Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-09-27
5RESIDENT0NATRIP
rrrP DOWN The MISSISSIPPI
IN Be SPECTACULAR.
j,..tlon of the Mckinley Mausol-
-, At canton-WlII Meet With
o.,,.,oOrs of % states-Then a
water Pageant-Recreation, In
.,,diro Hunting and Fishing.

III odh1n
N In Por carnations for President Roosevelt's
ledued pestern trip have not been completed,
q SundsI 10 program has been suficiently ar
eader NJ .nped to make 1T certain that the
lday. q. ',r will be one of the most spectacu-
y in Pa. !. ever undertaken by him. He will
savo here a week from yesterday and
igned nj he absent from the seat of gov
ane IN nment until October % or "a.
The trip has three distinctive OBJ
de al 4 .otc. The dedication of the McKin-
when ~ mausoleoum at Canton, Ohio; the
a. viii, n.nection of the Mississippi river
was LII view of arousing interest in
lie hon ne shin channel from its mouth to
es III Tooklk, Iowa, and the great lakes,
record md the securing OF period Of recrea-
k eq, ion for the chief executive before the
le eY beginning of the duties of the winter
alton incidentally there will be some
q bis sDeeches on the return journey which
recq will deal with current issues. The
1t "a say at Canton on Monday. the both
a Tel will be only little more than sufficient
nhI duration to permit the president to
besd nav his tribute to the memory of his
ID no Immediate predecessor, but he there
Ger will meet Vice President Fairbanks
and other people of note and will
clak make a long speech.
= Down the Mississippi.
seass He will then proceed direct to Keo-
stP kuk, where on Tuesday, October 1, he
im will be given a notable public recep-
IllD ton, deliver an address and begin his
!. Journey by boat down the Father of
Waters" said to be, with the excep-
ep ton of a short voyage by President
lfd Pierce, the first trip on the river ever
q made by president. At Keokuk the
h presidential party will be met by the
governors of % states, all interested
/ Fl in all projects looking to the deepen
NJ ing of the channel of the Mississippi
an and the general improvement of in
land navigation, and these on another
Nh boat than that on which the pTesi.
ecoI dent will travel will constitute his
iii guard of honor to Memphis, where the
va party will arrive on October 4.
Speeches on the Way.
There will be two important stops
on the voyage-at st. Louis on Octo-
r. Der 2 and at Cairo, ILL.,, on the 3d-and
at both points speeches bearing upon
~ the country's welfare will he delivered
by the president Reports at all
points at which stops are to be made
Y Indicate that the party will be enter
tanned on a lavish scale throughout.
N At Keokuk there will be water
y pageant and many citizens will con-
b Voy the president down the river in
" crafts of all sizes, and a number of
4. them will accompany him all the way
to Memphis. At Memphis the presi-
dent will find the deep waterways
+ convention in session, and he will de-
liver a speech.
Recreation in Louisiana.
The president will turn his back on
civilization for recuperation in the
northern part of Louisiana. This part
of the program has been arranged
largely by Civil Service Commissioner
McIhenny, a Louisiana sportsman of
good record, and who has hunted many
times over the ground and has rec
commended the place in terms of praise
as being we'll stocked with game, both
large and small, and sufficiently Sc
Guided to prevent intrusion.
The president will be accompanied
to the border of this game section by
staff from the executive Office here,
ny assistant Secretary Latta and also
by representatives of the press asso-
cations; but they will not accompany
the hunters on the quest. A miniature
White House will be established at
convenient place and Mr.. Latta will
Keep his chief informed of important
developments in affairs of state. The
exact location of the hunting camp
viii not be announced until it is es-
tablished. The camp will be shared
oy Mr. McIlhenny, by DR.. Rixey and a
lew other intimate friends, and they
Will have the services of local guides
me party will be in camp from Octo-
per to FL. Returning, the president
Will speak at Vicksburg and at Her
mltage, near Nashville At the latter
pace he will pay his respects to the
memory of President Jackson.