The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-26


ergetic, painstaking officials and thous-
ands of carpenters, masons, walk
builders, and landscape gardeners, the
jamestown Tercentennial Exposition
will be opened this week unready.
Many of the magnificent structures
that are to house domestic and foreign
commercial exhibits and shelter the
achievements of the industrial arts
are incomplete. Yet, while this is ac-
knowledged by the directors of the
Exposition with keen regret, 1t is with
the satisfaction that the sum of what
has been done, as compared with the
unfinished work, forms a result of
which they are justly proud.
In the beauty of the water show,
with its amazing gathering of foreign
fleets, representing the most formid-
able types of naval fighting machines
of nearly every power of the world,
and in an opening programme with
President Roosevelt in the leading
role, with diplomatic military and |
naval representatives of great and |
small foreign nations participating,
the public will have its compensation
So vast and complete is this pro-
gramme, that Exposition visitors will
not have time to take notice Of the
unfinished state of the buildings or
grounds.
The opening day will be crowded
from sunrise till dusk with the cere-
monies OF formally launching the en-
terprise and paying fitting tribute to
the distinguished visitors
The grounds and buildings at the
Exposition are about 80 per cent. fin
ished. However, the exterior of most 4.
of the buildings will be ready when
the exposition is formally opened on
Friday next
Traditions Handed Down.
The inception of the jamestown {
rercentennial Exposition sprang from t
A desire of people, many of them de e
ocended from that hardy Eng lish stock a
hat settled among the Indians here a
200 years ago, to teach the traditions il
hat have been handed down by those fl
,olonists. When completed, it will be C
lmost all that is implied in the ex- c
ression "a worlds fair" but it will is
ot ctnD tboro Ctoto. ~
he Union will trace their history from Ct
heir earliest days to the present, and m
he exhibits will be sheltered by APP e,
ropriate buildings. For instance, the et
irginia State building is modelled af e;
or an ideal colonial mansion; Ken m
lcky presents a replica of Fort fo
Done; Ohio shows "Adena," the first A
one house erected west of the Allie of
hany Mountains; Connecticut repro dr.
ices the Talmage home, the first CO. di
nial mansion erected in that State, in
here General Washington held many
his councils of war. -
1t is the great naval display that y
Ill prove the browning glory of the
position. There have been gather
gs of fleets before, but not on such
tremendous scale as will be accom-
lshed here. The fleets will number, nv
addition to several of the best
pes of each of the foreign naval pow.
5. the Atlantic feet of the United br
ates Navy, under command of Rear POI
Imiral Evans, which Is conceded to pos
the finest organization of the fight uni
! machines afoat. This feet is al. OF
ldy anchored in Hampton Roads, cor
the ships have taken the position cir,
'thest from the water front In or,
to give the commanding loca- the
ns to the foreign visitors. pos
Marvellous Picture. Civ
Should Friday come with the sun Lee
ming, there will be presented Ind
ture long to be remembered by ev- int
visitor. It will be a picture OF art Thi
industry, united to produce a mar. Kin
Gus display of the wealth and re- Mic
rces of the country, of charming f
escapes Swallowed by the impos- emp
domes of luxurious palaces of a Ing
ad expanse of placid water on trea
oh riding peacefully the war craft disp
dozen naval powers, of a military life
and parades by United Maj
tes and foreign troops of all Com
nches of the arms and will be the
bined in a spectacle of human in. Parl
81 unrivaled in tho world the
o this should be added the cere II Is
" OF placing the great seal of over
eminent sponsorship upon the ex- post
ton This will be done by the obje'
iident Of the United States in the 1t is
ence of the joint committee OF Fren
yress, the Ambassadors and Min. In
s of foreign Governments who are terta
ing as guests of the Nation. as view
as the exposition management the Ing