Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-11-19
PRESIDENT DAY
At THE BIC DITCH
ADDRESS OF WELCOME AND RE-
d PLY AT PANAMA.
SEES THE DIRT FLYING
Asks Questions of Workmen and
Watches Steam ShoVels-Enthusi-
asn of Reception Shows President
to Be a Great Popular FaVorite
With the Isthmians.

Panama, Nov 16.-The train which
brought the presidential party from
Colon arrived at Ancon at 1920 a. m.
There President AmadOr and party
alighted ard President Roosevelt and
party were. conducted TO La Boca, at
the Pacitic entrance OF the canal,
where the steamer Bolivar was IN
waiting to take me president on d
cruise about Panama bay. At IL
o'clock the Bolivar LETT the pier, pass
ing around Flamenco, NaOS anu PERI
co islands, afterwards returning 20
La Boca. All steamers, drcdges ami
tugboats in the pay were decorated
WIN flags and when President Roose-
yelt's steamer passed they sa.uted,
blowing their whistles, while the
crews of seven American steamers
cheered the president frantically.
At noon the trip about the bay end
ed, the president landing at La Bocd,
where he Iunched. The president
seemed determined TO obtain al III
information he possibly could. He
asked questions of canal employees.
During his trip from Coon he met Z
number of work trains full OF earth
and rock IRON CuIebra cut and sa"
several steam shOvels working.
From La -Boca President Roosevelt
came in the afternoon to Panama City.
From the railroad station he was
driven up Central avenue to the ca
thedr;ll plaza. The streets were
filled with people and balconies over
looking the line of march were crowd
ed to their capacity. The people con-
stantly cheere0 the president as he
passed.
At o'clock all prominent officials
of the Panama government and ca
nal commission and delegations of cit
liens gathered on a platform in front
of the cathedral, and President ANA
dor delivered IN address of welcome.
President Rooseyelt's reply was inter
rupted time and again by the admir-
ing crowd, who cheered almost every
word. At the conclusion of the adj
dresses school children OF the city
marched by the platform and as
sembled in the park opposite, where
they sang the national anthem.
From the cathedral plaza President
Roosevelt returned to the Tivoli hotel.
escorted by government officials and
prominent citizens, preceded by 200
members of the aristocracy of Pana-
ma on horseback
The welcome given President Roose-
welt upon landing on Panama territory
yesterday proved conclusively that
the people of this republic are his firm
and sincere admirers. He has con-
quered them and he holds high
place in their esteem.
Spends a Busy Day.
I. Colon, Nov. 16.-President Roose-
welt spent a busy day on the isthmus,
and settled for the night at Trivoli
hotel on the line of the canal. ae
crossed from Colon to Panama, see
ing much of the canal and the famous
Culebra cut on the way. He was
taken around Panama bay, and was
welcomed in Panama City, which lies
outside the canal zone, by President
Amador and other officials of the Pan
anna republic. The trip of the presi-
dents train across the isthmus was
made slowly in order to permit the
presidential party to have a good
look at all points of interest along
the route Several stops were male
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