The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-24
TO INSPECT
 CANAL WORK President Will Visit
 Zone. WILL LEAVE IN NOVEMBER
Decision Announced by Secretary
 Loeb at White House.
Plans For Ills Investigation of the Great Work At Close Range Are
 As Yet Not Matured.

Washington, June 23.--President Roosevelt will visit the Isthmus of Panama to make a personal investiga- ton of the work of construction of Panama canal
 This announcement was made at the White House late this afternoon by Secretary Loeb after a conference with the President. It Is expected the President will leave Washington for Panama the latter part of next Octob- CT or in the early days of November. He will be absent about three weeks The trip probably will be made on one Of the big cruisers of the navy. but what vessel will carry the President and his party is not yet known.
 None of the details of the trip yet have been worked our. Beyond the bare decision to make the trip. the President has reached practically no conclusions It is likely he will be accompanied on the journey by Secre- tary Taft and Chairman Shonts of the Panama Canal Commission. but even this has not been determined definite lv.
 The President long has desired to in- spect the route of the canal and to make himself personally familiar with the great undertaking of constructing the water way. and the decision afi- nounced today was not reached hastily. but has been under consideration for a considerable time.
 It is the expectation that the Presi- dent will be able to spend at least a week on the canal zone and in that time he will familiarize himself with the situation by 6 study of it at close range A personal visit to the canal gone will enable him to handle with absolute knowledge the situation of the great problems which constantly will 2 L m~tma f.4 rrrlk hn NaY val construction, and administration.
 Won't Visit Frisco.
 Tn connection with the announce nent of the Presidents intention to visit Panama. Secretary Loeb said the President had decided not to visit San Francisco next autumn to participate in the ceremonies incident to the laying of the cornerstone of the new Federal building. The President feels that he cannot make the trip to Panama and one to San Francises }. too, ea the two trips necesarily would fall about the same time
 For several weeks the President has been considering the matter of making trip next spring through the, middle west, touching points in Ohio. Indiana. Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and perhaps other States He had hoped to make the trip in order to at- tend the commencement exercises of some agricultural colleges and State institutions. Since the announcement was made of the Likelihood of his mak- ing the trip, such mass of invitations has been received from almost every State in the Union that the President finally decided not to make the trip at all.
 It became evident that if he should accept one-tenth of the invitations he has received. the trip woul occupy two or three months. The possibility is that he will go next May to Lansing. Mich, to attend the semi-centennial celebration of the agricultural col leges in this country. There he will meet many of the prominent educators of the country. The trip will be brief, occupying not more than four or five days.