The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-09
THE WATER
BELT LINE"
An Attractive and Novel Method of
Seeing the Many Points Of Inter-
est At Hampton Roads

Is the mother OF invention" is the
newer saying, that "Expositions are
the orignators Of novel ideas" The
jamestown Ter-centenniai EXPOSE
ton, to be held on the shores and
waters of Hampton Roads, near Nor
folk. in 1907. will be NO exception
to this rule, as already many at
tractiye and valuable schemes have
been perfected, that win serve to
both amuse and accommodate the
thousands, that will take in this cele-
bration. which is to commemorate
the three hundredth anniversary of
the first permanent English speaking
colony In America.
Foremost among these attractions
at the jamestown Exposition will be
the "Wate rBelt Line" an organized
company that will maintain a regu-
lar schedule of steamers, around and
about the waters of Hampton Roads
and the adjoining tributaries that go
to make up the famous Underwater
Virginia" A belt line on land, with
steam and troller cars, is familiar to
almost every city, but a Water Belt
Line" operating steamers instead OF
cars in indeed a novel system of
transportation.
Owing to the fact that the James,
town Exposition viii be the first
celebration of It's kind ever held in
this country, on deep water, there
will be assembled in Hampton Roads
the greatest naval pageant that the
world has ever seen. These as
sembled navies of all of the repre-
sentative nations, at anchor in the
spacious harbor in front of the Ex-
position grounds. will include every
type of fighting craft, from the
smallest and most obsolete gunboat
to the largest and most formidable
man-of-war, affording splendid OPP
portunity for the comparison of the
naval strength of the various coun-
tries that are to participate, and to
note the progress in naval construc-
ton from It's earliest stages.
No section of the country is so hal
lowed by history-making events as
that part of Virginia, on Hampton
Roads. whose shores are lined with
historical points of interest, where
the jamestown Exposition will be
held in 1907. Foremost among
these landmarks is Old Point Com
fort. so named by the first settlers
because of the safe anchorage af-
forded by It's protected shores for
their storm tossed vessels. Tere is
also located Fort Monroe, the CHIEF
artillery station of the United States
Government on the Atlantic Coast.
With its grim old walls and winding
moat. Fort Monroe is one Of the
most picturesque as well as formid-
able military posts in the country.
Yorktown. where CORVALLIS sur
rendered to the Continental army, is
only two mours ride by either boat
or train from the exposition. Here
can be seen the monument erected
by the government in honor of the
great victory OF the American forces.
The first custom house ever erect
ed in America is also located at
Yorktown. Within a stones throw
of the Exposition site, can be seen
the remains of the earthworks,
thrown up h ythe Confederate army
in their defense against the Union
troops in the battle of sewellis Point.
The scene of the famous battle be-
tween the Monitor and the Merri-
mac, is also close by, the fight hav-
ing taken place only a few hundred
yards out in Hampton Roads, from
the grounds of the Exposition
These and many other points of
interest that line the shores of this
renowned harbor, together with the
varied water features of the EXPOSE
ton, including not only the naval
display, but motor boat carnivals,
yacht races and submarine contests,
will make It imperatice for visitors
to the Ter-Centennial, to make this
trip around tn eharbor. that has
been laid out by the Water Belt
Line" before they can truthfully say
that they have seen everything in
connection with this attractive Elk
position.
ANS ~ pEyrvaT. ATrrrrIos