The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
GREAT OVATION
GIVEN PRESIDENT
AT MTMPHIS WATERWAYS
CONVENTION.
WANTS RAPID IMPROVEMENT
President Wants Nation ITO Be Sure
You are Right Then Go Ahead. :
Lyman Cooley Outlines the Neces-
sity Of a Fourteen Foot Channel.

MemphlS.-Wlth bands playing,
children singing and enthusiastic men
shouting the slogan Of deep water
ways, Memphis threw wide her gates
to President Roosevelt, score OF gov
errors and many other distinguished
persons from the states Of the fertile
Mississippi valley.
The president arrived here on the
United States Steamer Mississippi.
The bluffs overlooking the river were
packed with people whoogave the
chief executive warm welcome.
AS the steamer landed the whistles
Of all crafts in the harbor were sound
ed. Immediately following the Steam
er Mississippi was the steamboat Al
ton, carrying the visiting governors
and other notables.
When all were landed the presi-
dent was conducted to a carriage by
Gov. Patterson Of Tennessee and May
or Malone Of Memphis and the most
imposing parade ever seen here be-
gan. The president was continuous
ly cheered through out the march.
The city was waving mass Of col
or, not only along the line Of the pa
rade, but along many other streets as
well. When the president carriage
turned into Main street he was sa-
luted by regiment Of Confederate
veterans who from that point acted
as body guard. The president arose
and was warmly greeted by the griz-
zled old warriors of nearly half cen
fury ago. Despite lively downpour
of rain which lasted until noon, the
streets were damned with citizens and
visitors. Passing north on Second
street, 200 school children were seat
ed on decorated arch and sang pa
triotic airs as the president passed.
The president arose in his carriage
and bowed repeatedly to the little
ones. Arriving at the Auditorium
Rink where the Deep Waterways Con
vention is being held, President Roose
welt alighted and after chatting with
several friends assembled the platform
| The huge structure filled up rapidly
and when Gov. Malcolm Patterson,
OF Tennessee arose to present the pres
ldent an immense assemblage greeted
him. President Roosevelt departed
from his printed speech in several IN
stances. Speaking Of his Confederate
guard of honor he said it was a
touching sight to see these old Con-
federate soldiers carrying the flag of
this great union. If any one wanted
to know how they would fight fol
that flag let him ask the boys in blue
how they fought against it. He said
with emphasis that he was as much
the president of the South as Of the
North and was devoted to it's inter
est. He said he was half southern
and when he told Of two or three of
his uncles having worn the gray he
was tremendously applauded.
Speaking Of the deep water chan
mel from the Gulf to the Lakes, the
president said he favored the rapid
Improvement of the Mississippi river.
"I4ike Davy Crockett, the great Ten
nesseean,' he said, I" I favor his
motto; be sure you are right and then
go ahead, and this deep water prob
lem Is almost up to the go ahead stage
but we want to be dead sure about.
it,
The Panama canal he said was get
ting on well and "the reason it IS
getting on so we'll is because we did
not allow ourselves to go off half
cooked.
When the canal has been completed
he said this nation would not ask
other governments to "kindly not
bother the canal That we would
protect. That we must have larger
and more highly efficient navy to pa
troll our coasts not only on Atlantic
but on Pacific.
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He adjured the people to disregard
party lines in all purely national mat
| ters.
When the president closed his adj
dress he was driven rapidly to the
train at the Missouri Pacific and de-
parted at 5 O'Clock for Lake Provi-
dence, La, for a hunting trip.
w. K. Kavanaugh, of st. Louis, Ly
man E. Cooley, Of Chicago, and Con-
gresham Joseph E. Ransdell, Of Lou
isiana, delivered speeches.
Mr.. Randells who is president of
the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, said that deep channel
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