Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-05
Ire OFFICIALS
INT and PARTICIPATING
4Fs Left Last Afternoon for
the nps Of North louisiana
Where Il Wifi pitch Camp for assv-
enteen Days.
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!: ANOTHER CONVENTION !.
= CALLED BY ROOSEVELT. =
Associated Press.

= Memphis, October AIN his :
= speech here today President :
= Roosevelt announced that he :
= would call a convention to be =
. held in Washington on January +
, :: 8 for the promotion, preservation :
= and conservation Of all of the :
8 natural resources of the United =
: States, including waterways, =
: mineral and timber resources. =
= 1t develops that this conven- !.
: tion, the first of its kind in the !:
= history of the country, was =
s planned yesterday at luncheon +
= on board the Presidents steam :
= boat and that Governors of six =
= teen Southern and Western =
: States participated. =
= Speaking of the Confederate =
> veterans who marched in the =
= parade carrying United States =
: flags, Mr.. Roosevelt said: This :
<fB indeed most touching scene :
= and If any one doubts the patriot =
8 ism of this tattered remnant Of 4
!" the Confederate army and the =
& bravery with which its survivors :
: would defend that flag, let him I:
I: ask the men who wore the blue =
= and fought against them in that =
= memorable struggle" :
., Referring to his characterize =
~ ton of certain members of the =
= Western Federation of Miners =
. as undesirable citizens" the .
= President said: Il will use my I:
= utmost power to stamp out muir =
= derers and lawless anarchists. l =
= will no more stay my hand be- =
= cause a man is masquerading as =
= labor leader than if he posed =
= as captain of industry. ! have =
= heretofore expressed myself on 4
= the undesirability OF certain =
= classes of citizenship and stand :,
= by what have said" $
~<~%*** 49,
Memphis, Tenn, October with
the greatear Demonstration in the his
rt5fy d the city, Presldent Roosevelt
was welcomed to Memphis today, and
addressed the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep
Waterways convention this afternoon.
In addition to the president, Memphis
is today the host OF over a score OF
governors, the inland waterways COM
mission, United States senators and
representatives, 1000 delegates repre-
senting the vast commercial interests
of the Mississippi valley and thous-
ands of other visitors, intent upon
catching even glimpse Of the nations
chief executive.
The boats bearing the presidential
party, the governors and the water.
/. ways commission were met by fleet
of every available craft in the river
trade as far south as vicksburg, which
formed convoy to escort the vessels
into the harbor. Every boat was elab
orately decorated and formed most
remarkable and impressive spectacle.
At the wharf the president and other
distinguished guests were met BY .
reception committee and escorted in
carriages, through gaily decorated
streets lined with cheering thousands
Ato the auditorium. IN the carriage
with the president were Governor M
R. Patterson. Mayor James H. Malone
hnd General Luke e. Wright, Immedi
ktely in front or the carriage
de platoon Of mounted police
Ehile behind the vehicle was a com
Pny Of militia. At the rear wheels
id lat the horses heads were secret
rvice men,
AZ ling at the waterways conven
ll Governor Patterson welconl
president on behalf Of the state
pe<1ee The president was intro
Rfesident Kayanaushs