The bee., 1897-06-17

1890 had reached S72 900, 900 in value.
while its farm products now aggregate
more than 500. 900. 600 annually. Its
river commerce on three great inierna-
tional waterways. its splendid railways.
operating nearly 3. 900 miles of road. its
mineral wealth OF incalculable value. form
a splendid augury for the future | am
sure no better workmen could be found
than the people of Tennessee to turn these
confident promises into grand realiues.
Your Exposition shows better than any
words of mine can tell the details of your
wealth OF resources and power of produc-
ton. You have done wisely in exhibiting
these to your own people and to your sister
states. At no time could the display be more
effective than now, when what the country
needs more than all else is restored con-
fidence in itself The Exposition dem
onstrates directly your own faith and pur.
pose, and signifies in the widest sense your
true and unfailing belief in the irrepres-
sible pluck OF the American people. and is
promising indication of the return of
American prosperity
The knowledge which this beautiful and
novel Exposition gives will surely stimu-
late competition. develop your trade. in
crease your output. enlarge your field OF
employment. extend your markets. and so
eventually pay for all il cost, as well as
justify local sentiment and encourage State
pride
Men and women see about me from all
parts OF the country. and thousands moro
will assemble before the Exposition is
closed. Let ourselves ana let them always
remember that whatever difference about
politics may have existed, or still exists. we
are all Americans before we are partisans.
and value the welfare of all the people
above party or section Citizens of diff
ferent states. we yet love all the states.
The lesson of the hour, then, is this-that
whatever adverse conditions may tempo
rarily impede the pathway OF our national
progress, nothing can permanently defeat
| it.
Notes of Presidents Day.
President Mckinley cheered
heartily when Innes Orchestra
played "Old Kentucky Home"
THE BEES "staH correspond
ents" had seats, the best in the
house, where everything was seen
and heard to the best advantage,
and reviewed the Presidents party
at close range as they brushed by
going to and from the Auditorium
stage.
When General Thomas spoke of
the White House as the "mecca
of all politicians" the President
smiled as if he knew.
Gov. Taylor had not spoken
three sentences until some adj
hiring constituent in the rear Of
the house yelled "Talk louder
Bobl" The audience laughed,
the President and party smiled and
Bob talked louder
Mrs. Mckinley was unable to go
IN the procession and arrived
later during Gov. Bushnells
speech. Her arrival was the oc-
casion of another ovation which
cut the Governors speech in two.
The President very gracefully met
his wife at the foot of the stage
steps and escorted her to a seat
beside himself where she sat with
her sweet happy face beaming
with satisfaction at the honor ac-
corded the President A beauti-
full boquet Of roses, carnations
and ferns, tied with red, white and
blue ribbons was presented her by
the women of the Exposition.
A hickory walking stick was
presented to the President cut
from the old homestead of sold
Hickory" near Nashville.
At the Woman's Building in the
afternoon there was given a reccp-
ton to ladies only and the crush
was tremendous. Some of the
guards said many women in that
crowd should have been foot ball
players. The heat was intense
and several ladies tainted and
were taken to the emergency hos
pital near by.
Hopkins County was numer-
ously represented. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Nj
Cain and son of Morton's Gap,