The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-26
TRAVELLED IN
THREE STATES
President Roosevelt Tours Da-
kOta, Wyoming and Nebraska.
COWBOYS ENTERTAIN HIM
TRIBUTES TO PIONEERS AND IR-
RIGATORs IN HIS SPEECHES.

A LLIANCE. Neb- April 25-Presi-
- dent Roosevelt completed "a hard
day with a hrtcen-minute stop a.
Alliance. Captain Seth Butler. super
intendent of the Black Hills forest re-
serve. who Joined the president al Car
aluer yesterday left the train here.
4 resident Roosevelt who has great ad-
marathon for Captain Butler. invited
MN Co accompany him on his trip 90
lne coast. but Captain Butler was
l"ieed 90 decline the Invitation. Dur
ing the day the president travelled in
tnree states and made "a number o.,
addresses, both from the rear platform
che purpose.
The demonstration of the dav thll
undoubtedly pleased the president most
was che cowboy show at EdgemOnr s.
H. The mOustrauOu was arranged
py the Society of Black Hills Pioneers
did consisted of exhibitions of cowboy
riding. Special trains brought iu "a
large crowd from the surrounding
country, and they We're AN at tle sta
lion. with their bands of music. t0
greet the president AS his train pulled
DID, -he cowboys let out a yen. the bands
played and salute was fired
The exhibition stand was but short
distance from The station. and after
tno president had made an address the
poys began tu mount the buckiug
horses. only horses that would buck
were ridden by the cowboys The prasi-
dent partOok OF luncheon at the mess
wagon, The only appointment of the
day was the failure of the prize buck
iug horse OF that section TO perform
This horse has q record as "a champion
hucSer. and few people can ride him.
Today. however. he was as gentle as @
kitten and "a greenh0rn would never
nave had much trouble inn keeping on
his back. Why the bucking horse did
NOT buck VIII be- moOled question in
Edgemout for Ions time Co come. AT
the close of the exercises the cowboys
formed am escort tO tbe train. and
after 90 had started they dashed along
side the presidents ear and no shook
hands with many of them from The
window.
Praised the Pioneers.
Iu bis speech at Alliance the presi-
dent referred 90 The work accomplished
10y The early pioneers.
Honor 90 aN good citizens ne said,
but honor most of an 90 the men WAC
took the lead BOB tanning the shaggy
wilderness. 90 the tT8u blazers. 10 the
men who first marked out that earliest
OF highways the spotted line. the
h.azed trail, the men who first ON
horseback staered across the great.
iouelt plains and drove their cattle up
fo feed upon The ranges from which the
buffalo had not set vanished 10 sou
from tho Slack Hills who. coming here
On 1895. on a. amy time Immediately
around that date. have developed the
u ..r
built ur in what was then au Indian
haunt q wilderness, cities like Dead
wood and Lead 90 has fallen to your
Zoe i1 see one of The great epoch teuts
CT the century, You are among that
body OF men who conquered "a cOuu-
nrnt for race and "a people, who did
your FUN share iu making the nine
teeuth century the most wonderful
upon which the sun has ever shoue.
Tho pioneer days have gone but thH
need of the old pioneer virtues remains
the same ass ever. You won. and you
could only win because YOU had in you
the stuff out of which strong men are
made. Iu The days Of 1876 here iu the
Black Hills Che room for the Wealllus
rr the coward was small. and now the
iuau who VIII do decent work here
AIust be the man who has got the stun
in him."
Irrigation His Theme Yet.
At Newcastle Wyo. where 81 half
hour stop was made early in the day,
the president was escorted 90 The
speakers stand along pathway
streWn with flowers and lined ON one
side by school children. who waved
miniature flags and seemed 90 enjoy
tho presidents speech ass much as their
elders. The stand from which ne spoke
was gaily decorated @ stuffed bear and
deer standing ON either side and large
stunned eagle suTmOuutinE the ton.
Ion opening his address the president
said he wished publicly 90 express his
for the way in which
the Wyoming senator's and congress
men have f0-OUerate0 with him iu
He referred TO the irri-
cation law passed at the last session
OF congress. and said he believed much
good would come from &c. as the gov
eminent win be- able to- Try experiments
from the result OF which private capital
NAV De able ru learn much. He then
spoke ON the subject of citizenship .
saving that what counts most is tRa
honesty. the courage. the common
sense and The capacity Tor hard work I.
of the average man.
The president was given "a military T
welcome at Crawl ford Nob.. when his
train reached there This afternoon. The /
Tenth cavalry mounted, met him with I
drawn sabers. and the regimental band /
PLAYED 'Hau to The Chief" Tie smoke /.
a few words of greeting 90 the soldiers .
and also briefly addressed the large /
crowd that gathered about his car. .
stops also were made during the ddy +
lt Gillette and MoorCroft. Wyo.. and .
Ardmore S. ID. At each place the pres
.ient sroke briefly AZ AN of the stop f.
ping places the crowds were enthusi-
lstic and extended warm greetings 90 T
.ha president
Tomorrow VIII be- spent quietly Ou The 4
train at Grand Island Neb.
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