
how many persons will be attracted
to jamestown between May and Nov
ember but in a general way the
financiers of the enterprise lexpect
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attained by any of the expositions
heretofore held in America outside
of the big fairs at at Chicago and St.
Louis.
The arrangements that have been
made with the railways reaching here,
and which have connections to the
north and south Pacific coast. are
fairly satisfactory to all concerned.
The excursion rates that will be
charged travellers who desire to visit
the exposition are within reach of
nearly everybody's purse, and they
will doubtless serve to encourage
thousands to undertake the trip. The
fact that no section of the country is
richer in historical associations, that
many of the most stirring events of
the three great wars in which the
United States has engaged took place
llereabouts, and that it is within easy
distance of the national capital of
Philadelphia. Atlantic City. New York
and other points of interest are ex-
pected to contribute largely to the
attendance of visitors from all parts
of the country and particularly from
the west.
Outward and visible signs that the
opening of the exposition is at hand
are abundant Hotels are filling with
visitors and the public buildings and
business houses are putting on gala
attire. The waters of Hampton Roads
are dotted with warships of every
description and flying the flags of
half dozen nations. More than a
score of these great fighting machines
are now at anchor in the roads and
nearly every hour brings additions
to the fleet.
The military forces that are to take
part in the opening are already en-
camped at the exposition grounds. The
principal contingent is t,e 23d In
fantry. from Madison Barracks and
Fort Ontario, New York.
General Grant. who has been placed
in command of all the troops at the