The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-05-15

SAO"N oAN enC pooiAlAS VI CalUIlOu. "A
stop of half an hour was employed by
the president in shaking hands with the
crowd.
In Pueblo.
CoLoRADo SPRINGS, Colo, May 12-
The presidential party spent an hour in
Pueblo. The train arrived at $3.50
O'Clock exactly on schedule time and
the president was met by Mayor Hanlil-
ton and a local reception committee aud
Denver committee accompanied by
Governor Routt, which reached Pueblo
on Its special train, ten minutes prior to
the arrival of the presidential party.
After Mayor Hamilton had informally
welcomed the president to Pueblo. the
party were escorted to carriages driven
rapidly past the lines of military and
civic organizations through the princi-
pal streets to the mineral palace, short
halt being made 10 allow the president
to review the pupils of the public
schools. A few minutes were spent in
inspecting the mineral palace and then
direct return mt the same rapid pace
was made through the city to the
Eighth street station, where II Tempo
rary platform had been erected. From
this stand Editor Lambert of The Pucb-
10 Chioftain introduced the president,
who said:
RR. MAYOR AND FELLOW CITIzE,.s:-The
brief time which We are ,ble i'm this hasty
journey TO a!lot to The city OF Pueblo has
now almost expired. IL has given me
pleasure to drive through the streets, of
this prosperous and euterpris'ins, munich
! pality,and tos see that youare concentrating,
t. great business interest which must in
center i'll this state. You have i'm this
states variety of resources unaxcellcd, 1
think. by any other stote. Io;ir attention
was very naturally first directed towards
the precious metals, to the mining OF gold
ana silver; the co!nmoner ores were ncg-
iectcd. Nour cities were mining camps.
Nowhere in oar history has lie American
caiiacitJ For civil Organization been 50
perfectly demonstrated: Us in the iuininl.
camps OF the west. Coming here entirely
beyond the range OF civil institutions,
, where courts and shcriti's and police of
fioer.i cau!d not give their aid to Suppress
tlic uuraiy, III II time when our ma
tional laws We're unframed. these ,:oneur
miners ei California, Colorado. A!ontnn,
and id,'.io, wrought ont for thenAauves in
their raining cu!npsa s.at,,:n Of mining
;.nd government laws that have received
approval of Tie government. [Ul.,rra. 1t
WAS quite nast,ral that lie intc.p.,! .,i,uui;,
have beeu FIRST directed towards the i,ftc-
ious no..i!i. inu are coming to realize
that she !,;lsrr meals, Il, "e call them v;.i
| which your great bills are stored, are OF
great and more lasting valu.. This is the
iron age. With he modern inventions for
converting iron ciieaply into s;acl. with
the .iis;. ;pct,r.iIce o.i the timber Will,
which o':r fathcrs bi,i.;, the manufacture
Of structural iroa h;t., developed IL marvel
oiis industry. ! do not doubt that this
rolling mill, To which reference has been
/, .nadc, is but tic first OF q nuin,rr of such
embellishments which will give employ.
, meut tn man. honest labovers to WHOM
you Will pay full, honest, American W. res
| lCheers.i You are ALSO turning your at
/ tcntion to the development OF your Eorti
cultural and agi'iculSur resources. You
were content i'll first 10 PACK your nou,
and meat upon bronchos over the passes,
Iou have learned that many of these val
legs, touched by the magical iniieeuce oI
easy irrigation, are ca,pahle of producing
not only staple crops, but fruits AID flow.
ers to delight and Deautify your homes
We PASSED this morning through IL region
whore was surprised TO see orchards that
reminded lie OF California. l am Glad to
hail you IL, fellow-citiZolis. am gin.i lul
n moment to stand in your midst, To see
your great capabilities and to assure you
that my best wishes are with you in tllt
development of them all l am glad tc
know that Colorado, this young centennial
state, has established system of free
schools, uneScciiss! by any in the Union
But my friends, as | said.once leforc, am
in slavery to IL railroad schedule and time
is up. Good bye.
When he concluded his speech the
president Went directly to his train
which left Pueblo for Colorado Springs
ut 1880 o'clock.