The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-26

OF It's kind that has never been sur
passed in the United States, and when
taken In It's entirety, will eclipse any
similar effort ever attempted any.
where. The program consists Of attn
letic field games, yacht and motor
boat racing. rowing regattas and
aeronautics. and each division Is to
be under the direction Of a committee,
the members of which are eminent
in the amateur sporting world.
Nearby Attractions.
No previous exposition held in this
country has been within easy reach
OF 30 many points of historic interest.
"A few miles from the exposition
grounds is Cape Henry, where the
first English settlers disembarked in
1897, and within a short distance is
Jamestown, the site of the first settle
ment. Nearby Is yorktown, where
Cornwallis surrendered to the con-
tinental army. Immediately across
Hampton Roads is Newport News, a
thriving city which has one of the
largest ship building plants aud dry
docks in the world. Hampton, which
almost adjoins this place. is the old
est continuous settlement of English
men In America. At Old Point Com
fort is located the greatest fortress in
the United States and the principal
artillery station of the army. From
the exposition visitors may take side
trips to the civil war battlefields of
Virginia and, Maryland. to Mt. Ver-
non. the home of Washington, and to
the national capital, to Richmond, Bal
timore and an almost innumerable list
of other places Of great interest.
History Of the Exposition.
More than five years have elapsed
since the idea that eliminated today
IN the formal opening of the James,
town exposition was first preached.
The idea attracted instant and wide
spread attention. though it was not
until several years later that it was
given definite shape and the actual
plans drawn up. 1t was soon seen
that 1t was not practicable to build the
exposition on or near James Island,
where the first settlement was located.
The island is low piece of land
about thirty miles from the mouth of
the James river, and was formerly
peninsula. 1t did not afford room for
an exposition of any size and more
over it was difficult to reach.
Because there was no place nearer
the original site, the Norfolk corpor-
alton. which was organized to promote
and manage the exposition, selected
a site on the beach of Hampton Roads,
opposite Old Point Comfort, near the
mouth of Elizabeth river. The grounds
can easily be reached by trolley car
from Norfolk and Portsmouth and by
water from Fortress Monroe, Newport
News and Hampton.
The organizers of the corporation
issued at the start about $1,500,000 in
stock, which was increased by liberal
appropriations by the state of Virginia
and the federal government.
Description Of the Exposition.
The exposition is designed to be
chiefly of an historical and education
al character. though manufactures and
the industries have not been neglect
ed. The general plan of the grounds
is. to certain extent, similar to that
of other big fairs that have gone be-
fore-a central court surrounded by
the more important and imposing
buildings. At Jamestown this court
is framed on three sides only by
buildings, whereas the fourth rests
on the water front with two great
piers stretching out nearly half mile
into the bay. These piers have towers
at the far ends and are Joined by a
forty acres in area. This body of wa
ter is called Smith harbor, in honor of
Captain John Smith, and here will
be held the aquatic contests that are
to form an important part of the ex-
hibition's athletic attractions. The
basin is also to serve as harbor and
landing place for small crafts.
Many Large Buildings.
The exposition buildings proper con-
sist of about twenty-five structures,
many of them handsome palaces OF
permanent construction, after the CO.
lonial style of architecture. Among
the principal buildings and those that
will attract most attention. both as
to their size and construction, as we'll
as to the exhibits they contain. are
the auditorium and convention hall,
palace of manufactures and liberal
arts, palace of machinery and trans
portation, states exhibit palace, min
ing and metallurgy building, hygienic
and medical, pure foods building. pal
ace Of history and historic arts, and
the education building. Besides these
there is what is known as the arts
and crafts village, consisting of seven
cottages after the style of colonial ar
chitecture. These are the textile
building, copper. silver and wood
workers shops, pottery shops, iron
shops, model school, mothers and
children's building, and Pocahontas
hospital. In the industrial buildings
of this group are to be demonstrated
the manner of manufacturing in the
lines indicated by the names 300 years
ago.
Participation of the States.
The liberal participation of the vari-
GUS states of the union is one of the
most gratifying features of the entire
enterprise. Nearly thirty states have
made liberal provision for representa-
ton at the exposition and the most of
them have erected buildings to serve
as headquarters. Some of these build
ings are among the most attractive
features of the fair. The Virginia
building is a reproduction of the home
of Madison. Especial interest at
taches to the Georgia building because
1t is a copy of Bulloch hall the birth
place and home of President Roose-
velt's mother. Ohio has replica of
Adena. the first stone house built west
of the Allegheny mountains. Penn
sylvania has reproduced independence
hall. Maryland's exhibit is housed
in Carroll hall, the home of Governor
Carroll of MARYLAND. signer of the
Decoration of Independence. The Tai
madge home, the first colonial man
sion built in Connecticut. has been