Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-04
TEXAS Offers SPLENDID
WELCOME 70 PRESIDENT
AUSTIN, LIKE NEW ORLEANS, For
THE FIRST TINE ENTERTAINS
A CHIEF EXECUTIVE
MANY HAPPY INCIDENTS.
OVER THE PLAINS OF THE
LONE STAR STATE.

! Dixie, the presidential party to-day
/ travelled in the heart of the great south
west. After leaving New Orleans yes
| terday, beautiful Bayou Tecle, the
home of the Acadians and the waving
rice fields of Western Louisiana, were
passed during the night and the new oil
fields of Texas whirled by, jusl at the
: peep o'day, too early to be seen by the
/ President.
i When the party arose this morning
the train was already flying over the
plains of Texas, which stretched away
to the horizon in every direction, level
/ as board.
Until 4:30 O'Clock this afternoon,
when Austin was reached, the train
passed in succession through the cot
/ ton belt of Texas, the rich agricultural
! region beyond the Brazos river, known
as the black prairie, much wooded
country and fine grazing land. The
! President had his first glimpse of long
horned Texas cattle and picturesque
cowboys on western range horses. The
Presidents reception in the Lone Star
State was continuation of the ovation
| he has received throughout the South
Every honor was shown him aud his
party and there was much enthusiasm
Governor Sayers and other prominent
State officials met the President at
/ Houston, the first stopping place in
side the State and accompanied him as
far as Austin, the capital There were
some interesting features Ill the recep-
ton at Houston and very pictures
que scene at Prairie View. wnere the
! President addressed the colored students
of the State Normal School "a a stand
erected on the open prairie at no sile
of the track. He advised the colored
people to learn to do one thing well.
Minute stops were made also at
Hampstead, where the President shook
hands with a number of people, at
Brennan, the home of Col. Geddings,
one of the Presidents old colleagues
in the House Of Representatives ard
at Elgin. at each of which places he
| spoke few words. At every station
along the route there were Cheering
crowds.
The feature of the day was the recep-
ton accorded the party at Austin
which lilo Naur OrIaone nod ro,,o,, 10
fore had the honor Of enterta ming the
chief magistrate of the nation The city
was profusely decorated and in the eye-
ming there was a brilliant lllumira-
ton of Congress avenue. Austin never
before held such crowds of people. They
came from every direction, some hun
dreds of miles, and literally swamped
| the hotel accommodations OF the city
1T was estimated that over 20, 900 visi-
tors were here. AS the population of
Austin is only $4,000. the tax upon the
facilities can be imagined.
A procession headed by a fine mill
tary band, and consisting of fifteen com
panies of State militia ald the ccnfcd-
crate veterans and Grand Army Of the
Republic organization marching side by
side escorted the party to the east porti
co of the magnificent capitol building,
where the President addressed a SEA of
enthusiastic people.
My fellow citizens: No more cordial
or generous welcome has greeted me in
my journey from the capital of the
nation than that which now greets me
at the capital of Texas. l am glad to
be in this city, named in honor of the
pioneer of American colonization in
Texas located in the county of Travis,
called in honor of him who fell at the
Alamo, from whence came no message
of defeat
If the oil wells which you have dis
covered shall keep up, your State will
have rapid immigration and you will
have settled almost the problem of fuel
which will make it one of the great
manufacturing States of the Union. We
can hardly realize what a vast terri
tory it is over which my friend, the
Governor presides. Great as an agri-
cultural State, Texas has marvellous re-
sources for industrial development
Like all other parts of the Union, it is
looking abroad for new markets.
Texas, my countrymen, is the high
way to that Pan-American movement in
industry and in commerce and is
nearest of all our States to the Spanish
speaking population of America, of
whom there exists feeling of good
will and amity which time and associa-
ton and mutual exchange will promote
and strengthen.
1--WE live in wonderful era, our
! trusteeship is large and sacred one
We must not be unfaithful to our high
mission or falter before its high re-
sponsibilities, nor must we permit pride
or might or power to faint our motives
and lead us from the plain paths of
duty or divert us from the sacred prin-
ciples of liberty prolonged APP
plause.)
There was delightful reception in
the Senate chamber where the bellies