The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-30

ent to welcome the president. For au
hour before his train arrived uoans
of militia and squadr0ns of police yvars
stationed about the point of dIsem-
barkati0n 20 prevent a crush. When
the presidents train arrived President
Roosevelt accompanied by Governor
Dockery of Missouri who had Joined
the train at keokuk, Ia, stepped 0E
the rear end.
Greeted by Francis.
President Francis of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition seized the hand as
the president and gave him am iuflr-.
mai welcome 90 ST. Louis. Mayor
Wells. President Carter OF the national
commission and other members of that
body. the reception committee OF tha
Worlds fair and military officers shooz
hands with the president. and after this
brief and Informal reception be was es-
corted 20 the carriage in waiting.
Mayor Wells, President Carter and
Secretary Loeb accompanied the pres.-
dent i'm the carriage, which was nc
once driven Off 20 the Good Roads con-
VentiOn
The military companies and a platoon
or police lad been waiting two blocks
away, and as soon as the line OF carr
raGes appeared a slower march was
taken mp 20 cover the three miles td
OdeOn hail. People c0ngregated along
the streets cheered wildly as the PRESS
dent passed. He continually dOned hl
hat in acknowledgment
Hall Was Packed.
The hall was packed with a crowd
which had Teen waiting patiently for
hours when, az o'clock. ile president
arrived 20 address the National Good
Roads association, Roads. Cle presi-
dent declared. tell the greatness OF a
nation. The influence of nations which
have not been road builders has been
eFanescent Rome the most powerful
or the older civilization. left her lm-
press on literature and spaeCh- she
changed The boundaries OF nations. but
palmer than anything Csc left td zee
mind as of the Roman civilization are
the Roman roads
AT this point in the presidents speech
the crowd rose as one man and Chelred.
waving handkero hiefs and hats
Presidents Prediction.
Merely from historical analogy" the
president continued. -tlis country.
which we believe viii reach q position
of leadership never eqU=5 ed--this c0uu-
try, I say. should so oct that U0steritF
VIII justly say when speaking OF us.
That nation built good roads
The president declared chat good
roads probably were the greatest
agency for regulating the flow FROM
Tie country To- the city of young men
ana young women.
"a long line of liquid morass is not
pleasant the president continued. IT.
ma.
larion 90 the farmer. When the girl
or the boy cannot cake a turn ON
bike even 90 "a neighbOrs because of
rough rJads-WeL 10 is situau0n not
likely Lo make farm life attractive"
I'm conclusion the president spoke of
the benefits tO the country districts NJ
the trolley line. the telephone. and the
rural free delivery.
From Odeon hall the president was
driven at sharp T0t % ST. Louis uu-
versity. A few minutes were spec
here. after which the president ana
other guests repaired 10 the home "
Mr. Francis FOR dinner.
Speech at Music Hall.
At 1910 o'clock. which is ten min
urss after the presidents usual bel-
time he appeared at the Music hail.
The time had been set an @ O'Clock. ard
lully 5000 people were present bat they'll
waited patiently while the expected
guest was detained at the residence OF .
President Francis
The Music hau meeting WAS under
the auspices of the General Franz Sigal
Monument association, and in begin
ming his speech the president said.
while IN ST. Louis I could not deny
myself the pleasure of saying a word
OF two iu appreciation of General SlEel
and the cause for which he fought IT,
was my g0oa fortune during tho recent 1
session of congress 90 sign a bin f1rt
SeueraI Sigrls widow. General Silalf
was ono of those who saved Missouri
90 the Union. In tine civil war General
Sisel and others 0f his high stamp set
standard 20 which we must rise n !
these times OF peace
From the Music han She president
and party drove TO the residence VI 4
President Francis. where the president
spent the night