The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-09-29
SOUTHERN TRIP
OF ROOSEVELT
Has Practically Been Arranged in
all Principal Details.
ONE POSSIBLE DRAWBACK
Visit to Nsw 0;lcans May BE- Postponed.
Presidents Time Now Occupied
With Message.

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Arrangements for the trip OF Pres
ident Roosevelt through the south
have been completed, except those per.
tanning to his visit to New Orleans
and Little Rock.
On account OF the prevalence Of
yellow fever In New Orleans, it rs
not unlikely that the president may
defer his visit 10 that city until a
later time He Is being urged not
10 go 10 New Orleans 50 iOng as the
yellow fever epidemic continues there,
but he has received assurances that
the fever Will be stamped out before
the tentative date OF bLs visit, October
-.
A suggestion was made recently
that on account OF the quarantine
placed by the authorities Of Arkan.
sas on passengers from New Orleans,
the president should visit Little Rock
before going to New Orleans.
1t was announced officially Saturday
night that II the quarantine regula.
lions OF other states should prevent
the presidents entrance into ArEan.
Bas or his return TO Washington by
all, after having visited New Orleans,
he may consider the plan Of making
New Orleans the final stop on his trip
and returning from there TO Washing
ton by sea.
However, no definite plans have
been made for the New Orleans and
Little Rock portion OF the trip. and
they will not be completed for two
weeks.
Working on Message.
President Roosevelt will complete
his summer soJourn at Sycamore Hill
and return 10 Washington next Sat.
urday
The president, Mrs Roosevelt, and
members 81 the executive force will
leave Sycamore Hi about II O'Clock
Saturday morning on a special Long
Island railway train. They will 20
by boat from Long Island City 10
Jersey City and thence via tho Penn.
sylvanla railroad 10 Washington, reach
Ing the capital shortly after six
o'clock
The president Is davotng consider.
able time each day now to work on
his message 20 congress. For some
time he has been assembling data for
tho message, but since the adjourn.
ment Of the peace conference he has
been writing the data into definite
form. The message vii not be com.
plctod until some time carly in no.
vembor, because each member OF tho +.
"eb'no, vii have 10 supply material
FOR discussion of the work Of his do.
partment, This information will be /
contained In the annual reports Of the /
cabinet officers, which have not been .
Three topics hIghly important at .
his time to tho American people Will |
DO discussed by tho president in his
message They are the federal regula-
ton and supervision OF life insurance.
The relations between this country and
NtheLuea ana Americas interest In
he fiscal affairs OF the government
II Santo Domingo.
Other Important subjects naturally
will be considered. among them the
scandals disclosed in the department
u agriculture and the interior; tho
work OF the department Of Justice in
he beef trust cases: the regulation
" railroad freight rates; the progress
made in the construction OF the Pan.
una canal, and tho conclusion Of peace
between Russia and japan
Tho consideration Of all matters OK.
'Cpt those Of immediate importance is
'oing postponed until the prosldcn.
hall have reached Washington.