Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-07-02
HAD a GOOD TIME.

! President Harrison Talks About His Re
cent Tour lie Predicts a Glorious Fut.
i IRE for the Portions Of Country Visited
by Him ~ Grateful for His Warm Re
| ception.
NEW YORK, June 29.-The World
/ gives a resume Of President Harrison +
/ recent journey, during which he tray-
! eled over 10000 miles, striking the ex-
1 IRENE western boundary of the coun-
/ try as far south as Galveston and as far
north as Seattle and occupying thirty
one days. The journey was marked,
the World says. by the number
and quality of the speeches made
by the president in response to the
spontaneous demands of the people
There were AZ Of these speeches, and
as they were meageriy reported by
telegraph the World has secured a copy
of them, revised and chronologically
arranged by the official stenographer,
and prints them in full The paper has
also secured an interview with the
president, in which he gives a per-
sonal commentary upon the jour
ney. In it the president says substan-
TALLY:
MY visit TO the south and to the Pacific
country was q series Of daily surprises and
experienced keen sense Of personal en-
joyment ard qualification from the beginning
to the end The mountain regions Of the
Carolinas, Of Tennessee and OF Georgia,
with the new Industrial communities
which have sprung into existence, can
not fail 10 interest. They afford vision of the
great south that is TO come-a south Of in
creased industry prosperity and material
wealth. The reception / received was a
tribute Of respect to the prest Dental Of
flee and OF hospitality and courtesy to.
ward the individual | say with
out reservation that from first TO last ]
was received with kindness by everybody Per.
nit me to say that the regard for the national
emblem the flag OF a common country
which / everywhere beheid vas very agree
able The men Of the south realize to-day
as they never did before that We have in
the United States great and powerful
nation of which they are proud 1t IS no longer
as formerly, / am a Carolinian. am Geor-
gian or j am an Albanian 1t Is instead
am citizen Of the United States The
changes are step in the universal progress
which We as Americans are experiencing and
was glad and proud to recognize this tendency
Nearly all the states visited appeared ex-
tremely prosperous. As / approached nearer
and nearer 10 Texas became more aud moro
Impressed by the opportunities which
are enjoyed and are becoming APP
precated by the people. With rap
idly increasing population ard growing under
standing Of the possibilities that time
win realize ! see unlimited prosperity for those
within her borders / was received with
warm hospitality by the Texans and my trip
down through the midland counties TO Calves
ton was attended hy general welcome from
all My remarks upon reciprocity aud on
the development of the trade OF Calves
ton which ought to follow = among
other things. proper and mpch-needed
harbor hnprovements-were the result Of my
earnest convictions Iheld interesting conver.
sations with many prominent eitzens-oue.
for instance, with Gov. H0gg have seen the !
governor since and he gave me information
which will. think, result well Cor the future
OF his state
California, like Texas. was a new country &c
me. had previously visited the northern Paci
tic slope the Oregon and the Puget sound dis
tricts The Characteristic exuberance Of Cali. /
fornia hospitality poured on me until felt there
was no limit. In the infrequent intervals when |
not occupied by the attentions Of the people. /
Toasted my eyes upon the rich fruits. the gor
geous flowers aud the peculiar aud very natural
attractions the climate develops.
If all men were permitted 10 derive as much
personal satisfaction from a tour throughout
their country as myself, think the span o. hu
man existence would be increased