Show ROOSEVELT AT AI MEMPHIS TENNI Enormous normous Crowds Greeted the President When He Landed From River Steamer CONFEDERATES AS ESCORT ADDRESS BEFORE DEEP WATER WATERWAYS WATERWAYS WATERWAYS WAYS CONVENTION Memphis Tenn Oct 4 bands playing children singing and enthusiastic enthusiastic enthusiastic men shouting the slogan of If deep waterways Memphis threw wide her gates this afternoon to President Roosevelt a score of governors and many other distinguished men of the Mississippi valley The president ar arrived arrived rived on the steamer Mississippi short 1 I 1 The boat houses house s overlooking the river were packed with people who gave the chief executive a warm welcome As the steamer landed lande d the whistles of all aU craft In the harbor harbo r were sounded Immediately following the steamer Mississippi was the steam steamer er Alton carrying visiting governors governor s and other notables When all had landed the tho president was conducted t ta to toa toa o a carriage by Governor Patterson of o f Tennessee and Major Malone of Mem Memphis Memphis Memphis and the most imposing parade e ever given hero here was begun The pres president presIdent president ident was continuously cheered throughout the march Escort of Veterans The city was a waving mass of color not only along the line of parade but bu buton buton buon t on many other streets as well When the presidents carriage turned into Main street he was saluted by a regi regiment regIment ment meat of confederate veterans wh who o from that point acted as a bodyguard The president arose and warmly greet greeted ed the grizzled warriors of a half halt cen century century century tury ago Despite a lively downpour of rain which lasted until noon the streets were Jammed with people Passing north on Second street 2000 school schoolchildren schoolchildren schoolchildren children were seated on a decorated arch and sang patriotic airs ails as the president passed The president arose in his carriage and bowed repeatedly to the little ones Arriving at the Auditorium rink where the deep waterways convention is being held President Roosevelt alighted and after chatting with sev several several several eral friends ascended the platform The huge structure filled up rapidly and when Governor Patterson arose to present the president an immense as assemblage assemblage assemblage greeted him Address President Roosevelt departed from his printed speech in several instances Speaking of ot the confederate guard of honor he said it was a touching sight to see these old confederate soldiers carrying the flag of ot this great Union If I anyone wanted to know how they would fight for that flag let them ask the boys in blue how they fought against It He said al with emphasis e that ne lie was as much me Una president 01 oU two the south uth as of the north and was devoted to its interests He said he was halt half halfa Po a a southerner and when he told Q of two or three of his uncles having worn worn the gray he was greatly applauded Speaking of a deep water channel from the gulf to the lakes the president president dent said he favored rapid Improvement improve improvement ment of the Mississippi river Deep D ep Water Problem Like Davy Crockett the great Ten he said I favor his motto Be De sure you are right then go ahead and this deep water problem Is almost up to the go ahead stage but we want to be sure about it When the Panama canal has been completed he said this nation would not ask other governments to kindly ly not bother the canal We would protect pro protect protect It We must have a larger and highly efficient navy to patrol our coasts not only on the Atlantic but on the Pa Pacific Pacific Pacific he said He urged the people to disregard party lines in all purely national na national national matters In conclusion with his discussion of ot the corporations the president said his experience in the past few years had brought him to the point of feeling sincere sympathy for certain gentle gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen men who were cast Into a frenzy by the most commonsense remarks It has come to the point where a remark of ot his that honesty honest was the best pol pot policy polIcy icy Is liable to lead to a run on the banks He did not want to punish anyone any anyone anyone one except for wrongdoing but he would punish the wrongdoer who j ho o is poor as as freely as the one who Is lg rich Harriman Again I will use my utmost power to stamp out murderous and lawless an anarchism anarchism anarchism he ho declared and I t will no noi i more stay my hand hand because a wrong doer d er masquerades as a labor leader than if it he masquerades as a a captain of industry I have heretofore ex expressed expressed pressed myself on the subject of at un undesirable undesirable undesirable desirable citizens ns and I I stand by what I said alike when ho he Is a great cap who wins a fortune by chicanery chicanery chicanery ery and wrongdoing and when he h Is a aman aman I man who under the guise of ot standing up for lor labor preaches and encourages I violence and murder When the president closed his address he was driven rapidly to his train at atthe the Missouri Pacific railroad station and departed at 5 ocl ck for Lake Providence La for a hunting trip NOW FOR THE HUNT President Out of SpeechMaking Business for a Few Days Memphis Tenn Oct OcL 4 President special train which h leaves Memphis early tonight will be run over ocr the line of the Missouri Mountain railroad system The train consisting of three coaches which was used by the president on his trip from Washington to Keokuk reached Memphis this morning via St Louis Attached to It will be the private cars of Vice President President President dent Clarke and General Manager Sulli Sullivan van of the Iron Mountain road All ar arrangements arrangements arrangements I connected with the trip are In charge of Passenger Traffic Manager C CL CL CL L Stone The train will be run direct to Lake Providence where a short stop will be bo made at 10 JO Saturday The train then will be run to Alsatia La a small way station where the cars will wil be side sidetracked tracked Here horses and guides will be awaiting the visitors and the trip to the camp will be begun upon arrival Besides several railway officials only a afew afew few friends will accompany the president on this trip Among these will gill be his host John and Representative tive Joe Ransdell of Louisiana A pilot engine will precede the presidential train over the entire route Convention Probable Memphis Tenn Oct 4 The announce announcement announcement announcement ment was made today on the steamer Alton carrying the governors of the dif different different different ferent states on their way to to the Mem Memphis MemphIs Memphis waterways convention that President President President dent Roosevelt will probably Issue soon soona a call for a convention to be held In Washington Jan 3 to advocate the pres preservation preservation and conservation of the natural resources of the country Including coal oil waterpower etc |