The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-22
TAFT VISITS
HIS OWN TOWN
President Makes Address to
Brothers Farm Hands.
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS VOTE
Only Town in Texas Which Was
Solid for Executive.
Plays Golf with. southwestern Cham
pion Who Lowers Taft,s CoIors
TELLS Ranchinen He Was
Once offered Position ON
Great Establishment.
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS VOTE

Gregory. Tex, Oct. 21.-Presideni
Taft had his education as a ranchman
further enhanced today by another af-
ternoon of sightseeing on the praeti-
cal side of things
Starting from Laquita at o'clock,
the President motored over to Taft
eleven miles away, to visit the town
which gave him its unanimous vote in
the election of last fall and in the
school house there he made a little
speech Of thanks and congratulation to
hts brothers farm hands
On his way to Taft the President
stopped at the cotton gin and watched
Its operation with much interest There
he saw for the first time steam pillow
at work in the fields. Next the Presi-
dent was taken to the creamery where
he ate dish of ice cream and just be-
fore going TO the school house he had
look at the abbatoir. which was not
in use. however,
During the morning the President
had Mayed eighteen holes of golf Will
Robert Connerly. of Austin, the rcputcc
champion of Texas. who laid out the
| links on the Taft place. The President
Invited Mr.. Connerfy down. ito get a
beating" but the young Texan led his
distinguished opponent from the first
hole.
Tomorrow the President will break
into his four days vacation long enough
to go over to Corpus Christi on the
revenue cutter Window, to speak be-
fore the Inland Waterways Association
He will return TO Laquita early enough
in the afternoon to have a final game
OF golf before leaving at $50 p. m. for
Houston and Dallas. At the school
house at Taft this afternoon the Presi-
dent was introduced by his brother
Charles P Taft. He declared the Pres
ident had declared doubt that such q
town as Taft existed and he has been
invited TO return to Washington this
way in order that he may be showed
around.
HE is now here" concluded Mr.. Taft
"and l want him to tell you whether he
is convinced or not"
Addresses Farm Hands.
The President was given a great
cheer as he arose to speak.
"I am glad TO be here" he said. and
again his audience OF enthusiasts
cheered.
"Glad to be here" continued the Pres
Ident. under the fraternal auspices OF
my brother and of his wife, Mrs. Taft
I have heard of his ranch for a good
many years. 1 heard of 1t from Mr.
David Sinton, Mrs. Tafts father, who
offered me the Job once, II ! could not
make any better living, of coming
down on his ranch and naming the
calves, and while 1t seemed to be II
work that would probably take all my
time, the amount earned per calf did
not seem to be enough to be attractive.
1t Is a pleasure to be here and see you
looking so strong and healthy. and
your contented voices, yes, sir. Is
there anybody who is kicking? I don't
think you would have him In the com
munity II he did. Certainly the Lord
has been good to this part of the coun-
try. The opportunity for development;
here seems to be unlimited. This air
and this land run on without a hill
and without anything to interfere with
your outlook, should think you would
get a little tired looking over into the
vast pasture. This place, however, IL
only like great many others. The
country seems to be taking on a new
DEVELOPMENT with reference to the ag-
ricultural products necessary to feed
the people II Is taking this ON be-
cause everything that the farmer pro-
duces is most expensive to buy. He
gets the highest prices today that he
aver has in the history of the country
! and therefore every one who is looking
forward to making a decent living is
| considering the question whether he
| has in him the elements of good
| farmer, for there is no doubt that, ia
ken as class, the IaFIHerb are the
most contented, the best situated. have
| The best homes and the best prospects
| of any class in the community. The
| high price of agriculture and the profits
! of farming have attracted attention to
| the development of these fields thai
| were supposed at one time to be useful
only for cattle ranching and now you
| are bound to make this whole South
| east Texas the garden spot of the en-
tire state. The future. It would seem
has no limitations, in respect to what
can be done with this soil with proper
agricultural appliances. ..
Praises school
"I am glad to see that the larges,
building in the town of Taft is the
school house, and where the school
house is the most important building
YOU can be very certain of several
things. One is that there is no race
suicide where they need SO large. q
school house, and the second Is. that
thew are looking forward to the educa-
ton of their children in order that they
may become good men and women and
become good citizens. TIE school house
Is the basis of our civilization and II
Is most gratifying to see that Taft Is
keeping up with the procession in that
regard, and has room enough to teach
ali the children that can he born un-
der the favorable skies of Southern
| Texas. My friend, Mr.. Green, tells me
that unlike a good many other towns
| r a. he there