The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
BIRMINGHAM DAY
 AT JAMESTOWN Commissioner Here to Make
 the Arrangements PLANS ARE ELABORATE
Mayor Ward Will Fix the Date-The Exposition Management Is Appre- catine the Large Patronage
 From Alabama.

There is to be a Birmingham Day at the Jamestown exposition, and Will r. Thomas, special commissioner for the Jamestown exposition, is in Birmng- ham for the purpose of arranging for the day. It will probably come some time between the 18th and 30th of Octo- Der, the exact date to be named by Mayor Ward and the Commercial club. Mayor Ward is expected home within the next few days and will name the day immediately upon his return.
 Statistics have shown that the traf- fife from Birmingham to the exposition has been very large. and indica tions point to even larger traffic. Realizing how loyal the Birmingham people have been the exposition officials decided to have Birmingham Day, and sent MT. Thomas here to make the arrangements. Upon reaching Birmingham he found Mayor Ward absent and wired the tn @ exposition officials so. They wired back for him to stay here until Mayor Ward returned.
 A crew of ten men and a car load of literature were brought along and every part of Birmingham. and for twenty miles in every direction from the city will be covered with the advertise ments of Birmingham Day.
 The endeavor will be made to have
 
 present on Birmingham Day, and it is intended that Governor Conner shall make a speech. The address of vel come on the part of the exposition will be made by the president of the expo sition and Mayor Ward will reply A military ball will be given at night. Mr. Thomas has come here for the purpose of getting people to visit the exposition, and is business all the way through. The following expresses his ! sentiments in regard to the fair: The very liveliest part of the expo sition will be going on when Birming- ham Day arrives. There will be tn e great international boat races between Sir Thomas Lipton's boat and an American boat; also the motor boat races, and the greatest poultry show ! ever held And most of the birds en- tered in this show are birds from southern raisers.
 There will also be the naval review, which is regarded by most people as being the grandest and most inspiring sight to be seen. In this review will be ships of nearly every nation in- i cludng twenty eight of the largest bat tleships sailing the sea. These ships will be illuminated every night. And | the illumination of these ships costs the government 5000 a night.
 There are 10000 regular soldie% at the fair, who will be kept there until the close. These soldiers will give regular dress parades, and are also billed for several other things. "The pageant of all nations. showing thirty-two nationalties in native costume, and the mass concert of four large bands, including the famous Mexican band which | was sent to the exposition by permission of President Diaz, will also be features. | Paines' fireworks will be given every night
 "The government pier at the exposition l is one of the finest things at the eXposi- ton. It cost half a million dollars and 1 is three quarters of mile long. The foot | of it rests near the place where the Mer- l rimac and Monitor the first ironclads, 1 fought for supremacy during the civil war.
 "Everything al -.a exposition is fin 1 ished every exhibit and every show or l any kind is complete in every detail. | There was some trouble at first with ho- l tel accommodations, and while there is d | constant stream of G0000 visitors, thls matter has been remcdied, and no one will find any trouble from this source. 1 Splendid rooms can be secured for as low as 30 cents a night
 While the Jamestown exposition is not quite as large as the Chicago and St. l Louis fairs, l regard it as being greater | than either. At those fairs the distances | were very great, and one became thor | oughly exhausted in going from one | place to another. But at Jamestown this is all done away with. It is compact. You are right at everything. There is no glare and the architecture and scenery 1 surpass that of any exposition ever held. | From historic and educational point of view. the Jamestown exposition out ranks the other fairs.
 q have travelled around the world three l times and have been connected with eight 1 of the largest expositions, and my honest 1 opinion Is that the Jamestown exposition l is the best in every way that has ever | been given"