Evening journal., 1907-04-02
WORK AT THE
JAMESTOWN FAIR
DeIaware'S Building Com
mandS a Beautiful View
Of the HarbOr

Staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
NORFOLK, April EVERY one in
TINS vicinity Is on the qui-vive in an
ucipation of the Jamestown Exposi-
ton which opens its doors to the pub
lie on April 26 and from present in
uleauons there Will be an in-pouring
OF sight-seers that viii puzzle Nor
Ioik ana its surroundings TO properly
look after and take care Of
Probably there could be no more ideal
location for an exposition of this ma
ture than the one selected. Sewells
Point about seven miles from the city
.of Norfolk and easily accessible from
the outside world. Located on the
shores of the Elizabeth river the ex-
position grounds afford a most beau
titul view in every direction To the
northwest stretches Hampton Roads
and Old Point Comfort while to the
south is Willoughby Spit and Ocean.
View.
Although many OF the buildings are
completed and about ready for occu-
paney there are still a number Of state
buildings which are still under con-
struction and several Of them viii not
I be finished in time for the opening day.
/ Ground has just been broken for Geor-
gia building, while work upon Floridas
building whose site was given Della
ware has not yet been started.
Delaware's building which is admir-
ably located on Willoughly boulevard.
at its northeasterly extremity COM
mands a beautiful view of the harbor
I in which the naval review win take
] place. w. L. Torbert. OF Laurel the
contractor who is erecting the struc-
/ ture began the building on March 16,
and expects to have IL completed by
May 8. The structure. wheh is tyR
and one-half stories in height is ready
for roofing and that work will begin
this week. The exterior will be COW
cred with shingles. while a broad porch
extends along the front of the building.
The building itself is 30x45 feet with
offsets of 80 inches by IL feet 1t con-
tains one large room extending the en-
tire height Of the structure. four small
er rooms, a bath room and all modern
eonvenienees. Though the smallest
state building at the exposition none
viii be more conveniently arranged for
the comfort of its visitors than will be
Delaware's.
Over One Hundred Buildings.
A visit to the exposition grounds
shows that there are over one hundred
buildings. excluding those which will
be erected on The War PATH already
constructed or in course Of construction
and they range in size from the smaller
special exhibit building to the mann
moth exhibition buildings proper These
consist of the auditorium and admins
tration. manufacturers and liberal arts
machinery and transportation, historic
lart education, mines and metallurgy
pure food. States exhibit palace, pal.
laces of commerce. agriculture and hor.
ticulture, marine appliance. power and
alcohol. freproof historic and relil
buildings, graphic arts, arts and Graf
villages and numerous other specia
buildings. including an immense re
viewing stand
Government Structures.
Government structures include gran'
Z piers now under course of construction
5 fisheries building. Smithsonian Insti
tute, National Museum, Army and Navl
club house, club house for enlisted men
1 colonial building. Panama and Porte
e Rico buildings. negro building, Philip
e pine village and life saving station
I The government buildings occupy 4
prominent position overlooking thu
g great hills and commands fine view
e Of Hampton Roads.
e States Buildings
The tSates' buildings present grea
, variety of architecture and many o
r them represent some historic hall o
/, home within the borders of a Stat
erecting it. The colonial style prevails
while many of them are of brick, whil
others are Of imitation stone. Not
few are covered with staff, a non-im
. fammab'e compound made upon tn
, grounds.
I The Virginia building is the mos
imposing, presenting a massive typ
fof colonial architecture Maryland ha
'' reproduced the home Of Charles Car
a roll of Carrollton; Pennsylvania has
T. replica of independence Hall. built o
!, brick, while New Jersey has a mode
J. OF Washingtons headquarters at Nor
= ristown. Massachusetts has mode
l. of the old state House at Boston: Con
Il .necticut the old Colonel Talmadge hom
!. at Litchheld; Ohio has reproduced
IS model "Adena" the first stone hous
s. erected west Of the Allegheny noun
a tains and used as an executive man
i. sion for number of years Kentuck
+ has a reproduction of Daniel Boone
= fort as it appeared in Boonesboro owe
: 100 years ago. New York North Da
r kota, Vermont, New Hampshire, Yves
n Virginia, North Carolina. Missouri an
Louisiana, will also have buildings rep
! lresentative Of some particular struc
ture in their respective states. Geor
F" gia will reproduce "Bulloch Hail." tn
home of the mother of Presiden
y Roosevelt at Rosewall, Ga.
10 Grounds Prettiy Laid Out
T. The exposition grounds are beauti
RI fully laid out and are surrounded b
q. a wire fence entwined in which ar
IS Virginia Creeper vines, which when /
8 bloom will present a most beautifl
4. appearance. In various parts of tn
r. enclosure are large beds set with tn
:, most gorgeous of flowers, while shad
sr trees are in abundance. Wide avenue
a run in every direction and cement walk
Y. are found every where. The avenue
a are at present shoe-top. deep in dus
but before the exposition opens the
will be scraped, rolled and viii
sprinked daily with oil.
Old Burying Ground.
;, A unique feature of the grounds
an old and abandoned cemetery
which are fifty or more headstone
bearing the names Of those who hal
passed away years ago. Although SON
Of those buried in the spot died as r'