Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-04

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of citizens and visitors thronged the
streets of Memphis today to do honor
to President Roosevelt and the many
distinguished men who are here to at.
tend the second annual convention of
the Lakes to the Gulf Water
! ways convention which met at
the Auditorium Rink this morn
| ing. President Roosevelt was sched-
| uled to arrive by steamboat from
Cairo at 1 p. NJ. Preparations on an
extensive scale have been made for
ibis entertainment after delivering his
address this afternoon. The President
and his immediate party will tonight
take special train and start for his
proposed hunt In Louisiana Among
the delegates to the convention are
the governors of sixteen states, Unit
ed States senators, representatives,
noted engineers and prominent men
| from all sections of the territory ira
versed by the Mississippi river and its
| tributaries.
Curry Guest Of President.
The steamer Mississippi, with the
President aboard, drew alongside the
steamer Alton, carrying the governors
at 9:30 o'clock this morning while the
Presidents fleet was still miles above
Memphis. for the purpose Of giving the
President opportunity to invite Gov.
ernor Frantz Of Oklahoma and Cover
nor Curry Of New Mexico on board the
Mississippi.
"a want the Governor Of the terri
tory that has become a state and the
Governor Of the territory that is about
to become state to ride with me-"
said the President. A
The announcement was made on
the steamer Alton that President
Roosevelt will probably issue soon, a
call for convention to be held in
Washington ON January Cd, to advo-
cate the preservation and conserva-
ton of the natural resources of the
country, including coal, oil, water
power, forests, etc.
President Roosevelt and party ar
rived in the harbor at 1880 o'clock
and Immediately landed amid the
cheering of people and the blowing
of whistles. The parade was immedi.
ately formed and a start made for the
auditorium.
Upon the arrival there of the Presi-
Dental party Governor Patterson well
coined the President on behalf of the
people of Tennessee. The auditorium
was packed and thousands who could
not gain admittance packed the
streets surrounding the building. The
President spoke in part as follows:
Text of Presidents Speech.
"Under any circumstances l should
welcome the chance of speaking at
Memphis in the old historic State of
Tennessee, rich in its glorious past
and in the certainty Of an even greater
future; but l especially congratulate
myself that l am able to speak here
on an occasion like this. when meet
not only citizens of Tennessee, but
many Of the citizens Of Mississippi and
Arkansas and of other states as we'll;
and when the chief executives Of so
many states are gathered to consider
a subject of momentous interest to all.
The Mississippi Valley is a magnifi-
cent empire in size and fertility. 1t
is better adapted to the development
OF inland navigation than any other
valley in either hemisphere; for there
are 10000 miles Of waterway now
more or less fully navigable, and the
conditions are so favorable that 1t will
be easy to increase the extent Of nav
igable waterways to almost any re-
quired degree by canalization. Early
in our industrial history this valley
was the seat Of the largest develop
ment of inland navigation in the Unit
ed States, and perhaps the first steam
boat west of the Alleghenies was built
by Roosevelt,m great grandfather's
brother, in 1911. for the New Orleans
trade, and in that year made the trip
from Pittsburg to New Orleans. But
from various causes river and canal
transportation declined all over the
United States as the railroad systems
came to their full development. 1t Is
our business to see that the decline is
not permanent; and 1t is Of interest
to remember that nearly century ago
President Madison advocated the can
alization of the Mississippi
Great Demand for Transportation.
"The wonderful variety Of resources
In different portions Of the valley
make the demand Tor transportation
altogether exceptional. Coal, lumber,
corn, wheat, cotton, cattle--on the
surface Of the soil and beneath the
soil the riches are great. There are
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