The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-13
ROOSEVELT SPOKE IN.
SNOW STORM


Roosevelt began the second week Of ms
tour feeling much refreshed from Yes,
terday's rest, and at $50 o'clock started
on drive over the city with Secretary
Loeb. Senator Kittridge and Mayor Burn
side. Despite the early hour ana 'he
dreary weather, the streets were hned
with people who greeted the president
with cheers and the waving of hags ana
at $40 the president arrived at the DIE
auditorium where he addressed 4.00O
children.
AS the president left the auditorium he
was greeted with tremendoJ applause.
He was driven rapidly TO the stand
which had been erected at the corner OF
Ninth street and Phillips avenue, where
Il crowd of 5000 people mad assembled.
! The president was introduced by Sena-
| tor kittridgc, and spoke on The wage
Worker and the Tiller of the Soil
During his speech snow began to l&li.
but the president was clad in a neavy
overcoat and was well protected lie
said he was glad to be again III the
Banana Belt" which remark created
laughter
President Roosevelt said in part:
There are many, many lesser prob
lens which so to make up in their en-
tirety the huge and complex problems OF
our modern industrial lste. Each OIL
Win NAM, nf no othors Few indeed
49, t 10y ~ t,17 ~, IN, themselves
The most important are those connected
with the relation of the farmers, Inc
stock growers and soil tillers, to the COM
raiadions hetueo, tbe cmn1oyer. ana en-
ployed. In a country like ours II is luna
amentally true that the well being of the
thn ,..oi1 hein@ If Tho state If they are
uau ofr thnm ya naed concern ourselves
Nv. 1ittio DC ~ how othcr classes stand,
for thev viii inevitably he wen off, too;
and on the other hand there can be no
roaI nnneral nrosnorjtv unless based on
thn foundation Of the prosperity of the
wage worker and the tiller Of the soil
But me needs ol liz, ,I ~" 20 az col
often n"t lne )" 'lr ,itignpe t6e one on the
mas peeL o. @.t oT ffotod IN Ms ways Of life
and methods of industry by the giant in
dustrial changes of the last half century;
There has been change with nm 100 ol
course lie also can work 10 pgSt .. a[N ne ne,
sa};e ~ ~ ~, ,,ccoss of me national
denartmeI,t Of agriculture has shown how
much can he done for him bv rational ac-
ton of the government Nor is 1t only
through the department thal the SoNtin
mcht can act. ole W l"c - 20 ~ ~
me ms oel'.,'1 i,@aod Nv am, congress-
10 :" 54 ,,a, i tho i,..ipation act.
- uilI 10 fo, tho statcs Of the great
Mains and The Rocky mountain region at
ii'[+ ,,,,ch as c,-or has been done for
tho bo,.har in,nrovrmcnts Few measures
~ ~ , No., NM nnon tho statute
tl''i H@> til,, baI.n done moro for
po"E9 ol "a! ' ~, i III ! 6r,nl,. l,c-
me peope ,i''' 'i,9 ,H w" ,,,,,,,,,1;.,
ieNe, dlFect'H az" NJ, o''9
for the states III q"eS''o''
Aid to Fruit Men.
",,,bo donartment Of agriculture has
,.,,ne a,, frnit mon IN establish
pSe', ne'P'"5 ...,d,.i,,, methods Of
markets a"F""a ny S'""H = l..l.,,,t;.,,
fruit preservation through fe' flSe'"'l"'l
and through methods OF handing ana
packing ON the gun coasts 81 '"''''9''' '''s
ana ltAaS' Una ,'N9 ~ ~ 49, re,rio,,
asrl0u'toiF, a lVe o,,ant and tha
was '"iPoi' u" ''ol,' 'tis,,1,' l',,I -, o,,r
tiVe ci"P - Nv" ,,.n,,.,... fon,
nosNo 80. - s,n,lirl but onn-fourth Of
fban, THO most important of our farm
nrod1;cts IS the grass crop; and to show
what has been done with grasses, | need
only to allude TO the Slflklls t"'l,se
made in the entire west ny the eNtehuea
use Of altaHa. ,
Moreover. the department mas taken
the lead in the effort 10 prevent inc de'or-
estation 0r the country. Nhcfe there are
forests we seek to preserve them ana on
the once treelcss plains ana the pfafleS
we are doing our best 10 foster ING hdpil
of tree planting among our people IN
nv own lifetime | have seen Wonoerlul