Show CAN BE VIEWED FROM THE WATER VATER Novel Feature of the James Jamestown Jamestown Jamestown town Exposition Soon to Open Its Gates Norfolk Va Va April Apri 14 Parallel to the old proverb that necessity is the mother of invention is the newer say saying sayIng saying ing that expositions are the originators originators tors torn of novel ideas The Jamestown TerCentennial exposition to be held heldon on the shores and waters of Hampton Hapton Roads near ner Norfolk in 1007 will wi be beno beno beno no exception to this rule as already alread many attractive and valuable schemes have been perfected that will wi serve to both amuse and accommodate the thousands that will wi take in this cele cole celebration bration which Is to commemorate the te three hundredth anniversary of the first permanent col colony colony colony ony In America Foremost For most among these attractions at atthe atthe atthe the Jamestown exposition will wi be the Water Vater Belt Bolt Line an organized com corn company pany that will wi maintain a regular schedule of steamers around and about the waters of Hampton Roads and the adjoining tributaries that go to make male makeup up p the famous Tidewater Virginia VirginiaA Virginia VirginiaA A belt bel line lne on land with wih steam or trolley trolley ley Icy cars is familiar to almost every city but a water belt bel line lne operating steamers instead of cars cr is indeed a novel system of transportation Great Naval Pageant Owing to the fact fat that the Jamestown exposition will wi be the tIre first celebration of its is kind ever held in this country on deep water there will win be assembled in hampton Roads the greatest na naval naval val vat pageant that the world has ha ever seen These assembled navies of all al the representative nations at anchor in inthe Inthe inthe the spacious in front of the ex cx exposition position gounds grounds will wi include every ever type of fighting craft from the small smallest smal smallest est and most obsolete gunboat to the largest and most formidable manof war affording a splendid opportunity for or the comparison of the naval strength of the tha th various countries that are to participate and to note the progress progress progress ress in naval construction from front its earliest earlest stages No section of the country countr Is so hal hallowed hallowed lowed bowed by events event as a that part of Virginia Virgnia on Hampton Roads whose shores are lines with wih his historic tone oric points point of interest where the Jamestown exposition will wi be held heId in 1907 Foremost among these landmarks landmark Is Old Point Comfort so named by the first settlers setters because of the safe an anchorage anchorage chorge afforded by its Is protected shores for their vessels Here is also located d Fort Monroe the chief artillery station of the United States government on the Atlantic coast coast With its Is grim gim old walls wals and winding moat mot Fort Monroe is one of the most picturesque as a well as formidable fori formidable dable military mity posts in the country countr Yorktown where Cornwallis surrendered surrendered dered to the continental army arm is only a two hours ride by either boat or train trin from the th exposition Here can cn be seen the monument erected by the government in honor of the great gret vic vie victory tory tery of the American forces The first custom house houfe ever erected in America Is also located at Yorktown Within a stones throw of the exposition site can cn be seen the remains of the earthworks throw up by the confederate army in their defense against the Union troops In the battle batte of ot Sewells Point Point The scene of the Ue famous battle battlo batte between the Monitor and the is also close cose by the fight having haing taken place only a few hundred yards ards out in Hampton Roads tion from the grounds gounds of the exposi exposition exposition Motor Boat Carnival These Tese and many my other oter points point of oC In Interest Interest interest terest that line lne the shores s ores of this re renowned renowned harbor together with the va varied varied ried ned water features s of the te exposition Including not only the naval display but motor boat boa carnivals yacht races res and ad submarine contests will wi make it Imperative for visitors to the to make this trip tip around arund the harbor that has been laid out by the water belt bel line lne before they can c truthfully say sy that they have seen ev cv everything everything in connection with wih this at attractive attractive exposition The s 5 under the company general generl management of H F McGarvie a well wel known concessionaire who has made expositions a study stud A unique and val valuable valuable valuable feature of his plan is that the tickets will wi be issued with coupons ad admitting admitting of stopover privileges at any or all al of the points pints en cn route rute allowing the passengers to take any of or the fol following lowing steamers steamer to complete the trip The roundtrip will wi start str from the tire corn com cm pays own wharf on the water front of ot Norfolk and touch such places as a Portsmouth Newport News Old Point Comfort Comfor the tire exposition grounds and back again agin to Norfolk and will wU in no sense sens be on the th order of the average cheap excursion but will wi be conduct conducted ed along the very vr finest lines especial attention being paid to women and Children and no liquors being sold or permitted Besides the tie regular belt line Une trips the company will wi operate opert daily daly excursions t to such places as Jamestown island the actual site sie of the first permanent settlement nt where nothing remains but the old ruined rine church tower so famil familiar familiar lar In history Yorktown already spoken ken ten of ot and many marty of the other Interest Interesting InterestIng interestIng ing places in and about Tidewater Vir Virginia i ginia No matter mater how familiar with wih history I Ione one may be it i is nevertheless always pleasant and interesting to see the ac actual actual ual places where history was made made and those who visit Isit the Jamestown Jamet wn ant TerCentennial exposition in 1937 and andI I I take advantage of this opportunity of ot seeing these points of Interest will wi ever remember their pleasant trip on the palatial Line palatal steamers peasant of the Water Belt Bel |