The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09
ROOSEVELT A FIREMAN. .
His Enthusiastic Greeting IN Chattae
nooga and His Journey Northward,
{By Associated Press.)


(By Associated Press.)
CHATTANOOGA. TENN, Sept. s.
President Roosevelt to-day was elected
an honorary member OF the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen. He attended
the executive session of the order N the
morning. walking from the hotel TO the
auditorium, a distance OF five blocks,
escorted by Grand Master Sargent, a
committee OF the brotherhood and oe-
tachment of Troop B, State Guard.
The Brotherhood first held its execu-
tive session which the President attend
ed. Acting Grand Master Hannahan
welcomed the President, stating that his
attendance at the convention would 40
great good to organized labor, not only
In this country, but in Canada and otner
countries as we'll.
The President thanked the Convention
for the compliment paid him. ana Granu
Master Sargent then gave him pass
which admits him to all meetings OF tiAe
Brotherhood.
At this point the Brotherhood adjourn
ed until o'clock tomorrow morning
and the public was admitted to the au-
ditorium to hear the Presidents ADDRESS.
While the audience was beng seii.eu'
the band rendered america" the Presl-
dent and the others in the nan iisiiis'
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
Mayor Chambliss delivered short al
dress of greeting, in which he welcomed
to Chattanoga all the firemen, whether
they came from Canada, Mexico or Oys-
ter Bay" After an address OF wei
come in behalf Of the State by Governor
Mcmillan and an address by Grano
Master Sergeant, interspersed with nu-
sic, President Roosevelt was introduced
by Acting Grand Master Hannahan- his
reception was most enthusiastic, the au-
dience rising to it's feet and cheering.
When the President addressed the con-
vention as my brothers" he was cneereu
again. He said ne was glad to be mere
and Joined with the others in extending
a cordial welcome to the visitors from
Canada and Mexico. He needed no press
Ing, he said, to come to this meeting.
II always have gentlemen. admired
greatly the railroad men OF the country
and I don't see how any one VINO pc.
lieves in the fundamental principles Oh
citizenship can fail to do So" He com
pared the railroad man to soldiers VINO
are accustomed to taking risks. acting
on their own initiative and of obey1ns
orders. In raising his own regiment, he
said, he got a. number of railroad men,
Of course the first requisite was that
man should know how to ride and how
to shoot. Giving them these two quail
ties, he found there was no better group
from which soldiers could be drawn than
railroad men.
The President said he hoped and be-
lieved that the danger Of war~would be
less in the future than it has been in
the past. At the opening of the twen-
tieth century we face conditions vastly
changed from a century ago. We as a
people find awaiting us problems which
need our best thoughts to solve them.
The President referred to the good work
accomplished by the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen.
ORGANIZED LABOR.
II believe emphatically." he said, Sin
organized labor. The worth of an or
ganization depends upon its being hand
led with courage skill. wisdom, the spirit
of fair dealing as between man and man
and the wise sself-restraint which am
glad to be able to say your brotherhood
has shown
The President spoke of the necessity
of work II pity the creature who does
not work" AT which every end of the
social scale he may regard himself as
being. He said the law Of work we'll
done sees the secures the successful
American life.
Discussing the bknetits which have
grown out of the organization of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemcn. the
President said the Brotherhood does
much for all firemen, but he firmly be-
lieved that the individual fireman. since
the growth of the Brotherhood. had been
more, not less. efficient than he was
twenty years ago
"a great deal can be accomplished" he
said, ''by working each for all and all
hot
the first requisite in accomplishing that
is that each man should-,go on and
work for others by working for himself.
II feel that organizations like yours
have tonic effect upon the whole body
politic.''
After the auditorium meeting the pres
idential party took carriages and led a
magnificent parade through the principal
streets of the city. Composing the pa
rade were citizens in carriages. represen-
tatives Of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firenlen, the entire Seventh Cavalry
Regiment. details of mounted police and
the local contingent of the State Guard
The procession stopped at the county
courthouse, where from an improvised
platform in the yard President Roose-
Welt delivered a short address to ten
thousand people The exercises here were
cut short by rain, and the presidential
party fastened to the Central depot, TAX
ing the train at 80 o'clock over the
Southern Railway for Knoxville. Tenn
Handwriting at Ricevile.
tBy Associated Press.)
ATHENS. TENN, Sept. S.-President
Roosevelt arrived here at Sis P. NJ. and
after brief stop the presidential train
continued on to Knoxville. He was
greeted here by a large crowd. At Rice
Vile, where a stop was made for water,
the President for the first time since he
started on his Southern trip. shook hands
with those about his car. 1t has been
mis- custom to refrain from handshaking.
but when a man in the crowd asked
him to shake hands. the President said:
We'll, this is a small crowd and 1 will
shake your hands"
He told the people he had been over
the battlefields of Chickamauga, and said
that if man were a half decent Amer
lean he could not help becoming better
citizen from such a trip.
The crowd that greeted the President
at Athens wanted q speech.
81 am glad to be at the seat Of Giant
University" he said. Before he could
tho trait, began To hack and a