The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-24
President Says Territory Will Be-
come One of the Most Popu.
lOus States in Union.
VISITS SEATTLE CELEBRATION.
Miniature Placer Pan of Gold Pre-
sented to Nations Executive
by Committee of Arctic
Brotherhood.

Seattle Wash, May 2s-Sunshine
heralded the approach Of President Rooss-
welt to Seattle. As the steamer Spokane.
gayly decorated with bunting and dags,
emerged from Sinclair Inlet. where tho
President had inspected the navy yard.
hundred sirens greeted her from the wait
| ing ships.
The President was received at the wharf
by Mayor Humes. A few presentations
and the party entered the carriages and tho
long drive through the streets Of Seattle
began. t-
In the Presidents carriage we've Mayor
Humes Governor Mcbride and Secretary
Loeb. Fifteen carriages bore the remainder
of the nrssideutial marty and the members
Of the Racept'on Committee. The procession
was headed by squad Of mounted police.
followed by the First Regiment Band. two
companies of TIE National Guard and
company Of High School cadets.
Meanwhile the university grounds. where
the President was to give an address, wefe
already thronged.
The stand. calculated to accommodate
| about 800 neocle, was guarded by company
of the National Guard.
As the President arproached cheer upon
cheer rent TIE air. Whsn at last silence
was obtained. Mayor Humes introduced the
President The President said. in part:
"Mr Mayor and you. fellow-citizens: the
| men and wemen Of Seattle 1T
come to this. the queen city Of Puget
| Sound. on its fiftieth anniversary. and to
express to YOU my cordial appreciation Of
your greeting.
II greet YOU here as the very embodi-
| ment Of the sririt which makes US all proud
1 to be Americans. How any man can pe
citizen of the city of Seattle and the State
! CT Washington. realizing what has been
| done here within the past fifty years. as
! YOU here can. ard not be a good American.
! is more than I can imagine. You are good
| Americans. hut 1t Is not to your credit.
| You can't help it. Qaughter)
You can't realize how great your future
(, is No other body Of water on the face OF
the earth offers quite the advantages to the
| people who live about Puget Sound.
mo State. and I include them all when
say It, has quite such great advantages
| as this great State Of Washington. Great
| as has been your growth in the past hfty
years, it is bound to be immeasurabIy
greater In years that are to come.
"You the people of Seattle. are at II
gateway of Alaska. and even the peopl
| of the country that l come from are be-
| ginning to appreciate the greatness OF
Alaska.
."rhe men of my age, who are In this
great audience, will not be old men before
they will see one Of the greatest and most
! populous States Of the entire Union in
Alaska.
II am glad to notice that our national
Legislature now seems desirous Of providing
at once for the needs of that territory.
'T predict that Alaska will within the
next century support as large a population
as does the entire Scandinavian Peninsula
of Europe the people Of which by their
brains and energies have left their mark
on the face Of Europe.
II predict that you will see Alaska, with
her enormous resources of mineral, fish,
cries. her possibilities that almost exceed
belief. produce as hardy and vigorous race
as any part of America
After the applause had subsided the Presi-
dent re-entered his carriage and returned
to the wharf accompanied, as before ~
the p1audits of the people. He then enn.
barked once more on the Spokane and start
ed for Everett.
After his return from Everett the Presi-
dent went to the Grand Opera-house, which
was crowded with Alaskans waiting to hear
him. After delivering short address on
Alaska committee Of the Arctic Brother
hood, an exclusively Alaskan order. came
forward and presented to him miniature
placer miners pan Of solid gold, on which
was inscribed an invitation to the President
| to visit Alaska as the guest Of the order.