Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-05-07
MISSOURTS WELCOME
President Roosevelt Wildly cheered
by the People Of St. Louis. p
a SPEECH MADE FOR Good ROADS.

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Both President Roosevelt and Ex- Presiden
Cleveland the Guests Of Ex-Goy. Fran
els, President Of the Louisiana ..
Purchase Exposition. ,.,5,l
St. Louis, April s0.---The presiden
tial train arrived at 4.2s o'clock ant
President Roosevelt, accompanied By
Gov. Dockery, of Missouri, who had
Joined the train at Keokuk, La.
stepped of the rear end. President
Francis, Of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition, seized the hand of the
president and gave him an informal
welcome TO st. Louis. Mayor Wells,
President Carter, Of the national
commission, and other members Of
that body, the reception committee
of the worlds fair and military Off
GERS shook hands with the president,
and after this brief and informal re-
ception he was escorted to the car
riage In waiting. Mayor Wells,
United States Senator Carter and
Secretary Loeb accompanied the
president In the carriage, which was
at once driven off to the good roads
convention. Just a. the carriage
started middle-aged woman rushed
through the line Of officers wildly
waving her handkerchief and vocifer-
ously cheering the president. She
attempted to reach In and seize his
hand but the quickening pace of the
horses prevented and although she
ran after the vehicle still cheering
and waving her handkerchief for the
distance Of half block, she was
finally distanced and lost in the
crowd. gy ,Yio s,dt MI i..yo~d b7o A
The military companies and a.
platoon Of police had been waiting
two blocks away and 10 soon a. the
line of carriages appeared slower
march was taken up to cover the.
three miles to Odeon hall, where the
good roads convention was In session,
People were congregated along the
streets and wildly cheered as the
president passed. He continually
doffed his hat in acknowledgment. i
The hall was packed with crowd
which had been waiting patiently for
hours when, at eight o'clock, tho
president arrived to address the Ma
tional Good Roads association. The
president spoke of good roads In
tones which showed as well "a his
words that he was thoroughly in
sympathy with the object Of the
Good Roads association. Roads, he
declared, tell the greatness Of Q ma
ton. The influence Of nations which
have not been road-builders has been
evanescent. Rome, the most power
full of the older civilizations, left her
impress on literature and speech; she |
changed the boundaries Of nations,
but palmer than anything else left |
10 remind us of the Roman ciyiliza-
lion are the Roman roads, n , IA
At this point in the presidents !,
speech the crowd rose as one man L
ind cheered, waving handkerchiefs |
Ind hats. a9 qyffquf fp goa,ft,r = L.
Merely from historical analogy" | &
he president continued, "this coun- lie
Try, which we believe will reach al t
position Of leadership never equalled 8
this country, i say, should SO act t
hat posterity will justly say when il
peaking Of us, That nation built p
rood roads. NJ .liqi.i...a..t ri; 1t
Dads probably were the greatest !
gency for regulating the flow from
he country to the city Of young men Il
nd young women. A" 7'' q,
"A long line Of liquid morass 10 not ;,
leasant," the president continued. :,
II means in many instances ,prac- n,
Ical isolation to the farmer. When =,
he girl or the boy can't take a turn =,
n a bike even to neighbours be, -,
ause Of the roads--well,, It Is . situa- Il
on not likely to make farm life at n
ractiye" slt b,s .,fo.i .,,n,,.at ~
In conclusion the president spoke Il
the benefits to the country dis 4 4,
lets, Of the trolley line, the tele- y
hone and the rural free delivery, %
I'D closed with the assertion that 80
bod roads would prove the greatest
snefit Of all.y saa'loI ,Ji,t, /.
From 0deon hall the president was
iyenya o sharp trot to St. Louis m
diversity. A few minutes. were
'ent here. after which the president
ID other guests repaired to the
,me of Mr.. Francis for dinner.
forwards the president spoke at 10
e Sigel memorial meeting. III
Cleveland arrived we
er the Baltimore & Ohio South wv
stern at $3.50 o'clock. his train IN
ould have come In at 5;25 and ia
rye reception committee was walt 70
z for him over 80 minutes. The In
were not allowed TO me
idle, however, for the train from sir
ashington bearing the members of lrA
E diplomatic corps which was not re-
pected until 5;15. came In 80 min,
ss before the committee had looked
/ It, The diplomats were promptly {
ken In hand by the COMMITTEES and tro
sorted 10 the quarters assigned ma,
I'm. A portion Of the COMMITTEES We,