The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-01
4 PRESIDENT TAT VISITS
FAlRM0NT THIS AFTERNOON
HUNDREDS OF ;clTlzENs GREET
4 4 THE sFl lRsTs AN OF, THE LAND.
MAKES IA lsHo oRTs I SPEECH I'm
FRONT o IL TIL e COURT HOUSE.

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President Taft visited Falrmont this
afternoon coming here from Morgan.
town where hegspent the forenoon.
He was met at the train by Thomas
Brett president Of the FaIrmont
Chamber. Of Commerce. Hon. E. N.
showalterg and Postmaster a. Howard
Fleming This was a special commit.
lee appointed BY the; Fairmont Cham
her of Commerce Ito shaye the presi.
dent come up town 50 that the people
OF the city could see him. The com:
Mlttee was aided In this by Judge
/ Mason who gpept considerable time
with the President at Dr.L C. Whites
= home. 80. a
The President stated that he was
In the hands OF his friends and what.
eyer they should arrange would be
sattsfactory to himS only that he
wolld be Obliged to make HIS stay in
the city only fifteen minutes.
was then arranged for him to
come up town and speak in front Of
theacourt house from an automobile.
This Intel ligence was circulated throu.
gbout the city and when the Pres.
fidents' auto drove on the. public
square there was an immense throng
TO greet the first man OF the land.
The principal bushes places in the
city We're decorated with bunting and
the american flag.
The President was met at the
locaI station BY a large delegation Of
citizens who escorted him to the
! court house Insautomoblles.
Judge Mason introduced the Pres
sident oducing Mr.. TAFT Judge Ma
son said 4: n: ~ d
Ladies' and Gentlemen: The Pres
sideft ;hassonly four minutes to remain
swlth us, am sure you would not
afors give me n sIS@ere{ to take from him
amy time that belonged to him.
Now ir.s presld dent. the best town In;
tts besi touhty !, IN The best state IN
the 8Inions }greets, YOU. Z CApplsuse)
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Mr.. Taft,
the President.
President TaSt mounted on Automo-
bile Seat and nlfter asking II 1t was
! safe stated, he President said:
Judge Us this SAFER,
Ladies' and gentlemen OF Fairmont.
I am glad to delay a; moment in my
Journey to Tie ssafboard to extend to
YOU tny cohgratulation OIL your
growth as q city and your growth us
stat q have now been on this trip
IN ~ d. fferent states, land have nd.
mttted III each state that that par,lcu.
lar state was the Sbest state in the
unlon. Ap) And y am pleased to
make that admission5inE West Virginia
with less Ereseryati ations than in most
states. Apl
certalnly you have d state, the
srowth 81 Rhic IN the Inture and In
ono ma sinstion, can hardly have
sany limit You are ncighbors to the
great state OF Pennsylvania, and there
are more things about your growth
and your possibilities that resemble
Pennsylsan than any, ,other state.
Your mining Interests, your farming
Interests are NIL such as nerves a
pplc Of your Intelligence to the
Ighishest efforts, You.s have hardly
Sscaliatched II your state, in spite of the
Ssth5asalds s'.f of tons Of coal you have
Sent out. s; 4; Z
lllSwent about on thlsStrip. not with
malice alorethought. First. agree:
ea to so to Kansas and Celebrate their
stemrl,cen entennlal. Then i agreed 10 30
Y g Callofrnia and turn the spade for
the sExposit ION of; 1915 ,slntwhichh they
teele ebrate the copD Detion of the pana.
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