The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-18
PRESIDENT WELCOME
IN THE FAR SOUTH
Has Reached San Antonio, Tex. I:
viii Rest at Ranch of
His Brother.

! Dan ANIONlo, Tex. Oct, li-PrCsi-
dent Tafta travels brought him TO the
far south today. After twenty -one hours
of continuous journcyIug from El Paso
nc arrived here at $50 p m, and was
given a cheering welcome
After being received by the city of
ficials tho president was driven To the
! hotel with An escort OF cavalry and later
! In the evening proceeded 10 Fort sam
! Houston. where he assisted il the dcdica-
tion and accepted on behalf Of the gov
crnmcnt the chapel, which has been erect
ed at the famous old army post by the
citizens of San Antonio.
VIII Lay Cornerstone.
Tomorrow morning the president will
lay the cornerstone OF the nearly-complet-
ed chapel, review the troops stationed at
Fort Sam Houston. and returning TO the
city viii make an outdoor address from
stand In Alamo plaza. lie will lenvc
inSthc afternoon for Gregory, Tex. near
Corpus Christi. to pass four days on the
ranch Of his brother. G. p. Taft
At Del Rio, Sanderson and one or two
other places. the president made brief
speeches 10 the depot throngs The sage
brush and cactus OF the far west reaches
vanccd to mesquite bushes and finally 10
the pasture lands and cotton Fields. for
which the state is famous.
The presidents train was one OF fbo
fourteen special trains running into San
Antonio ten minutes apart Most OF tho
trains were HllCd with troops returning.
10 Fort sam Houston from duty at ne
meeting Of President Taft and President
DiaZ yesterday.
Dedicates Chapel.
Tho president accepted and dedicated
the chapel at Fort sam Houston tonight
I Il. fs. 4.
the army. In doing so he preached his !
fourth sermon of The trip. Among those
who participated were Bishop johnson
OF the Episcopal church Bishop Forest
OF the Catholic church. the Rcv. Sanuc! |
Marks aud the Rcv. Or. J. =. Cleavcr |
president Of the Ministers association OF /
san Antonio.
The president took this as further
indication Of his view that the churches
are growing closer together on the COM
mon ground OF the farhcThood OF God
and the brotherhood OF man. he also
complim"ntcd tho work Of the regular
army I'm nis speech at Del Rio, the
1t is encouraging 10 go through tho
country and nud out how much has been
done BY the energy and enterprise Of The
people with conditions that seem very
discouraging NJ first.
"A man has 20 travel about tho couu-
try Ia know what this country is and
ln going about incidentally he Is able. 10
SHOW himself and let the people OF tho
country 81" tn" man they temporarily
have assigned TO the position OF chief
executive. ! don't remember that there
were a great many votes ia favor OF as.
signing me tD that position by this state
but ! am not engaged I'm partisan trip.
am not here either az a Republican OF
q Democrat ! am glad To find that in
roNas, rs in other states / have visited
hat sort OF welcome that comes 10 the
lcad OF nation oi which. ] am certain
rom your looks, yoU are all proud.
Il suppose YOU are interested in iTri-
cation. This western trip has impressed
ne deeply with the Importance OF lrrigs-
ion. We are CNhausting tn. land Of the
,asl. and the hlSh price OF farm pro-
lucts and everything OF that kind j. cN- a
,laucd hy the fact that we are using u
n most of tho land. and unless We can I
.Etyud our territory by making tlnt Z
which has heretofore boon a desert use ,
ul 80 are ny against 10. d