    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book II)]
    [July 31, 2004]
    [Pages 1452-1453]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks at Cabela's Retail Store in Triadelphia, West Virginia
    July 31, 2004

        General Manager Mike Boldrick. Mr.
    President, we'd like to welcome you to Triadelphia, West Virginia. It's
    a suburb of Wheeling. This is a new Cabela store. As you can see, it's
    175,000 square feet. We're going to be bringing up to 1,200 new jobs to
    the area eventually. We currently have 450 people----
        The President. Four hundred fifty good people, I might add.
        Mr. Boldrick. ----on staff. We'll draw
    upwards of 5 or 6 million visitors a year to this location alone, making
    it the number one tourist attraction in the State of West Virginia.
        Marketing Manager John Castillo. And the
    best news is, we're building two more of these down in Texas next year.
        The President. Oh, that's great.
        Mr. Boldrick. We'd like to present you
    with a Cabela's hat and a rain slicker.

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        The President. Okay, thanks so much. Thanks for having me. Listen,
    thanks for having me. I've come by because, first, I love to hunt and
    fish; secondly, because I heard you're expanding the job base here. Over
    1,200 new jobs is really good news for this part of the country.
        Mr. Boldrick. Absolutely.
        The President. I want to thank you all for expanding your
    operations. You picked a great place in the world to come.
        Mr. Boldrick. We love it here.
        The President. Good, hard-working decent folks who are going to make
    you proud. So thanks for your hospitality. I love being here with you
    all.

    Note: The President spoke at approximately 4:34 p.m. A tape was not
    available for verification of the content of these remarks.