The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
ROOSEVELT IN MICHIGAN.
Fifty Thousand Strangers in Lan. sing to Here and See the Chief
 Executive.
MADE 4 NUMBER OF SHORT ADDRESSES
Rear Platform of His Car Utilized as Rostrum by the President on His Journey Through the State Main Speech On Agricultural Col ieae Campus.

Lansing, Mich, June 1--President Roosevelt whose address Friday afternoon on the campus of the Mich igan Agricultural college was the climax of the semi-centennial cele- bSation of the founding of that fa- nous institution, arrived in Lansing Ht 10 o'clock Friday morning over a number of short addresses during the morning from his car platform at small towns. Special excursion trains had been bringing in thous- ands of people since daylight and when the presidents train arrived the number of strangers in the city was estimated at 50,000. Twelve companies of the Michigan national guard had been brought into the city to escort and guard the president, to gether with a troop of cavalry from South Haven, Mich, and two divisions of the Michigan naval reserve.
 The presidents train arrived at the Lake Shore station which is lo- CdtGu On tut itftt lfOnl DV lCCt bC- lew the level of Michigan avenue. Eight companies of militia and the cavalry were in line on Michigan avenue to keep back the thousands Of people who crowded around for a glimpse of the chief executive as he climbed the stairway to the street, escorted by Gov. Warner and United States Senators Burrows and Smith. Pattery A. of the Michigan national guard thundered salute of 21 guns IS the president entered his carriage. The president was driven up Michi- gan avenue to Washington. avenue, the main thoroughfare, thence to Capitol avenue and to the main en- trance of the state capitol grounds.
 The thousands gathered there were held in check by a line of troops ex tending a full square in front of the building. Lined along one side of the long walk from the avenue to the Car.tol steps were 500 boys from the state industrial school. in whom the president took an especial interest as he passed. speaking to a num'er individually. On the other side of the walk was a company of cadets frbm Flint, and several hundred old soldiers. Doffing his hat and bow ing repeately, the president ascended the steps and entered she capitol where he held reception in the ex- ecutive parlors. After shaking hands with about thousand persons, he stepped out on the balcony of the capitol and faced 21,000 people, gath cred there in anticipation of a speech.
 The president spoke for about five minutes. making special point of the pleasure it gave him to see the boys from the industrial school in their gray uniforms and with their wooden muskets. He also spoke few words of especial greeting to veterans of the Civil and Spanish wars and the miltiamen, continuing: T served at Santiago beside two Michigan regiments of volunteers and l was instrumental in seeing that the Michigan naval brigade taught the militia and the seamen of the ocean that men know how to sail and fight on the inland waters. One word of reorganization to the state on what Michigan has done for the craftsmanship of the citizens. don't have to tell you that one of the prime necessities is that when soldier shoots he shall be able to hit something. Encourage marksman- ship among our people as a whole. Encourage marksmanship in the na- tiosal guard and give every chance to any body of private citizens to practice in the armories or elsewhere and give them all the opportunity that can be given them. Build up the old American power of shooting straight"
 The president was given an ova- tion as he concluded his balcony speech and went into Representative hall to address the members of the legislature. He spoke there about ten minutes.
 After the noon luncheon the pres ident was escorted to the campus of he Michigan Agricultural college and delivered an address on The Man Who Works With Ills Hands"
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