[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.