Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-18
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
Comprehensive story Of the Thinas
Which May he Seen There.

men rowod up the James river, land
ing at a spot some 30 miles above the
present city Of Norfolk. va, and esta-
blished the first permanent English
speaking colony on this continent They
called 1t James Fort. which subsequently
became Jamestown. They fought the In
uans, were massacred, built stockades.
erected church, the tower OF which still
stands spread Christianity, became ac-
quainted with potatoes. were initiated to
the delights Of tobacco, former a govern
ment multiplied and thrived. and finally
established the colony Of Virginia and
laid firm foundation for the greatness
ana prosperity of the nation.
10 commemorate all this, the James
town exposition has been built, ana will
be maintained from April &c to December
l. on beautiful spot on the seashorc
overlooking Hampton Roads. about I'VE
miles from Norfolk It's promoters set
forth that the exposition is to be Of
historical and educational charactc Ger
tainly few places with more historical as
sociot'ons could be found on the con-
tlnert. beginning with bold Capt. John
smith twho was in one Of the original
three boatloads, and Pocahontas. who
saved Johns life. and whom We all felt
as II We almost knew lersonallv whom we
were studying history ut school) this
part Of tho country Is linked In \ CON
Of stirring events that have
cut deep notchcs into out national gon-
eaIogical tree. Even now the countries in
mat part Of Virginia bear the good old
English names of Surrey. S,issey. Mid
dleseX. York. Essex. Warwick. SC. and
mat part or Chesapeake bay right off the
exposition grounds, where. among other
notable conflicts, the Monitor fought tho
Merr1mac, must be fairly paved with
federal and confederate cannon halle
All this makes a fine background for
iair, and the fair iself, in It's physical as
pect' promises 10 be worthy Of its setting
from an architectural standpoint tho
jamestown exposition is to be thorougblv
American. While We cannot yet boast OF
national style of architecture. the
colonial type is sufficiently Individual and
distinctive to be claimed and accented as
American. The design Of the exhibition
buildings, the palace OF art commerce
and machinery, Is almost consistently
colonial. There are no turrcts or towers.
no domes or minarets pinnaclos. but
tresses, and other freaks of fancy; no
long stretches of garish white buildings
decked out with weddlng-cako trimmings,
ana b'spattered with colored lights until
they resemble Christmas trees. On the
contrary all the buildings are low. both
In stature and in color tones Few raise
ln'lr roofs above the treetops and most
of them being built OF Harvard brick.
TANNED with terra Gotta. and fitted with
Such simple ornaments as the long, low
roor pa'nstrade or bas-reliHf panels, give
suDdued color effect most pleasing to
inc eye ana thoroughly novel to exposi-
non archltoctnre.
me general plan of grounds IS, to a Ger
IAN extent similar to that of other
pleasure cities that have gone before-a
central court surrounded by the more i'm
por'ant or imposing buildings. At James
town TINS court Is framed on three sides
only ny puiidlngs. whereas. the fourth
rests on tho water front with two great
PIERS 200 feet wide, stretching out nearly
mar mile Into the bay. These piers
nave towers at the far ends and are
joined by bridge. thus inclosing n basin
sofne forty acres In area. This body of
water Is called smith Harbor In honor
OF 'he orEihal John and here will be held
the aqu'tlc contests that are to form an
Important part or m" exhibitors athle-
"c auf"Cuohs. me basin Will also serve
o. "'rpo' ana iahc'hg place for small
t'"l'' motor "'hts' and the launches
.''.i NV ""t'"'PS' Inc piers are beng
ou'i, DS 'ne government ana form part
OF 'He hh'iohal eNh'oH'
20" 9hoHl' arrive az the exposition
s'ouiiuS IN smaH boat you would step
ashore from smith Harbor at Discovery
1,''u',s anu "''u Eou'Se't stahdinE IN
SQUARE loohlhS down a broad
w" VI NV sN'''ihetr'ct' colonial build
MS .o"n'" '.c a"ol'oi'uh' TO the right
Az" 10 inc f'i' stretching along the
si'v VI S"eHi" he DRY are tire state
i'''"sSiIa"'f replica OF
'p'''''''ce nam MASSACHUSETTS,
.o"n''' part or Ihe oNslhal state house in
,'''o.t- N"erc tne constitution or the
''''eu states was "o"p!e"' ohlos' an
p,'"'''"o'' Vi 'He hrst stone
""''' "'S' ol 'he NPoghanl"s;
81" = ''P' ou"c'"h or l'ulIock KAN
where rIeS'"'H' f'ooSeVe' mothHr was
.Wn an" AT the lar oAd or inc line, in
'"'h SfoN' 81 p'n''S' Neh'uckF state
i''"I'' I'"ono TORT ana Stock
""'' Snch OF inc state buildings as are
"o' Icp"'aS OF historic or pnhhc buildings
are IN many instances models or the
h''"9 VI "''-An""n citHens' '"nhcctl-
cu'' Tor instance reproducNs the mouse or
fehlalil'h laimaoge' Maryland that or
INJURIES 'arroii' slSncr OF the l)e'lara-
,'o" OIL "utp'huen'e' Wn'Ie virginia