The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-30
Roosevelt and Cleveland Spent
Last Night in Same House.
Arrival in st. Louis Very Demonstra
tive-Roosevel Addressed Good
Roads Convention.
GUESTS OF PRESIDENT FRANCIS

st. Louis, April 3o-Presidont
Roosevelt arrived in st. outs last ev-
ening to participate in the dedication
ceremonies OF the Louisiana Purchase
exposition.
u was thought that the president
would leave his tram at union station,
AMI a crowd awaited him. But Presi.
dent Roosevelt left the train at For
svthc Junction three mills out. The
president was met Mt Forsythe June
ton by members of the national com
mission OF the worlds fair, a reoep-
ton committee headed by President
Francis and n crowd Of spectators. As
the president stepped Oft the rear end
Of his car President Francis seized
prcsidcnt Roosoveit's hand and gave
him an informal welcome TO ST. Lou.
T.. After bFief reception the prosi-
don't was escorted TO a carriage. Mai
or Wells, Senator Carter and Secretary
Loeb rode with the president directly
TO the good roads convention in Odeon
Hall.
People were oongrefaied along the
streets and wildly oheerod the prcsi-
dent NJ nc passed. he continually
dotted his hat in acknowledgement.
odeon hall was packed. This president
spoke Of good roads in tones which
showed as well as his w,rds that he
was thoroughly in sympathy with the
object Of the Good Roads association.
Roads, he declared, told Of the great.
ness Of a nation. The Influence of
the nations which had not been build.
ers was feeting. Rome. the most
powerful OF old civilizations, left her
impress on literature and speech; she
changed the boundaries OF nations,
but palmer than anything else left to
remind us of the Roman civilization
were the Roman roads. Merely
from historical analogy" the pfesi-
dent continued, "this country. which
we believe will reach n position of
leadership never equaled, should act
so that posterity will justly say when
speaking of us. That nation built
good roads"
The president declared that gooi
roads probably were the greatest agen-
cy for regulating the flow from the
country TO the city Of young men and
young women.
"a long line Of liquid morass 10 rot
pleasant" he said. at means in many
instances practical isolation to the
farmer. When the girl or boy can't
take turn on bicycle. even to a
neighbor's, because of the roads, 1t is
asituation not likely to make farm life
ATTRACTIVE
From odeon Hall the president was
Driven at sharp trot to st. Louis
university. A few minutes were spent
at the university. Then the president
and other guests repaired TO the home
OF Mr.. Francis for dinner.
Grover Cleveland later arrived over
the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
railroad. A large reception commit.
tee waited more than thirty minutes
for the former president.
As Mr.. Cleveland alighted from the
train ne was warmly greeted by rie-i-
dent Francis, who had driven rapidly
to the station after greeting President
Roosevelt at Forsythe Junction. The
members of the committee crowded
around and Mr.. Cleveland was una
BILE to proceed for several minutes, so
thick was the throng about him. A
passage was cleared and Mr.. Cleveland
entered n carriage and was driven to
the residence OF President Francis,
where President Roosevelt is also
guest.