The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-30
SPEAKS N SALT LAKE
President Had Special Escort
of Rough Riders
OLD AND NEW SOLDIERS
Greeted Him---0ld Men Who
Fought Mexican War

! station from the north at $50 this morn
ing amid the clamor of locomotive and
! factory whistles, the shrin yells of hun
dreds of cattle punches and sheep men
and the enthusiastic cheering Of several
thousand people congregated in the rail-
road yards and along the streets leading
| to the depots AS the president stepped
! from the car, he was met by Governor
| Wells, Mayor Thompson. Colonel j. W.
Bubb, and Secretary OF Agriculture Will
| son. The president shook hands with
| them warmly and after chatting
moment, the entire party was escorted 10
carriages. With the president was seated
Secretary Loeb Governor Wells and
| Mayor Thompson,
On the north side OF South Temple
street and stretching for blocks were
lined the military and civic and fraternal
organizations and as the carriages of
| the presidential party swept by, the
| organizations fell in lire. Preceding the
presidents carriage was an escort Of thir-
teen mounted police and Grand Marshal
Ben Haywood and aides. A special escort
to the president of fifty Rough Riders.
splendidly mounted and in typical plains
mems attire. came next. Four mounted
trooper, two on each side Of the presiden-
tial carriage. formed the presidents per-
sonal guard. Immediately following the
| carriages of the presidential party head
ed by the regimental band. came a bat
talon of the Twelfth United States in
fantry and the Twelfth and Twenty-sec-
ond field batteries of the United States
artillery corps. under command Of Colonel
Bubb. The second division was composed
OF the National Guard of Utah. in com
mand of Brigadier General John Q. Can
non In the third division were the vet
Grams of our war. the G. 4. R.. the young
men of the Utah regiment. which saw
service in the Philippines and few bent
and griZzled men. who fought in the
Mexican and Blackhawk and other Indian
wars.
In the fourth division were the uni
formed marching clubs of the Elks. Mac
cabees and other fraternal organizations
Bringing up the rear were nearly COO
mounted cowpunchers and sheep men.
many of them having come over $50 miles
of rough trails to greet the head Of the
men in their sombreros and faded blue
shirts. formed the most picturesque part
of the long parade and the president rose
in his carriage and bowed a good morn
ing in response to their wild cheering.
The procession passed the Mormon
tabernacle and the immense granite tenn
pie and proceeded through the business
part OF the CITY to the city ard county
building az South Fourth and State
streets. Excursion trains had been run
from every point Of the state and II g
THOUGHT that $4,000 people cheered the
nations chief executive as ne was driven
along the streets. Among the spectators
were many old Mormons many Of whom
had come across the plains with Brigham
Young, or in the days following had
pushed cars over the long train and they
TOO. strained ;heir bent shoulders and
lifted their voices I'm tho universal &C
claim to the nations heau.
Nine thousand school children. every
one OF them waving a flag. greeted Pres
ident Roosevelt as he stepped from his
carriage at the city and county building
and mounted platform to address them
The reception given him by the young
much. and he smiled and bowed repeat
eddy in response to their enthusiastic
greeting
After speaking a moment TO the child
ren. the president reviewed the long
parade. and then. re-entering his car
risse. was driven TO the tabernacle
When President Roosevelt stepped for
ward. after an introduction by Cover
nor Wells. the unique spectacle was
afforded OF 400 people gathering ia a
temple of worship. rising to their feet and
cheering wildly for fully a minute. The
president spoke for some time in eulogy
of the Utah pioneers. who. hc said came
here not 20 exploit the land and then go
somewhere else. but u build homes No |
real good 10 the community comes from
the man zho skins the land ard then I
gets out. He asked that al people. but !
especially the people ~ the arid and
serai-ariG regions. approach the task q, 4
taking care ~ the physical resources ~ 4
the country in the srirft thaf has made 4
Ctas what n s. The president then /
made strong argument for the preser- 1
walton o. the reservoirs Of the country
These reservoirs. he said should not D. I
allowed TO fail into the hands OF a few 4
Tich men. who would use ghera for s-.ecu-
lative purposes. but should 90 20 the 4
home makers The prefi5ert discussed I
he stock raising problem ard said our
aim must be 20 help develop the settle 4
meat. the man Nho oEns the land and 4
grows up Wifh g. and is rsisiag hts chH
dren 20 ovn u after hin.
The president then SPOKE Il sor-e
length on the hencats derived from irrl-
cation.
Secretaries Moody and wilson also
spoke bTiefy Secretary MOODY srou.<-s 4
cons lderstta enthusiasm - promising % i
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would grant him I've batti.sbips 81 the 4
next sessioa.
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