The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-05-11

EXPOSITION
SCOPE ANO PURPOSE.
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The Traveller VIII" may ne ~
cending The sluggish waters q
the James River, in sear.h Of thu
wealth o; historic associations WIZ
which its banks abound, after ht
mas covered some hirty miles 81
his journey. and unless some time
" infu mant he a. hand, Will ht
az! 10 Ovc, look Il stretch OF shore
which scarcely lifting its un!n-
ter.s,jnu level above the waters
of the river, has little to break its
monotony beyond an irregular
clump Of trees. scarce hidden
within buL he will, on closer III
sprctiop, should his curiosity he
so far aroused, discern the dark
red and green walls of an old ivy
covered lower. Dcs"late, remote.
and largely sedgc-coveted, this
little island affords the passing
traveller virtually no suggestion
that il holds AL that is left of
the crmmbling walls and scattered
graves of the town and people Of
.Damcstcwn--t The first colonial set
Element in America. 1t needs 4
creative Imagination to realize that
here was Witnessed the "begin-
nings Of 4 nation" which to-day
afte. the lapse OF three brief cen
turtles, numbers eighty millions Of
people, aud believes, not without
cause, that it is destined to be
come, at least III material resources
and material power. the leading
people OF the earth.
The sponsors Of the jamestown
Exposition are 10 bo c"ngralnlai
ell on the Judgment and good
taste will, which they have deter
mined the scope aud cha, actcris-
ties of the enterprise. With the
memories Of the colossal Louisiana
Purchase Exposition ut st Louis
fresh IN the minds Of the people.
it would have been folly to attempt
to rival that o,er-big affair in the
SIZE of it's buildings and the num-
Der Of it's exhibits. Magnificent
though it was the St. Louis Fair
vas blg to the point Of burden
sOmeness and boredom. 1t was a
ye,lucfio al ubsuy1lum of the cult Of
the sulel|a,ive; and it taught the
valuable lesson that future expos
tlOns should aim to lie intensive
rather than interminable, Gistinc-
tive rather than discursive. :.
The jamestown Exposition vii
be both intensive and distinctive.
1t aims at historical and educa-
tlonai results; the one being sccur-
ed largely by the character Of the
buildings, the other by Earefu!
Of the exhibits whicl. they
will house. In searching for a fit
tins means to embodv those spec
tacular effects which have come
to be regarded as an essential,
and by many people, alas! as the
most desirable, feature Of a great
the management have
availed themselves of the fine 0p-
presented by the waters
Of Hampton Roads. and have ar
ranged for an international display
Of the naval forces Of the world,
which, if it does no: rival IN ex.
tent, will possibly exceed in in {
serest, any previous pageant of 6
he kind.
The jamestown Exposition il ,
essentially display Of the peace {
I'll arts; hence, it il peculiarly 6
lifting that It's most imposing I
eatnre should consist of gath. r
ring OF battleships and cruisers f
hose stately patrolmen Of the I
he high seas. whose day day q
uty it is to preserve the peace @
{ the world and render the ocean d
ighways secure; whose activi.
es are mainly concerned in the /,
rOmotlOn Of International peace; {
nd whose pacific purpose is new. @
: 50 clearly manifested az in an \,
review of the kind a,
DIV being organized at the month Al
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