Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-22
The Jamestown Exposition
Preparations Incomplete
But Ter-CentenniaI Will Open
Friday, Despite the Fact,
Magnificent Showing Will Be Made
NAVAL Demonstration.

Norfolk. Va, April 2l.-Dcspite the
splendid efforts Of corps OF energetic,
painstaking officials and thousands of
carpenters, masons cement walk build
ers and landscape gardeners, the
jamestown Teri Centennial Exposition
Will be opened this week unready.
However, in the beauty of the water
show with its amazing gathering of
foreign fleets, representing the most
form liable types Of naval lighting
machines Of nearly every power of the
world and in the opening program with
President l.ooso welt in the leading role
and diplomatic military and naval rep
resentativeS OF great and small foreign
nations participating the pubic Will
have its 7. c0mpensc.
The grounds and buildings at the OK
position are about 80 per cent. finished.
Several of the most important build
inSs are built Solidly of brick, cement
and iro'i. ard these are intended to re-
main on the grounds as Il nueleIs of d
great PARK. Regardless of tine perInIn-
ency Of lie work, however. tic exterior
Of most " the buildings win hc ready
when ihe exposition is iOr.aa 'ly opened
on Friday next.
The inception of the .Iaiurstoyu To-
Centennial ENpo ;ition -rranc. i. IN q
desire to teach tht. tlaIitiou@ handed
down by the courageous coioniSts OF
800 years ago. 1t was intended that the
exposition should BE- historical. but il
has grown beyond the dreams .. its
nrginatorS. Whcl con! pleted il will be
almost All that = implied in the *
ion,
not stop thclc.
Twenty-Five states IF I'll" Union will
trace their history from their earliest
days to tho present and tn exhibitions
will be sheltered by appropriat" build
InSS. For instance. the Virginia STATE
building is modelled after an idea
colonial mansion. Kentucky presents j
replica of Fort Boone and Ohio shows
Adena, the first stone house erected
west of the Allegheny mountains. while
Connecticut reprDGures the Talmadgs
horne. the first colonial mansion erected
III that state where Gen. WaShingto!
held many of his councils Of SwaI. The
state buildings hay" been grouped
along the historic shore Of Hampton
Roads ana they command an excellent
view Of the navies Of the world.
IT is this great naval display IVA
viii prove the croWnng glory OF tn,
exposition. The fleets Will number in
addition to several Of Tho. hest types o
etch CT the foreign naval powers. The
Atlantic fleet of the United state, nav,
under command of Rear Admira
Evans, which is conceded To be the fin
est organization 81 lighting machine.
afnat. This feet is already anchcrn,
i'll Hampton T:oads. but the ships hav,
taken the position furth"rcst from tn,
water front in order to give the com.
handing positions u tie foreign ,os.
scls.
Should Friday come in with the say
shining. there Will be presented q pic.
ture long to be remembered by every
visitor. II will be Il picture u art ant
industry. Of charming landscapes snad-
owed by the impoSr" domCsi of luXuri
Gus palaces. of a military cncampmcn
and pal AIDES by United states and for.
eign troops Of all branches Of the
armies.
To this picture should be added sonle,
thing Of the ceremony of placing tiI.
great seal OF gov, rnm"ntship upon tn,
exposition. This will be done by tn,
President Of the United States in tn
presence of the joint committee of Con
Grcss. the ambassadors and minister:
of foreign governments. who are com
ing as the guests Of the nation. as wei
as the exposition management. the gov.
errors and representatives. OF state:
and territories and delegations r-nrc-
scouting important civic bodies. On this
first day will be fired the salute to tn.
Union by the assembled w3rshipS anl
the salute to the President by the Unit
ed States artillery stationed in The
grounds as he steps on the governnen
pier from off the M2yliuWnr.
The fact that the exposition IS 50 &C
ccsSiblc from Washington mas resulted
in a large number OF acCeptdnCCS 10y
diplomatic representatives.