The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-31
Former President Travels
Through Eastern Colorado,
but Stops Over at Pueblo to
Dedicate Y. M. G. A. Home,
THEN SPEEDS ONWARD
TO 0SAWAT0MlE, KANSAS
To-day He Speaks on Battlefield
Where John Brown and
His Men Made Historic
Stand Fify-Four Years Ago.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM SHOWN

TORACE, Kan, Aug. 3O.-ThrOugh
n the heart OF Colorado ana into
tho western edge OF Kansas
Theodore Roosevelt Travelled today on
one OF the long jumps Of his western
tour. He Left his train only once
during the day at Pueblo, Colo" 10
lay the cornerstone or the YOUNG
Mems Christian association building,
and tonight he is crossing Kansas, on
his way 10 OsaWatOmie, John Browns
Old town. where he is 10 speak tomOr-
row.
The people who turned out TO see
the eX-president and hear his rear
platform speeches were as cordial as
those who met him on former days or
his trip, although most OF the day
Journey was through sparsely settled
country and the crowds az many sta
tiOnS were small. AS il was, however
almost everybody who lived near the
various stations was on hand and 1t
almost every stop there was a cOllec-
tion Of farm wagons which had brought
the farmers and their families into
town to see the traveller and hear his
three minute speeches.
They stood up in their wagons and
shouted with all their might. They
came dressed IN their WOrkday clothes,
which pleased the colonel immensely.
Women In Poke BOnnets.
Many of the men had on blue fan
mel shirts and jumpers, and the women
wore poke bOnnets. The scene at Sugar
civ is a Little city not many miles
from the Kansas line where the peO-
fple raise sugar beets- Perhaps 200
persons had collected at the small
wooden station. On both sides OF the
railroad tracks the countryside
stretched out in unbrOken mOnOtOny
10 the SKY line. Prairie dogs rOmped
ON the plains. an occasional windmill
and here and there lone wooden
building outlined sharply against the
sky, we've the only signs OF civilization
away from the little town which
clustered along the single track Of the
railroad The noisy. enthusiastic crowd
Of men and women, their faces brOnZed
from exposure TO the prairie storms,
yelled with delight sas the colonel
emerged from his car. Half a dozen
freight cars, drawn up on the siding,
were crowded with farm hands who
had climbed on top of them. The others
crowded eagerly around the rear end
Of the car.
Pleased With the Scene.
1T is good to be here, and see. YOU
men and women Of the west" said the
colonel his face beaming with pleas
ure. Il have been impressed, in go
ing through this region. with the de
veiOpment OF your sugar beets ana al
falfa. You have made the country
blossom like rose.
lie paused TO take in the picturesque
scene. In the crowd near him stood
farmers hoy Of or 10, wearing blue
Jumpers which were a good deal too
Ia ge for him and a sOmbrerO of such
immense proportions that about all the
colonel could see of his face was the
freckles on the end Of his nose.
Give il 10 EN-, Teddy. the boy
shouted.
The cOlOneIs smile grew wider. He
reached down 10 shake the boys hand
The yOuTgster could not reach him
ana the colonel asked some one 10 lift
him up. That done he proceeded with
his speech. Here / see an army but
ton" he said, directing attention 10 a
veteran who stood short distance
from him. you did pretty well 10
fight for this country. IL is worth
fighting for. There are plenty of things
that can be made better and We viii
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