Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
GREAT PROGRESS ON
WORK AT EXPOSITION
|GaIlplelsd Show WIlI be Presented
Before lh'a Month Has
Passed.
|G0VERaHEAT PIER ALMOST READY
5iForesss Men Employed on Wnrpath
sessto Work by Governor co.troll
onS ssfsets and neutrality-suspicious.
\ euessof Honor at Informal Re.
+ eeptton In Portsmouth.

JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, May
/ 3i.--A5 All visitors ut the Exposition arc
4 greatly surprised ut the rapid progress
| tWhichth has recently been made upon
the buildings, grounds and exhibits.
AL t.tes hresent rate Of progress the
ont re. Exposition will be completed
4 by the latter part of June.
\ " y Isha heavy work connected with tho
/ canstrncsfon OF the Government Pier
| etleally finished and all that
4 relliiu rs & to- be done to make it one
ioG thosB stellar features of the Exposi
Hon Sfas the decoration and illumina.
l tfofl The engineers In charge have
tho MA Im,.m labor capacity Mt work,
lLsnd the Finishing touches will he com.
i plotea within ten days. The whole
y pier be brilliantly Illuminated by
!; thoiisanas of incan1escent lights and
4 nqinesdns searchlishts, and this will
Ina he g waterfront as light by night
/ as sflay. The space between tho
\ i9ssg nus been dredged to depth OF
/ ten 1eet, and ! Is an ideal harbor fol,
1 sInat era ~ of all kinds.
/ q ~ tyeli. governor of works. Inns
ls1rtlerel large fokke Of men which
i has. lleeas sprly siig oil the Warpnth. to
i is5i,tfs O. force e,iga sed upon the
VA w and laHtiRcnl;n s,lf-
ltiiIlri. 9nt Is Wilf Ea CONS
/ pIeted by June 1917
The court In front OF the Auditorium
Is RAPIDLY nearing completion. When
completed 1t will add much to the
beauty of the grounds, The two In.
goons have been painted aud will be
filled with water by the end of next
week.
Il !. /
West Virginia Building.
The West Virginia building was
| formally opened today. This building
Is beautifully located and is ready I'm
every detail for the visits nr the
public. West Virginia Day Is July Q.
and on this occasion special ceremo.
niles and reception will he held In
the building. Among the distinguish.
ed visitors who will bc nrescnt on
this occasion will In the Governor of
West Virginia and his staff. ana many
OF the legislators and other state Of
ficers.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the visit of President Roose.
Welt on Georgia Day. which is June
~. The Georgia building will be com
pleted by that date. and large force
4 OF men are engaged preparing to turf
< eliO S'Nuilu WHICH SlTrOuDuS THIS
structure. 1t will be very beautiful
when completed.
Train of EXHIBITS.
A train of six cars loaded with OK.
hibits arrived at the Exposition late
this afternoon. They Will Mt once be
Installed in the various buildings.
The organ recital of u. Merritt
Scott. the celebrated musician. which
was held in the Auditorium this after.
! noon, was largely attended and there
were several encores.
| Mr.. Bryan In Portsmouth.
Mr.. Bryan was to have delivered an
address in Portsmouth this afternoon
at the baseball park under the aus
i,pices of the independent Fire Com
pany, but cold drizzling rain pre-
vented him doing so. An informal re-
ceDtion was held at the residence OF
Harry p. Hall. at which large num-
Der of Portsmouth people met the
Nebraskan
/ This evening Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
were guests at dinner given in their
honor by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry st.
George Tucker, at the Tucker resi-
!dence.
Conventions Mex Week.
Among the most important CON
ventions to convene at the jamestown
Exposition the coming week is that