Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-05
President Urges Thai oil GSaa
Citizens Should be Hand IN Hand
In these Matters.
GIVEN WARM WELCOME IN MEMPHIS
People Flookcd to Rlver Bluff to VIZ
mesa the distinguished Visitors Ar
rival, and Then Packed tho Build
Ing In Whleh,He Delivered Last nd.
dress RefOfs Starting on Bear Hunt.

my tho NAsaociated press.O


MEMPHIS, TENN, Oct 4.-With
Lands playing, children singing and
enthusiastic mon shouting the slogan
of Decpwntcr ways, Memphis threw
wide hcr gates this afternoon to
President Roosevelt. score OF gov
crnors ana many other distinguished
pcrsonagcs.
The President arrived on tho United
States steamer mississippi shortly ar-
ter l o'clock.
People Crowd the Bluffs.
The bluffs overlooking the river
were packed with people who gave
the CHIEF executive n warm welcome
As tho steamer landed tho whistles
of all craft In the harbor were sound
cd Whom all had landed, the Pres,-
dent was conducted to carriage by
Governor Patterson, OF Tennessee.
and Mayor Malone, or Memphis, and
the most Imposing parade even Even
here was begun.
The President WAS cheercd through
out the march. The city was way
Ing mass OF color, not only nlong the
line OF parade. but OH many other
streets aB we'll
Confederate Nete.ians az Guard
~ When the PresldcntH carriage turn
cd into Main street lie was safntod
eby n regiment of Confederate veter-
/ ans who thereafter acted nv n body,
guard. The President rose and warm.
~ greeted the warriors OF half cen.
fury ago.
Despite n lively downpour OF rain.
which lasted until noon, the streets
wcro damned with citizens and visi-
tors. In Second street. 200 school
childron seated OH decorated arch
sang patriotic airs as the President
passed. Tho President rose In hls
carriage and bowed repeatedly to the
little ones.
Arriving ut the auditorium rink,
where the Decpwater Ways conyep.
ton is holding. President Roosevelt
alightcd. chatted with several friends
and assembled the platform. The huge
structure filled up rapidly and when
Governor Patterson rose to present
the President an immense assemblage
greeted him.
Reference to Veterans.
President Roosevelt departed from
his printed speech IN several In
stances. Speaking of the Confederate
guard OF honor he said 1t was
touching sight to see these old Con.
iederatc soldiers carrying the flag OF
| this great union. He said that IL any.
one wanted to know how they would
fight for that flag, lot him ask tho
boys In blue how the boys IN grey
fought against It. He declared. with
emphasis. that he was as much the
President of the South as OF the
North. and was devoted to the south.s
interests. nj
lie said he was half southerner:
and when he told of two or three OF
his nnclcs having worn the gray, he
was tremendously applauded.
When the President closed his ad-
dress he was driven RAPIDLY to Ills
train at the Missouri Pacific station
on which he departed at D. m. for
Lake Providence. La, for n hunting
trip,
The Presidents Speech.
The Presidents speech is given
nearly In full below:
Under any circumstances should
welcome the chance of speaking at
Memphis in the old historic State OF
tennessee, rich In It's glorious past
ana In the certainty of an even great
or future; but especially congratn-
late myself that am able to sneak
here on an occasion like this. when,
meet not only the citizens of Ten
nessce. but many of the citizens OF
Mississippi and Arkansas anu of other
states as we'll; and when the chief
executive of so many states are
gathered TO consider subject of
momentous interest to ALL"
Tho Mississippi Valley is a mag.
nificent empire IN size and fertility.
II is better adapted to the develop
ment of inland navigation than any
other valley In either hemisphere: for
there are 10000 miles OF waterway
now moro or less fully navigabIe, ana
. the conditions are so favorable that
1t will he easy to Increase the extent
of nav:gable waterways to almost any
required degree by canalizatIon.
Early in our industrial history thig
, valley was the seat of the largest
! development of inland navigation In
the United States. and perhaps You
1 viii pardon my metionlng that the
: first steamboat west of the Alieghe-
(Confin,ied nm pot,,, Five,