Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11

special train bearing the presidential
! party arrived at Hot Springs last
| night. The president spent the night
| here, the train being scheduled to ar
| rive at Asheville at $3.50 this morning
| Between Chattanooga and Hot Springs
| the train made several stops yesterday
afternoon, the principal one being at
Knoxville where a great demonstra-
ton was made despite a hard rain
storm. President Roosevelt was greet
ed by large crowds at all the principal
towns en- route.
At Riceville, where stop was made
for water, the president for the first
time since he started on the southern
trip shook hands with those about the
car. 1t has been his custom to re-
frain from handshaking, but when a
man in the crowd asked him to shake
hands, the president said:
well, this is a small crowd, I will
shake your hands" Then he made a
few pleasant remarks.
Roosevelt at Knoxville.
Knoxville, Sept. 9.-Presidept Roose-
welt braved the elements late yester-
day afternoon and in defiance of a
hard rain storm was driven through
the streets lined with people to a stand
on Main avenue, nearly a mile from
the depot, where he spoke TO $4,000
people who stood III the Grenching
rain.
The presidential special train ar
ply Oh
large reception committee, the sixth
regiment band and a battalion of mi
lltia. Carriages were taken and pre-
coded by troops, the procession moved
UP Main street to the speakers stand
in front of the woman building. All
along the line of march the president
stood with barred head, bowling to the
cheering throng. The president was
introduced by Congressman Henry R.
Gibson. The president spoke in part
as follows:
Il wish to thank you for having
come out in this weather SOMEBODY
asked me when it was raining so hara
whether 1 would come up here any
way. I told them 1 guessed if you
could stand it could. .s
Yesterday I spent some time going
over the great battlefields of Chick
amauga at Chattanooga, partly within
the boundaries of your own state and
partly within my mothers state Of
Georgia.
"Now, came here along the upper
waters of the Tennessee to the seat of
the first community settled by people
OF our stock on waters which flow into
the gulf of Mexico
The president reviewed the history
Of the Tennessee people in war and
peace, and continuing said.
Tennessee, won her place The
typical Tennesseean stands as en-
bodying so much. We are glad to call
him a typical American because the
Tennesseean has never shrunk from
the roughness Of life. I would preach
to no man for whom I cared a snap
of my finger a life of ease The man
who works is the mar to be envied. L
care not the way in which he works. il
his work is worth doing and We'll
done"
At this point the storm broke with
such fury that the presidents voice
could not be heard ten feet from the
stand The entire party again took
carriages and were driven to the resi-
dence Of Mrs. William c.. Brownlow !.
the wife Of Tennessee's famous editor.
former governor and United States
senator. The president called on The i
aged lady and spent several minutes
with her. Then the University of
Tennessee was visited, after which
the party returned to the depot. The
special left at 7 p. m. for Hot Springs,
n. G.