The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-09-06
IN J0VIAL HUMOR AND
J0KEO WITH FRIENDS
Much Enthusiasm Manifested by the
People and Thousands From Several
States Greet the President With
Hoarty Checrs-Hc Speaks Lone Be-
yond His Allotted Time and the Rest
OF the Program Was Curtailcd.
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wheeling, w. Va, Sept. 6-Prcsid,nt
hooseveIt aud party arrived over the Balti-
more q ONO nj 3 $50 o'clock this morning
IRON Washington He was greeted by n
vast crowd at the depot and smiled His
Appreciation Mayor Laughlin and Sccre-
tafy Bierseh OF the board OF trade. Post
master Hall and Councilman Fortman
formed a committee which received the
president. The presidents right eye still
showed a slight confusion, while his left
bore marks OF discoloration
The entire party entered vehicles and
were driven to the Mcclure house headed
by military baud. Throughout tile rt.-
tire route enthusiasm was rife. tLc streets
being lined with people from Western
pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio aud WeI. Vir
ginia. AT the hotel the CHIEF executive
net delegation of prominent citizens of
Wheeling, introduced by United States
Senator Scott. President Roosevelt
seemed IN very jovia humor and joked
with his newly made acquaint,uccs He
was escorted to balcony from whence he
had fine view OF the surrounding coun.
try. He spoke beyond his scheduled time
which necessitated the cuftaimcnt oi the
regular program.
The Presidents Speech.
The president said in part.
MY friends and fellow -cilizens-lt Is n
pleasure 10 come 10 your city. ! wish to
thank the mayor and through him all Of
your citizens for the way III which upon
you; l''iif, he has s,ec'ed me, and
wish to s'atc trat il is :: special pleasure
20 hc introduced by ny frsnl, Senator
5colr. because when he gives you his word,
.oi do not have TO think ,5hLs /. again. |
am glad To have the chan !. Of saying few
words here IN this great industrial center,
III one OF those cities whisn has fcl. 10 4
notable degree the effect of the great
period OF prosperity through which we are
now pas9.ng. Probably ncvc- before IN
our history has the country been more
prosperous than il is at this momert, and
il is a prosperity which has come alike to
the tilcrs Of the soil and to those con
mectcd with our great industrial enter
prses.
Now gentlemen, every period has its
own trouble and difficulties. a period Of
adversely, OF course, troubles us all but
there are troubles in connection with the
period OF prosperity aiso. When all
things flourish, il means that there is q
good chance for things that we do not like
10 have flourish, just exactly as there Is for
things that we do like to have flourish and
period OF great national material well.
beng unavoidably one in which human
minds are turned 10 the way in which those
are interested ~ the arrangement OF the
gigantic eapitaiistlc corporations whose
growth has been so noted; period
OF the past half century flourish.
Speaking OF Trusts.
1--WE have grown TO speak OF certain
corporations rather loosely as trusts, nsin.
the word in i,s usual and common signih-
cancc Of big corporation, usually doing
business in several states at least, besides
the state in which it is Incorporated. Il
seems to me that dealing with this prob
lem OF the trusts-pcrhaps II would be
more correct to call IL group Of prob
llanIinllcl n pauc llrcr ]