The Colorado statesman., 1906-11-10
OFF FOR PANAMA
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL IN
y SPECT BIG DITCH.
WILL SAIL ON BATTLEsHIP
Aagship Louisiana to Be Conveyed by
Two Cruisers-Mrs. Roosevelt Goes
With Him-Plans to spend Four
DAYS on the lsthmus.


DAYS on the lsthmus.
Washington.@"Good bye, l am 60
infg down to see how the ditch is get
t3pg along" shouted President Roose-
veit, as he stood on the deck of the
yacht Mayfower at the Washington
navy yard, as the vessel was leaving
the dock with the President for his
Panama trip.
Accompanying him were Mrs Roose-
welt and her maid, Surgeon General
Rixey of the navy, and M. c. Latta,
one of the assistant secretaries at the
White House. The Mayfower will
take the party to Wolf Trap light, at
the mouth of the Rappahannock river
ip Chesapeake bay, where a transfer
Will be made to the battleship Louisi-
ana, which is to convey the President
to and from the isthmus.
The Presidents trip will be an abso-
lutte novelty in American history. For
,2be first time since the United States
Joined the society of independent ma
tions it's President will set foot on for
eign soil. Probably the most interest
Ing feature is the fact that the Presi-
dent is to visit the big ditch under it's
worst possible conditions.
The rainy season is now at it's
height in Panama, and il Chairman
Shonts and Engineer Evans can show
the President a cheerful prospect
along the way of mud and through the
drenching showers, they will undoubt-
edly be entitled to hold their jobs.
Tl< A,fl soil fNI
this season for his trip, arguing that
inspection made during fine weather,
when everything on the zone would be
cn dress parade would be of little use
to him. He wants to see the men
working under difficulties, for if they
do well when the conditions are
against them, they can not help doing
better when the skies are fair and the
roads are good
The Presidents visit to Porto Rico
on the return trip will be a social af
fair and is planned mainly with the
idea of popularizing Governor Win.
throp among the natives.
The Louisiana will be conveyed to
and from the isthmus by the armored
cruisers Tennessee and Washington
Aboard the Louisiana is Lieutenant
Frank Evans, who will utilize the wire
less telegraph apparatus with which
the ship is equipped for communicat.
ing with the White House at Washing
ton whenever the President desires it.
IN this way the public will be accu-
rately informed of the movements OF
the ships.
The President will spend four days
on the isthmus. He will arrive at Co
lon Thursday November 18th, where
he is to be greeted aboard ship by
President Amador of Panama, and
Mrs. Amador, Chairman Shonts and
other officials of the canal commission.
A considerable part of that day will be
-Spent~ at La Poca and Ancon, the train
K making slow run across the isthmus
I in order to give an opportunity to see
the sights and make an examination
of the work. At La Boca there is to be
an inspection of the present terminals
Of the old French canal and the Pan
anna railroad, following which there
will be a trip to nearby islands, where
the President is to be shown the pro
posed actual Pacific end of the canal
in deep water and its approaches. In
the afternoon there will be a sight
seeing trip around Ancon hill. AT An
con the day is to be made fiesta, with
the town decorated and Illuminated.
The President and party are to be
driven in carriages through the prin-
Cipdl SlTeetS, accompanied ny dll So'
cort on horseback An address will be
made by President Amador and a re-
sronse by President Roosevelt.
In the evening the President and
Mrs Roosevelt and Others are ex-
pected to dine with President and Mrs.
Amador at the presidencia. This prob
ably will be the only time on the 18TH
RUS when the President will leave the
jurisdiction of the United States.
The program for Friday and Satur-
day contemplates a visit to and in
spection of all points of interest on
the isthmus, including the Culebra cut,
the site of the proposed dam and locks
at Gatun and the present and proposed
terminals of the railroad and canal at
Cristobal. Sunday will be spent qui-
etly on the isthmus and in the evening
the party will board the Louisiana for
San Juan, Porto Rico, where the vessel
is scheduled to arrive Thursday morn
ing, November 22d. At San Juan elab-
crate preparations have been made for
the reception of the President. He
will remain there one day. leaving Fri
day, November 23d, for Washington.
When the Louisiana reaches Wolf
Trap light the party will be trans
ferred to the Mayfiower and pro-
ceed to Washington, where the vessel
is scheduled to arrive Tuesday, No.
yember 9th.