The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-22
LORD HAS BEEN
GOOD TO TEXAS

Gregory. Texas. Oct 21.-Presdent
Taft had his education as a ranchman
further enhanced today by another
afternoon OF sight seeing. ~ sB
The president mOtored over to Tart
eleven miles. TO visit the town which
gave him It's unanimous voto ln% the
election and In the school house there
he made little speech of thanks and
congratulations TO his brothers farm
hands. On his way to Taft the prcSi.
dent stopped in at the cotton gin and
watched its operation. There he saw
for the first time steam plow. Next
he was taken to the creamery where
no ate a dish of ice cream and just
before going TO the school house he
had a look at the abbattoir which was
not In use.
During the morning the president
played IS holes OF golf with Robert
Connerly of Austrin, the reputed
champion of Texas. who laid out the
links on the Taft place. The president
invited Mr. Connerly down TO get a
betting" but the young Texan led his
distinguished opponent from the first
hole Tomorrow the president viii
break into his four days vacation long
enough TO go over TO Corpus Christi
on the revenue cutter, Windol. TO
speak before the Inland Waterways
association.
The president was given a great
cheer as he arose to speak In the
school house.
81 am glad TO be here" he said
under Che fratenal auspices of my
brother and his wife. l have heard of
his ranch for good many years.
heard Of it from Mr.. David Slnton,
Mrs. Taft's father who offered me the
job once If / could not make a better
living of my coming down on his
ranch and naming the calves, and
while It seemed to be work that
would probably take all my time the
amount ] earned per calf did not seem
10 be enough to be attractive.
rs there anybody who is kicking?
don't think you would have him
in the community IL he did Certain
ly the Lord has been good to this
part of the country The opportunity
for development here seems to be un.
limited. The air and this land run
on without q hill and without any
thing to interfere with your outlook
that | should think you would get
little tired looking over into the next
pasture.
The country seems TO be taking
on a new Development with reference
10 the agricultural products necessary
to feed the people 1t is taking this
on because everything that the farm.
er produces Is most expensive TO buy
He gets the highest prices today that
he ever has, and therefore everyone
who is looking forward TO making a
decent living is considering whether
he has in him the elements of good
farmer. for there is no doubt that,
taken as a class. the farmers are the !
most contented OF any class In the
country.
81 am glad TO see that the largest
building in the town of Taft Is the
schoolhousc and where thee school.
house is the most important building
YOU can be very certain of several
things. One is that there ls no race
suicide and the second is that they
arc looking forward to the education
Of their children.
"My friend. Mr. Green, tolls me
that unlike good many other towns
In Texas, I received all the votes
there were In the town OF Taft.
am to return my thanks TO my fellow
citizens who were willing 10 break
tho Texas record and bring in one 1T
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