Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-22
SEES PRACTICAL SIDE.
President Taft's Education in
Ranching Enhanced.
VISITS THE TOWN OF TAFT
Where He Received Solid Vote at
Presidential Election.
SPEECH OF THANKS CHEERED
Plays Losing Game of Golf and At
tends Session of Waterways
Association.
SPEECH OF THANKS CHEERED

/ GREGORY. Tex. October 22-President
/ TAFT had his education as a ranchman
further enhanced yesterday by another
afternoon Of sightseeing on the practical
side of things Starting from La Quinta
at 3 o'clock the President motored over
i ID Taft, eleven miles away. to visit the
town which gave him it's unanimous vote
in the election of last fall, and in the
schoolhouse there he made a little speech
/ of thanks and concentration to his
brothers farmhands On the highway to
/ Taft the President stopped at the cotton
| gin and watched its operation with much
interest. There he saw for the first time
a steam pillow at work in the fields. Next
the President was taken to the cream
| cry. where he ate a dish of ice cream.
AMI just before going to the schoolhouse
he had a look at the abbatoir. The lat
| ter was not in use, however.
| During the morn ng the President had
played eighteen holes Of golf with Robert
/ COnnerly of Austin. the reputed cham
pio1 of Texas who laid out the links on
the Taft place. The President invited Mr..
/ Connerly down Ito get a beating, but
| the young Texan led his distinguished OPP
ponent from the very first hole.
Fl, The President broke into his fourday
vacation long enough to go over to Corpus
Christi on the revenue cutter Window to
speak before the Inland Waterways As
ISOLATION. He returned to La Quinta early
enough in the afternoon to have final
game of gof before leaving at $40 pm.
for Houston and Dallas
Brothers Speech of Introduction.
At the schoolhouse at Taft yesterday
afternoon the President was introduced
by his brother. Charles P. Taft. He de-
clared the President had expressed doubt
that such town as Taft on such
ranch existed and he had been invited to
return to Washington this way in order
that he might be shown around.
i He is now here" continued Mr.. Taft,
land 1 want him to tell you whether he is
convinced or not"
i The President was cheered as he rose
to speak. II am glad to be here, he
siasts cheered Glad to be here" con-
tinued the President, under the frater-
nal auspices of my brother and of his
wife. Mrs. Taft. 1 have heard of his
ranch for good many years. l heard
of it from Mr.. David Sinton. Mrs. Taft's
I father. who offered ms the job once, if I
could not make any better living, of COM
ing down on his ranch and naming the
calves, and while t seemed to be work
that would probably take all my time.
the amount earned per calf did not seem
to be enough to be attractive.
Anybody Kicking.
1T is a pleasure to be here and see
you looking so strong and healthy and
! hear your contented voices Is there
anybody who is kicking? I don't think
you would have him in the community
If he did. Certainly. the Lord has been
good to this part Of the country. The
i opportunity for development here seems
to be unlimited This air and this land
run on without a hill and without any
thing to interfere with your outlook, SO
that ] should think you would get a lit
tie tired looking over into the next pas
i ture.
This place. however, is only like a
great many others. The country seems
to be taking on new development with
reference to the agricultural products
necessary to feed the people 1t is TAX
ing this on because everything that the
farmer produces is most expensive to
buy. He gets the highest prices today
; that he ever has in the history Of the
country. and therefore every one who is
looking forward to making a decent l!v-
; ing is considering the question whether
he has sin him the elements of good
farmer. for there is no doubt that, taken
as class, the farmers are the most con-
tented, the best situated. have the best
homes and the best prospects of any
class in the community.
! Garden Spot Of the State.
The high price Of agricultural prod
ucts have attracted attention to the de-
velopment of these fields that were sup
posed at one time to be useful only for
cattle raising. and now you are bound
to make this whole southeast Texas the
garden spot Of the entire state: The
future, it would seem, has no limitations
in respect to what can be done with this
, soil with proper agricultural appliances.
, Il am glad to see that the largest build
ing In the town of Taft is the school
house, and where the schoolhouse is the
most important building you can be very
certain of several things. One is that
there is no race suicide where they need
they are looking forward to the educa-
ton of their children in order that they
may become good men and women and
become good citizens. The schoo'house is
the basis Of our civilization and 1t is most
gratifying to see that Taft is keeping up
with the procession In that regard and
; has room enough to teach all the children
that can be born under the favorable
skies of southern Texas.
Gets Solid Vote.
my friend, Mr. Green, tells me that I'M
like good many other towns in Texas
; received all the votes there were in
the town of Taft. I want to return my
willing to break the Texas record and
brins In little eve lamb. / thank
yol sincerely and I wish each and every
one Of you all the prosperity that you
deserve anu 1 cOulQ not put IL In
stronger way. You have good homes you
have good wives and 1 have no doubt
the wives have good husbands and you
have good children and an opportunity to
bring them up and there is not any rea-
son why you should not be as happy as
any one in the United States. l con-
graduate you"
; Future Plans.
The President made an address to the
convention of the Interstate Inland
Waterways League. which began it's ses-
sion at Corpus Christi yesterday. Gov.
Campbell and other officials and number
Of representatives were among the dele
gates to welcome the President
President Taft is due to arrive at Hous-
ton early tomorrow morning. Saturday
; evening Will be spent at Dallas and early
Sunday morn ne the President leaves for
st. Louis to make the four-day trip down
the Mississippi to New Orleans.
ROCKVIIIE AND NEARBY