The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-06
Says Conservation of National
Character and National Re-
sources Must Go Hand
in Hand
MUST LEARN TO lCONOMIZF
Former President in Address Given
Before National Conservation
Congress at st. Paul, Pre-
sents New Facts.

Saint Paul, Minn., Sept. 6.-Thi.
city has as herN guest today the coun.
try's most distinguished private citi.
zen and the people of the gateway tC
the Northwest" are doing everythine
in their power to make his stay pleas
ant.
Col. Roosevelt came to ST. Paul from
Minneapolis in an automobile at a
speed that was dazzling to say the
least. He had arrived In the town
made famous by its flour mills from
Fargo, N. d., at 7:15. After break
fast In Minneapolis the former presi-
dent. accompanied ~ Governor Eber-
hart and Mayor Keller of this city,
and Governor Stubs of Kansas. start
ed for st. Paul. Several other auto
mobiles loaded with prominent men
followed but only the fleetest of these
were able to keep up with the high
power machine donated by a st. Paul
millionaire for the use of Col. Roose-
welt.
When the former president struck
the business district of the city and
saw from every building fiuttering in
the breeze yards and yards of bunt-
ing, saw the thousands of American
flags and the Autographs of himself
and President Taft he displayed his
approval in true Rooseveltian fash
ion.
When the honking automobiles drew
up at the st. Paul hotel there was a
crowd there to greet the former presi-
dent that filled the streets for more
than a block in every direction. There
were cheers and shouts of Teddy"
as the lion hunter stepped nimbly from
the painting automobile.
Police Have Hard Time.
The police of st. Paul never had a
harder battle i'm their lives than they
did TO keep back the good natured
mob that was determined to get at
least n glimpse of the colonel. Col.
Roosevelt has been In many such
crowds before and he took the dem
onstration in good humor. The finest
suite I'm the new st. Paul hotel, the
same one that was occupied by Presi-
dent Taft yesterday had been set
aside for the former president and
his party.
Col. Roosevelt held an impromptu
reception I'm his rooms at which were
present dozen or more governors,
United States senators, members of
the lower branch of congress, officers
of the National Conservation Con-
gress, James r. Garfield, former Sec
retary of the Interior Clifford Pinchot
whom President Taft deposed as
United States forester and promi-
nent citizens of st. Paul including the
members of the local conservation
congress committee.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the former
president was again led through the
throng outside the hotel and taken to
the great st. Paul auditorium, every
one of the $4,000 seats of which was
filled when he entered. Up went
mighty cheer as the nations former
chief was recognized as he stepped
on the platform. II was several min
utes before the cheering subsided.
Mayor Keller welcomed thee visitor
on behalf of the city and Governor
Eberhart did the honors for the state.
Applause Is Deafenins.
Again there was deafening applause
as Col. Roosevelt stepped forward to
speak, but the noise subsided at the
raising of his hand. The Colonel was
forced to halt several times as he
raped out his opinions on the great
questions of conserving the coun-
try's resources. As he finished the
final sentence, "the supreme task of
our day the indispensable condition
OF national efficiency and national
welfare. Is to drive the special inter-
ests out OF our public life"-the great
rang with shouts and
hand clapping. The cry was taken
up by the great crowd that remained
outside unable to get into the build
ing and the great structure fairly
Col. Roosevelt was escorted back to
the hotel where the members of the
Roosevelt club of st. Paul.
were lined up on st. Peter
street to greet him.
This afternoon the former presi-
lent goes to the state fair grounds
20 address a crowd there. He speaks
rom an automobile in front of the big
Grand stand. Following dinner Civ
IN by Col Brodie OF the Rough Rid
'rs, the Roosevelt party will leave
'or Milwaukee.
Today's program of the conser-