The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-09
JAMESTOWN, A
MILITANT BIRTHD'Y


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the conventions win be hlstorical and
fraternal.
The exposition exhibit buildings in.
clude;
Manufactures and Arts, $50 feet
long, $50 feet wide.
Machinery and Transportation, $50
feet long. ESQ feet wide.
states' Exhibit 500 feet long. 900
feet wide.
States Exhibit Court. $50 feet long.
loo feet wide.
Mines and Metallurgy. $50 feet long,
100 feet wide.
Mines and Metallurgy Annex, 100
feet long, 100 feet wide.
Food Products. 300 feet long, $50
feet wide.
Marine, 300 feet long. 80 feet wide.
Power and Alcohol Denatured), 300
feet long, $50 feet wide.
Graphic Arts, $50 feet long. 100 feet
wide.
Agricultural Implements, 100 feet
lonfi, 100 feet wide.
Transportation, $50 feet long, 200
feet wide.
Transportation, 200 feet long, 100
feet wide
Foods. 100 feet long, 100 feet wide.
Forestry, 100 feet long, so feet wide.
Manufactures, 100 feet long, 100 feet
wide.
Virginia Mines and Timber, $50 feet
long. 100 feet wide.
There Is under construction an add.
tional ireproof building. 800 feet long
by 80 feet wide. which has been found
necessary to house the exhibits of His.
toric Art. Arts and Crafts (four
buildings Education college and un.
iversity), Education (primary and sec.
Observation-Disclosures of incorporated
companies and individuals for special
purposes. Thirty States have appro.
priated money for buildings, for the
use of their citizens and for hlstori.
cal exhibits. Eighteen of these State
buildings are built or building.
Congress-, by act of June 30. 1906.
provided for exhibits at the jamestown
Exposition from the Smithsonian In.
stitution, the National Museum and
the Library of Congress. of such arti.
cles and materials OF ahistorIcalna.
ture as will serve to impart a knowl.
edge Of our colonial and national his
tory, from the War and Navy Depart
ments, the Life Saving Service, the
Revenue Cutter Service. the Army, the
Navy, the Light House Service, the
Bureau of Fisheries, and an exhibit
from the Island of Porto Rico.
The Bureau of American Republics
was invited to make an exhibit illus
trative of the resources and interna-
tional relations of the American repub.
lies, in the Government buildings.
Twelve American republics have &C.
cepted invitations to participate more
numerous representation than ever be-
fore. The act further directed the
erection at the exposition OF suitable
buildings for the government exhibits.
suitable building for the exhibit of
the Live Saving Service, a fisheries
building and aquarium. building for
use as a place OF rendezvous for the
soldiers and sailors of the United
States army and navy and of foreign
armies and navies participating in the
celebration, and similar rendezvous
for army and naval officers participant
ing tseven buildings in all).
The act further provided for two
piers, extending from the exposition
into the waters of Hampton Roads,
forming basin or harbor. The piers
are in course of construction, giving To-
cation TO the exposition names, Susan
Constant Pier, GoIspeed Pier, Dis.
covery Landing, and Smith Harbor.
The act also promised for the cree.
ton of permanent landing pier at
jamestown Island.
The act further provided an appro.
priation OF 100000 in aid of the me-
gro development and Exposition Com.
pany of the United States of America.
to enable 1t to make an exhibit OF the
progress of the negro race in this
country at thee xpositlon.
The amusement section of the expo
sltion will be similar to that of pre-
vious expositions. like the Midway or
the Pike, with many novel features.
The lamented General Fitzhugh Lee,
first president of the exposition, sug.
Sested one day in humorous way that