Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-06
GOVERNOR HIMSELF
A STEAMBOAT MAN
SPEAKER AT MANUFACTURERS
BANQUET SAYS AMERICA is CO.
ING FAST BUT in THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.

SAINT of Minnesota, the governor who
assisted by other governors OF the
northwest states downed the Northern
Securities company, the railroad mer-
ger, spoke word of good cheer and
optimism at the annual banquet OF
the Iowa Manufacturers association
held at the Ballingall hotel last night.
The governor talked principally on
"Our Waterways" but also launched
into politics to some extent and re-
viewed the present situation. The
governor said he mad heard it said
that we are going too fast, but 1--WE are
going in the right direction" said he,
.and we can not go too fast. We
have laws now to prosecute the GRIM
linal rich just as we have to punish
the criminal poor We have higher
standard of government than ever be-
fore and it will continue to advance
and there is no way to stop the pro-
gress Of the American people. We
want to be on hand at the presidential
election and do our duty. I feel no
alarm for the welfare of the country.
You hayeSa duty to perform. am al
so In favor of maintaining this high
government of ours, of equality and
liberty. I feel more than repaid for
coming here. / resided in the state
of Iowa twenty-five years ago. am
proud of Iowa. I am proud of Illinois,
the state where l was born. | am
proud of Minnesota, my adopted home,
the great state of the northwest
am proud I am an American citizen. !"
Governor Van SAINT, who has been
in the steam boat business all his life,
when he was not in the governors
chair, is champion of the improve
ment of the country's waterways. In
this connection he says that America
should at least surpass China and
European countries in the support of
waterworks. The full speech of Gov
ernor Van SAINT is given below:
The Banquet.
The first day of the convention of
the Iowa State Manufacturers asso-
citation was brought to a close last
evening by the annual banquet spread
at the Ballingall hotel. One hundred
and ten members of the association
were present, over fifty Of whom were
from out of the city Previous to the
banquet the members were ushered
upstairs to the reception room where
several selections were rendered by
the Ottumwa Harp orchestra, and the
members of the association were intro.
duced to former Governor Van SAINT
of Minnesota, the principal speaker for
the evening.
The postmaster for the evening was
S. H. Harper of the local association
and following the satisfaction of the
inner man he introduced Hon. H. L.
Waterman by saying: We are glad
to have you with us this evening gen.
tlemen, glad to have you break bread
with us, glad to have you visit with
us and you are welcome to come and
visit with us at any time, in fact we
would be glad to have you come and
bring your factories and stay with us
am glad to introduce to the Iowa
State Manufacturers association
Hon. H. l.. Waterman, our first speak.
er for the evening" Following MI
Waterman said in part:
Forgot His Speech.
Gentlemen, l am called on to make
an address and have been given nc
& subject, just told to make an address
have no special message and usual
ly forget my speech and leave it al
home and that is what I did tonight
We are glad indeed to have the Iowa
State Manufacturers association with
us. We have great many blessings
to be thankful for any everything tc
make this an ideal city. We have
plenty Of water, although water isn't
all we have. We are not confined tc
water-I am. We have excellent rail
road facilities We have some of the
largest factories in the state. We
have several factories, but l will moi
mention them specifically, as you saw
many of them this afternoon. Ou1
coal supply is nearly unlimited. Ou1
factories need no fear of the fuel sup
ply. Look our city over. do no,
believe it can be equalled any where
in the land for city of $4,000 peo
pie
Joseph Dain was the next speaker
for the evening, but as he was suffer
ing with a severe headache he was
not present. George A. Wrightman
secretary of the Illinois Manufacture