The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-17
Birmingham Gives President
Harrison
IN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION
lie Speaks of Trade Between Southern Ports
and Central and South America
A Pleasing Incident.

enterprise to be seen on every side. The
feature of the run was a prominent display
OF hags at all the stations, particularly at
Iallapoosa, known here as the s'Yankee
city under the southern sum-" because
much New England money is in
vested there. At that point Mayor
Head introduced the President to
the people and Mr.. Harrison made brief
speech. The local postmaster then pre-
sented hickory canes to the President and
postmaster general and other persons pre-
| sented flowers to the ladies of the party.
Ihere was great crowd at Admission, Ala.
Inc local military and bands of Sunday
school children with flags formed a line in
front of the station Each member of the
presidential party was given a fine silk
badge suitably inscribed, while the ladies
were given bouquets.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor McElroy deliv-
| cred an address of welcome and William
Stevens spoke in behalf of the colored pop
ulation.
The President replied, and in the course
| OF his remarks said: "You are realizing the
| oenehts OF home markets for what you pro-
ouce, and l am sure you will unite with me
In those efforts which we ought to make
not only to NIL our own markets with all
that this great nation of 65, 600, 900 needs,
put to reach out to other markets and enter
into competition with the world for them,
| lCheers. This we shall do. And with all
this commercial and mechanical develop
ment we shall realize largely that condition
OF unlhcation of heart and interest to which
those who have spoken for you have so
eloauently alluded" Great cheering.
Postmaster- General Wanamaker also
spoke briefly.
The Presidents reception at Birming-
ham was genuine ovation, and the dem
onstration was the noisiest that has been
experienced on the trip thus far. Cover
nor Jones and staff, in full uniform, and
committee of citizens met the party at
Henry Ellyn and escorted them to the
city, where the President was welcomed
by The mayor and other municipal officers
Drawn up In line at the station were Grand
Army posts of confederate veterans, local
militia, public school children and an i'm
mense crowd of people. The city was elab-
orately decorated with the national colors
and beautiful white dogwood bios
SONS, and business was generally sus-
pended. Addresses of welcome were made
by Governor Jones and Mayor Lane, and
when the President arose to respond, he
was greeted with deafening cheers. He
thanked them deeply for their pleasant
demonstration and spoke of the marvellous
development of this region which could not
be comprehended until seen. He told how
he had number of years ago, listened with
some lncredulity to the stories told him by
Colonel Powell, one of the early
promoters of Birmingham. He thought
the Colonel was visionary then, but
now he wishes he had taken his fee for
professional services in Birmingham town
lots. Laughter. We thought the war a
great calamity" added the President, land
so 1T was, and yet we can see now that God
led US through that red sea to a develop
ment in material prosperity and to fra
ternity that was not otherwise possible.
Cheers. Out of all this freedom from
the incubus OF slavery, the south has found
new industrial birth. Besides all else,
you have produced three-fourths of the
cotton crop of the world, and it has
brought you since The war $4,000, 600
in money to enrich your people, but as yet
you are spinning in the south only per
cent. OF it. Why not, with the help we
will give you in the north, spin it alls
Cheers. Why not, while supplying
65, 900, 900 people, reach out and take part
we have not had in the commerce of the
world? Cheers. l believe we are now
to see a Renaissance in American prosper
ity and the upbuilding of the Amer
lean merchant marine. l believe
these southern ports that so favorably
look out with invitations to the states Of
Central and South America shall yet see
our fleets carrying the American flag and
products of Alabama to the markets of
South America. Great cheering. 1t
seems to me that whatever we may think
of the policy of aiding steamships, since
every other great nation does it, we must
do it or stay out of the business, for we
have pretty much gone out.
81 am glad to reciprocate with the full
ness of my heart every fraternal express
sion that has fallen from the lips of these
gentlemen who have addressed me in your
behalf. have not been saved from mis-
takes, probably shall not be- 1 am sure
of but one thing: | can declare | have
singly at heart the glory of the American
nation and the good of all it's people.n
Great and prolonged cheering. The
President thanked the state militia for
arise, which God forbid, he knew they
would respond as quickly and readily as
any other state.
Governor Jones-You would lind all Ala
bama at your back, sir. Great cheering.
The President, in conclusion, said he was
glad to know that in addition to all this
business they are doing, they are attend
ing to education and those things that con-
duce to social order. LAS long as we have
fathers and mothers to rear the children
that are given to them, and make these
homes abodes OF cleanliness, piety and in
telligence, American society and union are
safe" Great and continued applausel. The
President then went to his open carriage
and the procession, consisting of military
and civil bodies, made the circuit of the
city.
Excursion trains have been coming in all
hn ctr
with people who cheered Justify as the
President passed. AS the procession
passed the opera house, the members of a
travelling opera company sang America
and on one of the principal streets the
school children were assembled en- masse.
Two little tots stepped forward and handed
the President beautifully illuminated
address from all the school children in the
city. The President was greatly surprised.
and stopping his carriage he aiiehted and
kissed each of the little ones who made the
presentation. The crowd cheered and the
children sang America" as the President
drove on. AT the Caldwell hotel the cars
were taken by the party to South High
lands, where birds eye view of the CITY
was obtained. On their return short re-
ception was held at the hotel and 300 ladies'
and gentlemen Shutdown with the party to
an informal lunch. President Harrison then
went to reception given him by the col
ored citizens at the Sixteenth Street Bap-
fist church and responded briefly to an ad-
dress of welcome. After this he was
driven to the train which left for Memphis
shortly after o'clock, amid the cheers of
an immense crowd
The president has assented to an ar
for meeting with the president
of Mexico during his visit to FL Paso next
week.