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Show PRESIDENT VISITS' UTAH, IDAHO AND MONTANA, UTAH GREETS PRESIDENT. . President Delivers Speech In Tabernacle Taber-nacle Which Was the Longest of the Trip. Friday was "President's Day" in Utah, anil tho chief executlvo of tli6 nation was given a loyal wolcome by the youngest' stato In thei Union. Tho presidential train reached Salt I.alto City at S'.HO, and was greeted ly ono of Uie largeit crowds, eor congrc-gated congrc-gated In tho cnpltal city. At 8:35, the parado started, and the president was given a continuous ovation dm lug tils rldo to tho city and county hulhllng, where hu made nn adress to tho school children. At 10:05 ho arrived. at tho tahoniaclo, and at 10:20 began his address. At '11: 30 he was entertained at breakfast by Senator Kearns, leaving leav-ing at 1:35 for Ogden, Where ho spoke at tlio city hall at 3:15, leaving nt 4:45 for the oast.' Tho longcsts, peech made by Presl- over tho state. Tho president's two main stops wero at Pocatollo and liolsc, lyit there wero brief stops nt American Kails, Klmama, Shoshone, Ulcnns Ferry, Mountain Homo and r.t Nnmpa, and nt all of these places ox- ( copt Amerlcnn Falls ho inndo brief I addresses. I One of1 the features at Pocatollo was ' the unique greeting given President I tlousevnlt. Advantage was taken of tho fact that Pocatollo Is located Just at tho southern boundary of tho Fort hall reservation, and airangemcnts wore perfected by Indian Agent Cald-;o!l Cald-;o!l whereby tho president wns es-coiled es-coiled ftom his car to tho reviewing stand by a body guaid of 200 llnnnocU and Shoshone Indians Tho president spoke thirty minutes to tho people of Pocatollo from a pavilion pa-vilion erected for tho purpose, hip talk being mostly for the railroad men, he nlso hcknowledi;lng tho presence of tho Indian guards of honor. it was given to mo to sign and there-liy there-liy make Into law tho act of tho na tlonal government, to. my mind one of tho most Important acts ever mado Into law by tho nntlonal legislature, tho .national Irrigation act of a year ago. Ahoady. experimental work has boun hero In your own state. During hla Islt to tho capital city, IMesldent Roosevelt planted 'a trco in tho state house grounds, declaring as ho had finished his labors: "That is what I havo. been pi caching." , dent Hoosovelt on his present trip wrts mado at tho tabcrnaclo during tho visit of tho president to Salt Lako City. In his speccch ho spoke of tho mining, ngrlculturo and stock raising of Utah. Ho mado a plea ngahist tho destruction of tho ranges and tho forests. for-ests. Tho desirability of cultivating small farms well and of turning especial espec-ial attention toward agrlcultuio wa3 dwelt upon. Tho Importanco of Irrigation Irri-gation and tho lessons In Utah wero discussed. Piomlso ijf government aid was mado, but especial stress was laid on tho necosslty for Individual effort ef-fort In tho building up of tho stato and nation. During tho courso of his speccch tho president said: "Hero In this stato tho pioneers nnd thoso who camo after them took not tho land thnt was ordinarily ordi-narily to bo chosen as a land that will yield return with a little effort; you took a state which at tho outset was called after tho desert (Desoiet), and you literally, not figuratively lltorally mado tho wilderness to blossom blos-som ns tho roso. I bollovo In my countrymen In Utah hero, and In your follows throughout this wldo nation, na-tion, bcraueo I' bollovo that you havo In you that combination of prnctlcal common sense nnd generous and lofty enthusiasm which has mado this nation na-tion great In tho past and which, within with-in tho limits' of tho prcsont coatury, will mako I.t groator thnn any nation upon which tho sun has yet shone." PRESIDENT IN IDAHO. Thursday was presidential day In Idaho, tho weather being perfect and not an Incident marred the harmony of tho trip of tho presidential party When tho presidential train arrived at IIolso a procession was formed, led by tho band. In tho carriage with tho president rodo Sccrotnry Loob, Governor Gov-ernor Morrison and Mayor Alexander. Tho carriage was preceded by a detachment de-tachment of mounted police and pollco rodo behind It. In addition a guard of honor marched, four on either side, between tho carriago and tho curb. Just behind tho carriago of tho president; presi-dent; camo a carriago with ono lono occupant oc-cupant Seth Bullock, an old acquaintance ac-quaintance of tho president. Ho joined tho party In Montana and was taken under tho president's wing. Tho stand from which tho president presi-dent spoko faced Seventh street, nnd that street and Jcffcisou wero packed for a block In each direction. A great array of flowers had beon presented to tho president. At t:io conclusion of tho speaking tho latter ca'leil ui Bishop Funston and presented tho Mowers to him for tho patients In tho two hospitals. During tho courso of his speech, speaking of irrigation, tho prosldent said: "I wns greatly struck as I camo up this beautiful and fertile valley by what has beon done by tho application of Industry, Intelligence and water to tho soil, and Inasmuch as fpr a number num-ber of years I myself passed a large proportion of my llfo In tho mountains and on tho plains of this great western west-ern country, I feel a peculiar pride that |
