Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-17


agriculture and that the production upon your
farms Of the staples which you once bought
elsewhere Is largely increasing; and am glad
that TO diversified agriculture you have also
added these great mechanical pursuits which
have brought into your communities artisans
and laborers who take from the adjacent farms
the surplus Of your fertile lands. (Cheers.l
There has been received in the south since
the war not less than IS. 600, 600 900 for cotton
and while rejoice in that am glad to know
that In this general region there are near l0O,-
600 acres devoted to raising watermelons
tLaughter.l Nofarmer-certainly no planter
In the old time would have consented to sell
watermelons. You are learning that things
which were small and despised have come to be
great elements III your commerce. Now your
railroads make special provision for the trans
portation o: n crop which in the aggregate
brings large wealth to your people. / mention
this as good illustration of the changing con-
ditions into which you are entering. You are
realizing benefits Of home markets for what
you produce and am sure you will unite with
me in those efforts which we ought to make.
not only TO fill our own markets with all that
this great nation Of 6, 0O0, 900 needs, but to
reach out to other markets and enter into COM
petition with the world fO- them. lCheersl
This we shall do. and with all this mechani-
cal and commercial development We shall real
ize largely that condition Of unifcation of heart
and interest to which those who have spoken
for you have so eloquently alluded. IChecrs
who are interested in this stirring young city
may be realized, that all your industries may
be active and profitable. l add the wish that
those gentler and kindlier agencies Of the
school and church, Of a friendly social life,
may always pervade and abide with you as q
community tCheers.l
AT BIRMINGHAM
The Presidents reception at Birmingham
was genuine ovation and the demonstration
was the noisiest that has been experienced on
the trip. This was due to the firing of cannon
! and the simultaneous screaming of hundreds
of locomotive and factory whistles and the en-
thusiastic cheering Of the eoneourse that
| thronged the station and adjoining streets.
| Gov. Jones and his staff, in full uniform
and 9 committee of citizens met the presiden-
| tial party at Henryelien and escorted it to the
city, where the President was welcomed by
the mayor and other municipal officers
Drawn up in line in and near the station we're
| the Grand Army post, the Confederate Vet
Grams Association. the local militia, represen-
| tatives Of the militia of Selma and Montgomery
and public school children and behind them
were massed an immense crowd Of people, The
city was deliberately decorated with the ma
tional colors and beautiful white dogwood
blossoms and business was generally sus-
pended.
| Addresses Of welcome were made at the sta
ton by Gov. Jones and Mayor Lane, and when
| the President arose to respond he was greeted
with deafening cheers. When quiet was re-
stored the President said:
TIE PRESIDENTS RxxA2Xs.
"Gov. Jones, Mr.. Mayor and fellov-citizens:
Tho noise Of your Industries will not stay them
selves. I fear, sufficiently to enable me to make