Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
low IN DIXIE LAND
residents Great Welcome to
 Empire of the South.
ALTON CREETS NATIONS CHIEF
loops Reviewed at AtIanta-Visited Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham and RoswelI-Meets Mrs. stone
 wall Jackson.

RoswelI-NIeets Mrs. Stone-
 wall Jackson.
 ATLANTA, Ga, Oct 20, E Lusty
 eers of welcome fromsths tliroats of
 pusands of men, women and children
 eeted President Roosevelt as he step
 d from his car when the special ain bearing him and his party ar
 red here.
 He greeted the committee of citizens
 bm the chamber of commerce and ard of aldermen and received from mayor in few words the official slcome to the city.
 The president in his address said: 'Ido not believe in government own ship of anything which can with pro iety be left in private hands, and in rticular I should most strenuously ject to government ownership of rail- lds. But I believe with equal firm ks that it is out of the question for government not to exercise su- rvisory and regulatory right over the I lroads.
 \ lone of the most obvious duties 2 ich our generation owes to the gen. tions that are to come ',tter, us is preserve the existing forests. Nell er state nor nation can afford to turn E ese mountains over to the unrestrain- greed of those who would exploit 2 em at the expense of the future" The ovation which President Roose- q at received during his journey rough a portion of Virginia was con
 ,ued as he traveled through the states f ! North Carolina and Georgia. He F is greeted by cheering crowds at !. arham, Greensboro, High Point, Lex s ston, Salisbury and Charlotte, the
 monstration in this city being a fit- M g farewell of the citizens of the old .rheel State.
 | The president visited the fair, which | lin progress at Raleigh. Here he de-
 cred an address which dealt with H important questions of railroad N Inership and theorganizations of cap |I II and labor. His speech was given
 Lse attention. and he frequently was
 lerrupted by hearty applause. He IS accompanied to the fair grounds Id Mrs. Roosevelt, and she, too, was II recipient of much attention. |K kt Durham, where a stop of about H minutes was made, the president |R Eoted his remarks to the students of |8 Unity college. who were gathered fin Etee to greet him. A flat car had | en converted into gayly decorated A Ind, and from this the president S bke He was accompanied to the | Ind by Lieutenant Governor Win |A bn, who officiated at Raleigh owing H the absence of Governor Glenn |4 used by the death of his brother. and K United States Senators Simmons |ah Overman. Both of the senators |4 5 graduates of this college. sbf special interest was the presi- |4hts visit to Roswell, the birthplace H the presidents mother. In Atlanta |}e president reviewed the militia, was |tertained at luncheon and taken for 4iriye about the city. From Atlanta H goes to Jacksonville, Fla. spending
 norrow night and Sunday in st. Au- stine.
 Ionday and Tuesday will be spent |E Alabama. the first stop being Mo e. On Tuesday the president will < it Booker IT.. washington's institute |* Tuskegee. "Wednesday morning will | the president at Little Rock. Ark. will arrive in New Orleans on * ursday.
 The feature of the presidents visit to arIOtte was his meeting with the |% dow of General Stonewan Jackson. ' great Confederate leader. Mrs. ckson's home Is near the railway #tion. Sbe was present as the head |% A committee of ladies to receive |frs. Roosevelt When the president |. s introduced he took her hand and
 naIned talking for fully five min s. ~Mrs. Jackson, it Is worth the *hole trip down hsre to have a chance .h.kn wou~ hand