The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-22
w. I. Buchanan, Compli
ments Jamestown
Exposition.
GROUNDS BEAUTIFUL
Virginians Are Determined to Make
a Success of Big Show Even if
it Takes All Summer.

Korfolk, Va.-The current number of
Harper's Weekly says: The James
town exposition has been having a hard
time with some New York papers Of
late. So as TO settle the matter once
and for all, and to get its certificate
of character. it sent for W. I. Buchan-
an, late of the Buffalo Pan-American
exposition, and the right hand man of
David r. Francis at the St Louis fair
Mr.. Buchanan says that the character
and scope of the exposition are vastly
greater and more extensive than he
had anticipated: that there are indeed
certain features of the exposition that
are, in every sense, distinctly better
| than those of any exposition since Chi
cago, notably the exhibits of the United
states government; secondly. the States
exhibit building, both of itself and the
exhibits it contains. he thinks, surpass
and state exhibits heretofore attempted.
Even If nothing more were done to the
buildings and their contents than has
been done when Mr.. Buchanan was
there. there would still be a show
worth looking at, for he said, there is
vastly more to be seen and enjoyed
in architectural beauty. in landscape
and water effects than any one has
reason to expect"
Meanwhile great deal has been
done. Between three and four thou
sand men have been set to work COM
pleting the buildings. the roadways.
walks and grounds. James NJ Barr.
the former successful president of the
Seaboard Air Line railroad, has been
made the head of the exposition, and a
director of advertising has been ap-
pointed.
/ Virginians are not excitable people,
they never get nervous. and they do not
| hustle. and. they all go at enterprises
slowly; but when they begin they
stick to it. This is the Virginia char
acteristie; that they never give up an
enterprise. cause, a friend or an
enimity. If they take hold, they keep
hold
The setbacks the exposition has re-
ceived have taken effect to get up Vir-
ginias fghting blood. The fair viii be
a greater success for the duh opening.
AS things stand now it promises to be
complete by the middle of June, and
then if the incessant rain will stop a
1 bit and the sun will shine. it win be
difficult TO imagine a more beautiful
stretch of land than that lying along
Sewelrs Point. with the broad Hamp-
ton Roads waters stretching before it
the cool pines on either side. and the
beautiful coppices of bay and laurel
! bushes. the beds of pansies, tulips, mar
cissus, rhododendrous and roses every
I where Apart from all other exhibits
the natural beauties are enough to at
tract visitors. 1t is impossible to give
too much praise to Warren Manning
the Massa sachusetts man who laid out
the lovely grounds and cleverly used al
the wealth of indigenous plants and
wild flowers that decorate the eartl
about this locality. Even the wild
Adamask lily carpets the charming
thickets back of the Arts and Crafts
village and the mocking birds and ca
birds sing and robbins and wrens twit
ter freely along the slashes. The of
fering the exposition makes to lovers
of nature has, perhaps, been less dwell
upon than any other of its aspects
btu it is one important enough not t,
be overlooked. And TO real lovers O
nature the winding paths and natura
lanes amongst the pines and live-oak
will always be more lovely than TIN
most careful and beautiful of fOrma
gardens
Although, there is a great deal I,
tempt the sightseer to the exposition
land perhaps to an intelligent travelle
the greatest sight will be that OF TIL
land and its people, for in few place
in the United States has a type so Ions
maintained without a mixture of aliel
strain. and Virginians are almost as de
fnitelv a people and a type as French
man or Germans. Undoubtedly a new
birds sing and robins and wrens twit
he
= fore many more genera tions pass; per
; haps this very exposition viii do it
= part toward obliterating the old: bu
= while there remains a vestige of Ii
j Old Virginia. as it once was. it is wei
= worth 4 journey to see it
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