The evening times., 1900-01-24
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The President Welcomes the Va
tiOnaI Board Of Trade

i ne EFehiuemN " NEtTOutrr the Va
tiOnaI Board OF Trade
The members Of the National Board OF
Trade now in session in this city, called
upon the President al the White House
this morning Gov T. O. Stannard. peak
ing in behalf Of the delegation, delivered
an address 10 the President in which he
outlined briefly the plans and purposes Of
the National Board Of Trade
lie laid down the broad principle that
while The business and manufacturing in
terests Of the country are chiefly engaged
/ in material pursuits, yey these interests
are dependent upon sod government and
/ csrno- be inseusible 90 the sentiment of
patriotism.
/ Reference was msda 10 the acquisition
: OF new islands. and the increase Of trade
when would naturally follow The FTrsi-
denl was feliCirated upon the discharge OF
extraordinary duties crowded into his Ad-
miHisJrarIon. The address closed with
these words:
I'VE congratulate you. Mr.. President,
] upon tle prosperity Of the country, and
( the success OF your Administration
/ President McKiuley- departing from his
| usual cus-O ON ln receiving delegations, re-
l piled rs follows
]
me and The honor ! feel IL this call OF the
/ part OF the National Board q Trade. rep
reseuting, a. IL does. great ana varied and
| important Interests Cf our country ] re-
/ joice with you al upon Ous universal
prosperity and / trust that prosperity may
( be long continued 70 the American people.
| Its continuance viii very much depend
/ upon the wisdom and conservatism Of the
| business men og ,he United states. We
| shall rely upon them 10 help US 10 solve
! the great and uOuCntOus problems 90
| which your chairman has referred in the
hope that their settlement may no. O1iy
be to the highest interest Of the American
people, but for the highest good Of those
who by the fortunes Of war have come
UiJhiL our jurisdiction and care.
i thank you. and bid you, go1d morn
ing
| Representative NcRae of Arkansas was
Que Of the early callers CT The President.
| He stated, after the Interview. thai MS
mission was purely a private one. and said
hat he had nothing 10 say o. political
| nature.
In regard to his own State Mr NcBae
I struck a theme upon which he is an enc
thusiast. and about which he knows d
good deal. The State Of Arkansas. ' hs
said. reminded him Of the Philippines in
one way. that its resources are unde-
velOpcd." According 10 his view It's min
eral wealth and virgin timber lands have
been practically untouched.
/ The treasures Of the Ozark Mountains
| which traverse the state. are as varied anJ
| abundant as those OF Pennsylvania, b,
thought. or those of West Virginia. anl
Alabama. He said that well informe,
Arkausans expect that their State vii
some time be as busy with manufacturing
and as rich and powerful as Ohio or Penn
/ sylvauia Arkansas. he said had beer
ridiculed and rcviled as the jumping OF
place Of creation. but that idea was {
| tradition Of its swamps and ancient rive
pilots.
Other callers az the White House today
were Senator Baker Of Kansas. and Sena-
tor Elkins Of West Virginia the latter call
ing 20 present clergyman or his State.
AT 1880 O'Clock the President, in com
pany with the Seer. aJy OF state and tn
Attorney General, Ieft for Arlington Gene
terry TO participate in the Obsequies 70 tn
soldiers brought home from Cuba 70
burial.
The members OF the pension COMMITTEES
b of the Grand Army OF The Republic Gale,
on the President this afternoon Gen A. .
Shaw. Commander in Chief of the G.. a
R.; General Palmer. Of New York, Gen
Daniel Z. SicIles Of New York. R. B
Brown. OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio, George II
Patrick. Of Alabama; J. ". Burst an,
: and Charles Clark Adams Of Boston, an
- o. II. Coulter. OF Topeka. Kan, also called